Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16

take up the subject Of shelter which you
discussed while l was away" continued
Mrs. Hooper. ITO my way of thinking
this is really the most difficult problem
in the whole budget for those who do
not own their own homes. How many
are there Of you who pay rent Z"
Half a dozen OF the women present
indicated that they did.
do you mind telling me how you man
age, Mrs. JOnes?" inquired Mrs. Hooper
of one Of the women sitting in seat
directly in front of her.
81 don't manage at ALL" answered the
woman dispOndently, Il pay fifty dollars
month rent and then make it up the
best 1 can by cutting down on the other
items Of food, clothes and operating ex-
penses and l cont see what else l am to
do"
"But if you continue to do that" Mrs.
Hooper pointed out your budget is
thrown all out Of balance, and you might
as well continue to work without one as
to delude yourself into thinking you are
living according to one when you really
are not"
I'm perfectly willing to mend my ways
If some one will tell me exactly what
to do to readjust so l can manage with
six dollars a week to shelter my family
in Mayfeld" replied tie woman.
at positively cannot be done" said
another woman, who was also one of those
who paid rent because she did not own
her own home. IF there is q place In
Mayfleld fit to live in, which will house
a family of five that can be rented for
twenty five dollars a month, I'd like to
be~shown where It Is
There is Just one that / know Of,
haf Ia
old Greene place al the edge Of the town.
I inquired about that, the rent is only
twenty five dollars, 1t has eight rooms
and a large piece Of ground around IT."
but that's an awful place." exclaimed
another woman. It's all rundown and
OUT Of repair"
at has great possibilities if you ex-
anime It," insisted Mrs. Hooper, "and
1 understand that the owners Will put 1t
all in order for any one who rents It,"
"But IT is way out where no one know
lives" objected the first woman, "and
there would always be the trolley fare
In town"
OF course that would amount up If you
Travelled in and out much" agreed Mrs.
Hopper, but your children are too young
for school so their carfare would not
have to be paid"
''Wel I'd rather go on managing the
way I do than rather move out in that
wilderness to save SIS" insisted Mrs
Jones stubbornly.
"Of course those OF you who feel that
way about It might just as well give up
any further consideration OF budget,
remarked Mrs. Hooper quietly, "and as
Mrs Jones says so right on the way
you've been doing"
There was silence for a few minutes
and then one Of the women spoke up.
IT thiuk III go out and look at that
Greene place. I'm not going to con
tlnue paying $50 a month rent one minute
longer II l can help it."
And I've talked the matter over with
my husband and we find that we can
buy the house we are living In on an
installment Of SOS a month on the bal
ance after we have paid down what we
have in the bank We had never thought
Of doing It before"
The menus for the three meals on Sat
urday are:
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples Cereal
Fish Cakes Mullins
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Baked Beans
Brown Bread and Butter
Fruit Cookies
Cocoa
DINNER.
Bean Soup
Hamburg Steak Fried onions
Mashed Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes
Lettuce Salad
Raisin Rice Pudding
Copyright, 1921