Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-21
TEN THOUSAND CLUB 8
HAS GOOD MEETING,
Mrs. Griswold's Report.

! i en- InOuSanu CluD was one VI Sehu'
inc interest and profit to all present
Though the papers and discussions
were minded primarily for mothers,
and specialized on the proper feeding
, of the young child in the home, yet
there was much in their subject mat
ter to appeal to the "home maker
both of the present and future.
Certain it is that in the learning
of the relative value of foods needed
for the material development of the
child we who listened were given food
for mental thought.
Mrs. Percy Thacker was hostess for
the afternoon, greeting the ladies as
they entered the club room. The meet
ing was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. w. S. Fawcett. Mrs. Win
throp Pier, the newly elected secre-
tary, being on hand to assume the du-
ties of her Office.
The President called for an ac-
count of the County Federation meet
ing held at Holtville, February z. Mrs.
Vale gave concise and interesting
verbal report. (This meeting was re
ported in detail in the Imperial Val
ley Press of the 12th.)
A letter from Mrs. J. E. Peck, re-
tiring president of the County Fed
Grafton, was read, in which she ex-
pressed her appreciation for the CO.
operation of the members of the Wom-
ans Ten Thousand Club, giving spe-
cial mention of the assistance lent her
by Mesdames Fawcett, Kennedy, Gar
rem, Perry, Aten, Apple, Packard and
Griswold.
The resignation of Mrs. J. w. Lind
say, chairman of the Club House COM
mittee, was accepted with reluctance.
Her successor was not appointed.
The following ladies were enrolled
as members of the club: Mrs. w. c.
Cass, Mrs. E. W.. Snow, Mrs. George
X. Reed, Mrs. Herbert L. Iasigi and
Mrs. v. M. Bishop.
The following resolution, presented
by Mrs. Vaile, was adopted:
Whereas, the resolution recently
passed both by the Woman's Ten
Thousand Club and the Ten Thousand
Club Incorporation provide for the
rejncorporation of the club on non
stock non-profit basis; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the executive board
of the club be empowered to take the
necessary legal SIPS for theat purpose.
Mrs. w. G. Conley, Southern dis
trict chairman Of peace, c. F. W. c.,
in her usual happy manner intro
duced the subject Of domestic science.
In relating some Of her early expert
ences she but reiterated those of
many others who had had similar
ones.
In the common acceptation of the
term domestic science" it was sup
posed to apply to the preparation and
demonstration of some fancy and
often indigestible dish.
Now we know it has a much broader
and higher meaning, its application
covering every phase of mental rea-
soning and energy necessary to the
happy and economical management of
a home.
Mrs. R. B. Vaile, Southern district
chairman c. F. w. c., of "home Eco
nomics," gave resume of her paper
read before the Southern district con-
vention assembled at San Diego in
November; also an outline of her let
ter written to the forty-seven clubs
in the Southern district. She gave
as the most important essential to
the we'll regulated home the housewife
possessed of poise, knowledge, judg-
ment and executive ability. Mrs. Vaile
thought that less stress might be laid
on "race suicide" when the fact re-
mains that of the 100000 babies who
die annually one-half of the number
included in this terrible sacrifice is
due to the lack of intelligent care in
the home. The span of life OF one
out of every eighth child born into
the world is terminated by death be-
fore the age of one year has been at
tanned.
To prevent this cruel waste of hu-
man life Mrs. Vale proposed that as
a permanent woman's building will be
ready at the opening Of the Panama
California expositaion at San Diego,
mother craft school be there and
then established. There is such a
school in London, and the idea has
been carried into India, Egypt and
Russia. A school of mother craft was
established in New York City in 1911.
So enthused was the Southern district
meeting over this idea that COM