New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-04
HOME-MAKING DISCUSSED.
sOROsIs BEGINS THE NEW YEAR MOST
SERIOUSLY.

| DOMESTIC LIFE CONSIDERED AS AN IMPORTANT
FACTOR IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.
soross began the new year yesterday under the
| auspices OF the House and Home Committee.
which arranged the post-uncheon programme and
proposed for discussion the subject OF Home
| making Important Factor In Solving the
Problems OF Social Science"
| The subject was presented by Mrs Antonette
d. Taylor, chairman of the committee. Mrs. Tay-
lor called attention to the fact that the vast ma
| jorlty OF the residents OF New-York had not at
present homes At to live In, and she expressed
! the opinion that II would be comparatively easy
matter TO make their habitations bright and
| healthful.
The discussion was continued in short papers By
| Mrs. Jessie Lozier Payne. Mrs. DIMES 7. s. Deni-
| son. Mrs Gertrude II. Tenney Mrs Alzon Crow
| e-Smith. Mrs Susan Ketchum Bourne. Mrs.
Helen Grandin Lord and DR.. Jennie de la NJ
Iozer. and closed with the usual extemporaneous
| discussion
Mrs Payne urged the ACCESSIBILITY Of mot maxi
ing ourselves miserab bic evils that we are pow
erless to remedy while there are things needing
20 be done tina: within our capacity such as
| the teaching OF domestic science TO the wives or
| workngmep or TO the children who Will eventu-
| ally become such
The problem is not hopeless" she concluded,
| land sympathy and instruction VIII finally solve
IT,"
Mr.. Den,son told OF the birth and rapid growth
| Of the settlement idea mentioning the opening OF
| the House OF Brotherly Love in Japan and OF the
| Log Cabin settlement in the mountains OF Tenes-
| see and giving interesting account OF the worK
| Of Hull House. Chicago, proof Of the ntelli-
| gence OF the working classes. She told OF class
| in pottery conducted by Miss Viola Scudder' In
! Denison House Chicago. which could see nothing
| hard In Browning.
Mrs Smith also talked about settlements. but
dwelt particularly on the club feature OF their
,l.x ,1,, I.1 .fsh fla
club a great instrument for the elevation OF
mankind and that It was an important factor In
the upbuildng Of the home.
Mrs Tenney described Hartley House, the settle
ment conducted By the Association for improving
the Condition OF the Poor at No All West Forty
sixth-st. for the purpose Of educating the women
OF tho neighborhood In the art of home-maklng
She added that work Of this kind would do more
than anything else 10 solve the social problem
MISSIONARY HOMES.
AIrs Rourne's subject WAS Missionaries" She
said:
I'm the college settlement we are Just begin
ming to realize the value Of an ideal home as an
object lesson but II has always been the strong
right arm OF the missionary. All nations furnish
the same social problems as New-fork' lheS
have TO be met every day IN the life OF the mis-
sionary and II Is the missionary home 'hat mas
been most powerful in reforming them
Mrs. Lord was unable to be present, ana her
paper on The Free Church" was read by Mrs
Alice sudder She said ...-,,,. ,,,,s
sion constantly hampered by the fear Of going
beyond its income but ehwT Ifh maze means not
only Tor the spiritual but for the mental sOc'1
ascq 9es shar Of r 4 B BGPbS be et ~HS
exclusive OF the poor while It's su' p0 hs
S %ogin io p e reb but good good with them
THE IDEAL CITY.
Mrs Lozier described The Ideal CITY" which
she conceives to be place where any iamhy
o. refinement could dwell in any section without
discomfort" The city would also she added nave
streeta tina; would be thoroushfares, not store
rooms FOR wagons ana carts or Fairgrounds lor
children who dispute the pedestrians right OF
way Furthermore. TIE father OF the family VIII
have som. rights In the ideal city ana mothers
will never be Obliged 10 become Wase-earheFs.
The extemDoraneous discussion was participated
ew Ss NT president Of the Cleveland sorosis and
s NisH Federaton. Mrs stewart made plea for
great National organization OF home MAKER ,T
since home. making the largest and most I'M
portant Industry IN the world nara com. sores
by ' Misa M4rse s Won Mizla and Miss Thgh
chum and rotations by Iydla q nooros and
then the audience insisted on her reciths Inc
NEW YEARS GREETING.
Mrs Mary Dame Hall. the president. presided and
opened the meeting with a New Years greeting
She said:
TO our guests who show their interest and
| svmrathy by their presence here to-day 10 our
members whom We love. to the representatives o.
the press who have faithfully reported our
proceedings We extend q hearty New Years greet
ing with the wish that their most joyous an
ticipations for 1ses may become their valued real
| cations. r.. a..
| Cephas Brainerd: Mrs f. Coe stewart pres Iie
Mrs. Alfred Mills Jrdson, president OF TIE Malone
| Society OF NcW-England Women; Mrs. tserton, OF
West Point Miss Geraldine Bonner. Mrs Aice
Fisher GIarcourt. Mrs. Charles W. Bassrtt OF me
! twentieth Century Club. Pittshurg; Mrs. \ -
Alexander. president OF the Wednesday Club. OF
FRANKLIN. Penn: Mrs. !. Il Fassett Miss Emma
| irrohman Miss Alice Maddox. vlce-president or
the Professional Womans gasus; Mrs MsrT nck
| othv clinton vice-nresident OF the Grand Con-
| seryatory Alumni Association; Mrs; A. Is. warren
| ~ The staten Island Woman's club. Mrs. O. A.
Striker Miss Mcdonald Miss Burnett OF Cincn-
| natl. Mrs Fisher chairman OF the Entertainment
| Commiftee Of the General Federation OF women