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Evening star., 1942-03-16
Menus Avoid Use
OF Different Dishes
For Youngsters
Bv Leftice Lee Street,


"They are easy to plan!" replied
Mrs. Smith cheerily. Her neighbor
looked doubtful and complained
about the time 1t took to cook
separate meals for the grownups and
the children in her family.
Mrs. Smith continued, "Of course,
the baby's food is prepared In his
own utensils, and his formula takes
q while to mix. But I'd be dog tired,
too. If I cooked two different lunches
and dinners every day; one for
Betty and Tommy and one for Tom
and me-"
"But how else can you mana ge"
whimpered the weary neighbor,
Betty and Tommy are only 5 and
years old, they have to eat special
foods"
"Yes, they do, and I must admit
that one reason they are so healthy
is because I have always been care
full to give them varied, well-bal-
anced and suitable meals"
Mrs. Smith then went on to de-
scribe her system OF meal planning
for her entire family, her baby boy
excepted. Her ideas are practical.
and there Is no reason why every
housekeeper who has to cater to
children, as well as to adults. cannot
follow the same pattern.
Wholesome foods are good for
grownups, and contrary to popular
belief, dishes for the very young DO
not have to be tasteless mush. If
Mrs. Smith plans a shepherds pie;
you know, minced lamb with fluffy,
Drowned mashed potatoes heaped
high on top, she prepares 1t in in
dividual baking cups. She and her
husband like quite bit of salt
and pepper, so she adds this season.
ing to the pies they will eat them
selves, omits the pepper and cuts
down on the salt IN the children's S
portions. Betty and Tommy enjoy
their tasty pies for lunch and Mrs.
Smith and her husband have theirs
at dinnertime. She never finds 1t
necessary to buy two meats for one
day unless she wants to use left
overs for the children's lunch IN a
stew.
At dinner when Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith have meat and two vege-
tables, let us say, one starchy and
one green, the children eat those
same vegetables for their supper.
They may be served either hot with
butter, or cold, cooked or raw, in
salad. But two sets of vegetables
do not have to be cooked.
We all know that pastry is not
advised for young children, so
when this efficient housekeeper is
making a lemon meringue pie, for
example, she reserves some of the
filling and meringue, puts it into
two custard cups, without pastry,
for little Betty and Tommy. This
same stunt can be done with all
manner of pie filings, chocolate.
pumpkin, apple and so on. but not
the rich recipes such as mince
meats.
with but few exceptions chill
dren can eat many Of the foods
enjoyed by adults.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Should Man the Home Front
With Undaunted Courage
To Endure Hardships
Keep Up Excellent Morale.
Spread Plenty of Cheer
To Help the Nation
By Dorothy Dis

Many daily from who Allied
desire country Its hour Of need
the writer's
with small children Others girls with Jobs In stores or offices They
without fender they can't themselves
driving ambulance in backout They have no training as nurses
and couldn't rsad bandage that wouldn't endanger the
patients life them the second story
in they
they thinking
Besides who would of the baby they running flying
Saturday nigh But all the they want to do their Bit and ask
how they do It, Now with all appreciation OF the fine work
being done by executive ladies in
should patriotic them that
times of its home guards just as badly as does It's
cheerfuy uncomplangy burning
performing important service
Evening star., 1942-03-16


youth, plus the ability to sidestep
chronic disease. is one of the most
exciting things which has happened
during the last decade!
There are many persons today who
still think of vitamin therapy as a
fad. However, the role of vitamins in
curing or preventing an increasing
number of known diseases, as well as
in maintaining a high level of
health, has been demonstrated be-
yond any doubt.
We are learning that what we
once considered an adequate diet
may be pitifully low in vitamins
essential to optimum health. If we
fail to learn about vitamins we are
closing our eyes to one of the great
est adventures Of this day, and we
are passing UP the opportunity to
delay age signs and live in state Of
vibrant health.
It takes real thought and energy
to plan our meals so they will be as
high as possible In vitamin and
mineral content. Due to the
processes of refining food. plus our
own ignorance as to how to cook
and select 1t, and bad eating habits,
a so-called luxurious table may fall
far short of the tenets Of health.
This week in my daily columns I
will give one day each to six of the
ten known vitamins.
Good health has always been i'm
portant to us, more so than our
habits indicate. Now, however, 1t Is
even more essential We are living
in a state of uncertainty, strain, and
personal sacrifice. Some of us are
going to have to watch our grocery
bills in order to pay our taxes, and
there may be a scarcity of some
foods. 1t is more important than
ever before that we know not only
one source, but many sources. from
which we can obtain the necessary
vitamins and minerals.
Our best defense against discour-
agement, petty illnesses, and defeat
ism in our personal or national lives
is diet which does much more than
sidestep deficiency diseases, - one
that gives us the materials with
which to build optimum health.
The following is a quotation from
the book "Vitamins,-Wfat They
Are and How They Can Benefit
You" The author Is DR.. Henry
Borsook, professor of Biochemestry
at the California Institute Of Tech
nology.
'"The attention we need pay the
amount of vitamin A in the diet
varies with geography. In the
United States and Canada. fortu-
nately, there is practically no grave
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Answering
Readers
Queries
!. Some FormalitieS
With No Purpose
Not Being Used
By Emily Post

Formalities that serve no real pur-
pose have, TO great extent, gone
out Of use. Therefore, to q reader
who asks whether 1t is necessary
to leave cards when calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Stranger who had invited
her husband and herself to a tea
and cocktail party, because it was
given for this readers out-of-town
cousins, the answer of course de-
pends upon whether you at some
time are going TO invite them to
something In return. Otherwise, no
one pays tea-party call. In fact,
the hostess is required to return the
visit" of each guest who came TO
her house.
A cocktail party has no obligation
further than including those to
whom you happen to owe return
invitations. The reason for leaving
cards on Mrs. Stranger is because
she is a stranger who invited you
on account Of her guests, who were
your relatives.
Dear Mrs. Post: Mother and
father are coming here where I live,
with my sister and brother-in-law,
for my wedding. It is easier for them
| to come here than for us and almost
everyone else the family knows well
| to 90 where they live. Mother and
father think they should send the
invitations to the church and to the
reception. But think my sister and
her husband should be included in
some way because the reception Is
to be given at their house. We are
asking everyone to the church and
to the reception.
Answer: Invitations to the church
should be sent in the names of
your parents. The invitations to the
reception should announce that it
is to take place at your sisters and
brother r-in-law's house. This invi-
tation Is engraved on q card half
the size of the once-folded wedding
invitation, and reads:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parent
request the pleasure of your company
on Tuesday the fifth of August
at five o'clock
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown
10 Elm Street.
Residence, which is ordinarily O
pretentiouS word to use for house,
is In best taste on an engraved
wedding form0
If all who are invited to the church
are also invited to the house q
simpler and equally correct invita-
ton to the reception can be added
TO the church invitation, after the
name of the church, this way:
| etc,
St. Mary's Church
and afterwards at the reception
at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown /.
| 10 Elm Street. -
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thaJ OIL any aero VINO SHOOTS GOWN
an enemy plane in the skies.
For they keep up the morale OF
the whole Nation. They stiffen the
spines of the weak and breathe hope
into the souls of the despairing,
They set an example of the courage
that can endure hardships without
whining that shames slackers into
silence and often into doing their
duty, and that makes men feel that
such wives and sweethearts are
worth fighting for and dying for.
How, then, can the home-staying
woman help in the defense OF her
country? First, by keeping stiff
upper lip. BY mailing on her face
the smile that won't come of. BY
spreading cheer about her instead
of gloom. By doing her weeping in
private and burying her own sorrows
in her heart, and making 1t a re-
1igion to chirp up every one with
whom she comes in contact.
If her husband and sons have
been called to the Army, she can
make it easier for them to go by
showing the same bravery and the
same willingness to make sacrifice
for her country that they have
shown. She can send them off with
flying banners, instead OF draped In
Grape. She can leave them free to
find whatever happiness they can In
their new life instead of being kept
sick with worry over what poor
Mary or Sally is doing without them.
She can let them take with them the
picture of a strong woman, who Is
going to be equal to any situation,
instead of one who is drenched in
woe and pining away with anxiety
and grief.
And she can help her Husband, or
her son, or her sweetheart who is in
the service keep up his morale by
writing him the sort of letters that
pep him up and give him something
Jolly to think about. She can censor
her own letters and delete from
them all reference to her own lone
illness and how she misses him, how
the prices OF food are soaring, and
all about the baby being sick and
little Johnny looking piddling, in
stead she can tell him that the baby
has learned to say Papa Is a hero"
so plainly that anybody can under
stand him, and offer him a cheerful
budget of family neighborhood news,
and make plans for when he comes
home, and tell him over and over
again how proud she Is of him.
And If her husband is one Of the
Evening star., 1942-03-16
By Barbara Bell

A youthful, fiattering dirndl frock
with. an entirely new feature-a
.frothy sheer top and sleeves-is Of
fered In pattern No. 1564-B. 1t is an
ideal choice for springtime because
Z it combines the latest silhouette
with q feminine detail which is par
'ticularly appropriate for the season.
Other than for the shoulder and
sleeve treatment, this dress follows
the typical dirndl lines-the long
torso top buttons down the front, Is
gathered through the midriff to fit
with the snoothest effect and the
skirt attached at O below-the-waist
point In gathered all around.
Let this smart frock, In a gay,
fiowery print with the top of snowy
white or q pastel to harmonize with
Evening star., 1942-03-16
TO ENJOY.
BY Betsy CasweH,

BY Betsy CasweH,
woman's Editor.
It's not too late to plan an i'm
pronnptu party for st. Patrick's
Day tomorrow, If your best beau
has come to town Unexpectedly, and
wants to see all the gang in short
space of time.
Arm yourself with ''boughten"
beaten biscuits, plenty of white and
rye bread, an assortment Of cheese
spreads, some chives, or onion,
watercress, one or two really
epicurean whole cheeses. of the
kind that appeal to the masculine
palate, and a large jar of pickles.
Put the beer on Ice, set the coffee
to brewing, arrange your refresh
rnents attractively on large board
or platter and let every one roll
their own" What could be simpler
or more to a mans taste?
Remember. as rule, men like
strong favored cheeses-among the
most popular are liederkranz, linn
burger and the pungent American
"blue" cheese, that has come to take
the place of the dear departed
Rouuefort from France. If you like,
Of course, you may buy some of the
luscious Smithfield ham that comes
sliced by the pound. to tuck inside
the biscuits, on bed of sweet but
ter or cream cheese.
A few appropriate decorations
from the dime store will lend just
the right gala touch to the occa-
sion, and If you can center the table
with little pots of real shamrock,
50 much the better.
Here are two suggestions for sand
wich filings that are sure to please
your masculine guests-and weu bet
most Of the feminine contingent will
approve of them, too!
BLUE" CHEESE AND WATER
CRESS SPREAD.
n pound blue" cheese.
z tablespoons beer.
tablespoons finely minced wa
tercress.
Mash "blue" cheese with a fork
until soft and smooth. Add beer
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Vegetables at Best

Vegetables are at their best when
they are cooked until tender, drained
thoroughly and handled carefully
so that they won't be soft or mashed.
They are then ready to be lightly
mixed into other ingredients. Re-
member these points and you viii be
a good vegetable cook.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

nate and drain. Spread on thin
slices of rye, purnpernickel or whole
wheat bread which have been but
tered and covered with slices of
liederkranz cheese. Crisp crackers
may be used instead of the bread.
To marinate onion, add salt, pep
per and equal quantities OF oil and
vinegar to sliced onion and let stand
20 minutes.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Hand Care

Cleaning is hard on the hands, so
equip yourself If possible with extra
rubber gloves and wear them every
time you do this kind of work. Rub
some cold cream under your nails
before starting work-you will be de-
lighted to see how quickly you can
clean your nails after O good bath.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

gradually and blend to a smotth
paste. Fold in watercress. Keep In
tightly covered jar in refrigerator.
Use as sandwich spread on rye
bread or spread on crisp crackers as
an appetizer. May also be used as
a stuffing for celery.
ONION AND LIEDERKRANZ
CHEESE SPREAD.
Chop Bermuda onions fine, mari
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Baked Potatoes

Baked potatoes look much nicer II
scooped from the shell, mashed with
butter, pepper and salt, q we'll
beaten yolk of an egg, then placed
back in the half shell and Drowned
In the oven. They not only look
nicer, but taste better.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

vtamin A deficiency. In southern
Mexico. on the other hand, one in
FIVE OF the children Of the poor
suffers from Xerophthalmia, q d.
sease which is the result of severe
vitamin deficiency and which, If
unchecked, leads to blindness and
early death from pneumonia. While
there is little serious vitamin A de-
ficiency In the United States, there
is a fairly widespread mild de-
ficiency."
It has been estimated by some
that so per cent Of so-called well
adults and children are suffering
from this mild deficiency. In chill
dren this shows in slow growth,
poor development Of teeth and bones
and great susceptibility to infections.
In adults one of the best signs is the
inability to see well In dim light or
night blindness"
WHERE TO FIND vITAMIN A.
The most important sources are
halibut liver oil, cod liver oil, but
ter, eggs, whole l,ilk and some vege-
tables. In butter. cream and eggs,
vitamin A is found as such. In veg
etables, vitamin A is found In the
form of carotenoids which are con-
verted into vitamifl A in the body.
Remember that the yellow and
green vegetables are the ones from
which you will obtain your potential
vitamin A. 1t has been suggested
that the carotenoids In spinach
and carrots may not be used by hu-
man beings. This may not be true but
it is wise not to depend entirely on
vegetables for this vitamin.
Sources - Butter, cream, eggs,
green and yellow vegetables.
lone third an ounce of fresh par
sley daily viii supply one third the
total requirements of an adult.
DR.. Borsook.
Dandelion greens are rich In vita
min A.
II you buy margarine instead of
butter, get the kind which is REIN
forced with vitanin A and D.
Part Of the vitamin A in butter
is lost in cooking-all is lost in fry
ing.
Evening star., 1942-03-16
Why Grow Old!
Vitamins Always Essential in Diet
To Maintain High Health Level
By Josephine Lotcman
"A B G. . E IF c."

vco-vctoy against disease dragging fatigue
aging certain upes of the amentary tract some
difficulties constipation and level OF health!
discovery vtamns and the constantly unfolding picture OF
Evening star., 1942-03-16

III you wish to have my new
leafiet on vitamins which tells
you where to find them tinclud-
ing vitamin B complex, vitamin
r and X and also gives daily re-
quirements Of each vitamin for
adults and children, send q g.
cent-stamped, elf-addressed en-
velope with your request to jose
phine Lowman In care of The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-03-16

CLuCCCuib oAlOuIu NC lCIlCul cCu
along with the acts. Don't be afraid
that this will ruin the spontaneity
of your performance. During the
show itself, you'll probably be
popped UP enough so 1t won't sound
all cut and dried.
For q dance, the chief thing is to
have your program of novelties or
special events well In mind, and your
plans made for staging them. This
will involve getting together with
the orchestra leader to arrange for
fanfares, drum rolls, or other means
of stopping the rug cutting for some
bit of extra entertainment. If you
intend to stage any mixers or gag"
| dances such as those in our Dance
Pepper -Uppers" leaflet, be sure that
you understand them thoroughly so
that you can explain them quickly
and clearly.
In other words, know exactly what
you are going to do and how and
when you are going to do it, and
pretty much exactly what you are
going to say. Don't depend on last
minute inspiration for wisecracks.
Plan some laughs: then if addi-
tional funny stuff pops into your
head at the last minute, so much
the better.
When the time comes for you TO
60 into your act, try to be gay,
good d-natured and full of zing, with
out initiating the fatuous and phony
manner of some of the professionals
you've seen and heard. Make your
comments brief and snappy. and
keep the show moving. This should
be easy If you've practiced in ad-
vance and timed your events care
fully.
A good "emcee" can do a lot to
put over a show or a dance; a bad
one can give everybody present an
acute pain In the neck. It's worth
little trouble and effort to do the
job right. and If you prove to be
really good at 1t, who knows2 You
may find yourself with a career on
your hands-and you won't always
be working "just for free" eitherl
Would you like to give q party
around April /? Then, by all
means, send for our leafiet called
Fun ut an April Fool Party"
It's loaded with gags and 1t costs
just cents, stamps or coin.
Address Kay Caldwell and Alden
Harrison, in care of The Evening
Evening star., 1942-03-16

your print material, be your greet
ing to spring. Match the buttons
to the sheer material.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1564-E
is designed for sizes IL, 13, Is, II and
10. Corresponding bust measure
ments 20, 81, 80, IS and 81. Size IL
(3D requires yards 39-inch mate
rial, plus yard sheer material fol-
yoke and short sleeves.
The Fashion Book is our complete
review of pattern styles. Send Is
cents for your copy today, to study
at home at your leisure. 1t is help
full for all home dressmakers!
For this attractive pattern send
rs cents In coin with your name,
address, pattern number and size
wanted to Barbara Bell, Wash
ington Star.
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c o M M E N T S

1912 play will be: plain
Jane and promises to be an
outstanding event Of it kind
for the year among the Hi
Y Clubs. Tickets are now
on sale throughout the val
ley and a large audience is
expected.
MAY FAMILY NIGHT IS:
Great preparations are un-
der wayby the large Indust-
rial committees to make
May 18th the most outstand
ing Family Night Event of
the year. The affair will
be held at the Lockland Y
MICA $50 to 80 pm. In
vitation is extended to all
the Industrial Men in tn
valley and theis families.
1t will be an evening and
nightof fun, fellowship ant
recreation.
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~ AN AN AMERI-
CAN DAY"

President Roosevelt has
designated May II as i
Am An American Day
GOV. John w. Bricker has
requested fthe people Of
Ohio to obesrye the day IN
these ringing words
"Now, therefore, /, John
w. Bricker Governor of
the State of Ohio, realizing
the unself1sh devotions Of
my fellow citizens. do here
by designate May 18th,
1842, as 81 am An Ameri-
can day and urge all citi-
zens to give proper recog.
milton to the activities of
all local defense councils,
and that proper instruction
be given to all new citi-
zens as to their vested re.
sponsibility and duty to tn.
state and the nation
Now comes several Ne.
gro leaders and newspapers
advocating the slogan"
Am An American Too
The Forum fails to see why
Negroes must add "too' te
their Americanism. Neithel
the President nor Governor
Bricker has mentioned any
class, or racial group il
calling for the celebration
Why should Negroes sepa-
rate themselves by adding
an appendix to their Amer
canism. am an Amerl.
can, you are an American,
without any qualification,
Don t say, :" am an
American Too; but rather,
Il Am An American.
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An organization of the
congressional fathers of
those in service is now be-
ing formed. Eleven Mem
bers of the House and SEN
ate are now with the armed
forces. Many others have
cndeavored to join. but
were prevented from doing
SO because Of an official rul-
ing which was issued soon
after war was declared
prohibiting induction Of
congressman into service.
Conscription of women.
which has been SO consist
emily urged by the wife of
the President, Eleanor Roo
| seVelt, Tor the past S erVef-
al months, is not to be Civ
en- any serious consideration
| for some time to come, at
least. The President at a
press conference a short
time ago. talked about the
advisability of having a nat
ional registration Of Wom-
en- who were willing to vol
enteer for war work. How
ever. since that time it has
| developed that more Wom-
en- have already offered
their services to war inlust-
ries than can noes;h'v be
needed for many months to
come. Since it has been
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With a Buckeye
In Congress.
~ 0AnUeC3 / no WN
0lsssA0 q csaesssa. ~ 0Aks ossa1sa

announced that can possib-
ly be needed for MANY mon
tbs to come. Since it has
been announced that no re-
gisteration = voluntary or
otherwise - of the women
Of the country is being plan
ned at this time. Mrs. Roo
sevelt has issued a state
ment saying that the wom-
en- themselves were oppos-
ed to such conscription, and
that the plan has been drop
ped. 1t is one of tho few o.
Mrs. Roosevelt's projects
that has failed at least tenn
porarily.
Pleasure car owners in the
seaboard states are to be al
lowed but two gallons of
gasoline per week for a Z
week period under the gas
oline rationing program
which becomes effective
May 10th. Motorists en-
ployed in war work or
other essential industries
may be given gasoline allot-
ments of twenty two or thir-
ty gallons for the several
weeks period. where it is
shown that there is no other
mode of transportation av-
aiable for the use Of such
workers. Commercial We.
hicles and trucks. as vel
as cars used in government
service, will be permitted
any amount OF gasoline tha1
may be needed. A per
manent gasoline rationinl
program in the seacoas
areas will be put into effec
July 1st. The present gos
oline and oil rationing pro
gram does not affect Ohio
There has been great. con
fusion created in the mind
of the people, includin,
! congressman, as a result 9
the many varied and contr
adictory official statement
that have been made latel.
relative to the rubber situa
ton. Recently Under-Sec
retary of War Patterson 8
Price Administrator Hen
| derson testified before Coz
gressional committee to tn