Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-09
ASK HOME MAKERS
TO UTILIZE j. SAID
Women Experts in Domestic
Science Urge Close Union ~
Housewives 70 Solve Problems.

| a plea 10 ise the organized machinery.
l the government hoids O;it for any and
/ every home maker, was raadc ~ the Nev
! Century Club yesterday by Mrs Winfrc
i 3. Gibbs, Of Washington y. G., ono nf
/ the leading government auth0ritics -
/ home management. ond BIZ Mss Lagr4
Bryant home dcm0nsi ration agent fYr
+ Wilmington, recently cent here nv the
/ Department Of Agriculture ior the benefit
/ Of Wilmington women
! Miss Gibbs wants Wilmington boise
( wives to think of thcmselvcs % one BIZ
/ unit with the 3m II bcttering bomc
conditions. Families no longer .lyc ~
/ themselves. the war proves that, hrd nwfic
/ the country ~ o whole uuderstand 'ha'
/ home problems help ~ inc big seucs os
the nation Now the big garac y i.-
! construction Is being played, and 'tc hpr"
/ figures Just as II did IN war
Every woman present Wag arogwd fy
! Miss Gibbs telling them that homo dem
| onstrations work is simply On opportunity
for them 70 get together, ~ help soive
their own home problems, 70 pass IN go'
| ideas, and for the stimuatiOn of bcng n
. touch with big concerted movement
Each one hns % tremendous, Wdivi1I1i
responsibility and they get togotnfr
| home dcmons'raflon work wlll count i0~
something Miss Bryant q here ~ ~
I ganize and advise 10 scc hat avery wouau
interested ID her home gets tho best help
there is
When Mise Gibbs said that she van'f
/ Wilmington ~ stand ont iD home demon
strati0u y ork, and asked for 5ornc u -
1 problems here here we're instantly rr-
plirs of Collection If 3shos' he srT-
want problem" /" Better milk and tan
dard price" afr There wos ? free snd
general discussion. end Miss Bryan' "o.
called upon 70 tcll what she had done l0d
what she suggests ~hc r'Iggesfnd oiean-
ing 10 orr markets snd proposed ecnd'ng
for market specialist from Washington
The market ordinances are alright hTt
thew arc not enforced LEGISLATION tar
milk II proposed tor this session oi tho
legislature
Miss Bryant stated shc Il affecting ap
organization and expects ~ have = per
fected the last 0f the month She invited
the women 10 call IN her % Room " 10
Cty and County Building
Reports ~ standing committees 'ook
IN the business session that preceded The
home demonstration discussion. AZ the
request IF the educational committee the
club passed q resolution requesting Con
gress 10 pass the pending educational bill
known as senate bin 10 1887 and the
sending oi letters to Senators salisbury
and WoIcott and Representative LAYTON
tn lend their support n the measure.
Mrs Arthur Patterson. chairman of
conservation. reported that garments Tor
French refugees are cIIt ont and ready Tor
making. Club members ran bring finished
garments and exchange them for cit-out
materials al current events class and
monthly meetings More materials are
needed and donations are sOiIclted
donation of old linen, gwen by club mem
bers. has been sent 10 the Red Cross Tor
overseas hospitals
Mrs Charles Nentz reported for the
music and dramatic committees that thev
are combining on an evening Of old song.
illustrated bv tabieaux- his committee
requests gifts ri mirrors Tor Use ~ enter
: tanners. and trunk ior properties.
The Romance Gf Napoleon III was
announced As the subject of the lecture bv
Leon Vincent N January 20. py Mrs
.. G Purdv. chairman oi entertainment
The lecture Dy Nile Clement. VINO repre-
eents the French government, and Is to
talk On The French Peasantry. Friday
evening. was recommended by Mrs. PIrcv
Is one of the finest things the clup can
offer this season. :. Il. RaiclIife vii talA
an The League 81 Nations on January
28, and Warwick J. Price vail be engaged
Tor three current events talks later ~ thc
season.
Nrg. William Blatz chairman Of he
ami iversary committee. stated that Mem
bers may bring an out-oI-town friend OF
gentleman 10 the anniversary on the even
ing ii January Is The committee Is now
issuing cards
Mrs. T. P. Moody reported that the
: club S committee on Red Cross rod caA
had secured $40 members and hao taken
in S947 st the booths IN the pOstotnce and
she praised very highly the members who
had faithfully worked % make the oooth
success They were Mrs. William blatz.
! Mrs. John Brady, Mrs. Floyd Booth, Mrs.
il. A. Colby. MRS. ] r. HasWel, Mn.
Walter stack. Mrs II c. Nahafey, Mr.
Frank Mccoy. Miss Anna Hendrlcksou.
Mrs. : y Trump and Mrs =. u. ounc
+ One especially faithful worker. Mrs. 4.
= Eealv, who IS not a cluO memoeT Is - z.
sent 4 letter OF appTeCl3tton lot Aes wofh
and al synparthy, because cI the death ~
her husband very recently.
Mrs W II. Beacon reported the AMER
cation committee ready Tor WORK and Wal +
ing directions from the Council oi Defense.
Mrs. W O. Naha.fy stated that class
ID physical culture for saturday mcrnI1G
for club members and daughters vii ~
arranged il 4 sufficient number sign
for 1t.
\ verv handsome old mahogay table,
familiar to all friends ol he Tate Ms
Mary D. Sisson, was presented 70 ~,
: club b. Mrs. 4. ID. Warner n 1eha.t
OF Miss ~Isson 5 cousin. Miss Mary u.
DAVIS. letter oi appreciation VA
. be sent Miss Davis, in his communica-
ton. in accordance with Miss Emma
Woreus -uggestion Miss >lsson vii
be referred 70 as the club "stauneh
friend
4 proposition was brought Up for 'ac
club to give "a subscription dance costume
affair, and gve the proceeds fer recon
struction work al Bibecourt. his was
referred ID the executive COMMITTEES.
Mrs. r r. Rayner president ot TIE
club was sent congra tulatlcns AZ thc
close of the meeting. word having ht'r
received hat grand daughter "a
born during The meeting The ha-,
Is The daughter 81 Mr. and Mrs.
Bartsley and the mother, Niarv Ras a.-
Bardsey was secretary Of thc r.nM
until recently
Mrs 4. T. Negendank, vice prcs a',
al the club conducted the meeting
COMMUNITY LEAGUE
! CLAIMANT Residents Hone 20 ImproN g