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

MONDAY.
Mrs. Uooper's interest IN scientific
housekeeping methods had grown 10 new
heights during the last week. Since tho
first meeting Of the little group OF WON
en-. who had expressed themselves as SIN
cersly desirous of discovering what was
wrong with the way they had been run
ming their homes she had been forum
IstIng a number OF plans that she hoped
might eventually lead to the determine
ton Of every woman in Mayfeld TO put
her household on a paying basis. At the
meeting on Friday each one Of those
present acknowledged that she was most
deeply concerned about the spending OF
her monthly income, and tho cosensus
of opinion had been that Il they could
regulate their expenditures SO that they
could give thoir families the neoessaries
Of life together with q few Injuries such
as present day living demanded and stih
keep within their incomes, their prob
len would be solved.
But Mrs Hooper knew better From
her own experience she had learned that
there IS much more TO the scientific man
agement Of a home than that, and while
she knew that the six women who were
10 meet with her on Friday afternoons
until the end Of the season were anxious
TO get az once 70 the mapping out Of
their respective budgets. she intended TO
persuade them to begin AZ the foundation
and make their reorganlzations prove
thorough. The q discussion last Friday
had concerned itself mainly with incomes
and budgets. But Mrs Hooper had made
mp her mind that when they assembled
this week she would insist that they be-
gin by considering the importance or
scheduling their time IN relation 10 their
homework and come later TO the budget
that would regulate their incomes.
While lt would seem that the condi-
lions were different In The home Of
Mrs. Campbell who had q husband and
three small children 10 cater to on a
salary Of S35 q week, and those On Mrs.
Chapin's y here there were a husband.
two grown children and a maid, with an
income Of s100 g week Mrs Hooper In
tended 70 point out that the ordinary
household tasks are the same no mat
ter what the size Of the family may be.
Every day there must be three meals
cooked and served. the dishes and pots
must he washed, the beds must be made.
the sleeping rooms put 70 rights and the
living room. stairs, hail. kitchen, bath
and porch must he cleaned Then, DO
sides. there are the special tasks for the
week-the washing and ironing. mendiug
aad sewing, a thorough cleaning Of the
house. windows. silver and metal clean,
special cooking and baking, Ice box.
pantry and closet-cisaning and the
shopping and ordering Of supplies.
from her own experience Mrs. Hooper
knew that the planning Of a schedule
that would keep them to regular rou-
tine IN their work, that would indicate
the order in which It was 70 be done.
| ard how much time was 70 be given to
each task, was Of as much importance IN
running q we'll regulated homo as was
the arrangement Of q budget that would
take care Of the finances. For this ree-
/ son she intended to make very strong
| point Of the time schedule taking prece-
! dent Of the budget when the women met
with her again this week
As she went through the house on her
regular Monday inspection. jo.tinS down
in her notebook, everything that would
have to be replaced or repaired before
next Monday, She knew that she had q
very good working plan that she had
thoroughly tested, to offer for their con-
siderati0n. But in the light Of her new
interest she seemed TO be discovering
laces where even her schedule could be
improved and as a result Of the thought
she intended to put into the whole mat
ter for the benefit Of her neiZhb,rs she
felt convinced that her own housekeeping
standard would be raised.
As she came downstairs on her way to
the basement. where She Intended TO 10
a little canning before luncheon, the tele-
paone rang. 1t wss the Bride nqu'riug
why she had not been asked to join fine
group that she had heard was meeting
at Mrs Hoopers on Friday afternoons.
"Ehy I thought you We're going away
for part Of the month Of September" re-
Piled Mrs Hooper. "And the little group
is made up Of those Of us who are plan
ming 20 stay in Mayneld all summer"
But I've decided to stay home after