Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-08
AND FGRNWIvES
Former Propose " Facilitate Comfort
Of Tie Latter.
TAXI TIP FROM ROOSEVELT
Act on the F1ans Promulgated By
Country Life Commission 90
Conditions OF the


when President R~ooseveit's commission
on country life named the women OF the
farms az the greatest sufferers because u
conditions that prevail In the country II
stated a truth that no one else had daret
TO proclaim. and II has remained for the
National Corn exposition, In corporation
with the club women OF Nebraska, Iowa
Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois, to take
the first active step toward a definite sys.
TEN Of improving the condition OF these
women.
IT was one Of the most notable gather
ings Of club women that has ever assem-
bled In Omaha which convened In one Of
the audience rooms OF the exposition Tues
day morning to discuss Informally Social
Life in the Country" Although scarcely
100 women we're present they we're the
most representative Of the several ~orsanisG-
lions now At work for the upiift OF women
ia particular and society in general.
Mrs. ". q. Whitmsre OF Vailsy. Neb.
president OF the Nebraska Home ncono-
mics association. presided, ana among the
speakers we're Mrs. Margaret clair Of The
domestic science department Of the Mime
sofa school II Agriculture; Mrs. c. G.
Higbee, Mrs. Francis Everett, Mrs. Julian
Richards, Mrs. Z. G. GODDARD and Mrs. +.
II. Cols, presidents, respectively Of the
Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska Fsderatlons OF Wsmsn's Clubs, be-
Sides the vice presidents of the six dis
tricts Of the Nebraska decorations ard
others equally prominent.
Insane WomBn en- Farms.
Mrs. Whitmors opened the discussioI
with a brief talk In which she ~recullv.
statistics showing the per cent Of IL.
sanity among farmers wives greater fha
among any ether class Of women. This
she explained was because OF the isolared
life Of hard WSrk, barren Of recreation
or diversion, which they ed. At every
sacrifice possible, these mothers educated
their children, but not to remain on the
farms, as they wSuld spare them the life
Of drudSery that hGA been theirs.
But the telephone, rural delivery, auto.
mobile or driving horse, travelling library
the tewn rest roenn, the short course ir
domestic science ana the wemen's country
clubs are rapidly changing all this with
the farmers wife OF today" she said
How these innovations may be turned tc
the best account for the best development
OF the farmers wife and Family and Il
reach ana uplift all who live on the farm,
Is the question"
That the woman's club is tho most direc-
medium Of attaining the desired results
was the opinion Of all. Through the dis
trict meetings and the country club thu
thousands OF superior women on the farmt
may be brought out and developed to TAX
their places as leaders in their own com
munities until the standards are raised
there by just the same processes as tn,
town and city club women have helped t
educate public sentiment and bring abou
better conditions. =
Teachers ana Parents.
Mrs. Francis Everett Of Illinois, VIII,
spent her sirlhood On a Nebraska farm
advocated the cooperation Of teachers an
y parents in improvement clubs and tn
consolidated school as q substitute for tn
little district school, which shall onabl