The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
LUBBOCK WOMAN TALKS
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A small article appeared in the
Avalanche. dated July 10, which read
something like this: Lubbock has
many pretty homes and yards and
she has some of the most poorly kept
yards, to be found in ty town" Ar
ticle ended saying, Indeed, Some Of
the men around here must have In
dolent wives" Indolent wives. In
deed am wondering how many OF
you busy. industrious, gentlemen,
really know how much hard work and
responsibility your wives do have
The same old routine OF work-not
one. two or three days week. but
every day--every week--every month
in the year Doing the same old
things over and over. cooking, sweep
ing, busting. washing, ironing. mend
ing. tending chickens, milking cows,
gardening, combing, dressing and at
tending. little Martha. Jaronamo and
Woodrow Wilson. for one can as
sure you. by the time our daily rou-
tine has gone thru with, we feel like
we have done very near our part OF
the work. without having to cut the
weeds altho some Of US do cut the
weeds. or I'm afraid Lubbock yards
would be a worse disgrace than they
are. Now. | for one. do admit Lub-
book does need a real old time yard
cleaning. but deny the accusation that
we women are incident. for OF all the
working women | have ever had the
pleasure OF meeting. the Lubbock
women are by far the mos, indus
trious. wonder how many OF you
worthy gentlemen ever. after your
CAV Of honest toll come home and
help Susie and Mary cut the weeds
Say fer Just one hour two days in the
week Now. don't oil speak Al once.
Il you would make habi, OF dong
this our lovely little town would soon
pet rid Of some Of her surplus weeds.
II am in order | would suggest We
walk down the streets Of Lubbock
some day soon. and gather up all the
stree, loafers. and al the sidewalk
bIockaders, and. put them TO work
Kidding the yards and sidewalks OF
weeds. Why. some days the ladies Of
this town Lubbock resemble some one
trying 70 dance the serpentine dance
vending their way in and out in and
out. trying 10 make their way to their
different places ~ trades. lndoient
Indeed Signed,
Susie Thimblc
Now. Gentlemen. we have started
something. One lady in Lubbock has
gone and went and come back atus.
and we don't know how 10 talk back
10 a woman. In fact when our Susie
begins 10 frail US out we just don't
say "nothn' until we get an oppor-
tunity to get of to ourself and then
We open 40 and Of all the back talk
sh4 gets. We give i TO her. and we
are satisfied that We got the best Of
the argument
Susie Thimble doesn't seem 20 think
that we men folks do solitary thing
but blockade the sidewalks, and she
il threatening 70 round up the loafers
and nut 'em 20 work Well so far a.
We are concerned we hope she will,
and there is only one thing that we
want her to promise before she starts
and that i that she will take what
women she finds loafing too, because
II we know anything about the situa-
ton. there are about as many women
on the side walks. in the confection-
cry stores. in automobiles and in the
elub games as there are men on the
sidewalks, and possibly not half Of
them have even given their home a
once over. even though Il be the MD
die Of the afternoon.
But seriously now. Susie. this editor
knows all about this thing Of weed
cutting. and we know that the woman
Of the house ought not to be expect
Cd TO cut the weeds. and we know too,
that the men are rs n rule too prone
TO appear tired when they go home at
night. ami put off cutting weeds TIL
they get so tall and rank that they
lust simply are afraid to tackle the
;oh. We know too that when wom-
an does her house work properly and
the cooking and a thousand other
things that she Is ever-~orked. and
that kind you will hardly ever find
ON the streets except on occasions OF
extreme necessity. This country We
believe Is the hardest country IN the
world on hcusekespers because OF
the inability to secure help. and also
the dry nature Of the country per
mits much dust 10 accumulate In The
house that otherwise would not.
n Is the opinion % the Avalanche
m.ll. that there should be cleaning up
Of the yards In Lubbock. Too many
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