The Washington times., 1919-12-02
PROMINENT WOMEN
TOUR D. C.. BAKERY
Modern Establishment of Corby Company
Inspected by Distinguished
Guests.

group of prominent Washington women enjoyed
unique experience yesterday when they were enter
tanned at luncheon by the Corby Baking Company and
made tour of inspection OF the companys great plant
at 23o1 23o7 Georgia avenue examining every detail OF
flour is blended until the finished loaf brown and
crusty is deposited in the companys wagons for dev
Washington the .group together on the invitation
of the members of the Corby Baking Company, who
what has been done toward providing Washington with
perfect loaf and to solicit their cooperation in still
further improvements,
SHOWN PROCESSES
After being greeted by Karl W.; Corby host for
plant guides who explained the various
and pointed out such peculiarly interesting details
the plant which serilzes and regulates the tepera
ture of air throughout the bakery and the giant
dough mixing machines an invention of of the
fsa to produce the maximum Of nntri'sn' N the finished
The ladies were par icularly. impressed with the
system by which handling of the loayes is avoided.
The process by which 80 600 loayes may be pre-
hours reused considerable interest and the housewives
also displayed keen interest in the preparations for
baking $50 tons of fruit cake, which the company will
have hand to meet the Christmas demand
Luncheon was served at long tables in
whose !attieed walls were yeled with smilax apd dec
grated with waI pockets f!led with huge yellow and
white chrysanthemums. Yellow plaques were used on
the tables altrratn with fruit and bonbons in grace
During luncheon the superintendent of manufac-
tqre gave brief talk on the experimenting leading to
the production of bfead which is nearly possible
perfectly balanced food, and explained how in bsk-
cries such as the Corby plant results obtained
which are impossible in the home kitchen.
THOSE ATTENDING
The company of guests included such leaders Of
official and resident society Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
wife of the Secretary of War; Miss Agnes Hart Wilson,
daughter Of the Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Sonora de Csdaron
wife of the minister of Bolivia Sonora de SOL wife OF
the minister of Salvador; Mrs. Thomas s. Crago, Mrs
Louis Brownlow, Mrs. w. Gwynn Gardiner wife of
of the Engineer Commissioner; Mrs. John A. Logan,
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr wife of the director of the consular
service in the State Department; Mrs Ezra Koon Mrs.
Thomas F. Logan Mrs. Louis Herte, of Gunston Hall,
VA Miss Jacqueline Archer, of New York. Mrs. Daniel
Ginty, wife of the commandant of Camp Meigs; Mrs.
Howard L. Hodgkins, president of the Federation Of
Women's Clubs; Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, president
Of the Twentieth Century Club Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy vice president of Pen Women's League; Mrs.
Katherine ]. Fenton, secretary of the Pen Wonens
League; Miss Mary Winfrey, secretary of the Cont.
director of st. Eiizabeths Hospital Mrs Milton Allies,
Mrs. z. H. Tllman wife of Commander Tlman, U.SN.;
Miss Marghertta Tman, Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, of Fair
mont Seminary; Mrs Loren johnson, Mrs Elizabeth J.
Sommers, principal of Mount Vernon Seminary; Miss
A. M. Trppett. head Of the department of home
economics at Mount Vernon Seminary; Mrs. c. Fl.
Knight, wife of Captain knight U. S. A.; Miss Emma
S Jacobs director of domestic science in public schools;
Miss Ruth Jones' Mrs. Lester Sister, of New York. Mrs.
c. Augustus Simpson. Mrs. William c. Sullivan, Mrs.
Samuel A. Kimberly, Mrs F. c. Buxton, of New York:
Haynie, of Chicago; Mrs Frederick Rice. Mrs George
f. Gilliand Miss Martha Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Lille Barlow
Bowes, Mrs S. M. Davidson. and Mrs. Clifford K
Bergman.
The flowers used in the decorations were after
ward sent to the Childrens Hospital.