New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
NO SERVANT PROBLEM:
COOPERATIVE HOUSEKEEPINGI IN S1OUA
CITY EMANCIPATES WIVES AND
MOTHERS - MANY BENEFITS
RESULT FROM SCHEME.
RESULT FROM SCHEME.

Sioux City Iowa, has a cooperative houseAeeps
association so successful that many other la ~.
of the city clamoring for admission " -
ranks and second league of the sort is just stal
ing The organization is known as the fai N'A
Co-operative Housekeeping Association IL hdS a
membership OF five families comprising Hltee, Pc
sons all of whom live within the radius OF d pioO
The cost of board averages 81 Weeh loi an
individual.
..Tbe project seemed feasible from the first, be-
cause several students clubs had fourished durils
the school months of the year IN Moriiis'
suburb in which the association is ioca'eu'
Mrs. w. W. Brown, one of the neHlpeI9' III "
tervew with a Tribune reporter. 1.-The hrst step III
establishing the enterprise was to organize under
a constitution and bylaws and to elect ohiceiS-
next to rent commodious, centidiS ~
two story house Membership is limited 10 ho' 1858
than fifteen or more than twenty persons anu "o
new member is admitted without the uialliiio
consent of the association. The bylaws proNlue tidl
no reduction shall be made for meals III d iheNi'
absence unless he she is absent TWO heNi' Al
succession. For visitors present less IMAM III
DAYS charge of 10 cents meal is mace 10 inc
host or hostess. For longer VISIT resuai i
are charged for guests A housekeeper prepares
the three meals day and keeps the olilhs ioo''
kitchen and store closets, etc. tdy. oile receives
in remuneration for her services - "eeh anu
board for herself and little SON A student from
Mornngside College waits on the taples anu Washes
the dishes for his board.
Every Friday evening the women or the orsdii-
cation meet and make out bills or fare TOT the
coming week Each of the five women and the
housekeeper prepares beforehand menus for three
meals beginning with the evening dinner and the
breakfast and planning the luncheon so as TO use
leftovers of the first two meals Members are d'
liberty to introduce dishes that are faVorteS IN ter
own homes. and if they wish to do So TO prepare
them in the kitchen in their own way. rms pan
insures good many especially toothsome dshes
prepared by whose specialties they are one
of the women and her husband. with the house
keeper as counsel. act purchasing committee
All bills are paid by the treasurer
.Au the members of the association are frlends
of long standing. They comprise the county su-
perintendent Of public instruction and his fan1ly
his brother. q minister. and his family; the deputy
recorder and wife retired farmer and WIFE ana Il
commercial traveller and family All own their
own homes. and people of moderate means
who have been accustomed to keep one servant
All agree that the scheme has reduced their house
hold expenditures, say nothing of the gain In
health and patience the wives and mothers or
the community To them the servant problem Is
solved and the question dropped
THE social feature is strong point IN 1aNoF
of the association. One learns to look forward 10
the s o'clock dinner with pleasurable anticipation
The plan has worked wonders in bringing into the