The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-11

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woMAN's SECTION.
One OF the most interesting sessions of the
Institute was the Woman's Section, held In
the lecture room of the church Wednesday
afternoon. AT 1880 the room was filed, but
for half an hour more the bright-faced
ladies OF the county, as we'll as the city,
| continued to crowd into the room, each lady
wisely bringing with her a chair, as the
seats had long been fully occupied.
Promptly at the hour appointed the meeting
was opened by singing In which all Joined
heartily. Mrs. Hannah Mason presided.
The opening address was made by Mrs.
Ella K. lockwood, of Flint, whose familiar
ity with her subject "Making the Most of
Ourselves" was soon apparent. Mrs. Rock
wood Is farmers daughter and her talk
was eminently practical and full of good
suggestions. In the beginning of her re-
marks she said as this Is a wOman's section
we will talk about the daughters, chiefly.
The influence of the mother was dwelt up
on at length. "From the time the child be-
gins to realize anything, we, as mothers, can
mould her character and make her far diff
ferent child by our influence over her.
When she begins to 90 to school her educa-.
| ton begins In earnest. The wise mother
can do great deal more than the teacher
can. We are too apt to send our child to
| bivIy hof 20 ha nf
putting up the dinner, getting her clothes in
order and the child on her way to school we
often think we have done our part. One of
the worst practices we can indulge in is to
let our girls 60 away from home to stay all
night with other children. Keep the child
rem at home nights. What field opens
before the girl as she grows up and begins
to realize her responsibilities. Every
mother should warn her daughter of the
temptations ahead of her before she begins
to 90 out with society or receive the atten-
tions of young gentlemen. More girls are
ruined through ignorance than from any
other cause. l believe IL is every wOman's
duty to make the most of this life, which
we can live but once. If we could only
make the most of ourselves how much bet
ter would the world be for our having lived
in it. The work of the farmers wife Is
rearying. If we undertake, as we so often
do, to look after part of the out door work
with our indoor duties, together with the
wearing of children the work is hard upon
u.s." Here Mrs. lockwood urged the neces-
sity of little judicious rest, the retiring to
ones room, lOosening the clothing and ly-
ing fiat upon the back for ten minutes each
day, closing the eyes and thinking of moth
ing, which caused ripple of laughter
through the room, but in speaking of this
Mrs. lockwood said sit rested me more
than an hour seated In rocker, and GER
tainly was an economy of time"
"Woman's influence is far-reaching and
widespread and should always be for the
right. We should ever keep our standard
of womanhood high. We may never attain
1t, but let us aim high. Above all things
let us not get into the habit of thinking it
doesn't matter much. 1t does matter. Men
expect great deal of women and we should
expect great deal of ourselves. While 1t
is not right that there should be two stand
ards of morals, we should keep ourselves
pure before the world. We should also
make the most of ourselves by being careful
of our personal appearance. Married
women are so apt to become careless of
their personal appearance. Let us keep
young-keep our hearts young.
think there is nothing that has come in
to our lives, as farmers wives, within the
| past few years that has done so much for US
as the clubs, societies, grange meetings, etc.
1t is a great advantage to us to see some of
the world. We do not want to allow our
selves to get away behind the times. Or
| We do not want the children to get way
ahead of us.
Have as much patience as you can. Oh,
how much mothers of children need
patience We may dignity the most mental
work by the way in which we 60 about it.
In order to make the most of our opportuni-
ties as we 60 along we must take advantage
of our opportunities, which seldom come
but once. If we do not watch for these OPP
portunities we do not see them" In con-
clusioD the speaker said: ut is not possible
for us to make the most of ourselves unless
we are true, earnest christians. Let us live
in our homes every day following our model
who was perfect christian. Wherever the
child goes the mothers prayers, the mothers
tears, the mothers influence goes. and many
a boy or girl has been saved by the mothers
earnest, christian life."
The discussion that followed was opened
by Mrs. Josephine Gould, of Owosso. We
can only touch on some Of Mrs. Gould's
arguments. making the most of our
selves" she said sis self culture. Someone
has we'll said every child is entitled to be
we'll born. What Is our ideal of max
ing the most of ourselves? Anyone without
an ideal never attalns too much. What are
the means and what the ends for attaining