The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-19
Club Women Adjourn Meeting
Spend Profitable

edge the writer's and public speakers
of today as our standards, to acquire
the society of school training people
for a time each day and profit by them
Good English, she said was catching
and we should acquaint our ears to the
good. Become good listeners, rather
than make a noise like conversation
like many people She called the at
tention Of the guests to the converse
ton of many women. which. she said.
had come to be nicknamed the Dole
full DIS" doctors, dressmakers and do
mestics. Mrs. Willetts talk was one
Of the most appreciated Of the day and
it also called forth many remarks.
Mrs Shedden Of Crown Point and Mrs.
Ibach Of Hammond asked several ques-
tions. the answers to which were very
beneficial.
Miss Herrick appeared on the pro-
gram again for vocal selection. At
this time she sang Dear Little Doll"
by Woodman.
Then. in the absence of Mrs. ". J.
Major president of the Indiana State
Federation of Woman's clubs, who is
very ill., Mrs Griffin read her paper
on "Civics" The paper was particular
~ interesting to clubs where civic i'm
provement has been introduced. Mrs.
Major though that civic Improvement
should start in the Womans club for
it is women who first see the condi-
lions and they should be the ones to
rid the city Of them. and it should be
the members Of the club who ought to
stimulate the men to the more com
pick things. She wrote Of the environ
ment of the child and many more in
| teresting facts. like the Improvement
! of the streets, kindergartens for the
poor. the child labor law. tubercular
| conditions. Fairgrounds and parks for
/ the poor. This paper, perhaps more
than any other, was important as it
| called for many discussions from the
| ass embed club women.
! DR.. Scull was the first to open the
discussion. and she spoke for a short
time on the tubercular question and
asked that the subject might be taken
up at a future meeting Of the Ham
mond club. she also gave a short re-
port of the civics improvement com
mittee in Hammond and told of the in
tention to plant trees and shrubbery
in Harrison park.
Mrs l. A. Mlnard talked for a few
minutes on the child labor question as
she knew it to be in Hammond Mrs
Minard asked that the Hammond club
set to work to remedy the condition.
The same subject was taken by Mrs
J. NJ Turner, and she said the only
way to rectlfy the condition was to
| educate the parents first to tell the
| truth. Many Of the members agreed
that the fault was with the parents
who did not tell the truth in regard
to the age Of children now employed
| in factories and offices.
Mrs. l. T. Meyer was the next one to
take up the discussion, and she spoke
of the preventing Of disease among
school children Her plea was for the
individual cup or glass.
DR.. Mary Jackson, who was also
present, gave several valuable sugges-
tions which were appreciated. among
them the condition of spoons and dish
es often found in ice cream parlors
She gave a great deal of Importance to
the hour of rest for the child.
Mrs Charles Bostwick was the last
to take part in the discussion, and she
spoke of the moral condition which
needed the attention of the city Sew.
eraI Joined Mrs. Bostwick in the de.
sire Of proper lighting in Harrison
park
The meeting closed when Mrs 0. P
Kinsey of Valparaiso gave a few re
marks. Mrs. Kinsey again spoke o.
, her gratefulness for this one meeting
and of the good to come from it [,
every one in attendance. She an
swered several of the discussions Gale,
forth by Mrs Majors paper abou
child labor. and said that every clul
woman should make herself respon
! / sible not only for her own children bu
t for the children of the neighborhoo,
and city, and only in this way couh
? the conditions be improved.