Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22
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MRS W. H GOODRTCH,S ADDRESS ON
ACTIVITIES OF Ad!ERIC AN HOMES SECTION
INTERESTS Ell CENTRO CLUB WOMEN
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"Thcre 5 big difference be
tween housekeeping and home MAX
ing and il s far better to have the
love and confidence Of children ana
husband than to be able to make
a perfect pie o. cake. So said
Mrs. W. w. Goodrich, state chair
man Of American homes, in al
address yesterday afternoon tC
members OF the Woman S Ten Thou
sand Club.
Though the department Of Amer
lean homes is new to state clUbdom,
the idea is an old one, according
to Mrs, Goodrich. as the California
federation has always been funda=
mentally concerned with the wei
fare of ali aspects of domestic life.
This particular department Of club
activity was reorganizcd and re-
sivified, however, at the 1871 hlcn-
ial in Los Angeles.
The purpose OF the department of
the American homo is thrcefoid =.
namely to impress the general pub
Ii. with the idea that homcntskine
is vocation or profession and that
as such it should be given cduca-
tional Importance; to assist the in
dividual hOmcmakcr, and 10 coop
ate with other agencies Interested
in home welfare.
Department work is organized un-
der three heads: home economies.
home making. and extension. The
first two divisions arc self explain
atorv; the third is concerned III
COOPERATING with the department OF
agriculture and the service of the
county home demonstration agents
iu rural communities. Mrs. Good-
rich was enthusiastic in her praise
OF the home demonstration work As
carried on in California and many
ether states and expressed satisfac-
lion that the federation has seen
fit to extend cooperation n this
direction.
The speaker dwclt at some length
upon the outline of study sugges-
tions issued by the state depart
ment toward the end of making
California homes better and hap
1ier. The department concerns IL
self with such vital topics as in
surancc. the financial protection OF
the home: money IL the home ana
the budget system IF living with
in the income; owning homes; the
y alue of the garden; nutrition. tex
tiles. building. decoration. furnish
ing. etc. Faults Of the modern
LONE and the soul Of the home as
developed in books. music, art.
science. recreation, good manners.
character and religion are further
subjects of possible consideration.
Last and most important of all,
according to Mrs. Goodrich ) he
interest the department is taking
in making education for parenthood
possible and desirable for the young
people who are about to take the;r
places as guardians Of the future.
The great dcsidcra.um is Il kind OF
tchool that viii turn out trained
home makers rather than mere di
etitians and home economies spc-
cialists.
Mrs. Hale Presides
Preceding the introduction Of
the visiting speaker Mrs y. ",
Hale, newly elected president of the
Woman S Ten Thousand Club, Pra-
sided at the regular business scs-
sion.
Mrs. Earle Davis, chairman Of
program, announced that in TWO
weeks time on the occasion Of the
regular monthly luncheon, Mis-
Whitford of La Joila, an expert iu
oriental art, viii bring her collie
tion Of prints and art objects to
illustrate lecture. In this couu"c-
tion Mrs J.. G. Kimball, lr., an