The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-13

pare special meals. who are, 10
other words, learning to turn their
knowledge OF the culinary art into
professional channels. They arc not
caterers. nor do they take pcrma-
ncnt posit,2n as cooks, but merely
train themselves to bo useful at spe-
cial times when housewives need
some ono especially expert and
capable.
Class IOr Business Women.
ono of Mrs. Grommcts dreams
that she has not yet been able to
realize is the establishment of -
class Tor business women.
There would be a twofold pur-
pose IN such u class" Mis-. Grum-
met said. II have made n habit
20 drop into the little grocery stores
, In the rcsilsnco districts about the
time that business women are get
ting home. see thom como in,
/ frankly not knowing what to gct
| for their sons or husbands or may
| be brothers supper look about
/ them bit, then buy perhaps cal
Of beans. "a can OF tomatoes aud Il
can of peaches. | have done the
same thing myself and | know so
vel what a real problem coufrOnts
/ her in tho preparation OF meal
! at the end of ., sard day. perhaps,
when she is tired and has little tim,
for chat preparation. that | want TO
/ help her by organizing "a class FOR
Just that very thing. Then another
| thing | would lake up IN that class
/ Is the business girls ordering down
town. \ man can go into res-
! tauraut set meat and potatoes aud
bread and piece of pie, and he's
/ satisfied. \ woman as rule
doesn't want that kind OF "A lunch
and ! have seen so many girls eat
ing food that wasn't what they
ought to have had, at all. 4 knowl-
edge of food values is something
that every business woman should
J have in order to keep herself In
gopd condition"
Work In the Suburbs
Aside from the work with the two
/ classes that are each OF them meet
/ ing bi-wcckly now. Mrs. GrommCt
/ has classes In West Tulsa and
| Bruner station in Glenwood. The
/ food exchange held for the, first
! time since before Christmas ycstcr-
| day, is going to be "a regular thing.
and Mrs. Grommet IS balding every
energy to make IT a success. House
/ wives are appreciative of the fact
! that delicious home cooked food Is
I dN tAldbl' Iflt Abl tfIllbd9 NNiN1hAAtI"
| ton. and it's patronage augurs well
| for its future success. Funds from
/ the sales are to DE used towards
! the equipment OF the kitchen.
Just now, funds and equipment
/ are two problems that Mrs Grom-
/ met is see King to solve. Friendly in
| tercst taken in her work has crystal
| lized in some instances into active
| help; one of the kitchen ranges was
| donated for the work by Dickson
Goodman; Crisc, Snwdritt, Nu-
| kon flour, Royal baking powder,
| Wesson oil. Everyday milk, Quail
| brand coffee and the like are some
| OF the materials that have been do
mated for use In che cooking classes.
| Talking of her desires for tho work,
/ Mrs. Grommot commented upon the
! fact that Muskogee's chamber OF
commerce and other business men
/ had made possible for Muskogcc the
very things for which she is work
ing here; a downtown location, com
plete equipment, telephone. col
ored woman to do the work OF wash
ing up dishes, keeping the place IN
order, etc, and through It's inter
est the entire community ir inter
ested.
The most effective and satisfac-
/ tory demonstration Work done III
Tulsa this year. Mrs. Grommet stat
ed in her annual report was the es-
tablishment OF community won
ans exchange and fedcrating with
the farm bureau, and the first cN-
hibit of farm women's clubs at the
! Oklahoma Qity fair. The mayor
and ommissioners have assured her.
she also stated in her report, thai
the expenses Of the kitchen will be
included in next years budget, The
kitchen Is sponsored by the Home
Efficiency club of which Mrs. ldlah
d. Lindsay is president and the ad-
visory board, made up OF John II
| Woodard. \. r. w. Kerr ~ H.
Graham, Ora T.. upp, j. Burr Gib'
bons. /. G. Long. Cyrus Avery 5. T.
Lewis, John II. Hartman Dr
Charles W. Day. Mr., Guise and IL