The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-08-18
woMAN's CLUB OF PLEAsANTvILLE.
BY MRS. JoIfN GREEN.

Well, we have held our first meeting of the
club, and l, being the Presidentess, it seemed
to be the proper thing to hold it at our house.
Now this is all new work for me, and | must
say it worried me considerably; but John told
me, Don't worry; for you and everything
else will fall right into your proper places, when
the time comes.'
But you see 1 was thinking of the supper
table as much as anything else, and it struck
me that might get Pomona GoOdhelpto come
and stay a few days and help me. She is an
old maid-it is so nice have an old maid, that
seems to belong to everybody, in the commu-
nifty.
Well, the ladies all came, and after while
/ thought it was time to call the meeting to or
der so said, Home comforts believe is our
subject for this meeting. 1t is now in order
for anyone to give their opinion or ask any
questions upon tbe subject"
Mrs. Hatework asked what we considered
'home comforts" !" for at her house she thought
home comforts were few and far between?
Mrs. JolliebOy thought that was owing to
how you look at things She thought that
home with lot of bright and happy children
would be one of shome comforts"
Mrs. Hatework thought of all things chill
dren were the worst home comforts anyone
could have.
Mrs. Workman said she thought that ''home
comforts consisted in making everything
pleasant and all happy and contented around
you, and this was to be brought about by the
loving hands of both old and young, and she
considered it duty and it should be pleasure
Mrs. Cookbook thought so too; but thought
the best way to reach ''home comforts was
by travelling the road that leads through the
dining room and kitchen, or she mistook man.
kind. She thought these departments of the
house were of more importance than the curl
oslty shop-the parlOr-although she liked
that too. She said she would like to hear what
our Presidentess thought of "home comforts"
Now you see | thought it was very important
for me to make some very sage remarks; so |
said, "What are 'home comforts? What do
we mean? Is it merely to Gator for the graft
hcation of the stomach, and to keep the home
in order? There are other things of import
ance that bring comfort to the home This is
an age of inventions and improvements by
means of which our work is easily performed.
Let us look back few years: Then it was
thought all right to let the women bring all
the water from the spring, hundreds of feet
away; but after while man took hand in
bringing it, and then how soon came the well
at the door-next came the pump in the house,
and now the faucet in the wall. Was not that
a long step taken for home comforts? Then
look at the sewing machine; has not that been
one of the very greatest of our "hOme COM
fort?'' Then there is the carpet sweeper, the
washing machine and great many more i'm
provements. But do all of our home comforts
consist in making our work easier? | think
not. 1t seems to me there is higher plane
though / would not discourage improvement
there. (You remember | don't like cooking)
But for OneI would like to see self-culture take
q more prominent place. Let us talk more
of books and music and manners rather than
how to boil a cabbage or cook an onion
Are we not all takers and singers to some ex-
tent? But will give way for some one else"
But they all said, Ego on go on p but l said
81 would like to hear from Mrs. Bright
Mrs. Bright said she had come to our meet
ing more to listen and learn than to talk; but
she would say that she had just returned from
New York where all of the girls learned music
and read novels in the parlor, while their
mothers were attending to the ''home COM
forts" She did not think that was the way to
bring up her Matildy Jane.
Mrs. Hardwork said she liked the tunes of
the pots and kettles and scrubbing board; said
she could play Yankey Doodle or old hundred
on them any time and it was very soothing to
her mind.
Mrs Jollieboy said "Give me music and
books with my "home comforts" We all sing
at our house; perhaps not as well as Patti or
some others; but it gives us more pleasure be-
cause We know it comes from the heart and IS
not professional.
An Just here came loud rap at the door for adj
mittance; it came from the men. They want
ed little of the "hOme comforts" that sustain
the inner-man.
l had become so interested in the meeting
that had never once thought of the supper;
but when l went to the kitchen Pomona Good
help had everything ready. told her she was
a jewel and that l would say good word for
her to Mr.. Easyway. And she says "Oh, Mrs.
Green, don't for goodness sake"
Just then John came in and he says, "Yes,
that is right, always speak good word for
all"
All are gone, and John and l are alone, and
have been talking over the meetings of the
men and women. | asked him how they got
along? and he said ''Why, Sallie, it did not
seem to be as interesting as when the women
met with us"
Isn't it strange how the men depend upon
women in all things except as to voting?
We came to the conclusion that it was better
to only have one club and to discuss subjects
that are of interest to alas these meetings are
of social nature.
Some of the men seemed to think that Mrs.
Green must have studied into things as she
seemed to understand all about the different
kinds of ''gins," and John gave them to un-
derstand that it was natures 'gins," and not
man-made 'gins." ''You see, Sallie, l was
afraid they would think we were not temper
ance people"
told John would fix that all right next
time we went to the club; we can wear a blue
ribbon pinned over the heart and that would
make it all right
He says, YES"
Pomona Goodhelp is to remain with me for
some days.