Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-04-12
REsT ROOM For LADIES.

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receiving some attention by the Ia
dies of the Jerome Civic Club' anu
the following paper on the SUBJECT
was read before the club at It's meet
ing last week. by Mrs. Clyde II. Por-
fer. Ii is of such timely interest thai
we gladly give it space in our col
umns.
The Rest Room.
In our so swiftly growing ana up
to-date little town. there has at last
been felt the need of rest room.
Halleiuh. Much OF Jerome's pros
perity depends on the farmers living /
within a radius of 10 miles OF the /
town.
For almost 10 years these toiling
ranchmen of this tract and their
wives have brought their produce TO
the town and have taken home with
them in the aggregate, mighty PIE
of supplies. Such mighty pile, you
might say, that the legitimate prof,S
on it have helped to make our vigor-
Gus little city. So isn't it time that
some concrete expression of appre-
citation be made for the part these
farm folks have played? And surely
nothing could so eloquently express
it, as rest room.
If you are a farmers wife you
know the drudgery of dragging
small ch ldren arou n
for hours from store to store
you know what it is to seek in vain
| for place of decent privacy where
fretful toddlers can be cared for.
where weary feet can be rested AMI
an aching back relieved with brief
rest on a lounge. Would you not APP
preciate a place where letter could
be written in quiet, where crib
waits to welcome baby for nap.
place where faces might be washed
and possible lunches eaten and where
spare time might be proftably ana
pleasantly spent over liberal sup
ply of rest room magazines and
books? Surely this rest room is
something that is needed and de-
manded by the advancement OF the
town Many towns have such con-
veniences and there is no reason why
Jerome cannot be as up-to-date "a
other places.
Within a radius of or 8 miles of
Twin Falls there are 9 rural womens
clubs; good. working clubs trying to
make better wives, better mothers.
better homes and better social condi-
tions These clubs have recently
formed a federation for the purpose
of furthering the interests of the ru-
raj communities socially, economi-
carfy- and their very first activity
was the installation of rest room
In Twin Falls for farmers wives
room where women may go and rest
read or visit. after the shopping IS
done; where they and their children
can enjoy the comforts and conven-
fences with the same sense of owner
ship, freedom and attachment that
they have for their country homes
| wonder do you city women, who
come down town SO easily to shop at
least once day, realize just how
tired a country woman can be who
after a more or less fatiguing trip.
has to shop for enough things in
every line to last the farm family for
probably a week or two? II you do
realize how tired she can be. doubly
will you feel this need for the rest
room.
The little town of Seymour In
diana, has set the pace for all to fol
| low. 1t has a club house for town
people and farmers which daily aver
ages $50 visitors. This club house
has a reading room, rest room for
ladies' with lavatory and towels:
and an attendant is provided with
whom children may be left while the
mothers do their shopping The
reading room Is furnished with tables
and writing materials; lounges and
easy chairs are provided, and every
convenience of a modern club house
is found there including a model
lunch room with kitchenette where
food and drink brought from homo
may be warmed. This club house
was erected and is maintained by the
Jackson county club, chartered un-
der state laws which has for it's mem
bership merchants, lawyers, bankers.
farmers, stockmen and tenants-all
on an equal basis. The merchants of
the town were the originators but the
farmers welcomed it and Joined
heartily in the move. All declare It
to be the best investment the com
munity ever made. Town people and
country people meet there on an
equality; friendships have grown and
business relations expanded until the
people Of the community surrounding
| SeymOre are the most prosperous and