16 
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
StmMONS COLLEGE TEACHER SPEAKS 
ON “ECONOMICS IN FEEDING A 
FAMILY.” 
Mrs. Ula M. Dow of Simmons col- 
lege, Boston, spoke to the members 
Of the Manchester Parent-Teacher 
association in the John A. Price 
School hall on Wednésday evening on 
“Economics in Feeding a Family.” 
Owing to the severe storm that even- 
ing there was a small attendance at 
the meeting, about 25 being present. 
Mrs. Dow had a number ‘of charts, 
explaining the fuel value of various 
foods used by the family, and refer- 
red to them frequently. Perhaps the 
most striking feature of her talk was 
the list of ‘“‘don’ts” for housewives : 
“Don’t eat something you do not 
like, because it is cheaper than some- 
thing you do like—that is false 
economy.” 
“Don’t buy over 
buy at the store.” 
“Don’t accept poor 
with reliable stores.” 
“Don’t neglect the whims of the 
children about eating and don’t grant 
them all to the extent of serving four 
or five breakfast foods at one meal.” 
Some ‘“‘do’s” for the housewife she 
enumerated were as follows: 
“Have scales in your kitchen, weigh 
what you buy.” 
~buyjane large 
cheaper.” 
“Keep an account of how much you 
use of everything.” 
“Buy when things are cheap and 
store—if you have the ready money 
and the storage room.” 
“Buy only what you can consume. 
It is false economy to buy more than 
you need and waste or let spoil the 
rest. Control the use of what you 
buy.” 
“Buy bulk goods rather than can- 
the telephone— 
goods—trade 
quantities—it is 
ned goods when possible—they are 
cheaper.” 
“Use labor-saving devices in pre- 
paring food.” 
“Arrange your kitchen in the most 
convenient manner. Your sink and 
table should be in the center of the 
room. The sink should be high 
enough. There will never be a con- 
venient kitchen until there are women 
architects.” 
The charts which were used by 
Mrs. Dow showed the comparative 
costs of various foods for the same 
amount of food value contained in each 
substance. She said a person should 
eat each day such an amount of food 
which, burned, would raise the tem- 
perature of a half gallon of water to 
the boiling point. Tn feeding grow- 
ing children attention must be given 
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to the foods possessing building. value, 
but with the grown person, foods 
containing fuel are necessary, with 
just enough building material to re- 
pair the waste. 
Suet is the cheapest food to buy and 
lettuce is the most expensive, she 
said. It is economy to buy eggs at 
forty cents a dozen rather than steak 
at forty cents a pound. If steak is 
less than that a pound , she said, it 
was cheaper than eggs. However, 
she said if one liked steak better, it 
it would be false economy to eat eggs 
because they were cheaper. 
Mrs. Dow was compelled to cut 
snort her talk"in -ordér to »catch a 
train. She remarked that she thought 
those who attended the meeting were 
very courageous in view of the 
weather conditions. 
A violin solo was given by Roland 
5. Stebbins, accompanied by Miss 
Helen Stetson. The selection was 
pleasingly rendered and an encore de- 
manded. Refreshments were served 
by the social committee following the 
meeting. 
MANCHESTER 
Because of the drifted conditions 
of the roads it was decided not to 
hold any session yesterday morning 
of the five lower grades of the Man- 
chester schools and the “no school” 
whistle was blown a little after eight 
o'clock. 
The windup of the winter whist 
parties of Father Shahan. Court of 
Foresters, will be held in Town hall 
on Easter Monday, April 24th. Fol- 
lowing card playing there will be a 
dance lasting until midnight. Long’s 
orchestra will furnish the music. 
Repairs were made Wednesday to 
the motor and gears of the combina-- 
tion truck of ine Manchester fire de- 
partment. Owing to deep snow and 
poor conditions of the roads no test 
has been made on the road since the 
repairs were made. 
An invitation has been received 
from the Gloucester Federation of 
Parent-Teacher associations to all 
mothers who belong to the Manches- 
REPORT OF THE CONDITIOwW OF 
THE MANCHESTER TRUST COMPANY 
of Manchester, Mass., at the close of 4 
business Mareh Te 1916, as rendered to the | 
Bank Commissioner: id 
Fs 
ASSETS @ 
U.S. and Mass. Bonds (market ‘7. 
value, $23,032.50) $ 22,600. 50% " 
Other stocks and bonds (mar- | 
ket value, $425,805. 55) | 
Loans on real estate, less due 
thereon, 
446,755 Ay 
147,910. 00: i= 
Demand loans with collateral, iW 607. 50. 
Time loans with collateral, 3, 875. 00% 
Other time loans, 89, 794.21 | 
Overdrafts, : 7.91. : 
Furniture and fixtures, 1,765.91 
Safe deposit vaults, 4,200, 00 
Other assets, 12.23 
Due from reserve banks, 42,385.53 2 
Cash: Currency and specie, 40, 568. 39 
"9817, 482. 64. 
LIABILITIES 
Capital stock, 
Surplus fund, 
Undivided profits, less expenses, 
interest and taxes paid, — . 19, 037.298 
Deposits (demand), 
Subject to check, 
Certified checks, 
Treasurer’s checks, 
Deposits (time), 
Open accounts, not payable 
within 30 days, 
$100,000.00 ° 
25,000. 00. 
175.40 
700.56 
34,512.85 
3 
i 
4 
ia 
; 4 
637,556.55. | 
£ 
$817,482.64 i 
For the last thirty days the average 
reserve Carried was: currency and specie 
6.65 per cent; deposited in reserve banks 
6.99 per cent; U. S. and Mass. bonds 3.00 — 
per cent. 
Hssex ss, 
Then personally 
March -15, 1916. 
appeared Harry W. 
Purington, Treasurer, and Oliver T. — 
Roberts, President, and Hverett L. Ed-— 
mands, "Edward A, Lane, William Hoare 
and Geo. W. Blaisdell, directors. of the — 
Manchester Trust Company anu made 
oath that the - foregoing statement, by» 
them subscribed, is true to the best ofn 
their knowledge and belief. 
Before me, 
GEO. E. WILLMONTON, 
JN otary Publie, 
ter Parent-Teachér. association to at 
tend the meeting to.be held. ie 
afternoon: in City hall, Gloucester, a 
3 o'clock... There’ willbe no charge,; 
but admission will be by ticket. Dri 
Seerley will address the mothers on 
“Sex Hygiene.” -Any Manchester’ 
mothers desiring to attend. “may, ob- 
tain tickets from Mrs. Duncan Ty 
Beaton, 5 2 -w en 3 
ware ten 
