The herald., 1895-03-09
MUNICIPAL Housekeeping
Able Paper at the Friday
Morning Club
BY MISS M. M. FETTE
The Home, and the Larger Home, the
City, Each Needs the Women
Two Short Talks by Hrs. Lincoln and Miss
Ewing, Both Of Whom are Experts
In Cooking

. very able ana LnOugnJiul paper by MISS
M. M. Fette on Municipal Housekeeping.
The speaker commenced by saying that
she would treat OF her subject from the
standpoint of today, where mans and
woman's work is combined to make a
more perfect whole, and when the bar
riers that the ages have persistently
placed between the sexes are fast crumb-
ling before the proof of woman's ability
to cope with man on innumerable lines.
Home-making and housekeeping are
best realized where the responsibilities of
the home are shared by both sexes where
love of truth and honor is inculcated with
sweetness and tenderness If possble-but
II need be, with puritanic severity; where
industry, thrift, generosity, bravery,
cleanliness and order are exacted from
each member and branch, in justice to
all where character, not creed is empha
sized, and where ca h feels an honest
pride in sacrifice.
! The scientific term for this home-life is
Oikology-the sharing of cares and tasks
the words that makes the true ideal of
home. The city is but the larger home
with the same duties on a larger scale.
Miss Fette then went on to speaksof the
problems for the sociologst in the moral
and physical degeneracy in tenement
mousse ulSJTlCUS, OF UHe sweater SHOPS
from which all kinds of ready made cloth
ing are sent out from the calico wrapper
to the costliest fur trimmed cloak.
Then followed a description of health
full and convenient tenements planned by
two young women architects; of the first
difficulties with destructive tenants in the
new model houses, and the rapid i'm
provement.
The next question dealt with was how
to deal with degraded classes, fallen
women and the gambling fraternity, and
the policy OF the Mayor of Lincoln, Neb.,
was quoted.
''No new laws are needed; the necessary
requisites are: first, an executive with de-
termination and force of character suffi-
cient to enable him to undertake the work
and not be appalled, by the bitter and de-
termined opposition he will meet; second,
absolute control of a force of police that
will do its duty honestly and fearlessly
third, police court that is fair and i'm
partial. With such guarantees any city in
America could be rid of the social evil and
the gambling fraternity"
The unlimited franchises granted to
street railroad corporations were next
spoken of; then the tyranny of drink, and
excluding dealers of intoxicants from
membership in fraternal societies.
The pawnshop evil followed, and then
the school question was taken up; the
local condition and the various needs and
prospects of improvement.
The speaker next referred to the bad
condition of the city streets, the garbage
alleys, etc., and as an effort toward i'm
provement were cited the successful work
OF the Ladies Health Association in New
York, the Civic Federation in Chicago,
and the Merchants Association in San
Francisco. DR.. Parkhursts crusade in
New York and how he was aided by wo-
man also camp uu1ar this hand
The defeat of Breckenridge in Kentucky
was spoken of as victory of good sense
and integrity. Lady Somerset and Mrs.
Ormiston Chant were given as ilustra-
tions of the effect of labor in London and
and in the theaters.
Free baths in Chicago supplied by pub
lic-spirited citizens, were described and
the Industrial schools. Hull House set
Element and its non-sectarian and non
partisan work, the practical activities
found there and the art gallery, etc. One
of the hopes of the College settlement of
Los Angeles is the prospect OF a residence.
Sanitary conditions were then dealt with
by the speaker, and epidemics in European
cities.
Miss Fette contends that in all these
condition and emergencies man has
proved himself unequal to the task
of municipal improvement and re-
form, aione, and that woman help is abb
solutely necessary
description was given of Birming-
ham, the model city of the century, and
how the revolution was accomplished.
The growing belief that women are
needed at the ballot box was then dwelt
upon; the impetns given by the woman S
suffrage congress at the Worlds Fair.
Other nations are far in advance of Amer
lea in the matter of woman suffrage; the
sphere of English women is enlarged and
suffrage is extending in various states of
America.
Miss Fette spoke of the necessity for
greater purity and cleanliness in the news
papers, the effect of familiarity with ac-
counts of evil doing, and the need of an
anti scandal law in California.
This valuable and interesting paper
closed by the announcement that the work
of women is just opening; organizations
OF humanity and are working in faith,
sympathy and courage.
Mrs. Mills then introduced Mrs. Mary j.
Lincoln, the author of the celebrated
cook book, who referred to the hearty,
cordial greeting she has everywhere re-
ceived, and spoke few words in favor OF
the cooking school.
Boston, she says, is the mother of the
cooking school. 1t had the first training
class for teachers and the first public
cooking schools : but the best school of
cooking is not yet attained. Why should
not California provide the model cooking
school?
y, Mrs. Lincoln then told what was needed :
A broad school of household science-not
only how to cook, but to do the thousand
and one things necessary in the manage
ment of kitchen and house. This was
followed by the outline of plan for a
model school of household science.
Mrs. Eastman introduced another fam
GUS cooking teacher, Mrs. Ewing, who
said the great cities of our West are peo-
pied by most intelligent and enterprising
Fasteners. Until recently the wisest men
and women have never realized that the
preparation of food is serious matter
requiring intelligence. Western institu-
tons place instruction in household sci
cnce'on level with other arts and sci
ences.
Mrs. Ewing then spoke of new wo-
mans club in Denver-not new women.
but new club, which is the first woman !
club ever organized with a home depart
ment as its fundamental principle. Dis
cussion followed, questions We're asked
and answered. and the club adjourned
THROWN FROM HER BUGGY
Mrs Adoruc Narroxvl,, Gsc..o.