The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-13

It," He announced that the companies
had made a very low rate to Denver,
and meals % cents apiece. Stops off will
be made at the principal cities and the
route going and coming will be different.
Mrs. Mary p. Green who talked on
"Household Economics Said.-I am hap
Ply to represent the home! For little Is
thought and said of it at these. club meet
ings. When there were all those long
resses at the Worlds Fair, Mrs. Potter
Palmer and Mrs Henrotin found there
was nothing about Home, so they put in
Household Economics and it is the only
enc of the Congresses that has lived.
/ was present at a club meeting a short
time ago when the subject for the conn
ing year was discussed. The club was
ten years old, and had discussed ancient
history and everything Imaginable. but It
had never had a word about ome HOUSE
hold economics was suggested as the sub
said she came to the club to get rid of
the home, and didn't want to hear about
dishwashing-. Women do not understand
Nansen has suggested that in place of
summer fresh air funds for the Door they
start winter fresh air funds for the rich.
but we haven't mastered the study of
housekeeping. Clubs should nave com
mittees on hygiene. Club women should
be taught how to market, how to cook,
how to keep house. The clubs are now
studying social problems instead of hy-
gienic questions, not recognizing that the
social Is the result OF the ny&ieQlc. -
Mrs. William G. Smaller, who was to
nave talked on household economics, said
the time left was too short to say any
thing on the subject, so she would leave
Mrs. Marion Leland read "a Plea for
the Birds written by Henry NJ. Maxson,
chairman of the New Jersey Audubon
luncheon hour, Mrs. Candic Wheeler's
paper on Farm House Industries" was
left till the afternoon, and at the invita-
ton of the Plainield Clubs, the Fedora
ton adjourned to the Union County Club
Casino.
The afternoon session was begun be-
fore the end of the luncheon, and the
Love" and THE Owl and the Pussy Cat
and the speeches of welcome by the Plain
field clubs were given to the accompani-
ment of rafting of dishes and forks. Miss
Florence Milford was unable to be pres
emit, and Mrs. Alfred C. Coursen sang
in her place, my Old Kentucky Home"
Mrs. Fanny Crosby and Miss Imogene
Clark. gave poems. and Mrs. Wheeler
made her postponed speech. She read the
following Circular
"A movement is under consideration
which has for its object the formation in
each State of an organization for the en-
enlargement and consolidation of farm
house industries and domestic manufact-
ures. Any one conversant with farm
house life in any part of the country
knows that various forms of domestic
manufacture already exist, without the
general recognition of the Consequent
market which would foster their develop
ment. Their existence and pursuit is a
natural effort to occupy the long winter
hours and alleviate The monotony and
and loneliness incident to isolated situa-
ticn and nothing IS more certain than
that judicious direction would make them
far more important and effective.
They are generally founded upon the
dominant product of each, State. In wool
growing States taking the form of domes-
tic knittings; in Cotton States, of various
domestic weavings; in flax growing States
such as Oregon, of coarse household lin
ems; Utah. California, and several of the
Southwestern States, of silk raising and
Ereeling. In short, the seed of some profit
able and peculiar household manufact-
ure exists in each State, and It would be
possibls by proper State organization
largely to develop them.
'sThe Consolidation of these State organ
izations into a National one, holding a
yearly congress for report and conference,
would result in comprehensive system
of encouragement of. .veritable nome IN
dustries, and this would not only favor
ably affect the lives of women living in
isolated farm-houses, but would material
ly increase our National products.
These State organizations should be
managed by women, whose opportunities
for travel and observation would enable
them to direct production, and make
standards of excellence for it.
They should have associate organiza,
tons in every city, town, and village, and
these should assume the care and dlstri-
button of good examples of the various
Industries practiced, and report to the
State organization the tendencies and
needs of EACH 4se
She continued:-'sThere~ are two evils
farmhouse women nave which could be
remedied by the cognizance and help OF
others, isolation, and the want of indie
pendent earning power. This proposed
work will remedy both"
Mrs. Luis Baralt, Mrs. Joseph D. Be
die and Mrs. Washington Roebling were
Introduced as tspatriOtic guests Miss
Carrie Louise Boylan read the programme
for the Meeting in Denver, and after
singing I'll Red. White and Blue" the
meeting adjourned.