The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
Worlds Women
4 ParaErapha showing P~rOgreaslHe I
! Activities Of Women and (
Eenliniue ORGANIZATIONS. (

the purposes of the American road
congress. which is to he held In At
lantic City September 30 to October
:. and making a plea for the %restora-
ton of the old trails road. Mrs. Don
aid Mclean. honorary preeident-gen
can Revolution. in an interview de-
clares that more real prosperity will
be brought to the United States by
the development of public highways
that are engaging the attention of the
country al the present time.
Speaking specifically Of the especial
interest taken by the D. A. II. in the
old trails road. Mrs. Mclean says:
Such old trail is natures highway.
followed first by the buffalo. then by
the heroic settlers. who carried civili-
cation across the continent. Notable
among sue pioneers are Daniel
Boone. James Brides and Kit Carson.
The natural old trails highway is the
only road of such character conceived
of and Endorsed by women.
And to a woman must be credited
the suggestion hat telegraph and
telephone poles along this national
white n blue bands. so that trans
continental travellers and tourists by
following the flag need neither
guide o road map. and yet cannot
be lost"
In a letter to President Page Of the
road congress. Mrs. Mclean says that
she believes the work Of the congress
will have a remarkable influence on
the happiness and prosperity Of the
country. and adds:
1T would seem eminently suitable
and creditah!e that the congress
should indorse this D. A. r. project,
making the transcontinental highway
that of the old trails, thus insuring a
patriotic as We'll as practical interest
in such touring, and also intoxicating
without effort a knowledge Of Ameri-
can history in its earliest develop
Mrs. Mclean has accepted the in
of the directors Of the con-
gress to make an address at one of
the sessions in Atlantic City.
Encouraged by the results obtained
by its market and produce investigat-
ing committee. the Minnesota Fifth
District Federation of Women's clubs
at Its first fall meeting voted to MAIN
tain a household economics commit
tee to aid Minneapolis housewives in
reducing the cost of living. With
the announcement of Mrs. A. p.
Shurick, 3405 Fifteenth avenue s.,
member of the Authors club, that she
and some Of her associates will pub
fish a market weekly known as The
Market Basket, with the same objects
in view.
The new committee will be appoint
ed this week by Mrs. v. C. Sherman.
of the Fifth district, who
proposed it's formation.
BY careful study of markets, CO.
operation with the health department,
state dairy and food commission and
the department of weights and meas
ures. Mrs. Sherman said the commit
could reduce. the cost of living
materially in Minneapolis.
We can watch the food sources
and markets. see that they are prop
erly kept, see that food is pure and
the homes get full measure"
said Mrs. Sherman. "All the informa-
ton we get will be at the disposal Of
all the Minneapolis women and we
will work for fair prices of all COM
Mrs. c. S. Wallace. 1446 West Lake
street, chairman of the committee
investigated the markets. told
OF the conditions she found and said
mat many dealers had co-operated by
their places in better condi-
screening the produce from flies
and sorting the commodities. She de-
clared that the present market is old
and can never be made the market
should have. A munich
pal market built on modern lines is
the only solution, she said.
Mrs. Shurick said that her paper
tell the Minneapolis women
where the clean and wholesome food
could be purchased, give the weekly
range of prices and in addition give
valuable information to householders
on conducting the home economically.
Mary Elizabeth Evans is the real
name Of the girl who. beginning in
Syracuse. N. ", six years ago. has
built up the candy business known to
candy lovers as MARY Elizabeth"
to Miss Evans her begin
ming was so small that she couldn't
afford to hire more than a counter in
Il small store in Syracuse. She was
too busy making candy to attend to
the selling and too poor to hire a
clerk. so she marked the price Of the
candy which she set out on the coun-
ter and put a sign above 1t asking
customers to put the money in a Ger
tain wicker tray. The first yea she
$1,000. and before the end of
her third year refused an offer of
$780, 900 for her business and good
will. Besides her shop in Syracuse
she now has one on Fifth avenue, an
other in Newport and still another