The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-04-29

Last Thursday afternoon the vote
was taken and unanimously carried to
raise the yearly dues TO 81. Those
desiring to remain members Of the
club will please bring their dues this
Thursday afternoon. The dues were
raised in order TO meet current expen-
ses rather than give an entertainment.
At the last club meeting. sorrow was
expressed by the loss of one of our
brightest, most interested and inter.
esting Club members in the death Of
Mrs. Lewis Walker. and II was ordered
that sympathy be extended the beresv-
ed family and friends. by the Woman's
Club thru the Woman's Club Column.
She has been called from labor TO re-
ward and we commend her sweet,
womanly life to those who are called
upon to fill her place in the home, in
the church and IN the club.
In bygone DAYS there were but few
professions and trades open TO women.
among them being teaching. domestic
service. dressmaking and one or two
others. In fact public opinion looked
askance at any woman who branchsd
out into any other line or showed any
originality in getting her own living.
Now ii Is far different. The census
bureau shows that over eighty occupa-
tons are now open to women, and they
range all the way from coarse and
heavy manual labor to the most die
tante Of work. This change is due to
various causes. among them being the
greater spirit Of Independence that
young women now display. and which
is largely owing to the college training
many OF them receive. In this con-
nection in is interesting to note that
in many of the colleges for women vo-
cational conferences are now held
every year.
But it is not the college young woman.
nor the so-called new woman. that is
entirely responsible. The growing dis
inclination of young men To marry. and
the postponement Of marriage to rather
late in life has good deal to do with
it, for it means that many young
woman who in former years would hive
married and been the home keeper. has
now to support herself. This matter
ter of self support must inevitably as
sumo greater proportions among the
women in the nations engaged in the
present war because of the millions of
/ young men killed on the field Of battle,
or that die in the hospitals, or who re-
turn to their homes incapaeItated for
life.
We are leased TO note splendid work
done by the women Of the federated
clubs in our sister cities.
First, Stanford had "clean up
day. and one Of her visitors remarked,
"clean! well, | should say so. why
Stanford looked like bride adorned
for her husband when those women got
thru with her." Now they are to have
oil applied to their streets, thanks to
this same club that pledged half the
money. The Interior Journal had the
following to say:
in the face of serious opposition
and a strong sentiment at first in the
Council against cooperating with them,
the ladies' went TO work against odds
that would have daunted most men,
and won big victory. They investi-
gated thoroughly the question of oil ON
streets. the cost and many advantages.
and brought arguments to bear upon
the six members Of the board SO that
when the matter came to a vote last
night there was not dissenting voice
TO be heard.
The meeting Of the Council was the
most largely attended that has been
held IN long time. About dozen of
the leading members of the the Wo-
mans Club were present, and many
business men who are heartily in favor
Of applying the oil to the streets.
Mrs. Shelton saufey, president of the
Woman's Club. then made brief
statement Of the desire of the women
of the town 10 have the streets oiled
in order to abate the, dust nuisance.
She told Of the canvass that had been
made by the ladies for private sub