The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-02
WORKERS. REPORT GREAT PROGRESS Milk Campaign, Under Aus pices of Govt, Brings New
 Problems to Light. EGG CAMPAIGN
 WILL BE NEXT Foreign Women Express Desire to Learn American
 Way of Living.

Miss Maud E. Hayes, home econo-
 mics specialist at Storrs college. stat
 ed the other day that the principal ob-
 ject of the milk campaign, conducted
 by the government in Bridgeport, is
 to make the people realize that there
 is such a thing as milk. The milk,
 valuable as a food for the children
 can only be realized when a study Is
 made of the war countries where at
 one time the dairy products were all
 most unobtainabIe, asserted the milk
 specialist. Children were found un-
 nourished and dangerously i'll. In
 some countries there were practically
 no children, because the necessary
 food to keep them living was not giv-
 en them.
 The seriousness of the situation was
 an example to those unfortunate peo-
 pie and they now know the value of milk from experience. Miss Hayes 1 has made g. most thorough study of
 dairy products and is an ardent ad- vocate for their use for the younger generation.
 The program prepared by the com mfttee in charge of the campaign to CONCE Jll6 Gnl4IS ClIy anu IedCh every mother will be very successful. Prac- ticalIy 5000 people were reached on Saturday at Howland's store where two of the committee members were stationed with a demonstration table. That the general public is interested also shown in many instances. The l other day c. Andersen of 280 Noble avenue, on passing the Food Hut was attracted by the miniature refrigera- tor in the window that has been put there on exhibition. He questioned Miss Green, government sewing spec ialist, and he offered to make a real refrigerator for the exhibition. He | explained he was interested in the | campaign and expressed a desire to 1 be of assistance. The refrigerator will be on exhibition Monday The schools are being covered thoroughly by the speakers. Lincoln
 school was visited this morning and every room was taken separately. /. Miss Holbrook, Miss Hayes, Miss Buckley and Miss Green spoke before ] the various classes and report that the youngsters are most enthusiastic l in asking questions and show an ap- ! preciatiOn for the campaign.
 | Prize essays are being arranged for | with cash prizes in which the public school children and High school l Freshmen will participate. The con- | test will close April 16. The judges | for the contest have not yet been ap- pointed. The High school Domestic
 class have offered to make the demon stratiOn sandwiches for the Food Hut l demonstration on Thursday when 1 Miss HoIbrook will meet interested women and explain the uses of milk. o1c in | cIudes an address at the Kiwanis club luncheon, the Shelton school, Madi-
 son, Kossuth and Waltersville schools. i St. Luke's Red Cross auxiliary will
 also be addressed by one of the | speakers.
 1 Miss Weed, home demonstration agent, reports a, great interest among ! the foreign people for knowledge of
 housekeeping. She tells that in the
 foreign churches where she has made | addresses, the young women have l questioned her regarding an establish l ed school where they may be taught 1 the American way of living and pre- 1 pairing foods. She suggested the or i ganization of a supper club where the girls may come arIE learn to prepare
 the food and then enjoy a short ad- 1 dress or a demonstration in the way i of sewing, and they were almost over enthusiastic over the plan. Miss Weed sees a rapid growth in the work al the Food Hut and predicts possible enIargements and extensions made ir the accomm odations and equipments | al the Hut.
 | With the close of the milk cam paign, a preservation egg campaign 1 will be started sometime this month and the committee in charge are al i JJ- q I,s
 drive.