The Parker post., 1913-09-27
MUCH WORK
FOR WOMEN
CORRESPONDENT TELLS THE
WOMEN OF THE VALLEY THAT
THERE ARE MANY THINGS
THEY SHOULD ATTEND TO.

/ HEhE AhE MAN1 lFIIINOo
THEY SHOULD ATTEND TO.
BLYTHE, Calf, September %
/ September is upon us once again.
Back from the sea breezes and the
mountains; back from the visit. to
grandmother's out on the coast; here
they all come. And the children!
How they hate to leave, but they too
are with us again. And as we walk
along the street We see their shining
faces and hear their merry voices.
Mother has put the last touches
on Nellie's little new dresses and car
| fully scratched Nellie's initials on top
of the little new lunch pail. | hope
she scratched the last initial as we'll
as the first, for there are several
children whose first names begin
with "N' and buckets have such q
way of getting mixed up or lost.
hope also that every mother has pre-
pared a lunch For the child needs
something good and substantial to
help make that little body grow. Oh,
yes, you grown ups, it's all right foi
you to say that people Overeat and
all that, but remember your body is
grown. Johnnie has not only to eat
to keep up energy for all those les
sons and those baseball games, but
his little body has much to be added
before he can feel comfortable with
ont a noon lunch. And then let his
lunch be substantial, something more
uhan those store cookies and cheap
painted candy.
And now that the children are Off
to school, there's the club this win
ter. "Oh, dear" you say, Il haven't
POSSIBLY time for club. | don't see
how | can do anything anyway.
There's always cooking and sewing
and gardening to be done at home.
I'd lots rather just stay home and
supper for the children"
Mother, did you ever stop to think
how inconsistently selfish you are?
Who is it should know whether or
not the new teacher they hired is fit
to teach your child? Who is it
should know whether the school play
10 nj
mentally for that little one whom
you have just started out away from
home? Who should see that the
room in which your child sits is pro
perly heated lighted and ventilated?
"The trustees" you say. That's
what we hired them for" Mother
did you hire those trustees? There
We're five in this community who at
tended the last school election, were
there not? No, mother, those trus
tees were elected by men, but let
me tell you. they need your help
And they want your help. They are
trustees not because they like the
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glory from it, but somebody has to
do it. And it is your business this
year to visit the school, visit the
playground, and know fer yourself
whether or not this is the place in
which you wish your boy or girl to
be educated for manhood or woman
hood.
Then there's the town, Mother, do
you reaiZe that we have one of the
pretiiest, most productive little COM
munities N all Southern California?
Are you doing all you can to help
make it more beautiful, more health
ful mole attractive; a place where
come in and say, 'IICre We will stay,
Here is = town with good schools, a
place in which to bring up our Billie
and Sue and know that they will have
good influences. If you are not do
ing all this, mother, you should at
tend the club. The club aims to
socially, and every other way pos
sible, and with your help it may be
able to do so.-(Contributed.)
LEASES HOTEL BLYTHE.
l.. L. Morse has been awarded the
lease on Hotel Blythe, his former
lease having expired. There were sew
eral applications for the future man.
agement of this popular resort, but
among all Mr. Morse was the lucky
one. The awarding of this lease to
Mr.. Morse was both fitting and pro
per, for he is not only a firstclass
hotel man but good booster for the
valley as we'll as a ranch owner of