New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-25
WINTER HOUSEKEEPING.
THE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC AssOCIA-
TON PREPARING FOR ITS
CAMPAIGN.
AN IDEA THAT BELONGS TO THE WOMEN OF THE
WINDY c1TY-MRs. W C. SMALLER PRIME
MOVER IN NETWORK.

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MOVER IN NEwIYoRK.
The New-York Household Economic Association
is preparing for its campaign of 1881 and 1858. and
proposes 10 do some valuable work that VIII rehec'
credit upon It, II will lend itself TO the study OF
every department OF the menaGe. and. unless signs
fail science will enter largely into the problems Oh
the New-York housekeeper this winter with vie"
10 aiding her IN solving them.
The HEADQUARTERS Of the Household Economic AS
ISOLATION is in Chicago. The idea belongs 10 the
women OF the Windy City. and 1t was owing TO this
Tact that certain New-York women VINO were III
,sres,ed in the society when IL was first FORMED
abandoned the association last year. They refused
10 become auxiliary 10 Chicago "hHe on 'no
ground Of local patriotism this movement was pd'
donable. In a measure it threatened fo7 TINE "
wreck the New-York association. however Il Is
now on a sure foundation. and the prospectus Ior
winter work suggests that some one mas oeen oo-
ing active work during the summer
The nr,r1e mover Is Mrs. W. G. Smaller the presl-
dan, ~ the New-York City branch and vice-presl-
dent Of the New-York State society The latter or
raniza,ion is yet In its incipient stage.
Mrs. Smaller was interviewed by a tribune re-
,or,er at her home No 1os West Sixty-sixth-st-'
vesterday She said she believed the greatest "Ai''
OF the bousekeeper good servants
I'VE hope to open training schools Tor serVah's
.hs said II have the promise OF the supei'"'
.nts OF one or two hospitals that their ihs"tu'io'
will be open to our servants training c4as'' -
s,a trained under the head nurse why shaH not
-. ~ trained IN cooking and general kitchen
work by the chef? Very often 1t IS the case tia'
,bese institutions are only poorly supphed VITA
holm and every one in the kitchen IL oVer"oIheu'
IN such an instance the servants train4ls N'
viii All a want, as we'll as supply want III ''
shane OF regularly graduated servants Io' VIC P'o
mae 70 send then forth with clpioHa' we
ta,nly have great field 10 Work IN VINE" VIC
,ack the house-service problem. but II our
ton cannot solve Il In time. then DO one Cali
"Fror, starting our training classes IN es'a '''eu
institutions we may later on develop SUM -
Importance IN the shape Of regular schooi o' oN
own. At present grant we are "o-h'H a, -
dark and In the face OF many and great oiincu1-
ties hut thought and study on this suoJect are GER
tainly required more than anything connected VIII
me noi demand,ng intelligent service. shall weed
out The inexperienced servant and prevent her rom
demanding or at leas! receiving me sHi,e serTH
has found how valrab.e she IS ana she Is !iot
s sSW 10 mistress Of the house or apartment
.aThe Housekeepers' Cooperative AssOclat4oH' VI
iSese lines but it Is not SO easy TO gras 2
the work IN large place IKE New OK as IL Is
M hotm n women Of New-York would come 70
meetings, the first one OF WHICH VIII be hetd
Han HI at p m We want them to come with their
bright ideas and their storehouse OF experience and
help along The great common cause Of domestic
OCCASION as 50i by Weknown people MISS Marguerite
Lindley physical Ec9nomcs,, Mrs. Louise Z.
Every One Should Know About Household Santa
don Miss c. B. Weeks Of Pratt institute. HOUSE
Iarned, "How 10 Start Training -schoo for Do
mestIcs,; Miss Helen Kinne Of Teachers College:
Whittier House, Household Economics and Set
tlernent Work. .
The following are the officers Of the New-York
Household Economic Association: Mrs. William c.
Smaller president, also STATE vice-president; Mrs
liza Alexan Ter first vice president: Mrs. Helen
: TansIey treasurer Mrs. J. A Wotton. CORE
spending secretary: Miss Sara F Hall. librarian
citation al Chicago, are: Honorary president. Mrs
John wilkinson: honorary cepresiden', Mrs. Ellen
NJ Eenrotin; president, Mary +. Green: vice-presi-
dent Mrs. Sarah +. Cane. .
The programme given above Tor Octoper q Is
the overture TO the winters lectures and confer
ences. which begin November S. The first and third
FRIDAYS in each month have been selected for these
meetings which will be free 10 members while a
charge OF Is cents VII. be imposed on non-members
The public is invited 10 the first meeting.