Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-18
WIVES FORM A UNION
Chicago Women Organize and
Adopt Rules of Conduct
For Husbands
MUST BE PUNcTuAL AT MEALS
Husbands Must Make the
Fires and Carry Out the Ashes
Dish Wipins Added to His Chores
Three Nights Week-MisceIlane
News.

! News.
Chicago. June 1S.-Just because one
husband was late in getting home last
night fi:ty-nine other husbands in
South Chicago will have to pay the
penalty. Last night sixty women in
tina; Industrious section of the city or
ganized The Housewives and House
keepers Union and framed a set of
rules which their helrrlates are ex-
pacted 10 observe.
Mrs. Carrie Hoyt was responsible for
the union. She is one Of the officers of
TIE local chapter of the Eastern Star
lodge, and she was late IN reaching the
hall last night. The chairwoman chided
her.
We'll. | don't care" said Mrs Hoyt.
Here I've been Shaving all day and
had dinner ready, and then Fred never
got home until pretty hear S O'Clock.
I'm sick and disguised TO think that
man can run around all lay and let his
wife work herself to death and then for
him to come home any time he wants
to and expect to find boiling hot din
ner on the table and us women looking
happy. no matter where we might be
expecting to go, and IL you ask him
where he's been you get no satisfac-
tion and
Overcome with her emotions Mrs.
Hoyt dropped into a chair. sobbing,
While great confusion reigned in the
hall Mrs. A. B. BROKER got the floor
Il move we adjourn this meeting and
that we meet later in Beck's hall. with
Ill our friends, and organize to protec,
the housewife.
Both motions We're carried without
dissent and thirty minutes later the
womens congress was opened by Mrs.
BROKER. who assumed the leadership
The first thing we want is a set of
rules" she declared
Now, the first thing to do is to fix a
schedule. l ann willing 20 be generous
and say that we fix the limit of work
ing hours for day at twelve
DO you mean we can work only
twelve hours day." demanded Mrs.
Holcomb.
That's exactly what I mean, said
Mrs BROKER. with emphasis.
But l can't get half thru my work
in that time" said Mrs. Holcomb
Then hire girl and make your ,hus-
band pay her If he won, do that
make him wipe the dishes three nights
q week. 1t will do him good. But if he
refuses. hire a girl by all means"
Another thing" continued Mrs.
BROKER, lis the club. We must keep
oar husbands away from these places.
What do they do there nothing but
smoke. drink. play cards and talk. Do
they improve their minds as we do a,
our meetings? Why. / venture they
never discuss any Of their household
duties. don't want to be hard on them,
for I'm liberal woman. but | say,
make it rule that husbands shall go
10 the club only one night week.
Il don't see how you're going to en-
force that rule suggested one woman
That Will all come later, after we
have arranged our rules. said Mrs.
BROKER. Perhaps it's just as we'll for
AL of you to think up some rules and
let the union pass on them. So l will
suggest one. This rule Of mine is that
husbands shall take full! charge of the
fires, building all Of them. emptying
the ashes. and keeping the hearth
clean, besides keeping the scuttles
filed with coal. Are these rules
adopted? All in favor say aye. The
ayes have it. What other business
have we?"
Somebody suggested that officers be
elected. and this was done. with the re-
suit that the following ticket Went thru
with rush:
President, Mrs. A. B. BROKER: first
vice president, Mrs. Duckitt: second
vice president. Mrs. Holcomb; secre-
tary, Mrs. Carter; treasurer, Mrs. She
ss: guards, Mrs. Tanner and Miss Eva
Cohen; chaplain. Mrs. Oppenheimer.
II think every wife should explain
what took place at this meeting to her
husband. and find out what he thinks
about it, said the newlr elected pres- |
dent They may make some objec-
ton, but we must make 1t plain that |
we are in earnest and united. and that |
we are going to have our rights. We I
have suffered under mems tyrranical |
heel too long. and it IS time we re- I
volted."
Whereupon the meeting adjourned
until next Wednesday. What will be
done to the husbands then can be pic /
tured only by the most vivid imagi- |
nations.
The rules as adopted are as follows:
Rules for Husbands.
AS adopted by the Housewives and |
Union of South Chicago: /
Husbands, will be allowed to attend I
the club one night per week.
Husbands will wipe dishes three
nights per week or hire q girl for the
purpose.
Husbands will build and tend all |
fires. This includes emptyng ashes and
coal.
Husbands will arrange their business
and pleasure so that their wives will 4
not have to work more than twelve I
hours per day.
Husbands who are unable to do this,
or claim they are, will provide girls TO
assist in the household in order that I
their wives may not be compelled to
violate the union scale.
Husbands who fail 10 provide help.
as herein specified. may expect that this
help will be hired regardless of theih
wishes, as the girls will be able to col