Arkansas State press., 1942-07-17
A WIFE'S DUTY
I'm A HOME
BY Mrs. Ollie Brown
A Menber II the Better Home
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ny Mrs. Ollte UbOWu
A Menber II the Better Home
Club
The entire duties Of home are
depended upon by the wife. and it
10 up TO her to make . happy and
q successful home. for the FAM
lily and for herself also. To mako
a successful IN happy home. the
wife must be courteous. loyal and
ambitious. She must have q pleas
ing personality. She must try
hard to please each member Of the
family. whether the family Ia
large or small.
A wife's duty in the home Is TO
keep the home nice. clean and
neat from the front steps to the
back ones. not just in the middle
Of the floor where 1t Is easily
seen. but In the unseen corners,
closets, and pantries as well. for
each member Of the family likes
a clean home.
When the husband comes home
from work. he likes to enter a
nice clean house. He feels better
to enter Q clean house instead Of
an unclean one, in which he can
hardly find . place to step for
fear Of stepping on something on
the noor. which the wife has fail
ed to remove during the day, which
was her duty, or . place to put
his hat tdr fear Of putting it on
Q pile Of clothes on the hd. or
dresses on the cedar chest. which
the wife has failed to iron and
put away in their proper places,
which was also her duty. When
the husband comes hcsme and finds
the house clean and everything In
it's place ne feels that it Is worth
while to come home. and that the
wife he has il worthy, and he will
say that she 10 doing her duty.
The children like q clean home.
When the small ones play on the
floor with their toys, and the
large ones sit on the floor to read,
write or draw, and do not get
their clothes soiled. they know
then that it is mother who keeps
the floor clean, and will say that
mpther is doing her DUTY.
1t is = wife's duty to prepare
nice, clean, wholesome meals for
the family in order that the FAM
lily may keep strong and healthy,
and to enable the husband to work
and do other things in which he
finds pleasure. To keep the chill
dren healthy and able to play,
and to do their tasks about the
house, should there be any.
1t is the wife's duty 10 keep the
family laundry clean and in the
proper place. A wife should have
q separate place for the clothes
Of the children, and one for the
adults, because when a child looks
in q dresser draw or cedar chest,
he or she may pull out dads shirt
or mothers waist, installing them
for their apparel. For this reason
the wife should fulfill her duty.
1t is q wife's duty to begin
training the little ones in the
home. To teach them about the
Bible, and the Lord, instead OF
the modern love story. Sing
christian songs. /. Jesus is the
Savior who died for me. 2. Jesus
never fails, instead II jazz or
blues :. There are 50 many
mothers today who teach their
children to dance and sing love
songs when they should be taught
to pray. Now to the wives: since
We know that it depends entirely
upon US to make our homes happy,
peaceful. and . better place in
which to live, let US strive to the
hest of our knowledge and ability
to create . better and happier
home In the future. than we have
In the past, by asking the Lord
to teach and guide US.
Mrs. M. H. Person, president
Mrs. Matte Singerton, Treas.
Mrs. Hattie Williams, Sec'y