SPIRIT OF ECONOMY.
FEW SOCLAL FUNCTIONS.
LONDON.. April 17. Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that tbe spirit of war economy ilready prevails m official and social circles. Tlie example of Mrs Wilson, md the wives of the members of Cabinet .md the Senators m l-educine the scale of living to the simplest possible is be■ng followed. Formal entertaining and •xtlls. and ail unnecessary social activities have been dispensed with. tb**s leav-•■ng-more time and money for c'-istru'c-tive work. The -example set includes the purchase of clothes that are not expensive. The President's' daughter i.s singing at numerous functions m aid of th© Red Cross funds
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14285, 30 April 1917, Page 6
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