Kenly, Nov. 14—This afternoon at the Baptist church Miss Blanche Shaffer, dean of the home economics department of North Carolina College for Women, delighted the members of the Woman’s Club with a most helpful address on “Nutrition, of Food in its Relation to Health.” Among other things, she stated that practically two-thirds of our illnesses are caused by improper food; that colds are unnecessary if one has a well-balanced diet and takes the proper care of the body. She discussed the value of protein, minerals and vitamins in the diet, and listed foods in which these are found. She emphasized the necessity of milk, fruits and vegetables and gave suggestions for making menus. These included children and school lunches.
Earlier in the afternoon she addressed the girls of the high school on the different phases of homemaking: food, clothing and shelter. Under the subject of clothing she stated that according to a test given the college girls, it had been found that those who had taken home economics were able to dress better on less money than those who had not had the advantage of this course.
Miss Shaffer was secured through the efforts of Miss Debbie Bailey, and came under the auspices of the home economics department of the Woman’s Club, Mrs. L.C. Wilkinson, chairman.
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From the front page of the Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1924
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