The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
LOCAL WOMAN
WRITES ARTICLE
On tho Big Topic Of Every Day LAfo,
The Art Of Living" IN Interest
ing style.

81 the foremost lab women ot the rt;:.
wrats TIC following splendid article.
which sAr read At the HrSt congressional
district meeting % IN. West Virginia
FEDERATION ns Wnmcn's club az W"%i
S!rx.nia. at tho annual session. held IN
Cameron IN April II:
Tho Art OF Living.
Th-rs ar. Il Sr"a: many truths IN
life. evident. generally accepted because
sn ev;del,t Ard universally acceded. nnd
one OF th-se :ru'hs is: people circuE1-
stances. standards. and even life ITSELF
~, constantly subject :" change. some
times these changes are III" result Of Il
gradual evhluii"a. sometimes the result
os 4 Sudden up:lrnva!. ~ q Ers:t: cat
:,clysm like thu. present war. Zach ar any
one % thsnl bringing ABOUT q Chang
which causes us Ia ponder. II not :"
wonder and often causes IS (" FACE al-
tcI"i cnn,ii!uns Altered opinions ana
no, intrcqu"n:iy u changed standard Of
lite and living.
The uuchanXing thiaeS arc the tundo-
nn"n:als 81 no. n" grra; haS!c rrsnci-
pl"s on which We base our researches.
or use "a n Foundation upon witch We
r.ar great moral structures. Great
principles never Chang. great idca'S
never appear IrSs :dea!i~:ir with tho
pasS;n:: rt ,tmr. although zach ag" very
often tr"Ss;.;I Ks own conception NJ
III, 80 xre.. IDEALS. liut orr life. our
living conditions even our standards arr
AcaanEe.l .rith zach passage Of time. 2EH
h"n ~ crop" among Z cuurlome-at"
bass ~ ideas and ideals. and vainiy
thrive 4" nnG n solid footing upon
bod rock tina; will sustain us.
There IS certain qualification that
All :I:iItur must possess before he can
acceptably I'LL his most perilous Of &C
equations. l do not know it's technical
latn.. but Il ~ known as a certain bal
| aNcinS power. which he must possess
physi"ll,y. l.. Il" abb" :" maintain u per
fsrt bain:l'., while IN the air: not the
balancing power ry which he crntrols
his air;,laa.. but what he physically
Possesses.
NuT. ~. "ninrl. must possess = quail
firAtir,: g.; uul:k" these arin;orS.--pniS
our balancing power "" call by ih''
raius az good judErcH:. and the steer
ing whce! By whirA ~ prup"il our snip
is ':1llsd '""rumUu S"usr: rtid ne"er III
tn. history -: "ur, pr"$"ni scner2::o:I
't1Ic W.. S."uL in Gr.-at"r need of these
qualified Ions. ;hI;i r"~. whom our our
iifr and .,tir a"tiviti"= arc =" disturbed
ard &n t:..s.'ii.d. when som" Of rs ar!
in duuE"r %! making saG< Or wartime
nes.is: III :a.'r. I'm afraid a great In;tE
.wuu"a ar" doing JUST that--Wneu W.
ar, in danger -: confusing mistaken
seu,im.n.a!.ly with TIE need If some
Wartime sacrifices. W" stand IN great
ned o, III" proper perspective. t" SOP
thr thingr W.. n..''lS must d.. and the
things We ar, d"t-1g. perhaps because
Ks fashionable or our nrLShSors may
b. doing it. "" n'"1 To exercise as
good Gsfn"H. III cur war-tilrt" needs
and activities n& in orr foods. our
homes ~ our savings.
W.. r-at.E. II priMitir" times the ar
o. living VAS Il physical problem only.
"a survival. q: ,ht nttrst': linen grad
ua!iy conditions developed. improved.
altered and from he and living c"nd;-
items i,-iug physical! problems only. y
has grown 10 hr an ethical and a moral
ono. too, and as such W. must face t.
row.
Whsn our teachings ana or- preach
in::s hav., S"n;-~ha, suffered curious
--.t:.a.aval f:y that m"a1 W.. aar"
tr..: -: word. decd. Perhaps oven by
.xlnrpi. I" inrulcas- Il love Of peace.
ara H., w,.nilr";iS power - arbitration.
r.t..;I 10. ~" are |;,,,'''i :ip"n (" inSti'
Instead III, Eunwt-dc. that swords mus:
settle TIrEr WEi'iS 'HtN'''. !" 49,
r.lt,r;an;ly. IL fac: = nation ri women
havf, faced reluctantly. :hiH later fac;
with tln.1 regret and SORROW. and so we
s.nr, again, with d!ff"r-r; aims anu
different conceptions. :" leach again n"
ort of living THAT Is As far as our
ho,-s o.., cn;.Ver!4"h: bat our girls
wf-- %: t!,rm" After all. the woman IN
~. ron,. u,,:St T.. tl.> foundation St"r-
mo-, wh:rh ~ rear great futures. rom
whose homes and from whose t"arhlnRS
mus. CON. :hc prescott goodness an"
~" future greatness.
No nnc questions tho power. ~" pos
sibi1i.i"S. t.is wonderful persuasive or
,ra-u.i!.. Influence % Tho spoken word
,Tus, 80 W., accept without question ;h''
u;...!t!u-. inspiring anil far reaching in
fu.nr.- Of = mother IN IN" home. ''"!il-
rared vi. her in!!ucuc" III" sE1H"n
word 81 tho greatest orator Cabs into
tn*i-ri:ira...' and - l;k. :h:' brilliant
r"cke, <sn, up into IN" sky which Fades
Slowly in i;s downward flight. Hut
,,1..ri;-r'S power is liz" N" north star
Mh.r - l:rht il :;:"<, hriliIant--~r liEh;
which never fails.
wonder how MANY mothers r"aiiZe
:n. VIII. lsrfu, pc."nf;a'i:t"s wh.":i nre
theirs, -" balancing I"'w'r which they
tnSsr<" :" 'nrow mt" "a" Worlds na"l-
s,r.,... .hr;r children =. 'ast n" balance
in ~, worlds srnl. - tight hr wrong"
to. :ta'r .n"ir chit''r"' u ,I"ir ";rma =
.:-c lar. ~. ::a:l. irii I" r..:,! p. that
.,Irsi.>3l!y 49, go ~. strong. y"t :!l""-
ali. wax h"rluSc Of their training. or