St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-14

the man being the bread winner and the
woman the home maker. She should
then make the disposition Of the means
Of the other partner, and should be capa-
BILE of doing this. This need not take the
romance away, but should make it surer
as it would then have common sense
basis upon which happiness could rest.
and the firm would be a business as well
as an affectionate one. II these things
were understood by both the young man
and the young woman better results
would be obtained by the united endea-
vor of both. Halt century ago such
ideas as these would have been received
with gasps of horror, but better days
have come and the sensible woman is
now willing to take her part IN every
thing. The work of housekeeping must
be brought to normal, common sensi-
BILE standpoint as the best work OF hui
manity is to be done in the home, and
the woman must be on an equal plane
and an advisor of the husband, as well
as an example for the children. What
the home is the community will be, the
state must be, and the nation will grow
to be. II the home is based on good,
financial foundation, the husband will be
the moneyed partner with his salary, and
| the woman the worker in the home,
whose duty it is to shape her household
affairs so that the outgo will not exceed
the income. In the same way on larger
scale moneyed men put their capital
where men of good judgment and busi-
ness capacity can bring about best re-
suits. Girls who have wages or salary
know much better the value of money
than those who depend upon their
parents for what money they use, but
even these can, when brought to the
question, take hold of it in earnest.
Mothers should begin with children be-
fore they are married and give them
little money for their own use of which
they should give strict account and
they will soon come to know its value.
| Mrs. White gave an interesting incident
in her own daughters life, when she was
given an allowance with which to pur-
chase some of her owr necessities, and as
the allowance was limited she soon be-
came to know its value and the necessity
of being economical and careful. If a
child is brought up with this discipline
she will learn to apply it in her married
lite to the good of herself and her family.
| On the other hand ii children are debarred
| from using their faculties in any direction
| it is hard to use them when the necessity
arises. AS to buying supplies for the
house in large quantities, one cannot do
it simply because their neighbor does, as
the circumstances may be vastly different,
but this is where common sense must be
used and every household be conducted
from its own standpoint. That these
questions are being seriously considered
everywhere is shown by the fact that
many of the large schools and colleges
are establishing chairs OF domestic science
and cooking schools are being conducted
in many large towns and villages. The
woman in the kitchen is becoming to be
considered what she is-more important
than the man in the shop Or store, as
what occupation can be higher than that
of making resting place for the work
ing men, a happy place for the children.
The women of America should strive to
make ideal Homes, which will make bet
ter states, and of necessity a better
nation.
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Susan +. Clark Of Brat
tleboro; vice president, Mrs. W. P. Stat
ford, St. Tohnsbury; recording secretary,
Mrs. {. H. Haines, Waterbury; treasurer.
Mrs. Josephine II. Arms, Bellows Falls;
auditor, Miss Eliza Isham, Barre: state
secretary to General Federation, Mrs.
Della Needham, Rutland. Mrs. S. o.
Miner of Brattleboro was appointed
corresponding secretary. These dele
gates were elected to the Seventh Bien-
NAL, to be held at St. Louis: Mrs. o.
c, Ashton, Somerville, Mass; Miss
Susan E. Clark, Brattleboro; Miss Helen
w. Smith, White River Junction; Mrs. H.
E. Folsom, Lyndonville; Mrs. Emily Z.
S. Moore, Rutland. Alternates, Mrs.
Rebecca P. Fairbanks, st. Johnsbury;
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, Brattleboro;
Mrs. Josephine Fl. Arms. Bellows Falls;
Mrs. Gertrude Laird, Royalton; Mrs. P.
F. Hazen. St. Johnsbury.
There was a large attendance Thurs
day afternoon, when the speakers were
Miss George A. Bacon, president OF the
Worcester Woman's Club, and Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley of New York. The first sub
iect was Civil Service Reform" and Miss
Bacon gave a spirited address which
showed her to be greatly interested and
exceedingly earnest in her work IN this
direction. She explained that civil SER
vice is plan whereby the power to ap-
point officers is taken out OF the hands OF
the politicians and left to the result OF
fair examinations. The work OF the
spoils party is found on every hand, the
result of which is that Offices are secured
| by bribery, influence, and the buying OF
votes. She said the government was not
instituted for support but for protection
that civil service included not only cler-
ical workers, but officers such as attend
ants, matrons, janitors, health ofncers,
inspectors, and many Others connected
: with state institutions. Criticisms have
| been made OF the examinations that are
held in many places for admission to
these offices, but such criticisms are
: made by those who are unfit to hold the
: offices, and the examinations are for the
, simple purpose of finding out just who
are and who are not fit tor them. This
| is not found out under the spoils system.
Miss Bacon emphasized the fact that
women should have an interest in this
f subject as many women are employed,
and more and more are employed each
year. She told OF work done by auxll.
a iares to this reform movement, and
, asked that the Federation appoint a
committee to interest the clubs IN the
/. work, and gave some suggestions as to
such a committee's work.
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