The San Francisco call., 1904-07-18
SAN FRANCISCANS WHO CLAIM THE ANTPODES AS BIRTHPLACE
ORGANIZE "COO-EE' CLUB GREET WANDERING
Voyager From South Sea Colonies Will Be
Given Hearty Welcome.

! lection of Illustrations Of interesting
places and people is one Of the largest
in the city.
During these days of hybernating, the
club woman at home or abroad is look
ing into the vitals of other clubs. hop
ing to add to, or subtract from, that
which may add TO the vitality and eff
cheney of her own club-or clubs
since some women, and very good
women at that, belong to five or six
clubs. What about their husbands and
homes?
Why. it is an axiom that the
best clubwoman is she who is a sue
cess as a housekeeper, a wife and a
mother. And the very qualities that
make for her success in these essen
tials are the qualities that render her
the capable clubwoman. To be sure,
IL is not supposed that she shall be
cook, chambermaid, laundress, nurse.
seamstress, teacher and comforter of
the afflicted without help When the
clubwoman is spoken of in general
terms ii is supposed that she is IN
comfortable circumstances, and II the
mother Of little children, is relieved Of
the heavy part Of her housework-and
this fact is forgotten by the humorist,
who loves to depict the ragged babe,
the unwashed doorstep and the unfed
husband.
Apropos OF the work laid down by
the Outdoor Art League and affiliated
bodies in regard to the ornamentation
Of schoolyards, dooryards and vacant
lots. the following excerpt from an
article published in The Club Woman"
by Katherine Louise Smith on Flower
Work Among Children" may be of in
terest:
How can school children be interested In
Many communities seeking an answer to
this question which has been solved in part
by the school and home flower garden. To
ignore the garden educational means in
elementary schools is unwise. We Just
beginning 70 see this, though Austria, Ger
many Switzerland and France long ago adopt
sc the cultivation OF children's gardens as q
part OF their school curriculum.
50 far as known the George Putnam School
in Roxbury, Mass. was the first TO take this
flower work up, and far back as 1891 they
planted golden rod. asters, ferns and wild
grounds This was the beginning of a beau
uful wild garden which has since been
their botanical work, in descriptive exercises
and drawing. Aside from this practical pur-
pose. however. much pride is taken in this
its inception il has won the annual prize given
by the Massachusetts, Horticultural Society.
Special interest centers in the ferns in this
garden and 10 assist In the work the pupils
have started ferneries a. home besides owning
q collection Of lantern slides showing
different varieties. Other towns in Massachu-
setts have taken UP similar work and ex-
cellent school gardens are in Medford Here
the parents contribute means TO lay out the
grounds. Prosperous school gardens are also
IN connection with the Boston Normal School
In Hartford. Conn, and ia Dayton. Ohio this
last place being noted for it's flower work
IN connection with factories and laborers
homes.
Probably the most conspicuous example Of
chtldren's work in this direction is the Home
Gardening Association Of the Goodrich Social
Settlement in Cleveland Encouraged By sue
cessful ventures among their neighbors this
association extended its work 70 the public
schools. After interviewing the school author
tiles, II was decided TO have a committee take
charge OF the movement and the pupils were
notified that a package OF annuals four
o'clocks, zinnias morning -glories bachelor
buttons and forth would be supplied at
the nominal cost Of one cent package The
first year 900 packages were asked for
Then the teachers began their work giving
talks on the preparation Of soil. effect Of sun
and shade, watering. care OF plants and other
details. and attention was called TO the direc-
tions printed on the packages of seeds. In
the fall flower exhibit Is held and inspec-
tion shows that three-fourths Of the home gar
dens were successful. Aside from the educa-
tional feature Of this movement the children
have enjoyed sending flowers to hospitals and
charitable institutions The success of this
enterprise encouraged the Home Gardening As