New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETING
IMPORTANT CHANGE MADE IN ECONOMIC
ASSOCIATIONS MANAGEMENT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1Buxr.l


Buffalo, Oct. I6-One OF the most inporta Mt
pieces OF business transacted thus far or likely
be transacted by the executive board of the Ma
tional Household Economic Association was de-
cided at the executive meeting this morning and
the announcement was made this afternoon
scheme adopted whereby the vice-presi-
dent in each State hereafter will be responsible
Tor the associations work In that state. and also
VIII be accountable as an officer for the dues
from the State of the general organization. This
step made imperative BY the growth Of the
organization in the last year. and greatly slmpll
fes the entire working system OF the association
Two OF the most important addresses made thus
far were delivered at this afternoons session.
which was held the New-York State Building
at the exposition. the morning session having been
devoted entirely business
The principal speakers We're Mrs. Emma Moffett
Tying Of New-York City whose subject was
Ethics Of Home Building; Who Makes a Home
Creates a'Potent Centre and MelviI Dewey d.
rector Of the State department OF home education
OF Albany. who spoke The Educational Value
or the Lake Placid Conference" One OF the ideas
presented by Mrs. Tying was the subject of gen
erai comment II pointed to kind of house
warming. After telling Of the sacredness with
which the Greeks and Romans observed such an
affair. Mrs. Tying said.
In some degree our house warming festival car
with some faithful hearts has preceded the broad
ness OF the hospitality Of the house warming a
the mistress the family and the clergyman in a
circle 10 Hght the nre on the hearth for the
The home is consecrated with music song and
prayer 10 truth and love and growth in Christian
gTaCes under God Such a service s the distinct
recognition and emphasis Of the animatng and
EltallZlng power that Is TO be the mission Of the
home. The greatest power of the horne is 10 give
peace, repose. recrea tion-in other words its at
Inosphere- And 10 compose the whole in which
there is no discOrdant note IN color. nd
form means art and takes the touch OF a spiritual
artist one who recognizes and builds the Trinity
No overcrowding. money value in orna-
mentation no ostentation, but each thing doing its
work wen or else swept out. 1t seems 10 me that
We women might write the l!ntes Of our doors
and across all creeds and theories Of life those
three words Of power ! beg learn with you
sincerity. simplicity. serenity.
Mr. Dewey declares the national conference at
Lake Placid was particularly interested in home
education. He said the great trouble and loss in
work OF this kind were in repeating the which
already had been done. To avoid this he said the
conference had secured the publication Of bibol-
ogy Of leoo books, pamphlets and articles. minutey
classified, with index OF 5000 entries so that
each worker may be able to benefit by the work
already done The conference syllabus on home
economics he declared, had been called for from
all parts OF the country largely than any
other Of the hundred publications of the State
home educational department. He said
The demand in every mail for those publica tions
and for the full report Of the Placid conference
Of the study household economies in ele-
mentary and high schools shows a rapidly increas-
ing interest both among the professional educators
and the general public
Tomorrow the annual election of officers takes
place.