The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
DAVIS WILL LEAD
FIGHT FOR BETTER
HOMES IN THE u. S.
Importance Of Woman'S Place
In Economic Life To
Be Stressed

WASHINGTON, May 26.-(By Asso-
ciated Press )-There are two sides
to a ten dollar bill. One side Is the
effort that goes to earn it; the other
is the care and intelligence which go
to the spending of 1t. One side is the
mans contribution, the other SIDE rs
the woman's. The whole question of
wages is affected by the home
makers ability to get value for her
money.
In such manner Secretary of Labor
Davis sets forth the significance OF
the better homes in America cam
paign to be conducted during the
week of June to 10. Secretary Davis
is a member of the National Coun-
Gil for Better Homes in America.
Other members are Vice President
Coolidge, Secretaries Hoover and
Wallace and Mrs. Z. G. Winter pres
ident of the General Federation of
Wtmen's Clubs
WOman's Campaign
"The campaign is a woman's cam
paign," says Secretary Davis. "They
are taking stock of themselves to see
how they fill their side of the bill;
they are taking inventory of nome
values to determine on standards.
1.-THE best American wage earners
know that the pay check at the end
of the week belongs to the family.
They know also that forty-fiv dol-
lar a week wage dc es not do as well
in some families as thirty-five dol
lar a week wage does in others
1.-THE demonstration houses pre-
pared for Better Homes week in June
are concrete educational means of
emphasizing the Importance of home
making, and the increasing necessity
of thorough study of it's technic. In
the homes is the nation, in the homes
is the basis of the best patriotism.
There Is nothing better we can do
than make thorough work manl1ke
study of the things that make for a
better home, with architects, build
ers, interior decorators, students, mu-
sicians, educators and spiritual ad-
visors joining in definition of
home"
Begun Last Year
The better homes campaign began
last year in a comparatively small
way The result of the first effort is
shown in the preparations this year
of many communities to have DEM
onstration homes during the cam
paign week in June, according to
those interested in the movement.
Many of these have been started by
chambers of commerce. others by
groups Ct women or women's clubs.
Besides fitting out the demonstra-
ton homes for public view. the move
ment includes arrangement of lee
lures, musical, movie and radio pro-
grams, essay and poster contests In
schools, and other means to draw at
tention to the home. Many thousands
of dollars in prizes will be given To-
cally and nationally in connection
with the campaign. An interesting
side issue is the preparation Ct an
ideal list of books and musical selec-
tions for the home.
In Washington the national head
quarters of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs sponsored the
construction of a replica of the Long
Island home of John Howard Payne
that inspired him to write Home,
Sweet Home" This house will follow
every line of the original. but 1t will
be built of the best standard modern
materials 1t is within short dis
lance of the White House. Ulti-
mately it will be moved to a perma-
nent location where it will be main
tanned as better homes demonstra-
ton.