Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27


ITO these organisations We would
pledge our support and cooperation.
The third division, that of home
making, is one that this committee
would especially stress. This division
is conducted under four heads, the.
best and wisest way to finance the
home, the proper feeding ana clothing
of the family for comfort and health,
the most efficient sources Of training
mothers and daughters In mother.
craft and the education Of parents In
the ethics of family life and the best
ways and means of bringing beauty
and religion into the home and family
life.
MRS Barry, chairman of the Amer
lean Home General Federation. has
asked that each State cooperate with
the Better Homes American Associa-
ton in the program Of Better Homes
week, April rs to May I. Better
Homes in America has no state chair
man but deals directly with the COM
communities, cities, towns and viii
lagos with Better Homes committees
at work. More than 40 per cent of
these chairmen were from local wom-
ems clubs. If there is no chairman
for such work in your town or city
will you not please communicate
James Ford, the secretary of the Bet
ter Homes Association. 1853 Pennsyi-
vania Avenue, Washington, d. C.
This association will. suggest special
programs to meet the needs, Of any
community"
Amsricanisation work
Mrs. A. T. Stewart of Portland,
chairman Of the Americanization COM
mittee, reported that IL clubs had in
cluded Americanization in their pro-
grams this year and 81 in five coun-
ties already have promised to do this
next year.
Clubs in the larger cities in the State
are asked to plan community lecture
on good citizenship next winter and
invite the new citizens and the new
voters of foreign birth in their re-
spective cities to be present. Port
land will have such lecture in April
at the Fraternity House.
Other plans are being considered as
the committee hope to bring about q
feeling of greater frienrliness be-
tween the club women and the
stranger within our gates.
Problems Of IlIiteraey
Mrs. Homer E. Croker of South
Berwick, chairman of Illiteracy COM
mittee, in her report mapped out a
two years program for this depart
ment which points the way clearly
to good results. 1t offers four steps,
first, thru information, second, thru
propaganda, third by correction, and
fourth by prevention. Under infor-
nation she asks the club women to
get the facts as they exist in their
own community and then in an hours
program, to study them together.
Under propaganda. she suggests
broadcasting the facts and figures by
use of the radio, the Informative pos
tiers put in public places, by telling
sentences" thrown on the movie
screen, by prize contests for short
stories on this theme and through
pageants.
For correction of iliiteracy, she
suggests cooperation with the State
and local school boards.
international Relations
4. Mrs. Grace A. Thompson of Ban
gor, speaking for the department of
international Relations" of which
department she is chairman said:
Because Dec. II was set as the
date on which the resolution for en-
try of U. s. into the World Court was
presented in Congress this committee
commenced its active work early in
order that the Senators from Maine
might vote unanimously on this res
olution this committee sent out let
tiers to the Senator who declared
against the measure and secured the
sending of many letters and tele-
grams from prominent persons and
organizations. Letters of apprecia-
ton have also been sent to the Sem
ator who voted for the measure.
The subject has been presented by
speakers to various organizations
and general information relative to
the World Court has been sent out.
A program for a club afternoon on
this subject has been arranged and
sen to many clubs. All clubs desir-
ing this program may have same
upon application to the chairman.
One entire committee has been ac-
tive and prompt in its work.
The Service Of Food
Mrs Kate B. Ellis of Fairfield has
been preaching the science of food to
Oranges. clubs and Parere Teachers
associations for years and it was a
happy choice to put her at the head
Of the Home Economics division of
the State Federation of Women's
clubs. She is recognized authority.
on home economics. In her report
she referred to the women's club sur
vey of the Farm Home now in prog
ress all over the country and continu-
ing said:
I'VE home makers have but recent
ly come to know how important we
are to a perfect readjustment Of
world problems. and we are therefore
going to find out what we have and
what we lack: we will assemble
complete national picture of the Am
erican home because we have the ia
cilities for doing So" Another i'm
portant item is 1.-THE Science of
Food" We are seven tenths ineffi-
cient IL we only know the foods that
produce that efficiency.
American Home Committee
Mrs. J. S. w. Williams of Guilford,
for the committee on American
Homes outlined the work Of this de-
partmcnt under the headings of home
finance, proper food. and clothing.
training in mothercraft and the
ethics of home and religion in the
home. She urged that home making
be given a place on all club programs
for next year.
Legislative Chairman
Mrs. j. II. Huddiiston of Orono,
gave the report of Legislative Chair
man.
I shall divide my report into two
sections-Federal measures being
sponsored by the General Federation,
and few matters pertaining to
Maine.
Mrs. Aloysia Davis Of Vermont,
Legislative Chairman of the General
Federation. urges action on the fol-