Evening star., 1923-01-16
HOME STANDARDS
!. THEME Of LECTURE
Ethical and Educational
Ideals Considered Before
Monday Evening Club.
TWO SPEAKERS HEARD
Various Phases of Subjects Selected
for. Social Work Conference An
niversary Discussed by Others.

FOLLOWING its program policy of con-
sidering in succession at its monthly
meetings the seven topics which have
been selected by the national conference
OF social work, which meets in Wash
lngton IN May for the celebration of it's
hftieth anniversary, the Monday Eve
ming Club had for it's subject last night,
The Home" with Ernest P. Biclnell.
former president of the club, and Miss
Mary M. Winslow, editor of the woman's
bureau, Department of Labor, as the
principal speakers. Mr.. BicknelI, dis
cussing the topic, Family Service
Standards" referred to the phvsical
needs of the family about which there
Is pFactlcal agreement, but stressed
especially standards touching ethical
and educational ideals. He admitted
that We have no such hard and fast
measurements as those which have been
worked out with precision in the field
OF material affairs by the bureau of
standards, but claimed that the intangi-
pie standards of family life were none
the less desirable of attainment He
mentioned Home Control" centraliza-
ton OF authority in one or both parents,
consideration and thoughtfuness for
others.
Miss WinsIOH's Contribution.
Miss Winslow told of some of the
speclaI Investigations conducted by
tne Women'S bureau in it's study of
lhe relation of workingwomen to the
nome. The bureau had classified these
women under three headS-married
women, single women living at home
ana single women living out of the
home. 1t had been found that even in
tne latter case considerable proper
tlon or the Women's earnings went
for the support of relatives. She
spoke of the frank avowal on the
part of some manufacturers. in estab-
ilShlng new plants. where woman's
labor was required, to seek out COM
nunlties where because of the low
wage scale for the men, women were
more or less forced into industry.
General Topic Taken Up.
Following these talks, the general
topic was discussed. Mrs Marie
Moore Forrest made a plea that more
or our recreational activities be car
ried on in the home rather than out
side. Louis Gutenberg spoke, of the
increasing prevalence of divorce as
menace to the home. DR. Kober
added to Mr.. Bicknell's list of home
standards, that of reverence and re-
spect for ones elders Selden B. Ely
told of what the schools are doing to
prepare for homemaking. Miss Louise
.. Beall urged provision for depend
ent mothers to enable them to stay
with their children and give them the
proper home training.
Mrs. Edna keene Bushee spoke of
preventive work in the upbuilding of
the home. Mrs. George A. Kicker
quoting from the printed program of
the evening to the effect that prob
ably not until the District of Column
bia is given an opportunity of regis
tering its opinions and desires
through the ballot will satisfactory
social Legislation be obtained, urged
the club to go on record in support
of such proposed legislation now
under consideration by Congress.
Referred to Executive Board.
The matter was referred to the
executive board, with power to act,
and a meeting was at once called for
today by the president, John Ihlder.
The president also stated that the
executive board, to whom had been
referred the question of the appoint
ment of a park commission, had ap-
proved the principle of the bill as
worked out by the committee on
parks and Fairgrounds of the board
of trade.
The following persons were elected
to membership in the club: Col. and
Mrs. Charles Keller, former Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall and
Mrs Marshall, Rev. and Mrs. Walter
A. Morgan, Harold Keats, Miss Mat
tie Beall, Dr. Margaret L. Eek and
James A. Tobey.