Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-20
The Hoopers Tell
HOW FIUe Live on
admitted Income

family Of i've, viii tell the readers
of the Daily Times how the many
present-day problems OF the home
are solved by working on the budget
that Mrs. Hooper has evolved and
found practical. Follow them daily
in an interesting review of their home
life and learn to meet the conditions
OF the high cost of living with them.J
MONDAY.
what do you think of letting Roger
go to work on Saturday afternoons,
Nary" asked Mr. Hooper as they sat
down for their evening together in the
living room.
i really don't approve Of it at ALL"
replied Mrs. Hooper as she took out her
sewing. There is plenty for him to do
in the front yard and garden on Satur-
days, and If he once gets an idea Of
working for money into his head the
next thing he win want to be leaving
school before he has finished. You know
what an idea he had of doing It when
we were leaving Nayfeld"
Yes, / remember" admitted Mr.
Hooper, but I really think we will be
doing very wrong if we oppose this plan
OF his, Mary. He is old enough now to
begin to take on some responsibility,
ana l think that Roge. is very much
less inclined to depend on his own de-
cisions than Helen is, and that begin
ming to work for some kind Of wages
might develop a ertain Independence
/ that he lacks"
Well Helen is far too independent
for her own good, according to my
opinion" said Mrs. Hooper, and II
Roger is to be trained to follow IN her
footsteps. which seems quite natural to
her this house will be much more diff
hcuIt place to live in than it is now"
"Oh, Mary" objected Henry as he
closed the magazine he had been prepar-
ing to read. I'm sure you are far too
hard on Helen, and that what you adj
mire in Roger IS really no virtue at all.
What is your real objection to his work
ingj"
I've told you my main reason" said
Mrs. Hooper, that is that it will create
in him a desire TO leave school When he
/ has finished as much schooling as we can
afford to give him and is capable Of tax
ing real job it is time enough for him
TO work for money. I don't think these
part-time paid jobs are good for a young
school boy
You are fearfulIy old fashioned in
some Of your ideas Mary" argued Henry,
"and if you intend to positively oppose
Saturdays I can see very readily that he
viii give it up"
And why shouldn't he?" Jared Mrs,
Hooper.
Well, Helen wouldn't If she were as
old as Roger" smiled Henry, Eat least
not without q good tough struggle"
And you really think that Helen's atti-
tude toward my authority is preferable to
Rogers submission to dictation on all
occasions" inquired Mrs Hooper In Wild
eyed amazement
"Oh I wouldn't put It quite like that"
laughed Henry good naturedly leaning
over and paJting mis- wife's hand, but
you know I've always thought that just
because you were so very efficient that
you rather molly coddled us all so that
there wasn't really much need Of having
mind Of our own
Mrs. Hooper looked q trihe indignant
as she held her needle Up to the Light
and threaded it. but said nothing to this
accusation which Henry had made before
on several occasions in connection with
Roger.
The boy has been fussing about it all
week" continued Mr. Hooper, ever since
this work was offered him by MI. Allen,
and I can see no reason for his not doing
It,"
disgraceful in the fact that you had no
income tax to pay last Wednesday as
the fathers Of all the boys in his class
had" said Mrs. Hooper, and so he is
giving me no peace till I let him 60 to
work and earn some money
lis that the reason: z laughed Mr..
Hooper
Yes" replied his wife Il had to e1-
plain TO him very minuteIy that your
income last year had been only $1,000
and that as a married man with de-
pendeuts that you were exempt from
any tax"
so he has ambitions to run up the
family income SO we will have TO pay
q tax to help run the Government has
her" smiled Mr.. Hooper We'll that
isn't half bad idea" The menus for
the three meals Tuesday is:
BREAKFAST
Grape Juice
Cereal
Potato OmeIek
Coffee
Buttered Toast
LUNCHEON
Cream Of Tomato Soup
Toasted Crackers
Sliced Cold Neat
Lenten Salad
Cookies
Coco5
DINNER
Vegetable ChowdeT
Baked Stuffed Peppers
Lettuce Salad
Raisin Rice Pudding
DEVTLLED BETS.
Soak winter beets in water foT an hour
and a half in cold water. boil gently
until tender (about three hours plunge
into cold water and rub off the skins and
cut into dice. To each three cupHuls Of
the diced vegetable add three tablespoons
of butter, one quarter teaspoonful OF
mustard dissolved in two tablespoonfuIs
of vinegar, three-q uarters Of a table
spoonful OF powdered sugar, half 8 tea
spoonful Of salt, a quarter of a teaspoon
ful of papuka and q teaspoonful of
WORCESTERSHIRE sauce. Mix the dress
ing into the beets and serve hot
GIRL SCOUTS
GO ON HIKE
TUO Hundred BrGUe Soqgy