The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-03
SoRoSIS STARTS THE YEAR.
CBEVER WOMEN TELL now no MAN
AGE THE HOME.

Stronger In Man or Womnn-Nice Things
Said for Each side ON This Question.
Sorosis was in holiday, humor yesterday.
Everybody was wishing everybody else a hap
py New Year and exchanging compliments
generally. The literary discussion took place
as usual in the Aston gallery Of the Waldorf
Astoria. and. as befltted the day. every Soro-
sister present had on her best bib and tucker.
Mrs. Dimies T. s. Denison presided. and,
thanks to Mrs. Jacob Hess. Chairman Of the
Committee on Entertainment. there was a di-
verting preface Of songs and q recitation.
Mrs. Denison. In extending Q New Years
greeting to the guests and members. said:
"The year Just closed has been a history
making year; perhaps no other has been moro
40 since 1910. We are assuming new and
grave responsibilities. which the god OF war
appears TO have opened to us. We have n
practical missionary work before us not sup
ported by any creed or church. but by the
whole American people. and that work is that
the American flag shall be upheld and honored
by the whole world."
In reading the names OF prominent guests
present the President called that of DIR. Anita
Hewcombe Niece. who. she announced. was
the only woman holding n commission in the
United States Army. She asked DR.. MCGEE to
stand up so that all might have a look at her.
DR.. MCGEE is n small woman and she occupied
n, chair we'll toward the rear OF the room.
When she arose those in front who did not
stand UP on their tiptoes climbed up on their
chairs, a very dangerous proceeding, since the
chairs were spindle-legRed frail little affairs.
while many OF those who MOUNTED them were
not.
The Committee on House and Home. Of
which Mrs. Margaret Hugh Dean is Chairman.
had charGe:of the discussion. This committee
presents about tbs same subject on the first
Monday OF every January as regularly as the
new year rolls around. Yesterday it was DO
organized methods benefit the homer But
what's in a mere subject? It's an elastic
thing at best. and the one yesterday was
stretched very far beyond its original text. In
presenting it Mrs. Dean said that the moral
basis of the greatest nation is in it's homes.
The questions is; What are we doing to share
am forced to think that with our clubs and
leagues we are losing our Individual response
substituting checks for human sympathy. |
do-not mean &c. undervalue organi7ed charity:
they have not time to go into the homes Of the
POOR who need other things than money ,,o
Household Economics Association, was the
frstspeaker. Her topic was the application OF
system in the home, Her most startling dec
muscle and brain than any other work in the
world. Among other things, Mrs. Sinai er said:
o on tS Ess p oply q 5ti 4 Fs wears To% 0I hHf tSa s1 tRs is6 e51o Of
home is called a new science. Instinct, and
providence no longer do duty Tor knowledge
science and system when Gov. Seward wrote to
a friend that his wife would be well were she
not kept in such constant turmoil by the SER
want girl. First. / would ask. what has or
ganization done for women. | say. look
ground. sorosisTTansTers that question, for
After drawing two pictures. one of a home
..-. ,NlN .,,Aa 80, and tln nfBn- OT - hnnNa
where law and order prevail. Mrs. Smaller
said: one thing YOU must remember ~ the
s6at Sausew &c, kS Srines n into Ste p nS9s a WIDER wac 1 rang rs
of muscle and brain when properly done than
any other work, It is a magniiiG e ed4ca,
done. without system is this not true. Sloven-
liness. forgetfqlness, careless1ess are all signs
home requires Judgment. quickness and ac-
Mrs. Alma Calder Johnston's theme was the
acquaintance with Sorosis." she began.
and 1t has extended over twenty wears, if
axioms' We. take a SELF; evident truth and aim
the the centre centre Of Of h, q TtsSHd% "I I've been given
minutes in which to tell all about-the de-
velopment of the, home maker. ] am sup
also supposed to give n complete. synopsis of
the human home and to show you its influence
as you all know. A man will take an
apartment and reduce IT TO a den. |
or @" an attic room IN make a hon home Of it. Alter
develops the inaiyidual; This; presume; AL
as the originator Of the little m9thers-I am
that that is a ~travesty on me, | never would
have originated anything so bad"
do @ssi F1sdf Teseue N%1 talfed h pbeuf he . ft sss
:!th s@s all Tp preseRt p Win agree . E with " the po cts IDEA IDEA
pineied Ipto his. Alas this IS q mockeTy 70
many 'so.csiIed homes Of wage earnsrs
are. unfit Tor habitation. These people. are
oeIiG ed not snc only to s%ts S iiyipg and II liY tes II 3 m
rooms. but are required to do factory work in
them. Rents are high. and a family living in
Wherever workers are too weak to have organ
iEed methods. there the Consumers League
dren who SHOULD be in the open air all day are
com felled to work from morning until night
aud hear the whir Of the sewing machine even
are compelled to neglect their simplest house.
hold duties. Tell me in all kindness what kind
men OF such homes seek diversion at the cor
1er saloon? Yet sweat-shop. workers are sell
IF women by organized methods would pro-
test against the outrages which lead TO such
conditiGns many homes Would be; beneflted;
AS' WIZ t'DD ~ WV wv ~ AN bab lloE VI 1
the consumers as well. Before closing / want
TO call your attention to one other way by or
ganized methods that women can make many
homes. happier. There is employed by every |
white list store an army of delivery clerks.
If women refused to take goods after Is
merchants would see that they were
delivered earlier. These delivery clerks do
not work IN shifts. and they have told me Will
tears in their eyes that they rarely get a chance
to spend an evening at home. On the back
doors OF every shop we see notices posted that
DO goods from wholesale houses will he re-
ceived after 5 O'Clock. That Is because the
heads OF departments want to go home. The
delivery clerks are also home-loving men. II
we enable them to do so when sitting around
dur own happy tiresides. we shall have the
comforting thought that we are not keeping
women's husbands and other children's
fathers away from their firesides to supply our
From the way this sentiment was applaud
ID il would seem there was not n woman pres
INT who would dream of receiving goods deliv-
pred after q O'Clock.
The Values of Time was Mrs. Miriam Mason
theme. Shelsaid: The values of time
are length and concentration. The dynamic
Iprce of our wi personaiityldetermines the val
1es Of time for each individual. whether we per-
NIT the passing hour to represent the zero OF
|dleness or raise 1t to the nth DO wer of noble
activity. The keynote OF this golden age of
Hon a 10 . z 2 ronipna IN capsa md 10 ,an |