Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-03-26
ceredo wAnan's Club.

Ceredo WAnan'S Club.
The club.met in regular session
Thursday evening, March 90. al,
the home of Mrs. Eustace Adkins.
Mrs. 5. ID. Smith read an excel.
Lent paper, entitled Conserving
the Housewives Energy. Sue
handled the subject IN her usually
masterful way. Her production
showed profound thought, a broad
understanding of The principles and
her ability to apply these prince
Piles to the practical, every dav prob.
lens OF the housewife. Her paper
contained many valuable sugre..
lions useful to any homemaker.
As an introduction she began with
Illustrations OF how the principles
of economies had been applied to
our natural resources IN the case
OF preservation of forests, making
the most of water supply aud utlli.
zation of water power. She also
gave examples of the application Of
economics TO education, athletic
training, and in the business world
She then showed how these same
principles applied 10 home manage
ment She spoke of the prevalent
ideas among housewives OF economy
and showed that they were quite AZ
often based on the false instead of
the true laws of economics.
TOO often to the woman in the
home economy is restricted in its
meaning and use to the wise expen
diture OF money and careful and
judicIous use of material. It's full.
true meaning includes the wise ex
penditnre of time and physical force
as well-n short it is the quickest
and at the same time the best and
easiest way of doirg things. One
OF the tricks which these false no.
lions of economy plays her is that
OF stealing from the pocketbook Of
the family budget and putting into
that of another. For instance, over
work, doing in announcement sur
roundings and without labor-savine
devices enrlches the doctor, the
nurse and the druggist a. the ex-
pense of the family allowance.
"The external circumstances of
woman's life should be of the best
possible, since she Is by nature SEN
sitive 10 surroundings and easily
adaptable TO conditions favorable or
unfavorable. This adaptability is
good where ii curbs her too extrava
CANT notions, but she should be
adaptable advisediy. Advisedly,
indeed, because the family surely
suffers under any condition which
parrows the life of the woman; any,
thing whatsoever that tends to limit
her opportunity dwarfs the growth
of the home and affects the commu
nifty Of which that home is a part.
'1n woman's woIk>a-day world
emancipation from drudgery must
come through convenient surround
ings, wise selection and use of Ia
bor.saving devices, the application
of just such serious thoughtfulness
and expert knowledge as Las made
modern enterprise successful. To
what purpose will the reserve force
be used? Not that there may be a
little more sleep, little more slum-
Der, little more folding of the
hands, but that with the strictest
accountability out of the lessons
thus gained there will be developed
a full capacity to enjoy the higher
things of life.
Mrs. f &. Workman read a very
humorous article, "The Experiences
of japanese Servant With a Vac
uum Cleaner, as Told by Himself :"
The quaint language and the half
true, half-erroneous ideas of The
Japanese boy made a most laugh
able story.
The club then adjourned to meet
with Mrs Gieske, April 3. -