El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-18
CLUB WOMEN TO INACCURATE A
PURE FOOD CAMPAIGN IN CITY

of womans clubs at its recent conven-
ton, and said that the women were
/ working for an equal division of the
approx ration, which at present is so
percent for mems work and 20 percent
for the wOmens work.
The first paper of the afternoon was
on essentials and nOn-essentials in the
. home, and was read bv Mrs. c. c. Glib
son. The keynote of her pauer was
Have everything useful in the home
decorative and everything decorative
useful" She strongly advocated in
dividuality rather than the following
of stupid fashions concerning home
furnishings.
Mrs. R. Is. HOman read a very clev-
erly written paper in verse, comparing
the housekeeping methods of our
BrandmOthers, with their busy lives
spent in manufacturing all Of the com
modities used by the family, with our
modern life where the factory has
SUP erseded the home in the production
Of the necessities and luxuries of life.
Mrs Richard Warren presented a
PAPER on increasing home efficiency.
The greatest need for home efficiency
is in broader minded and broader
visioned women. Too long has the
woman been narrowed to the confines
of her own home, and being content
with the prof. er conducting of this, has
not realized her responsibilities for
community 'mOthering' as we'll" she
said. She said that women and chill
dren are still the producing factors,
hut IN the factories, sweat shops and
mills, instead of in the home, as in
the old days. She urged greater civic
interest for women as everything con-
corning civics concerns her own home.
along this line Mrs. Warren spoke OF
the need for pure food insI ection.
Mrs. T. c. Phillips spoke of the pure
iood law, outlining its purpose and
limits. In the discussion following
this the matter of bringing the state
pure food commissioner was brought
up by Mrs. FoXWOrth and presented as
a motion by Mrs KOhlberg.
In the business meeting preceding
the program the usual routine report
OF the secretary was read by Mrs. J. G.
McGrady. Mrs. a. P. Averiu, chairman
of the department nominating commit
tee, presented the following names
the department officers for next year:
Mrs W. L Crockett, chairman: Mrs
Hal r. Christie, vice chairman; Mrs. NJ.
Maggie, secretary, and Mrs Frank
SPENCE. treasurer.
No nominations were made from the
hoor, although the chairman called for
these. Mrs. r. c. Phillius. chairman
of the committee on the revision Of the
bylaws announced that the proposed
amendment concerning the officers of
the club, presented last week, had been
Mrs. NJ Maggie read a let
complimenting the FL PasO club on its
representative, Mrs. A. P Averill, at
the state federation meeting.
Mrs George Drummer announced the /
performance of the opera "Pinafore" by
the music department of the club at
the Ell Paso theater on Washington's |
birthday anniversary Mrs. A W /
Foster announced the meeting Of the !
art department next week, when the
su bject of city parks will be discussed. |
Mrs. J. F. Miller will be in charge of /
the program. Mrs. Charles B. Stevens. |
outlined the purpose of the "Clive !
Bundle" day. by which the Charity I
association hopes to secure clothing to 1
distribute among the needy of the city. /
Mrs A ". Foster announced the j
change Of day Of the general election /
meeting from March to March 6.
Mrs. Olga Kohlberg announced the /
coming lecture of Miss Lutte Stearns. 1
II Milwaukee. who for many years was
he library commissioner Of Wisconsin.
y
Miss Gladys Buie. Of the FL Paso
school for Girls. won the first prize.
nd Miss Mary Clementine Brown Of