Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12
70 the Editor Of woman's Page:

Should the married woman work"
This held my attention not only
tonight while reading your. article
with these headlines on page :, but it
has been in my mind so constantly for
the last few months il seemed almost
as If my thoughts must have been read
by you.
email scale in his business, which is
conducting restaurant At the time
only one OF our three children was
attending school. and it wasn't so hard
TO get him ready for school etc, and
find time TO assist in the business and
get an idea of how to run 1t.
Before this business venture never
had any business experience Whatever
having had plenty Of help and also
plenty of time to spend entertaining
etc.
Finally our growing business caught
the eye CT some one else. who tried 10
buy the property in order TO set Us
out. This forced us 10 scrape every
cent we could get together and pay IL
down on the property ourselves in order
TO keep our business Then came
strikes one after the other IN all the
mills surrounding our little restaurant,
thus taking away all of our customers:
with the exception Of very few. or
course, 1t looked desperate TO us.
sides US two adults and our little
money invested in our business ana
property. But we simply could not let
go. and so we decided that l wCrld
try to take care OF the little trade ielt
while my husband found a position
somewhere else in order TO keep things
moving forward. AS is often said, we
never know what we can do III We
are forced TO do it, SO l started en-
my first business venture alone. with
the determination to succeed.
The strikes settled. all our customers
and more came back in fact. 50 sud
denly did the industrial plants start w
again that ! found 1t impossible to give
the many employees service in our t"'
little dining rooms. and had TO take II
the entire first floor which meant quit
a big improvement and lots OF money tS
be paid for same: also taking add!
tional help to run things smoothly
At this time my husband was makint
large salary, even more than we CouL'
clear in our business, so we found /
paid better for US TO hire waitres
the position he held, and what h
earned being clear profit, came In hand!
TO pay for improvements on our bulId
ing. so | simply continued running th
my babies were growing up and STAR,
into kindergarten ard school. Bn
have they home? No. NlNc wcathr
they play outdoors to keep out OF N
road of their busy mother But rain!
days they must play indoors and tnet
least bit Of childish noise is hushed be
ceause 1t might annoy the customers.
Then comes time to send them off I
school at noon. No time to get thel
dinner till all the customers have bee
served, By that time 1t Is nearly tim
10 start, so the children are hurrie
along at their dinner and not allowe
to speak CT stop minute after haVin
finished or they will be late. SO It
one continued Hurry. children"
Again, there is the lesson hour, whe
each mother should take time to hel
the children with their studies. But IL
woman, who may be upset by man
things during the day that have gon
wrong in business, can she have N
required patience to explain lessons t
the tots whose brains are not tra.ne
enough TO grasp knowledge rapidly an
who should have everything made pla.
and wherefOres? No. I think tn
woman whose mind must be constant!
on the hundreds Of little details i
business becomes rather irritable an
nervous when the children are cor
information from mother.
Then. again. can the business woma
look after her home details propcrl
and run her business also successfully
No. l know the few spare moments
And to sit down between customers IN
mind Is tcO tired to give me the r,
quired patience for mendiug, sewing
planning nice little comforts for Il
lome. In fact, | find that most Of Il
time I'm too tired to care even f.