The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-03

high endeavor and noble achievements
of the men and women who made the
convention such a complete success.
The club women of today differ from
the club women of yesterday, in the
fact that they have emerged from their
ch%rysalis of self-cuIture and are meet
ing on common ground in an earnest
endeavor for the betterment of human
kind.
The keynote of the convention was
THE Child" and the work which the
federation calls upon every woman to
undertake is best given in the words of
Mr.. Lockwood.
Childhood's bill of rights-Every
child has the inalienable right to be
born right, to be loved, to have his in
d~ividuality respected, to be trained
wisely in body, mind and spirit. to be
protected from evil persons and infu-
ences, to have a fair chance in life.
We. as the women of Indiana, in re-
Spouse to this call must give our best
efforts to the support of this bill of
rights.
Our first step must be in the home
and through the education of our
selves as home-makers. for we contri-
butte the only unframed profession, and
are the first stage in the advancement
of the child.
Then in this business of life, health
is the greatest asset for right living,
and we must give to the men and wo-
men of tomorrow better health. This
may be partly accomplished through
the abolition of public drinking ups,
through the anti-tubercu1osis cam
paign, by sane Fourth of July celebra-
lions, and medical inspection in the
schools. By cooperation with the no
BILE men and women of the public school
system of Indiana the educational con-
dition could be greatly improved, and
| by establishing manual training In the
public schools and industrial raining
schools the state could educate all and
not a minority of its pupils.
Lastly, If we would help the child
we must leaven the whole loaf of pres
emit industrial conditions. The love
and devotion of the home must over
flow into the community to such al
extent tina we abolish the consumption
of child life, as it exists today under
our child labor laws. We must arouse
public opinion, which is the power tina
rules the power of the state and nation.
al government and force our lawmak
ers to vote for the new child labor bill
which is to come up before the next as
sembly.
Our task is so great that in compar
son the laborers seem few. but If W.
work together and p~ersevere the da!
of victory will come, for our stat
president, Mrs. Clark. spoke to and TO
the woman of Indiana when she said
God is eternal, and SO we know tina
child labor, the white slave traffic, in
temperance, unjust social conditions
war-these and other great evils will
through consecrated human endeavor
become things of the past"
The Center Township Republics
club held their latt weekly meetinI
before the election at Che clubroom
last night. and the consensus of opinio
among the club members was tina
things never looked brighter on tn
eve of an election for republican sue
cess than it does at present. All tina
remains now is for every republica
to do his duty, go to the polls and cas-
his vote and insure the election of tn
entire republican ticket
A class In voice culture has been re
organized by Prof. Grant Hadley c
, Chicago at this place. Mr.. Hadle
) formerly had a large class of pupils i
Crown Point.
Mrs. ]. J. Wheeler and daughter, Jc
sephine, return tomorrow from an eS
, tended visit with Mrs. w. Power Tic
of Ironton, ohio.
. Rev. Dunlavy is in Indianapolis @
business for a few days.
William Parry is transacting bus
ness at Chebanse, Ill, for the balanC
of the week.
Mrs. Harold II. Wheeler returns L
day from an extended visit with re
atives and friends in the Dakotas.
The great "Charcot,' assisted /
B Nine. Pauline, will be the attraction