The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-16
WOMEN FOR WELFARE WORK.
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the meeting held here in the interes
of the Farm Life School movement
It was made by Miss Edith hoyste
who said in effect that while TN
times are putting women In compeu
ton with men yet there Is one nei'
in which women hold undisputed sway
with no competition, past: or presen
or in sight in the future, and ina
field is home making and housekeep
ing.
1t was well said and truly said. To-
in the home the woman's place IS II
reign supreme, In control OF al
she surveys. Mere mar can not en-
croach with success on her domain
and If he were to attempt 1t he Woule
prove a failure. Right well did Mis-
Royster urge that as the home is pecu
llarIy that made by the woman. tina
everything that nan could do to Civ
to woman better opportunities To-
home making should be given, ant
that a step in this direction was tn
work for women that could be done II
a farm life school.
But women are not confining them
selves to work inside Of the domain o.
home, but are going outside to dea
with all conditions which affect 1t, and
| are doing this most properly. through
| out the land the work of women'
clubs is proving effective in making
| better towns and cities, which are
merely the extension of home and this
work is spreading, for there are many
matters which can be best handled by
women. In these battles for improved
civic conditions there have been many
reforms effected, which but for wo-
mans work would never have beer
accomplished.
A noted instance of this kind OF
work Is that being undertaken by The
! Woman's Civic League of Indianapolis
and no better program has yet beer
outlined by man il a campaign fol
better conditions in a city. In the
| campaign now under Roadway III
| hat city, here is What the womcr
are after in the work to make
Indianapolis a better place in which
to live:
Smoke abatement
Fair deal for the consumer
Child welfare.
Extinction Of flies.
Swat the mosquito.
Warfare on all disease breeders.
Clean alleys and streets.
Decent housing.
Adjustment of stream pollution.
Down with offensive billboards.
Treatment for other civic defects.
In undertaking this many-headed
work the women I'VE perfected an or
g~aniZation along proper lines, there
being a central body, many divisions
and each with an official head, the
campaign along the various lines to
be pushed simultaneously. And while
in the indianapolis there are
some things not yet affecting North
Carolina cities, notably hat Of smoke
troubles, yet there are many others
which might well be taken in charge
by women's civic clubs in all parts
Of this State.
The program is one that has in it
much merit The work for correct
treatment of the consumer by the
dealer is always %opportune. The cam
paign against the fly and the mos
quito is one for today, and it is in a
great degree one for home treatment
and wonran;s influence in the market
place n in the stores. They ear
have a potent force in a campaign for
clean streets, for clean alleys and
clean premises. The offensive bill
board is a matter we'll within their
rights Of campaign, for childhood.
young manhood and young woman
hood are affected by this. the truth be-
ing hat women know better what is
an offensive bill board than do men.
the same holding true as to off ensiye
window displays Of stores, the
number of which are on the increase