Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-11-24
STATE FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
Mrs. Scion Shedd, President
Tub Women of Washington +:

Club Women of Washington.
Way out where the West begins"
we are asking each other, Can we
set a standard for our cities and
towns, just as a standard for the per
feet babies has been set?" Surely. if
the most impossible thing to stand
ardize" in all the world-a baby
has been reduced to scientific
formula for measurement, the mil
lenium is at hand.
If the millennium for babies is at
hand, is it not possible that a rea-
sonable standard of measurement
may be set for every city and town
in our beloved state of Washington?
Beginning with the setting aside
of Cleanup Days, then statewide
Cleanup Weeks, Fire Prevention,
Educational Survey and Arbor DAYS,
we have tried day after day. Our
communities have been aroused from
the absorption of individual pursuits.
They have even reached the point of
asking What is all this fuss about,
anyway"
The results of all this educational
propaganda (for such these special
days and weeks are) is shown in the
great progress made as a state. We
have in the last five years
l. Equal suffrage.
2. Minimum wage and eight-hour
law for women.
3. The Red Light Abatement law.
A. The initiative, referendum and
recall.
5. The direct primary.
6. Mothers pension.
Z. Workmen's compensation act.
And last but by no means least:
8. Statewide prohibition, with
the largest city in the state dry
Seattle.
The last great educational week
was that of Baby Week-obsoryed as
national movement, One great fac
tor brought out in the comparative
statistics for the larger cities was
that Seattle is the best city in the
nation for babies. Fewer infants less
than one year old die here than in
any other large city, rate SO to each
1000. The nearest approach to this
low record is San Francisco, with a
rate of 70 per 1000.
AS we are thus setting a standard
for the entire country through the
cleanliness and sanitation of our
largest city, Seattle, we are seeking
to arouse the entire state to the point
of setting a perfect standard for
every city, town and all rural com
munities.
Is there any conceivable plan so
simple, practical and adaptable that
city, big or little, can use it and get
definite results?
Yes, through asking and then Sc
curing the facts to answer the ques
ton
Which is the best city and town
in the state of Washington?
Which city can measure up to the
highest standard in Glass A, Glass
B, Glass c, Glass d, Glass e, or
Glass F.?
Is Seattle, Tacoma or Spokane the
cleanest city?
Which has the best sewage dis
posal system, the best water supply,
garbage system, housing conditions,
sanitation?
What are the resources of our
cities for caring for the people
(housing, food, health?
Which has the best kept streets,
parks, alleys?
In which city would we prefer to
bring up our children. In other
words, which has the best educa-
tional facilities? The schools, librar-
les, newspapers, music, art, etc?
What does each city offer its peo-
pie in the way of industries?
What are the best probabilities OF
earning a good living for family?
Which city offers the best recrea-
tional facilities for all the people
(parks, Fairgrounds, boulevards,
theatres, movies, concerts, lectures,
etc.?
In which are the schools used as
the civic, recreational and cduca-
tional center for the community life?
To what degree is community
spirit shown through its mems or
CARNATIONS? Women's organiza-
tons? Welfare organizations? Other
organizations?
To what degree does the churches