Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

Investigation m Campaign to
Raise american Standard
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
W He General Federation of Womens
Clubs is making survey of the
American home. This is one of those
new things under the sun which the
Nh old saw says there isn't. survey
N%ad A. has never been made by the federal
wv census bureau by any public or
wv private agency. The General Fedora
ton is making it as necessary part
of its determined effort to raise
the standard of the American home.
For to work with understanding and efficiency it
must know what are the existing conditions.
Hence the survey instituted by the Federations
president, Mrs. John D. Sherman and well under
way in all parts of the country. The filledin ques-
tionnaires will be tabulated at the Federations
headquarters in Washington. The findings will
be published. Eventually the findings will be pre-
sented to congress, with the request that 1t
authorize a similar survey as part of the regular
work Of the census bureau.
America, with all that it represents of hope in
the world, is now and will be what you make 1t.
It's institutions of religious liberty, Of educa-
uon and economic opportunity of constitutional
rights, Of integrity of the law, the most
precious possessions of the human race. These do
not emanate from the government. Their abiding
place is with the people. They from the
secration of the father the love of the mother
the devotion OF the children. They the product
Of that honest, tireless goes
into the rearing of the family altar and the maxi
ting of the home of our country.
This tribute to the American home by President
Coolidge in a recent public address emphasizes
the fact that Notwithstanding dsquieting condi-
tons in the home home-makng continues to he
passion with good Americans To the honest,
Woodworking men and who carry the
burdens of the world the chance to own a home
and rear family is a blessing from heaven. Here
is concrete proof No class of financial institution
has developed faster in the last decade than the
building and loan associations. There are now in
this country 1854 local associations with total
membership of S,554,352 and assets totang
$4765'S3719 Last year they built 100000
homes
The General Federation declares that this
American home is in danger 1t should know for
federated club women home-makers Ninety
two per cent of American housewives do their own
work. This means that large percentage of the
women in federated clubs perform practically all
of the domestic duties which their homes require
To these members home is what it has been
for generations-woman's first interest. creed
for club women, written twenty-five years ago by
Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, sets forth that no club
should introduce into its program any activity
which does not spring from the home and lead
back to the home. Today the federated club
woman demands that her club life and her home
life be correlated
biennial convention at Los Angeles She imme-
diatey established the Department Of the Amer
san Home. Mrs. Maggie W. Barry of Texas is
aairman. Mrs Sherman has this to say about the
dew department. the home and the survey:
The home has always been the center of the
Nub womans interest no matter how many and
low farfung her other activities. So the establish
pent of the Department OF the HomA did not
reate new activity among club women But it
lid constitute declaration by the federated club
women of their continued belief that home making
the most important industry Of the nation and
hat the home in it's present hour Of need is a
ational concern
For the American home is in real danger We
an no longer shut our eyes to the fact The stua-
on is Increasingly bad Because of the manifold
lessings enjoyed by the American people the
merican home should be worlds standard. 1t
Mould be the outward and visible sign of the
ward and spiritual of family life. That
race we seem largely to have lost The causes?
robably many in combination. Prosperity tries
)uls that Withstand adversely. Social science has
ot kept up with the natural sciences one out
anding cause seems to be undeniable ig-
ORANGE the part of both and women OF
lie art Of home-making. The older generation
axes charges against the younger generation
one generation is at fault inevitably is the