The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-10

Grand junction. Colo, Jan. lO.-ln
order to prove their claims that 1t Is
the cost Of high living. and not the
high cost Of living. that keeps the
working man poor. a band of several
Grand Junction families have formed
the Anti-high Life society. and, al
though they have been organized on
~ a short time. the burden of ex-
pense. which their individual pride
forced upon them for years. has been
so reduced that they nov have
dreams of lifting mortgages on their
homes and spending a month in the
mountains next summer.
The society al first conceived by
Charles Charlesworth, a printer. and
Ralph W. Light. a pressman. They
have been assisted by John r. Forrest,
a cement worker: Henry Grant. a ear
penter, and a dozen other laboring
men. Their wives have entered into
the spirit of the movement with whole
hearts, and but for this action on h
part of the women the society would
have died the first week..
Briefly stated the purpose of the So
ciety is to get as far away as posi-
BILE from the frills and fancies Of the
expensive 1912 mode of living and get
back as near as possible to the quiet,
economical and wholesome life of the
early 7Os.
Save in Buying.
The formation Of the society had
been considered by several Of the
members for some time. Their indi-
vidual pride kept them from taking
the step alone. but, on the theory that
misery loves company. they Joined to-
gether, and as a collective unit they
have dropped the sham and pretense
of luxury which kept them always be-
hind in the rent before.
In the matter Of food and other ne
cessities Of life the DEGREES Of fashion
in food affect the members of the
club no more than the DEGREES in
dress. The fifteen families. in the
matter of food, have not followed the
lead Of man, economic organizations
in boycotting grocery and meat deal
ers. They watch the market closely
in every food supply. They buy meat
in large quantities at the markets and
groceries and effect a saving of 20
per cent in setting the table. Not a
scrap Of food is thrown away. ALI
grease is saved to make soft soap. all
scraps of bread and cake r saved
for bread pudding, and all else is sav-
ed for the chickens.
Own Milk Supply. E.
Each family has it's individual flock
of chickens. but the club GOWNS and
operates four cows. which furnish
all the milk for the fifteen families.
The cost of feeding four COWS is more
than SO per cen less for each family
than the cos of n quart of milk
from the dairy, and each family has
cows about three quarts Of milk which
liz fresh and Dlro every day.
The club has had applications from
more than q score Of other families
since its first organized effort two
weeks ago. but not until 1t has had a
thorough test and a report can be
made showing the actual saving in
dollars and cents will new members be
taken In.
1T is a great scheme" declared r..
w. Light. n Of the original promot-
actly $14.8O in the two weeks that we
have been under way. I figure that
my total savings will be $50 per
month. 1t may be more after we get
down to a scientific basis. We are
working rather in the dark at the
present time and like all ventures the
club Is open for Improvement.
The first step taken by the men,
bers-ffteen families of them-was
10 renOunce SILK stockings. A men,
ton Of such a curse to any one Of
the sixhigh school girls included in
the membership of the club that she
alone drop silk hosiery for the rough
wooden stockings that her grandmoth-
er used to wear. would have me with
resistance. but when she learned that
five of her chums were to do h same
thing she readily consented. So 1t
was In other matters.
All members of the club nov wear
home knit wooden stockings which
cost about S cents per pair and the
trouble Of making them. The cheap
est silk stockings o 8 SO cents per
pair. The change in hose for girls
means a saving of 900 per cent
The same change has been adopted
as to other clothes. All dresses now
r home made and about the only
article of wearing apparel which is
purchased by the club is footwear.
Shoes can not be made at home to
advantage, declare tho members.
There are nearly forty school children
affected by the club. They attended
school in a body the first morning Of
the change and the boots and jecrs
which would nav greeted a single
child. who would dare to attend
school with patched trousers. did not
show up at the entrance of The solid
mass Of forty children.
Arc Not Now Ashamed.
Once the ice was broken many more