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Baker's ailiwick
Ann Baker's tested cake recipes are favorites with WPRO's staff; her Homemaker's Institute is popular with Providence housewives.
When night-club star, Kay Thompson, heard her cue-line and smiled her "Thank you, Ann, and good morning, everyone," southeastern New England housewives settled back for another "celebritysession" on WPRO's Homemaker's Institute.
The girl who introduced Kay Thompson was the director and originator of The Homemaker's Institute, Ann Baker. Bringing her listeners fresh, informal chats with "visiting firemen" is just one of the entertaining and informative features of Ann's 10 A.M. daily program on WPRO, Providence. She packs this quarterhour visit in the homes of her wide audience with everything from meal-planning ideas and economical food-buys to style and Hollywood news.
About half of each day's program is given over to information on food-buying and the planning of economical menus. During the rest of the time, Ann brings her fans up to date on the latest in homedecoration, style and fashion, news from movie-land and — as in the case of Kay Thompson — brief, interesting visits with people of note in almost every field of activity. Ann has a specially warm welcome for local
girls and boys who have "made good in the big city." Miss Baker keeps her fans constantly aware of their own talents, which she urges them to develop and use for both pleasure and the possibility of added income. The director of The Homemaker's Institute is a believer in the idea that "age is a state of mind — and no one need take a back seat because of it." As a matter of fact, every one of her WPRO programs highlights the "value of a plan; and the worth of a smile."
Ann Baker brings her home-maker listeners a wide field of experience. She was the dietitian on the faculty of The Rhode Island School of Design, for which post she prepared at Cornell University. Later, Ann became fashion and bridal consultant for one of Rhode Island's larger fashion stores.
Some years ago, a leading Rhode Island banking institution, observing rising food costs and the resulting difficulties facing the housewife in her efforts to <<make ends meet," decided it was a community responsibilty to help those women with economical food-planning and shopping ideas. Out of this decision came the bank's sponsorship of The Homemaker's Institute.
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