The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-06-28


specified expenses. For instance. we
have state tax, county tax. town tax,
school tax, and so forth. Regarding
the tax for the support Of schools, q
man is not asked, s.Have you children
and how many" but What property
have you, and how much" If man
has no property he has no taxes to pay.
neither school tax or any other, except
the poll tax up to certain age for
highway purposes. Should non tax.
payers be allowed to vote to raise money
for public imnyovements-Mess Love,
Rowell. and'pthers. They should not.
What is the mQst useful in the kitchen
Mrs. Randall. The cQ0k. stove.
Would it be right or advisable. for
temperance women to attend brewers
convention-MrsQ hdorf. 1t would
be both right aud advisable and much
good might be the result. Miss Gull
ford: If we temperance women would
receive an invitation to attend brew
er's convention, on in the absence of an
invitation, obtain permission to do so
from members composing the conven-
ton, it would be all right for us to at
tend the convention. otherwise our at
tendance would be an unwarrantable
Intervention.
Mrs. Post was asked, Should house
cleaning commence at the top. Just
here the pencil marks in the notes
seem to be little of, and your re-
porter is not quite certain at what point
Mrs. Post would commence her house
cleaning, but she advises general and
thorough cleaning twice year, and be-
tween times tidying up as often as me-
cessity requires.
The history Of civil service, by Frank
Post, who was not able to be present,
was read by Mrs. Potter.
After dinner all in the best of spirits
adjourned to the porch and lawn and
were photographed by Mrs. Olmstead.
The afternoon session was ope ned
with song by Mrs. Merrill and Miss
Lena Giles.
The ladies' subject, Home amuse-
ments, was then taken up. Mrs. Ella
Doane without going into details said
that every effort should be made to
made the home life happy.
Mrs Merrill read very interesting
paper which was in part as follows:
The home life should be neither all
work nor all play. Among the home
amusements the best of all is the good
old habit of conversation. The talking
over the events of the day in bright,
cheerful and happy modes. mingled
with wit, mirth and laughter, which
brings out all the good, kind and true
things which all have in their hearts.
1t is not so much the dwelling upon
what the members of the family have
in common. as the being of each to the
other interesting and amusing. that
home life is made cheerful and joyous.
Cards were invented hundreds of years
ago to amuse poor melancholy half
crazed king of France, but they have
since been used for bad purposes. 1t is
the abuse and not the use that does the
harm. A truly good home must be an
attractive home morally, intellectually
and socially. Good books are the best
OF company. Charades are always en-
tertaining where there are a number
gathered for an evening. Make the
home life beautiful without and within
The memory of beautiful, happy
home of childhood is the richest legacy
man can leave to his children.
Is there need of a constitutional con-
vention in Michigan, was next dis
cussed. Representative Mason, who
has given much attention to the finan.
cial status of our state, believes that for
the purpose of adjusting the salaries of
state officials which would be great
saving of money to our people, also for
the revising of the constitution, there is
need of a constitutional convention.
REGULATIONS were given by Mrs. Ohm
stead and the Misses Emeline and Elsie
Doane, and selection read by Mrs.
Mason, entitled The Closing of the
As July is the month for the election
of officers, and the July meeting would
occur when the gentlemen would all be
busy making hay, the inference was
that the next club meeting would be in
the control of the women and that they
the women-would capture all the
offices. Thereupon, one Of the gentle
men moved that the rule be suspended
and the officers be elected one month
in advance
After much fun and amusing discus
sion the motion was carried and the
election resulted as follows: President,
g. c. Potter; vice president, Inez Row
ell; recording secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. G. I. Mason; corresponding Sec
rotary and reporter, S. Guilford; direct
or, Fred love.
Adjourned to meet on Wednesday,
July Sd, at the home of Mr. and Mrs