| Summary: | 'Meritized' Feast Attracts 700:350 Women And Their Husbands Dine On Inland Empire Made Goods. 'Meritized' Feast Attracts 700 350 Women and their Husbands Sine on Inland Empire Made Goods. At Masonic Temple. Speakers Urge Purchase of Goods Made at home- Give Good Program. "Meritized" products lured 50 wives out of their kitchens last night, and the same number of husbands with them, who managed to pack into the Masonic temple ballroom. There a dinner of Inland Empire manufactured food was served at 50 cents a plate under the auspices of the Spokane Federation of Women's Organizations and the Manufacturers' association of the Inland Empire. Places had been arranged for 650. All were filled soon after the doors opened at 6 o'clock and 150 more were seeking admittance. Room for about 50 or 75 of these was found, but the remainder had to dine elsewhere. On the menu were baked ham boiled in cider, stringless beans, macaroni and cheese, lettuce with mayonnaise, dressing, coffee, pickles, creamed cottage cheese, biscuits, ice cream with maple syrup and mixed candies. These were all "Meritized" products, the trade name that characterizes Inland Empire made goods. It was announced that the proceeds would be used to augment the senior girls' loan fund of the club fedeartion at the Cheney normal schools. Program is Given. With Mrs. Joseph Haupt, president of the federation, presiding, a program of music and speeches was given followed by a style show of fur wraps. Miss Jeanette Donaldson, dean of women of the Cheney normal school, and Mrs. Jay Waters Fancy, a trustee of the school, spoke in appreciation of the aid the Spokane club women are giving the normal students. Edwin F. Theis, president of the manufacturers' association, stated that the success of Inland Empire factories is largely due to the support given by Inland Empire women. The principal speech of the evening was delivered by Ren Rice, proprietor of the Dina-Mite Food company, one of Spokane's new manufacturing industries. "Chicago Is Big Enough Now" was his subject. Ready to Meet Competition. "Our manufacturers don't expect support just because they are in Spokane," he said. "They are ready to meet competition. They do hope that the people of the Inland Empire will buy home manufactured products when the quality is good and the price is right. Selfishness, as well as civic pride, should then work to create preference for the Inland Empire made goods, for the factories give employment to increased numbers as their sales grow." He warned that there is a strong tendency to ask for nationally advertised articles because they are well known. The Spokane factories can not yet afford national advertising campaigns. Chicago has 20,134 factories producing $6,500,000,000 of goods annually. Spokane has fewer than 300 factories, he declared. The wealth that is flowing to Chicago and other eastern cities from Spokane should remain here to build up the city, he concluded. C.E. Carlson, the Siberian-Arctic Fur Manufacturing company and Wevley Brothers exhibited 15 coats on live models. On the musical program were Frank Longs' orchestra, Mrs. Charles T. Goodsell, Mrs. E.E. Loffler, Mr. And Mrs. H.L. Masterson, Gordon Cross and Glenn Cross.
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