Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-10-30
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our federation and it, aims but this
seems an suspicious time to tell the
people in general and the men in par
ticular some OF the things we are try
ing to accomplish.
Our state federation is a part OF
the general or national federation with
a membership of two million women.
! All of the state declarations follow
the lead of the national organization
in the subjects for study and lines of
work making a unanimity OF purpose,
a conservation OF effort that has its
justification in the accomplishment Of
direct results and the moulding OF pub
! lie sentiment.
Our chairmen and committees have
rendered faithful and efficient service
as will be shown by their reports
which will be given during this con-
vention.
We have united our forces for bet
ter laws, better health, better roads.
better schools, better food, better
music, better books, better babies and
better homes The departments are
all OF vital importance, but just now
it seems we should be particularly
interested in civics, public health and
home economies.
In civics because through the kind
ness OF our men friends we have been
granted suffrage and we should fit
ourselves to use it intelligently.
In public health because half mil
lion lives are cut short and five mil
lion people are made i'll every year
by 'preventable" diseases.
In home economies because six
hundred thousand little children under
two years end their little span of life
yearly, while thousands fail to reach
their best physical development be-
cause their fathers and mothers un-
derstand not how to care for them.
Because thousands of homes are
wrecked thousands OF lives are ruin
ed because the homekeepers of our
country have no training in the great
est OF all professions-the profession
of home-making and motherhood, y
Such an education will solve present
domestic difficulties.
We all must live in some kind of
home and everyone should find his
chief happiness there-our character
is developed there--no great advance
either spiritual or material. is posi-
bic that does not begin with the home
Truly the home-makers OF America
have the making of the nation.
As club women, particularly as
club mothor., we have indeed com
mon field OF '.hrDr because we are the
| home makers.
"A house is built of bricks and stones
of sills and posts and piers,
But home is built OF loving deeds
that stand thousand years.
The men of earth build houses, halls
and chambers, roofs and domes,
But the women OF the earth, God
knows the women build the homes
Homes to us are what a master
piece is to an artist The character OF
a community depends on the kind OF
homes built Do you not what an OPP
portunty is ours? We are to mold the
future citizens Do you not believe
! that the mothers of this nation can
solve every one OF the perplexing
questions. that now confront u.s.
Solve them through her children-if
they but work together each in her
own place.
Remember the wall builders OF
Jerusaleum OF whom the Prophet
Isiah said: They helped every one
neighbor and every one said to his
brother; "Be of good courage"
A noted Catholic devine once said
LET me but have the child until he
is seven years old and care not who
has him after that-meaning that il
those seven short years he would bt
so well grounded in the faith that he
would never depart from it. Mos
mothers have their children in tho
home for much longer period ans
should instill into their minds the
principles of good citizenship,
Let us take unquestioned obedience
for one of our foundation stones. Yol
cannot make an obedient citizen on
of a disobedient child
Let us insist on our children help
ing in the care Of the home Remem
Der they are future home makers
Don't feel sorry for the little CIR
who has to wash dishes and helI
with the baby or the little boy who
has to cut the lawn and bring in the
wood. | am going to read you the