The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
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!. CITY ORGANIZE
Organization Perfected Az
Meeting Wednesday
Afternoon

About thirty-f1ve ladies met in the
rest rooms in the Hinton building on
Wednesday afternoon for the purpose
or organizing a Housewives League.
The following officers were elecled: !:
Mrs. VIM. Boettcher, president; Mrs.
T. G. Jones, first vice president; Mrs.
J. D. Hathaway, second vice president;
Mrs. G. w. Melick, secretary; Mrs. e. r.
Outlaw, Jr., recording secretary; Mrs.
r. v. Scott, treasurer.
Forty members were enrolled at this
first meeting. and each lady present
promised to bring two new members to
the next meeting. These meetings are
to be held on the second Tuesday of
each month at four o'clock p. M. in the
Erest rooms. third floor of the Hinton
building.
Marion Love and George Pappendick.
two of Elizabeth City's most enterpris-
ing young business men, appeared be-
fore this meeting and stated their in
tentions Of opening market here in
the near future. They asked the Lea
gue's cooperation and support. This
was promised them If they would oc-
|cuppy one of the stalls in the City Mar
ket and keep it up to the proper re-
#qiurements Of sanitation.
The League is in favor of seeing
every stan in the City Market occupied.
A general feeling of enthusiasm was
displayed by all present, and .indica-.
tions are that the League will soon have
over one hundred members.
At the next meeting the officers will
a int mil ia;f
membership, educational, inspection,
and legislation.
Mrs. G. S. Stanworth. president of the
Housewives League of Norfolk launch
ed the movement Elm an address to the
ladies of this city Saturday afternoon
at the Alkrama Theatre to organize
league here. Mrs. VIM. Boettcher who
is responsible for the opportunity to
hear Mrs. Stanworth, opened theSmeet-
ing with a short proyer, and introduce
ton.
Mrs. Stanworth handled her subject
in a most graceful manner and held the
audience of nearly one hundred ladies
for about one hour. Throughout her
talk was the plea for a united sister
hood" and an intelligent demand to
help solve some of the problems of
supply and demand that confront the
housewife of today.
In part Mrs. Stanworth said that no
woman of today could think she could
shut herself in her home and shut out
her neighbor. The time has passed
when such a thing might have been
done. The time of the tallow candle
and wells, etc. are no more. We must
know something about the condition of
the water we drink and the gas we
use. Are we getting pure water? Do
we get as cheap gas as people in the
next city? And how about the quality
of this gas? Are we getting clean food
and pure food? Food may be clean and
yet not pure. What is pure food?
The women of today are beginning to
think nationally and must act if they
wish to bring about better conditions;
hence her stress on a united sister
hood"
If prices stay high and labor cheap.
we are in danger of Bolshevism. I'VE
must also know of the sanitary condi
tions of our town in order to protect
the health of our children at all times.
Mrs. Stanwroth was met at the depot
by a committee of ladies and after 1un-
cheon at the Southern Hotel was taken
for ride over the city.