Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24

Working Womens Convention
pulled off in which the Ladies
who held Jobs that had Pay En-
velope Attachment met together to hurl
Bouquets at themselves, and pass
resolutions denouncing the Useless
Parasitic Female who did nothing but
live at Home and let a Husband Sup
port her.
Oratory was on Tap, and after each
Female Wonder had told how she be-
came Lady Dramatst. or an Author
ess, or an Actress. or a Lady Purchas-
ing Agent. or a Lady Longshoreman,
or something else at which she worked
four Hours a Day. and made money
enough to Wear French Connections
and Diamonds. the Balance of the
Bunch gave her the Glad hand and
Chautauqua Salute
At last, however, a Reporter who
was Present, observed small and
Dowdily Dressed little Woman who
was sitting Far Back, chewing the
Rag in Silence, and he went to her
and thus addressed her:
My Sister" he said, tell me why
you are Papering the Wall instead Of
getting your Share of the Spot Light,
and why you miss this Glorious OPP
.portunlty to hand yourself d few
Heartfelt Words of Praise?"
The Busy Parasite.
"Alas!" cried the Humble one. Il am
not a Working Woman. 1 have done
nothing that would Entitle me to ask
my Fellow Creatures to listen TO me,
for ] am one of those Justly Despised
Do
be Wife and Mother.
1T is true that have to Rise with
the Worm who gets up even before
the Early Bird. because I must Pre-
pare Breakfast for my Family. so that
1t may be ready when they Awake,
and from that time on have to Strain
on the Collar all Day until after my
Husband and Children have gone 10
Bed at night doing things TO make
them comfortable But l know that
this is a Snap, because | have been
Told so. and that l ought to be Crate
ful that ] do not have to Earn my
own Living, as so many Unfortunate
Females do.
1T is also true that it is conttnu-
ally up to me to Doctor my Family
and Nurse them when they are i'll,
but as nobody ever Thinks of Paying
me the Salary of a Trained Nurse, l
get my Recompense in Growls and
Kicks, and Reflect on what Privilege
it is for Woman to have Husband
at Home with a Sore Head. aud to be
able to Promenade the Floor half the
Night with Coicky Baby.
Some Referee!
1T is, Of course, a great Comfort TO
Know that not much is expected of the
Domestic Woman in the Way Of
Brains, yet it comes my Way to know
Few things am expected to be
able to Referee Fight between my
Children and Settle Disputes whose
points are so Mixed they would tie the
Supreme Court up in Knot
Personally. l do not care for Anna
teur Detective Work, yet 1 am expected
to be a Sherlock Holmes who can al
WAYS locate the Cork screw, or the
E1atchet, or week before lasts Sunday
Paper and who can follow up any kind
of a CleW as to where my Husband left
his Latch Key.
Neither do | pose as a Financier,
yet | must know how to Spread the
Dough where it will show, and Pare it
Thin where it is out of the Range of
Public Vision | must know how to
Manufacture my Glad Rags at Home
and wear them with a Brought 1T from
Abroad Air I must know how to Trim
over my Last Years Hat so it will
Deceive my Dearest Friend. I must be
able to Cook Dinner like a French
Chef. to dish out Theology like a Sky
Pilot and TO run Quick Meal Res
taurant for those Of my Family who
like to Eat at odd Hours
Why Not Work?
In bo oft
ten Breakfast, and hunted up my Hus-
bands Coat and Hat and Gloves for
him, and hustled him off to Catch the
SIS Train, and after ! have washed
the Children and Dressed them for
School. and Heard few Lessons. and
Sewed on a Button or Two. and Bathed
the Baby, and interviewed the Trades
people and answered the Telephone.
and Cleaned up the House have moth
ing At All to do but to get the Baby to
Sleep and Run the Sewing Machine
until it is Time to Get Luncheon for
the Children who will be coming Home
hungry from School
After Luncheon is over and have
cleared away the Dishes I am at Per
feet Liberty again to resume my Baby
Tendin@ and Sewing until I have to
stop to get Dinner So YOU will per
ceive that | Sead Life of Inglorious
Ease. and that the Dolce Far Nientes
Existence of a Wife and Mother does
not Entitle me TO a Seat upon the same
Platform with these Working Women
who earn their own Livings Woe is
me. I am Parasite who is Supported
by her Husband"
Clnanq Vine Job.
You are right" replied the Report
err, your place is not here. You are
entitled to a Proecenium Box among
the Saints and the Martyrs"
Moral: This Fable teaches that be-
ing Clinging Vine is a Strenuous
job