The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-08-31
UNITY, HARMONY AND
CONCORD.
A Paper Read at the Home of Mrs.
0. M. Davis at a Reception to the
Women of Madison.
BY Mrs. Hattie Butterfeld.

/ 80 AAoSNAO D0tCNL AA1lds
Unity, Harmony, and Concord are
much about the same things when you
speak of one you mean the other In
mentioning Union, Harmony and Con-
cord, which is our topic of discussion
let US begin at home, at our fresides.
| suppose the question will arise.
have my husband, my children, 1--WE
of US who are fortunate enough to be
mothers) and my home what more
Unity do | want? We want real
Unity and good fellowship. When
daddy, tired out with the business of
the day, comes home we need to meet
the dear fellow with a CHEEKY smile
and teach the household to do the
same, we are not to worry him with
the misdemeanors of Tom or Lizzie.
We know that the old saying is:
That mans work is from sun to
sun, and woman's work is never
DONE" But that is an old doggerel,
| do not say that woman's work is
never done, we must manage to have
a spare hour, human nature can lot
hold out under such strain. If our
better half is any way borish or pig
ish when we want to draw around the
table and have a good old-fashioned
talk do not mind his grount or his
growl but keep right on with your
subject, as a rule the majority of
the men say that woman just talks,
talks, talks, but while you are talk
ing to the unwilling listener even
though you hear the gentle snore
which is a sign of peaceful sleep you
know you have gained a point with
out any squabble and that is Unity
And the children bless them, every
one. How we have to watch the over
grown weeds as it were so to speak of
our girls and boys and coax them
into expression of dutifulness. There
was a little girl who on returning
from Sunday School was asked by
her mother what did she hear in
school today. She answered very
brightly: Mr.. White said to chain
a child and then it would grow to
use that dear little tots expression
that if we chained the thoughts into
the minds now they would not so
easily depart from them.
So much has been said of Daddy
and the children and now for the
sweetest thing in the world, Woman
Let US boost our sister up, she is one
of US. If we give her good advice;
if she scorns at our help away down
deep in her heart she knows there has
been something good done for her and
that is blessing in the eyes of the
ALL SEEING BEING not only in
our homes and our walks abroad, but
in our social societies let us have
Unity Let us commune with one
another, let us consult what had best
be done for the welfare of our num- |
bers and the uplift of our societies. |
We have heard on many occasions |
that there was no Unity in Madison /
among the people of color. Let we of |
us who are striving to do the right |
do that the best that is within us for |
right. After all has been said and |
done Woman resolves into love and |
work. Love woman must have; it is |
her heritage and work she must have |
too in order that she may not Ian
rr1rich onI int ~fi "a
Man has his special genius that of |
creation of discovery, Woman that
of ordering and guarding. Man will
at the result of woman's cooperation
rid himself of many burdens. Woman
will rise to the full appreciation of
the social mother power, she will be
unable to exercise once she has been
trained shoulder to shoulder with
man. In later days woman has been
known to say l fold my hands and
wait but the time is now passed; she
more particular if her better half
does not keep pace with other infu-
entail men. She does not want her
husband to be less progressive than
herself, Sc loves to compare the value
of her better half with that Of her
neighbors. So, dear friends, no mat
ter what the milestone, whether it
be in social life, lodge, or religion,
let US use life to the best that is
within US, and let live that we may
die in Unity with God, our Father.
Let US unite, one with the other, so
that when we are through struggling
for Unity in this world Of sorrow we
may be fully prepared to unite with
our Heavenly Father.