The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-09-09

erations to continue the work. Sh,
presented DR.. Henry w. Wiley, of tn,
Washington Bureau of Chemistry
who gave forceful address OF
Foods and Their Adulteration;" HI
made a plea for the conservation O
health through food, claiming thai
housekeepers should provide plenty O.
food, clean food, fresh food and pal
atably served, and urged all womer
to pay more attention to their kitch
ems. At the conference, weights anG
measures, market inspection, pure
| water and food laws were discussed
In Civil Service Reform, Mrs. Deck
er, chairman, Miss Bacon, Massach.
usetts, told of the early beginnings Of
this work among women's clubs, and
Mrs. Coles, Nebraska, showed its NOR
al influence and growth from 29
states to Al, while Miss Clark, Miss
ouri, described the Lions in the
! Way though Indifference and ignor-
ance. The Industrial and Child Lab
o Committee, chairman, Miss Boswell,
presented John Mitchell, who spoke
on THE Death Roll of Industry
| claiming that three times as many
Workmen are killed in America than
in any other country, and that one
half of these is due to risk of in
dustry. Mrs. Starkweather, Mime
sofa, spoke from the employers point
of view, explaining that most en-
ployers are ready and willing to grant
reasonable requests. Miss Haas, a
factory inspector in Ohio, made a plea
for protection of women wage earn
ers, and these subjects were freely
discussed at the conference. In Edu-
cation, Miss Gill, chairman, reported
A per cent. of the clubs had re-
turned answers to the questions sent
out, showing great activity in indus
trial education and in supporting
scholarships. She introduced Miss
Points, the winner of the General
Federation's English Scholarship.
who spoke on the necessity of know
ing the conditions of women in in
dustry. Miss Points will begin work
in London in the early fall and will
do original research work in the Brit
lsh Museum and London school of
Economics along this subject. DR..
Allen, director of Bureau of Munich
pal Research, New York, in "Efici-
ency in Getting Things Done Through
Public Schools gave practical and
helpful advice. At the conferences.
humane education, influence of moth
ers, evils of cigarette smoking and
organic education were discussed. In
Literature and Library, Mrs. May
Alden Ward, chairman, reported
large proportion of clubs interested in
literature; nineteen papers were sub
mitted for the interstate library con-
test by ten states: Kentucky, West
Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland,
Arkansas, Rhode Island Massachu-
sets, Vermont, Utah, and Kansas,
the judges selected Dramatic Ele-
ments of the Old Testament" Ken
lucky, first place, and THE Origins
of Italian Literature" Maryland, ESQ.,
ond place. The jury of aard for these
papers consisted Of Mrs. Philip Moore
Miss Helen Winslow, Miss Laura Gill,
Miss Mary B. Poppenheim and Mrs.
May Alden Ward. Mrs. Ward made
plea for simpler and more uniform
literary programs. Richard Burton
lellvered a scholarly address on "The
rheater and the People, advocating
censorship of the stage, and Mrs. w.
3. Brotherton, Cincinnati, read an
original poem, "The Seven Ages Of
Women This committees confer
nee was given up to the discussion of
'ublic and travelling Libraries. One
vening was devoted to Social Prob
ems when Armament VS.. Disarm-
nent' was presented by Lieut.. J. J.
layes, National Dangers and Ma
lonal Defense" by Ms. Lucia Ames ,
dead, Boston, "The Franchise for
by Miss Kate Gordon. Lou [
siana, Restricted Suffrage" by Ru- !
olph Blankenburg, Pennsylvania,
nd ANTI Suffrage" by Miss Alice
hittenden, of the New York State {
ssoication opposed to women's suf- !
rage. One afternoon was devoted to t
Ropund Table Conference presided (
yer by Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, hon ]
rary president of the General FEEDER r
ton, when social hygiene and the
hite slave traffic were discussed by r
racticing physicians and experienced d
ubwomen. The subject of Rural n
onditions in America was on the L
rogram and each member of the G
GARD OF Directors was assigned a
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