Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-13
: partment Hears
Talk on Visiting
Housekeeping Work

~ head OF the household has not
koon taught to make her mind
Guide her physical work, not only
Among the poverty stricken fami-
HIS, and It Is these households
With which We are striving to come
III contact. The girls in the home
Glthef do not want to or haven't
time to learn how to keep house in
he most efficient way, and then
when they marry and have homes
eof their own, they are appalled, by
the size and complexity of their
task, and SO often fail under the
burden of it." This was the intro
ductory statement made by Mrs. z.
H. Hall, former president OF the
Davenport Womans club In her
talk before the city welfare depart
ment Of the Rock Island woman's
club yesterday afternoon at the
Masonic temple. She also said.
sThs Visiting Housekeeper. and
ple4se do not call her municipal
tousekeeper, for she is not, goes
into homes where assistance In q
scheme OF management is needed,
and helms in all the WAYS she can.
The avenue of approach is often
dtfficult. hut this is in uart a fol-
lnw-up work. and we carry on in
cooperation with the visiting
nurses, and all organizations inter-
ested in the work"
Mrs. Hall introduced Mrs. Edith
Barker. the visiting housekeeper in
Davennort who has snoken before
the department several times. Mrs.
Barker told of the work being car
RED on in Detroit. where it is
thoroughly organized and accomp-
lishing surprising results in the
line Of better housekeeping. She
snoke of the advantage of doing the
constructiye work bv the group
method. holding classes or clinics
And then having the women who
.ttend tbese snread the news to
their friends In Detroit there is
: sunervisor with a Maid secretary
ana nina workers who conduct
ciaa.e. In dressmakinp and man
arement and also make the home
Waits owe ara narticularly inter
ested IN homes where there are
small children. for they are our
future citizens. and the ideal they
vain while thew are young make so
much difference later on"
Mrs. Weld Speaks.
Mrs II A Weld of the fair price
ta,L nm what tho ire conditions
have hoon and will nrobablv he
~, ,,,,,ror Che cid in mart.
ar.at;s,ics chou, that in lois We
rars navinr s55o a Thousand for
g, - u,.s na,,;ng 60 "a
I've, IN" cs;naoo go I 80 800 e n prce
annd;t;nns wero ahnnrmai hut this
\ -. .har 4, No ro.so, u,hy uo
49, ~ -. s~oh star,,in !.
$500 Gov oan,mnSit;es that arc not
scorce" Investigations are heine
..s.as ,a !, VS. Neon rrovoa that
Ianor In poct leland is M higher
than in most other cities. Mrs
Weld cold and that there is M
snstie,hIn ro.sor for tho nrica nj
;co hoine "a bigh ne thew have heer
IN tho n.ct
After Tho talks Mira r 7 Rite
tha der,rtnent chairman nresided
a. the husiress MEETING renort
wss mada NV tho hosnital commit
Il too stating that the room in st
Antbonv's hosnitaI which is tn h,
maintained NV the welfare depart
mont ia in readiness for anyon,
Who cares To use IT The rate 70
Ztbe room ia much lower than tn
usual cost and in case some cir
or woman is dependent and canno
nav the department assumes tn
responsibility of the expense. Tn
room is beautifully furnished. A
some date this summer, lawn fet
will be given at the home of Mrs
s. s. Davis. TO raise money for tn