The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10
WITH OUR WOMEN Improving
Health Conditions in MOnta11n's Homes

ship, and that it is one of the strong
est, If not the strongest of womens'
organizations.
Child welfare is another subject
commanding the attention of our wO-
men. This is comprehensive in it's
scope, including, as it does the health
education, and employment of child
rem. Their efforts to advance the
first, are ably seconded by the ply
sicians of the State. OF what has
been accomplished along this line.
I shall present at length in a later
article.
Education in grade and high
schools, is mainly conducted by wom-
en- teachers, who are restricted in
Montana, as elsewhere, by forces
which are said to be Babbitizing our
children. Whether this true or not,
the Society of Women College Alum
nj are likely to discover, and recti-
fly, to the extent of their ability, what
ever is wrong in our educational
system.
The illegal employment of children
might come under the head of health
Very recently the women of the state
have brought to the attention of the
authorities a reported infringement
of this law. Often, publicity alone
is needed to remedy such evils.
Women are interesting themselves
in community affairs, as never be.
fore. They are establishing parks
promoting Cleanup" days; bringins
in lecturers to speak on topics con.
cerning social welfare and are do.
ing what they can to insure pure
food products.
In Butte, the Business and Pofes
sional WOman's Club, have been Civ
ing a series of lectures on socia
health, with Mrs. Harriet Lycette, o
Spokane the lecturer. Mrs. Lycette
is widely known authority on thii
subject, having been engaged in so
cial health work by the government
and the state college of Washington
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The housewives of Billings wer,
invited by county agent Ruzicka, tt
visit the dairies supplying milk 70
that city, that they might learn thr
manner in which it is treated. TIL,
reasons for the several processes
were explained by those who accom-
panied the women.
1t is claimed that according t.
government tests, the milk sold il
Billings scores higher than that i
any other city in Montana. Owe
three hours were devoted to the in
spection, and when concluded, tn
women who made the tour knew
why the milk standard is higher i
their city than elsewhere in the state
The Billings Federation of Won
ems clubs did their part in assistin
Agent Ruzicka to make the tour
success. The women of that city ar
now enlightened regarding every
thing pertaining to the dairy bus
ness.
Mrs. o. J. Kellogg, who has bee
visiting many Indian reservation
recently made a survey of the Fol
Il Peck agency to ascertain the soci;
and economic condition of these II
dians, and from there, Mrs. Kellog
went to the Chippewa reservation !
Minnesota. Upon completing her il
vestigations the result is to be pull
lished.
Several Montana women have la
ly taken trip to Europe, or gon
around the world; but they returne,
i The old world not having sufficie1
attraction to make them, like Lad
Astor, renOunce their American ci
izenship. In this they were wis
= If we may believe Albert J. Noel
who in July's Harper's says: eff
were a continental women, himme
herrgottdOnnerwetter-I would gatl
er acorns and rob henroosts for n
4 living and dwell in dens and cav,
of the earth until 1 could get |
the United States; and the young,
was, and the higher my soci;
scale, the more promptness would
take to this Robin Hood existence
and he continues ''The American W
men is born into ten thousand tim
greater freedom-accepting it Ill
the air she breathes, without ev,
thinking about it-than there is al
discernable prospect that these wo1
ems Observation-Disclosures wi
enjoy"
The contemplated memorial to A
bert Gallatin should receive Il
hearty support of our women, al
this not alone that he was the grea
statesman, which he certainly was
one of the ablest of his day-n
because his name is given to one
the three forks of the Missouri al
to a county Of our state, Women ha
a better reason than these for wis