Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 9 | Reo Folks Cut Frivolities in Annual Affair

I V L REO FOLKS CUT t FRIVOLITIES IN ANNUAL AFFAIR I 1 Have Luncheon For Distributors trib Annual ut rs Instead of Banquet Ir f IrI I f I Instead o oto of ot f the usual annual banquet to to t n Reo o distributors and dealers there will be a luncheon this year reu according to Sales Manager Iana er F. F II If Alcorn No o the Idea Is not to conserve food rood sah lr Alers Akers fI I know that has been as the tho reason for abolishing some matter of ot fact I banquets ts but as a think the the excuse Is ludicrous to say the least least 1 I The er very Idea that you rou can conserve e food by eliminating banquets Is is on the tho face of oC It H ridiculous Men dont don't cat at four meals a a. da day Just because they go so to a n banquet In the evening c If 1 you'd youl ask an any hardened lol old ban- ban what or dinner after speaker let fl er plan Hoover would adopt that would best conserve food he would tell teU you ou the ties the foo food controller could coul accomplish Iris his end b by Insisting on a t series of ot Slightly nightly banquets 4 Banquet Are re I 1 Ever er attend atten a banquet an and then go home an an rummage through the tho Icebox for nourishment nourishment cold cold baked bake beans or roast beef beet or something Why hr banquets banquets ban ban- arc aro ser e served from the tho very en things we dont don't need to conserve conserve oysters oysters lobster lobsters lobsters lob lob- ster relishes fish Ish vegetables squash chicken etc Ever seQ a real steak or roast at a banquet If meal is ser c served at all It is In the form of a filet Mignon II non about the size of ot an English walnut Who Vho ever heard of oC a healthy slice of or wheaten bread at a banquet Vh Why that Is too to bo be thought of Banquets m must st affect a patrician at at- at The French pastries desserts and n confections that form the tho main part of the menus at banquets arc aro most mostly at atmo atmosphere at- at mo too loo no When one has reached the bottom of the banquet menu his predominating sense Is an unquenchable desire for a good ham s sandwich sandwich but n but but of course he lee would not dare daro mention such a 0 thing To paraphrase a witt witty Frenchman we we might say that to serve a ham sandwich at a n. banquet would be like taking your our wife wire along on a visit to Paris Luncheons Luncheon Patriotic No 0 continued the tho Reo sales manager man man- ager our reason for or having a noon luncheon Instead of a banquet this year car carIs i Is no such films flimsy one ono as that of or conservIng conserving conserving con con- serving food It Is to eliminate the frivolities that In normal times are fitting and proper but that at the present moment when moment when perhaps our own boys are standing knee deep in muddy mudd trenches waiting for the command command command com com- mand to go over the tho top top would would be benot benot benot not only unseemly and In bad taste but actually heartless At our Reo luncheon we we- will of ot course serve serve- a full meal meal meal-I I never ex exp expect expect ex- ex p ct to see the he day when in this land I of limitless resources we wo will witt have to den deny our people full sustenance Being patriotic we Reo folk will wilt naturally serve those meats and those I cereals of ot which we wo have the most abundance and which cannot so well bo be exported to our allies attics The conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion of ot wheat an and beef beet is reasonable and right But Dut we wo have more of or almost I all other foodstuffs than we wo can possibly possibly pos pos- sibly export So we wo will servo serve those things and we e will have an enjoyable gathering I 1 hope minus only tho gaiety galet and hi hilarity hilarity hl- hl larity which just at this time would constitute to not harmony but discord