The Washington times., 1919-11-25
PROMINENT women
TOUR D. c. BAKERY
Modern Establishment Of Corby
Company Inspected by Dis
tinguished Guests.

at luncheon by the Corby Baking
Company and made tour Of inspec-
tion of the company's great plant at
2301-23o7 Georgia avenue. examining
very detail of the intricate process ofe
| bread making from the time the flour
| Is blended until the finished loaf.
companys wagons for delivery.
The company OF guests included
such leaders of official and resident
society as Mrs. Newton d. Baker. wife
of the Secretary of War; Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson, daughter Of the Secre-
tary of Labor: Mrs. Louis Brownlow,
wife of the. District Commissioner.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, and Mrs. Wilbur ].
Carr. Broadly representative OF the
housewives of Washington, the group
came together on the invitation of the
members Of the Corby Baking Conn.,
pany. who wished to demonstrate to
the women of the community what
has been done toward providing
Washington with a perfect loaf and to
solicit their cooperation in still fur
ther improvements.
shown Processes.
After being greeted by Karl w.
Corby, host for the occasion, the
guests were escorted through the
plant by guides who explained the
various processes and pointed out
such peculiarly interesting details as
the plant which sterilizes and regu-
lates the temperature Of the air
throughout the bakery and the giant
dough mixing machines, an invention
of one of the members of the nrm.
which blends the ingredients SO as to
produce the maximum of nutriment in
the finished loaf.
The ladies were particularly inn
pressed with the sspotless cleanliness
of the entire plant and the intricate
system by which handling OF the
loaves Is avoided.
The process by which 10000 loaves
may be prepared and baked In
travelling oven'' in twenty -four hours
reused considerable interest, and the
housewives also displayed keen in
terest In the preparations for baking
$50 tons of fruit cake, which the com
pany will have on hand to meet the
Thanksgiving and Christmas demand.
Luncheon was srved at long tables
In a room whose latticed walls were
veiled with smilax and decorated with
wall pockets filled with huge yellow
and white chrysanthemums. Yellow
plaques were used on the tables. al
ternating with fruit and bonbons IN
graceful silver compotes.
During luncheon the superintendent
of manufacture gave brief talk on
the experimenting leading to the pro-
duction of bread which Is as nearly
Jas possible perfectly balanced food,
and explained how in bakeries such
as the Corby plant results are OBJ
tained which are impossible In the
home kitchen.
Karl W. Corby. representing the
baking company, gave a talk In which
he said:
"We have been endeavoring to de-
fvelop our product to 100 per cent
standard, bur in doing so we have
| lacked the fgo ahead, boys, and do
it, backing of the women of Washing
ton. Your coming here today has
given us a big inspiration to go ahead
and develop what little we have so
far, and continue our endeavor to put
out a perfect food product.
Those Attending.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Baker, Miss Wilson, Sonora de Cal
deron, wife of the Minister CT Bo-
livia: Sonora de Sol, wife OF the min
lister Of Salvador; Mrs. Thomas s.
Crago, Mrs Louis Brownlow, hrs. w.
Gwynn Gardiner, wife of Commits
sioner Gardiner; Mrs. Charles w.
Kutz. wife of the Engineer Commits
s,oner; Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Dausherty,
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. Wilbur J..
Carr. wife of the director OF the con-
sular service in the State Department:
Mrs. Ezra Koon, Mrs. Thomas F..
Logan, Mrs. Louis Hertle. 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
| Ct the Twentieth Century Club; Mrs.
William Atherton Du Puy, vice presi-
dent of Pen Women's League; Mrs.
Katherine J. Fenton, secretary of the
| Pen Women's League; Miss Mary VIM
| frey, secretary of the Continental
Trust Company: DIR. Mary O'Malley,
clinical director of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital: Mrs Milton Allies; Mrs. r. H..
TIilman. wife of Commander Tillman,
u S. NJ; Miss Margheritta TiIIman.
| Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, of Fairmont
Seminary; Mrs. Loren Johnson, Mrs
Elizabeth j. Sommers. principal OF
Mt Vernon Seminary; Miss A. NJ.
| Trippett, head OF the department OF
home economies at Mt. Vernon Semi
Iary: Mrs. c. II. Knight. wife OF Capt.
| Knight, U. s. A: Miss Emma s.
Jacobs, director of domestic science
IN public schools: Miss Ruth Jones.
Mrs. Lester Sisler. of New York; Mrs.
| G.. Augustus Simpson, Mrs. William {.
| Sullivan. Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly:
Mrs. +. G. Buxton. OF New York: Mrs.
a p. Somers, of Buffalo: Mrs. William
Duff Haynie. of Chicago; Mrs. Fred
erick j. Rice. Mrs. George u. Gill;
! snd. Miss Martha Fitzpatrick, Mrs.
Lille Barlow Bowes. Mrs. S. NJ David :
son. and Mrs. Clifford X. Berryman.
| The flowers used in the decoration,
were afterward sent TO the Chi.dren's
Hospital