Evening star., 1929-06-30

women in the American Home
4 a Economics Association, es vel
as leaders In the work con-
Quoted by the Bureau of Home Econom-
ics Of the Department of Agriculture
viii attend the twenty second national
convention of the American Home
Economics Association, opening In Bos-
ton tomorrow. Problems varying from
psychological reactions OF child eating
spinach to the effect of consumers buy.
ing habits on the economic structure oi
the Nation, will be discussed by expert
economists, business men and Govern
nent officials.
During the next five days the atten-
ton of millions of women engaged In
the increasingly scientific business OF
home -making, as well as that of manu-
facturers and distributors of household
fcoa and commodities, viii be centered
on the program of this convention,
which will reveal interesting facts con-
ecyning. the recent progress in home
economics.
Clubwomen, who are studying these
problems for themselves in their indi-
vidual club programs will be attentive
Listeners in" on the Boston sessions.
Among those who will attend the con-
vention from Washington are DR.. Louise
Stanley, director of the Bureau of Home
Economics, Department of Agriculture
and one of the outstanding figures In
the field today: Miss Alice Edwards
executive secretary of the American
Association Of Home Economics: Miss
Helen Atwater, editor of the American
Home Economies Journal; Miss Flo
renee Fallgatter, member of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education; Miss
Hildegarde Kneeland, In charge of the
economies division, Bureau Of Home
Economics: Miss Ruth O'Brien. head OF
the textile and clothing division: DR.
Hazel e. Munsell, nutrition chemist.
and Miss Ruth Van Deman, in charge
Of the information section of the bureau
Vx7HAT is the proper place of ultra
~ modern furnishings in the average
American home? What improvements
should be made in management OF
public and charitable institutions to
promote the physical welfare OF the IN
standards. in line with the national
program for simpiified practice snd
Standardization initiated by Presih
Hoover as Secretary Of Commerce be
developed? How can reliable gttdes
as to quality and performance be es-
tablished to aid the woman who goes
into the competitive market to pur-
chase a refrigerator, bed sheets. q silk
dress or canned goods whose grades
are understood only by the producer,
and Of whose quality she knows nothing
beyond the claims OF the advertisers?
How does the common practice OF buy
ing the family food supplies in day-to-
dav amounts affect the business OF the
retail stores? These are q few OF the
problems featured on the convention
program, to be discussed by such ex-
perts as Profs. Walter H. Slple ano
James Ford of Harvard University, Dr.
louise stanley. Government expert;
PRS. Chase Going Woodhouee. director
Of the newly organized Institute Of
women's Professional Relations: DR..
Farcv Howe of the Forsyth Dental In
Urinary for Children. Miss Susan Bates
al the Cotton Textile Institute and
Charming E, SWeitzer, managing di-
rector Of the National Retail Dry GOODS
Association.
The five-day program as announced
at washington headquarters OF the
American Home Economies Assoclatlon
viii be presided over BY Miss Margaret
AT .TI,stfn president and the heads Of
the association divisions, The topics
On which separate division meetings
v-iIl be held. with reports OF recent
,,rorress and addresses by nationally
known authorities, include Food and
Nutrition, Textiles and Clothing, Fian-
ming. Equipment and Care Of the H0use'
Family Management, Social workers
Extension Program, Home ECONOMIES
Parental Education. Related Art. Eco
nonnic and Social Problems ana AhsIi-
tutional Economics.
An outstanding convention feature
viii be the reports on corporation
with the American Standards Associa-
fion. Of which the Home ECONOMIES
Association Is member, and with tne
division of simplified practice OF the
United States Bureau OF Standards on
the program for Standardization OF
household commodities. Much OF tne
work of the association in recent years
has been concerned with the eStaplsn-
ment Of generally accepted ano nnaea-
stood standards to enable the mousse
wife to know what to expect as 70
quality and durability Of thousands oi
widely advertised household commod-
ities and foods. -
The housewives of America have
been represented by officials OF the as
sociation at many of the conferences
called by the division OF simptineo
practice, to secure the co-operation o.
manufacturers and producers IN draw
ing up standards and eliminating use.
products. Typical results Of this pro-
gram are that the rs sizes OF pee
blankets formerly offered the puzzlec
purchaser have been reduced to IL
q while the various sizes, OF beds. mat
tresses and springs have been cut IRON
10 to f. The number OF sizes OF COOK
ing utensils, which had no basis In tht
needs of the well equipped kitchen, mas
been reduced about SO per cent.
AH.<. IaU.nn RnnntlGCs
housewives for more accurate intor-
nation on standards of quality in bee
sheets. the association has, through
the American Standards Association
started work toward an agreement
with many large manufacturers f0l
establishing standards in sheeting II
which the major emphasis is to b'
placed on measurable CHARACTERISTIC
and performance of the finished prod
uct.' according to ofncers Oh tne asso'
ciation BY elimination OF useless Size
and Standardization of such products
as sheets and refrigerators, in which
the American Institute Of Architects
has co-operated. large savings shouie
result both to the producer and con
sumner. and family budgets from Main'
to California should be materially re-
tsuced, it Is declared.
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a MOTHER important project affect
ing every woman buyer which vii
be featured I'm the convention discus
sions is concerned with the prope
amount of weighting in manufacturer
silk goods and ready-made silk clothing
The association headquarters has jus
announced that request has beel
sent to the American Standards Asso
cation to call conference OF manu-
facturers, distributors and consumers Z
consider the adoption OF STANDARD
methods for determining the weightin
OF silk. s
woman buyer fingered goods or dres