Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
FRIDAY.

Promptly at 4 o'clock the six mem
bers of the womsn's Club who we're 10
make NJ tho informal group, to meet
each Friday afternoon with Mrs. Hooper
until the opening Of the club In the lHli'
made their appearance at the hooper
home. They brought their sewing as
well as their note books ana as Mrs.
Chspiu expressed it they intended to find
cut Just where they stood individually IN
relation TO efficient housekeeping and II
necessary TO completely reorganize their
homes. so thst they would put them on a
sounder financial basis.
Mrs. Chaplin represented the biggest in
come her husband earning a salary Of
one hundred dollars a week and Mrs
Campbell was the poorest having at her
disposal only thirty five dollars.
Each one expressed her intention Of
being perfectly frank as to her receipts
and expenditures so that they might
jointly work out a practical budget that
would apply to each individual in the
group according TO her income.
Mrs. Chaplin beside having the largest
income had the smallest family, but the
living expenses Of herself and her hus-
band and her two children were added to
because she always kept a maid. Mrs.
Campbell had three children, sll Of them
under twelve. The other women like
Mrs Hooper had an income OF fifty dol
lars a week. Mrs. Bell had one child and
was expecting another baby. Mrs owen
had two children and Mrs. Wright three.
Although the meetings were TO be very
informal and the arguments to take the
form rather Of chat than debate, Mrs
Hooper took the lead unobtrusively, and
kept them to the subject at hand until
tea was served.
OF course you all know" she began.
how firmly I believe in the budget. as
the foundation of all successful and eff
cient housekeeping"
My husband says" interposed Mrs.
Chaplin, "that a household budget should
be to the housekeeper what a set Of
blue prints is to the builder, but that
ing plan. we are wasting our time just
making them out. and following them
when It IS easy and ignoring them when
they seem difficult 10 live up to-"
He is really right" agreed Mrs.
Hooper, and that Is probably the rea-
son why so many women. claiming to be
working on a budget still fail to make
ends meet in their housekeeping. So
many women think that merely keeping
sccounts'-snd being able TO tell where
every cent has gone TO is operating on a
budget"
That's what I used, to believe" said
Mrs. Campbell. looking up from the
stocking she was darning. but now
realize that paying the bills after the
things are bought doesn't entirely at the
situation
No" said Mrs. Hooper, sit isn't
stretching a dollar to make It cover as
much as possible that is the best way to
accomplish the purpose, but striving to
make ones needs an easy ct TO ones
income is the real secret of success
I suppose tho best way for US 10 do"
said Mrs. Owen, taking out her note
book in a business like way, will be to
block out a series Of budgets that viii
ft the individual needs OF each one Of
US, and then work It out In our own
homes, so that we will be able to re
port on its efficacy when the club sec
ton meets In the fall"
I'm sure that was the presid sDSs
idea" said Mrs. Hooper Then instead
Of having just suggestions and theories