The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-23

open parliament in the forenoon under
Mrs. l.. Bailey. when seven topics OF more
or less vital interest were presented and
! discussed with vigor and a good deal d
I spirit The first was the juvenile court
problem. when Mrs. W. X. Booth or the
Cleofan made splendid short talk on
! the needed changes in the juvenile court
law. She made practical suggestions as
about and advised the women 10 use thelr
influence ip getting good men 10 put the
matter through the legislature.
This report was supplemented by a pa
per by Mrs A. F. Moon. which presented
fOTcefully the need of detention home
for girls
The abuse of our national holiday. a
| subject presented by Mrs. Elmer f. Corr
man. was one which provoked much DIS
1 eussion which finally ended with the
adoption of a motion to secure needed
/ laws in regard TO the sale and use of dan
/ gerous explosives and the use Of firearms
/ before the Fourth.
| Another subject discussed in sort OF
/ half-hearted way was the submerged
Christmas spirit which was opened In
/ most interesting way by Mrs. +. HaW KS
4 hurst, but was not considered OF SUM-
/ Gent importance TO warrant serious ac-
| ton.
/ Mrs. E. r Tyndale presented a thor
oughly practical paper on fighting tuoer-
eulosis in the home, taking the subject
up in detail and giving methods most APP
| proved by physicians for the prevention
of the disease and for the care of these
already afflicted with II. The time did
Two Topics of Interest.
The two subjects which claimed the
greatest attention We're the related ones
of 1.-The College Women VS.. the Woman
( College" and Homework localized"
The first was presented by Miss Esther
Allen, who made.a very telling talk of the
value of a college education for a girl
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her children or in carrying on business
career. Miss Allen was followed by Miss
Florence Jennings who also placed high
value on college education for women
for the same reason, but asked that the
necessary study of a higher physiology
and hygiene be added to the college cur
riculum for girls Both speakers were
against the introduction of domestic sci
ence into the college life, but expressed
the thought that college women made the
best and most practical housekeepers be-
cause of their knowledge along all lines
and their grasp of affairs This opinion
was shared by Miss Lucy Van Colt. who
also held that the subject of domestic sci
ence should be taught before the college
course and afterward as fitting a woman
10 cope with the real trials of household
life. which her college education alone
would not do Almost every woman pres
ent took some part in the discussion and
the general opinion seemed to be in favor
of more education on all the lines obtain
the task of rearing and caring for fam
lily.
The other subject Of "Housework Ideal
ized'' was opened by Mrs. John Q. Critch-
low in a brief talk on the value of proper
training for the home life. She advised
every woman to study her own capabili-
ties and decide what her talents were. so
that she might divide her energies ac-
cordingly- She said she believed 1t an
impossible task for any one woman to
attempt all the work in any one home
and remain helpmeet to her husband
and mother TO her children in any sense
of companiOnship.
Telephone and PoIiteness.
The overworked telephone was a sub
ject opened by Mrs Mary NJ. F. Allen of
Park City. 1t was freely discussed pro
and con, various opinions being expressed. |
The most practical was that of Mrs. A.
j. Gorham, the head of the program COM
mittee. who suggested that the telephone
is doing away with politeness- and cour-
tesy in the matter of personal notes of
thanks, Invitations and their answers,
messages of coincidence, etc.
The open parliament was preceded by
tees, when Mrs. Booth for Mrs. c. H.
Wells made fine report for the art COM
mittee. which has during the last year
sent out a case of art works and books
OF reference on the subject which has
been helpful to some of the smaller clubs
of the state.
Mrs. T. C. w Watson of the travelling
library committee submitted a report
showing that seven cases of books are |
travelling through the state at present !
They are sent to any responsible person /
and kept any length of time by those /
who need them. She told of the need of /
new books for the six cases now TO be re- /
filled. and showed an expenditure of over /
$50 in the past year for that purpose |
and an expenditure of over $50 |
in the same period for repairs and |
struct the legislative committees of which |
Mrs. Cummings is the present head. !
to renew the effort for the creation OF a /
library commission to be paid |
by the state, which will take charge of /
the work. In the past the women of the |
federation have given their time free.
Educational Committees Work.
The work of the educational committee |
has been centered on the Y. w. c. A
work alone and Miss Ethel Paul gave |
their report of that committee for Mrs |
]. T. Treaure. who was absent. Miss 1
Paul told of the work of the federation /
for the association and the results showed /
spOnded generously with memberships,
stipulating that they go to |
some young women from their own town /
who might be in Salt Lake This report /
was supplemented by talks on the work |
from Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Hillard of Og-
den and Mrs. A. T. Moon.
Mrs. George r. Hancock gave a brief /
talk or forestry and by inquiry found |
that the greater number of clubs in the 1
state are doing some kind of forestry ser
vice.
Mrs. J. T. Beless presented a report for /
Mrs. c. s. Kinney on the manual training 4
work of Canyon Crest ranch. showing /
the good work done there since the es-
Establishment of the manual training build
ing. Mrs. Mary NJ. T. Allen reported on
the school savings bank in Park City.
the only city so far to adopt this means