The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-15


the concocting Of palatable delicacies
and substantials to please the inner
man.
Like all popular movements this one
had It's beginning.
on the first of last October Mrs. An
drew Quigley called twelve of her
neighbors together and organized d
Domestic Ccience club The dozen
Homewood women had some mi5giv-
ings when they began their work for
the Woman's club had undertaken TO
introduce domestic science as feature
of several of their meetings and the
venture did not prove a success.
Nevertheless. the organization was eff
fected and since then there have been
three other clubs formed and with
membership of nearly half hundred
the movement is still spreading.
The success Of the club was due to
1hs fact that university extension
methods were applied to the teaching
of domestic science which enables the
the housewife to have all the advant-
ages of school training without the
expenditure of either the time or money
that would be required to visit school
IN the city.
Demonstration Essential.
study domestic science out of text
book alone that it would be to study
chemistry without professor, and as
the demonstrations were as important as
the theory, it was a foregone conclusion
that there would have to be demon
strator of some kind.
The one advantage of the home study
of domestic science was the fact that
every woman has her own laboratory.
Mrs. QuigIey made several trips to
Chicago and found that a demonstra-
tor could be secured for SIS, for one half
day or at the rate of $50 for a term
of ten lessons. The idea occurred to
her that one of the Hammond women
might attend school in Chicago and
demonstrate her lesson to a group of
her neighbors.
Mrs. QuisIey Takes Helm.
Mrs w. F. Bridge was persuaded to
act as leader for the first club.
The domestic science course at Ar
mour institute was selected as one that
would be best adapted to the study OF
the subject in the home, and SO Mrs
Bridge began making regular trips
every Monday to Chicago, where she
entered the classes.
All expenses, including tuition and
carfare brought the total cost to the
twelve ladies who composed the first
class to s18 for ten lessons or s1.5t
each for the term. Lessons at fifteen
cents each were within reach of al
and what was more important, 1t was
found that the idea of a domestic
science extension course was entirely
practicable and that each of the mem
bers of the class were able to secure
practically the same good from the
lecture as though they had attended
the school themselves.
Pioneers I'm Movement Meet.
One day each week the twelve mem
bers of the club assembled in the spot
lessly clean kitchen of one of the mem
beers and there the demonstration woulC
explain the various steps necessary, anC
the processes necessary to be gon
through to make escalloped dishes
cream soups, to bake pastry or breat
and the white aproned housewife
would then proceed to carry the in
structions they had received into effect
The meetings were a success from
the very start. Not only were deliciou
soups, light bread, appetizing salad
and pies better than mother used t
make. the result; but with something
to occupy their minds other than tn
light society gossip of the day, IN
meetings came to be delightful soeia
affairs. The rule from the start wa
that the cooks had to eat the broth
no matter if there were too many 0
them and the old adage held true. bu
the instance is not yet on record whe
the palate was not agreeably surprise
by the newly cooked viands with whic
il came In contact.
Reports of the pleasant times tina
We're had at the cooking club sprea
from one neighhorhood to the othe
and soon the members began to re
ceive applications from all quarter
asking for admission to the new elul
On account of the limited numbe
that could be accommodated in an OF
binary Kitchen all of the applicant
T were informed that the only way the
could take up the idea was to organic
a club OF their own.
This suggestion was followed out a
before stated, and there are prospect
y of still other clubs being organized
All of the members of the first clu
are delighted with the first term
work. which was completed at the en-
of last year and are looking forwaI
with considerable pleasure to the nel
subject that will be studied.
Takes New Interest.
The members of club number OF
are unanimous in the opinion that eve
experienced housewives have a grei
deal TO learn in the art of cookery ar
they ali say that the greatest advan
age comes from the fact OF renewt
interest in a task that had grown mi
notonous at best.
They all believe that there is notl
Ing that has more to do with the healt
and happiness OF a family than Il
manner In which the food is cooke
The following is a list OF the clul
and their membership.
Club No. !. Mrs. w F. Bridge, demon
strator-Mrs. Andrew Quigley, Nj
Mary L. Woods. Mrs. G. B. Sheere
Mrs. d. ]. Moran. Mrs Mary Holme
Mrs. E. P. Ames. Mrs. John II. Gillett
Mrs Robert ellis Mrs d C. Atkf