Evening star., 1947-12-02
Novel Food Sapinq
Plan AdoPted BY
IG. O. p. Women
Bv Ruth Dean


ing restrictions on the use Of fats
and grains and the donation Of
money saved by their denial to
foreign relief was adopted by the
District League of Republican Wom-
en- yesterday at asmeeting at the
Mavfower Hotel.
The plan, which calls for stringent
food saving including one suggested
fast" day week, followed action
taken at a league meeting last
month, when a Food Conservation
Committee was appointed to arouse
public interest in the need for
foreign relief and to inspire pro-
gram of voluntary contribution to
supplement the governments bur-
den OF large expenditures for foreign
aid.
The leagues action also found ex-
preston in a talk by Representative
Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, the
principal speaker on the program.
Mr.. Dirksen, who made two
month tour of Germany, AusT,1a
and Great Britain last summer, ad-
vocated immediate aid to Europe toI
prevent Soviet Russia's establishing
a bridgehead on the Atlantic" He
stressed the Importance of sending
food now to the peoples of western
Europe to give them the vitality
needed to build up their countries
as "a buffer against that force
which threatens freedom In our own
country" He was introduced by his
wife, the leagues program chairman.
Details of the leagues food-saving
program were described to members
by Mrs. Roy L. James, Food Con-
servation Committee chairman, who
offered suggestions on various means
of saving grains and fats. She also
recommended members dedicating
themselves to the plan by signing
pledges and putting money saved
into share" banks.
Ways suggested of building up
the savings share" bank for foreign
relief include:
/. Exclude one whole course from
the days heaviest meal.
4. SuG OuG OifC NCSCodDAO Va AAAS"o
serving from the main course OF the
days heaviest meal.
8. Establish one fast" day week
and ask healthy and able-bodied
members OF the family either to
forego one or more meal entirely or
to eat only a fast" meal in lieu OF
a regular one.
4. Take an unseen foreign friend
along to the grocery store and put
into the share" bank an amount
equal to the cost of the food you
would have bought If he had stayed
for dinner.
S. Deduct a reasonable amount of
cash from the weekly food budget
and put it into the share" bank.
Each pledge signer will be given
small savings bank, Mrs. James ex-
planned. In which she can accumu-
late her savings. and turn them in
from time to time for use by the
league to purchase food for ship
ment to needy foreign countries.
The Food Conservation Commit
tee chairman also recommended
that the league encourage the
adoption of the plan by other indi-
viduals and organizations through
out the United States.
Copies of the resolution will be
forwarded to the chairman of the
Republican National Committee, the
President Pro-Tempore of the Sen
ate, the Speaker of the House and to1
Republican State headquarters In
each State and territory.
Mrs. Anne Cote, chairman of the
fashion show to be presented Thurs
day at the Mayflower. announced
that TOO reservations have been re-
ceived to date. Mrs. Cote and other
members of her committee we're re-
warded for their efforts with the
presentation of an orchid to each
by Mrs. Joseph r. harrington,
league president.
The program also included a
group of Christmas carols sung by 20
students from the Lafayette School,
under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Pyle