The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-31
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGT
Housekeeping VS.
Women's' Clubs
By IsoBEL BRANDS.
TO. haven't any time to1Ee 70. a
| womsn's club and lister, to Some
one talk about hcasetfspsas,"

n To, nnVent any tiTnc V1ho W =
mi wcrnaus club and listen to some
" one talk about kousekssptpg, .
=, remarked u .thfifty littls hotne'
maker about SIX months, ago, 'tfn too
busy at home doing IT,, =. -, ~ =
They were trying to get more mem
bcfs for the iocal wor,fns club. and 40
the club president argued. win her very
earnestly. :. 81 ~ ~; 4
That's just the reason why nil Of "
go to the club" she proteatAd. "beeanse
we're too busy doing honseworI, ito ind
time to study bctl'r methods d Ioil,s
It. Do YOU SUPPOSE I can afford 10
s Sosss S Ssy S rs ss IIssss,ss .a
the magazine articles. " order ID find
out some system that will fhqln ma got
through my work more otnickiyf 'Scf-
tainly not And neither cur you'll
an fss you e eTsr ss RSs wee: ss's Ss
OF houscwork IT. order t. listen TO Some
woman who has made bufihesS OF
all that the club does" she pursued en-:
awakening interest on The face % tho
thrifty youns housekceper, jt'
~ Convipees Housewife. ~
"If YOU could meet fifteen, Of the most
wide-awake young housekeepers IN town
and they're the only. Kind we went In
our club''--she interpoietcd crafty.
land they would each. in one or two
sentences. give you plap they used for
making their wash dsy less hard.
wouldn't you be willing 70 iistep7
&. The thrifty .Younp home maker was
ming to be CONVINCED. Il suppose So
she Raid weakly = =
That was six months ago. Today the
afternoon that you'll be interested IN {;
Come along then" said she club pres
ident, brisitiy. We've a. meeting this
thrifty little home-maker 10 one Of the
most valuable members In the house
II found out I. had. q wrong idea of
a woman's club" she admits, in ex-
PLANTATION. 81 thought It was just Cos
siping and more social entertaining than
we can afford lust now. ...' ...s
But It's done me 50 much good, Why,
do you know. I. like housekeeplpgs 80
much more since I've found out all the
interesting tests and experiments that
these bright women are. naking. IN order
to improve II. and i make lots OF them
myself. Then there are So rnanv gpod
ideas that all these women haye-and
get discussing plans and methods at q
meeting. WHY. I've learned more about
how to market In the six months since
i Joined my club than knew In oil the
six years that I've been married. I'D.
Club an Inspiration. p
And know more about pure food.
and what to feed the children in sum-
mer. and the. hundred and one little
facts about cooking that make meals
more wholesome. It's 50 ipstiratisnnl
to me. too. to feel that can ter these
women some things I've found oiaf In
housekeeping that thew. don't know.
We're al exchanging information all
Do You belong to your wornss's club,
Almost everywhere women arc finding
that the homema1sers' club 10 the place
where even the most tired. most dis
Outraged housekeeper can get help and
new interest for her most important
job. - -
Men are always joining come business
club to keep themselves Informed about
what other business rnen, are doing, and
they get stimulation and help for i'm
proving their own businesses by tslkins
with other men In open meeting"
Surely the housewife should have her
forum where she can get help and stfJn-
ulation for her tremendously importer nj
business-a business that goes on al
ways In times of peace or war or pros
pertty or depression-the Pisiness >oi
(Copy't. 1916. by Newspaper Posture seryic,).