The Syracuse Journal, Volume 18, Number 15, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 13 August 1925 — Page 6

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« ■ r* By JOHN DICkINSON SHERMAN General Federation of Womens B Club* la making a survey of the B American home. Thia is one of those ____B new things under the sun which the I old saw says there isn’t A, survey \ JL. has never been made by the federal \ rv/ census bureau or by any public or \ y/ private agency. The General Feders- \ / tion ta making It as a necessary part y of Its determined effort to raise the standard of tha American home. Fw to work with understanding and efficiency It must 3 know what are the existing conditions. Hence the survey, instituted by the (Federation’s president. Mrs. John D. Sherman, and well under way in all parts of the country- Ths questionnaire* will be tabulated at the Federation’s headquarters in Washington. The findings will be published. Eventually the findings will be presented to congress. with the request that It authorise a similar survey as a part of the regular work of the census bureau. America, with all that it represents of hope ta the world, la now sad will bo what yon make It Ito Institutions of religious liberty, of education and economic opportunity, of constitutional rights, of Integrity of the law. are the most precious possessions of the human race. Those do not emanate frotp the government Their abiding place is with the people. They ooms from the consecration of the father, the love of the mother and the devotion of the children. They are the product of that honest, earnest and tireless effort that goes Into the rearing of the family altar aad the making of the home of our country.,’ This tribute to the American home by President Coolidge ID a recent public address emphasises the fact that notwithstanding disquieting conditions In the home home-making continues to he-a passion with good Americans. To. the honest, hard-working men and women who carry the burdens of the world the chance to own a home and rear a family is a blessing from heaven. Here is concrete proof. No class of financial Institution has developed faster in the last decade than the building and loan associations. There are now tn this country 11.844 does I associations, with a total membership ot B£M3S2 and assets totaling 14,76ft.&37.197. Last year they built over 4UO.OUU homes. The General Federation declares that this American home is In danger. It should know, for federated club women are homo-makers. Ninetytwo per cent of American housewives do their own work. This means that a large percentage of the women in federated clubs perform practically all Os the domestic duties which their homes require. To these members home. la what It has been for generation*—woman’s first Interest. A creed for club women, written twenty-five years ago by Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, sets forth that no club should Introduce into Its program any activity which does not spring from the home and lead back to the home. Today the federated club woman demands that her dub life and her borne life be correlated. Mrs. Sherman was elected president at the 1»24 biennial convention at Los Angeles. She Immediately established the Department of the Amer Scan Home. Mrs. Maggie W. Barry of Texas la chairman. Mrs. Sherman has this to say about the new department, the home and the survey: The home has always been the center of the club woman's interest, no matter bow many and bow far-flung her other activities. So the establishment of the new Department of the Romo did not create a naw activity among club women. But It , / did Constitutes declaration by the federated club women of their continued belief that home-making to the moot Important industry of the nation and tba« the home la Ito present hoar of need to a •atlopgl concern. For the American homo to in real danger. We can no longer ehut our eyes to the fact. The situation ta increasingly bad. Because of the manifold blowings enjoyed by the American people the Amertcad homo should be world’s standard. It should be the outward and, visible sign of the inward and spiritual grace of family Ufa, That grace wo seem largely to have lost The causes? Probably many in combination. Prosperity tries settle that withstand adversity. Social science has not kept up with the natural sciences. Ona out- * ending cause seems to bo an undeniable Ignorance on the part of both men and woman of the art dt The older generation •sakes charges against the younger generation. Xf one generation la st fault, so inevitably is the

Thrill in Catching Amazon River Fish

The largest fresh-water fish tn the world in found only in the Amazon river and Its long tributaries. and is called the pirarucu and commonly the "river cow.* Th* boats used for hunt* tag It are native craft, half canoes half rowboat The fisherman Soots quietly ta Ms boat until one of the mammoth Ml rises and begins playing an the •erface of the water. Than be pad* dies steadily toward the Ml and.

■ ri-H I H-W II I k l-H-l-1 111 I > I’4 111 I I !■ M- • ’ COOLIDGE AND HOOVER APPROVE ; ’’ THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, April 7, 1925. * My Dear Mrs. Sherman: What yon have said aboat the plana of * the General Federation for a nation-wide ’ survey of home-malrtwg methods and facilities, has impressed me as having possibili- . . ‘ ties of large usefulness. I am sure that ’ < > some of the Government agencies will be • > ‘ able to give some substantial assistance, > > and assume that you will afford them the • ’ opportunity. From what you have said 1 • ■ gather that the program is of a practical • character, and I hope may bo productive of . * much good to the women who have to cm- > duct the affairs of American homos. Very truly yours. CALVIN COOLIDGE. * Mrs. John D. Shsrman. President General ; Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1734 N J Street, N. W„ Washington. D. G DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary WasMngton, May 8, 1925. ’ Dear Mrs. Sherman: I am much interested to hear of your * ’ proposed national survey of home equip- . . •• meat. The home is the family workshop. ’* ’ Its equipment and organisation are an in*. < > * dex of its efficiency. As our most import- ’ * aut conservation problem is the conserve- - • * tion of human energies, a general study of ‘ the equipment of the home for reduction - * of needless effort should have much useful- ! < • neas. It should also lead to an increase in ; * the amount of time which the women of . . • • the country may devote te the development ' * of the finest type of family life and to civic < » ■ - improvement. Your project, therefore, is ’ highly commosulable and should bring re- • > •* suits of far-reaching importance. . Yours faithfully, * HERBERT HOOVER. ' ‘ll I 111 »44-H4»»l I iH 1 1 11 1 1 1 ocher. And where does the (suit Me-but In the home? It looks as If both generations must learn all over again ths real meaning of home life. So we are focusing our many Federation activities upon ths new Home Department. Its program covers a wide range of subjects: from the physical wellbeing of the family to its moral and spiritual development; from the material structure and equipment to the atmosphere Inside of the house, which I call the soul of the homo; from the financial business of running the house to the education la fundamental religion, character-build-ing and the artistic values of art. music and literature. Also we are going to show the vital relation of the thing called “polities” to the health, safety and education of the children tn the home. The elub tar woman, once frankly cultural, has developed with the times and has adjusted itself to the home and community Interests of its member*. It must help her to meet IMS responsibilities and to solve ISfS problem* And this the new Department of the American Home is designed to do. Our survey of home equipment should give valuable result* Modern equipment means increased •tfioiency th housekeeping and that. In turn, mesne the saving of time and strength for home-making and other activities Home-making I* of course, mors than hoauskeeping. yet successful housekeeping is s vital factor la it. Are our housekeeping equipment and methods the best thst are available to us? Or are we wasting time and labor and exhausting nervous and mental snerglss? Sllen Richard* has coined a word—•euthenics. She defines It as “the betterment of living conditions through conscious endeavor, for the purpose of securing more efficient human being*” We must have due regard for euthenics if tomorrow's America to te be a nation of better home*

when he reacbesa good position, harpoons It The spear shaft breaks from the point when it strikes the Mb which ts held by a cord attached to the point. From the moment it Is harpooned it Imperils the life of ihe fisherman. It rone and rushes toward the canoe, threatening to overtnrn it. Only constant attention and sxtiems agility on the part of the native keeps the boat right aldo up on the surface.

The fish churns through the water, pulling the canoe after it. From shore to shore and many miles up and down the river the angered mammal thrashes. After It has become exhausted the Indian polls It alongside the canoe and kills It with bid machete. Early Aciewntetrers to the summer of 1788, Alexander Mackenzie, Montreal tor trader nad explorer, crossed the Rocky mountain* and what to now British Columbia, and cons out upon the Pacific coast on

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The General Federation does not expect of ■course, to make a complete survey of the more than 25.000.000 home*. But it expects to get data which the census bureau does not obtain. The bureau asks about the implements tn the farmer’s barn, but has no interest In whether the fanner's wife has water and drainage in her home. The business of being a housewife and bringing up • family is not a “gainful occupation,” you see. so why should the federal government be concerned about the equipment of a person of “no occupation"? Mrs. Sherman in planning tbe survey outlined its purpose and scope to President Coolidge. He gave It his otticfll approval, as la shown by his letter. The President is strong for the home. He Is the chairman of the advisory council of Better Homes in America, of which Secretary Herbert Hoover is president of tbe board of directors. Secretary Hoover also gave his unqualified approval. as his letter shows. This approval is significant Inasmuch as the census bureau of the Department of Commerce is under his direction. In planning its survey tbe General Federation invited the National Electric Light association to co-operate. This noncommercial aissociatlon welcomed the opportunity. President Franklin T. Griffith saying. “In this servantless age our industry is particularly Interested because electricity is revolutionizing home life and social activity through electric labor-saving conveniences and better lighting.’’ At the forty-eighth convention of ths association in San Francisco last month Mr* Sherman was one of the speakers, with Secretary Hoover. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and other nationally prominent men and women. The co-operation of the association assures the aid of electric power and light companies and of public service corporations handling gas. water, etc., tn the making of the survey. Outline and questionnaire for the survey were drawn by the Industrial Survey and Research Service of Washington. D. C„ Miss Marie L Obenauer. director. The cost of the campaign Inaugurated by the Service will be home by the Woman’s. Home Companion, which will publish the findings of the survey. The questionnaire is sufficiently comprehensive to secure the Information wanted by the General Federation. Here are the general classification* Equipment of homes with water and sewer connections ; garbage, trash and ash disposal; heating systems: equipment with gas; equipment with electricity: available household labor; equipment with telephone and educational and entertainment factlitlea; club study given to home equipment Completely filled in, the first classification, for example, will give the following information: Number of family dwellings in community; number of family dwellings having inside flush toilets •nd stationary wash basins, hath tubs, kitchen sinks and laundry tubs; payment for water on meter or fiat rate; water supply and sewage din- ’ posal. if no public systems; protection of drinking water. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs had Its beginning te 188 ft, when Soroste a pioneer woman’s club of New York city, celebrated Ito twenty-first birthday. Ninety clubs responded to the invitation of Its president. Mrs. Jennie C CroQr (“Jennie June”). Jolla Ward Howe headed a committee to prepare constitution and organization Tbe first biennial convention was held in Chicago in 1892. In 1893 the forty-five riahe of lowa federated and joined. Other states followed and the Federation became a federation of federa tions. In 1901 congress granted the Federation a national charter. The Federation now has approximately 3,000.000 members. It is nonpartisan and nonsectariah- & Is undoubtedly tbe most powerful nonpoliticat organization in tbe country.

June 22. Be was the first white man to cross this continent by a route north of Mexico. At that very time Captain Vancouver was exploring and charting the coast of Britto Columbia. HUUfTliegulateJ Japan always has been the duade land of sumptuary legislation, in old Japan there were regulations for every detail erf a man’s lift, from the wearing of a beard and the manner of dreeuftg the hair to the price Us wife shwrid jwy for her hairpins.

vW?) FOG-BOUND A Londoner had occasion to visit Dundee to see a Scotsman on business. During the whole of the time he was there a heavy mist prevailed. On his return his wife asked him what the Scotsman was like. “To tell you the truth.” be replied. “1 couldn’t see whether he was a tall ? man with a beard or a short man with a sporran.”—Tit Bits. On Leave •'Madam, could you gimme a piece of pie?” ! “What are you?” w •Tm a sailor." * •Then why ain’t you at work on a ship?” “Ain’t you heard of that ten-year naval holiday?" SAort Hourt ’’Why did Fisher’s business go to the dogs?” "He thought too much of his personal appearance." “Dressed too extravagantly?” “No. He neglected his business while waiting his turn in the barber shops." I — PROMISES THAT MUCH Edwin—Aud we’ll be as happy as ! any married couple that ever lived. Angelina—At least as happy as any married couple that ever lived together. Forbidden Smile Mirth sinks Into a mute reposa Avoiding careless chaff. she funniest things In lite are those At which you dassent laugh! -■-. — • Fou Spoke Last "In my excavations at Rome I found some copper wires, which shows that the ancient Romans understood telegraphy!” “In my excavations at Athens I found nothing at all, which shows that the ancient Greeks understood wireless!”—Le Hire, Paris. ffi« Mistake “Marry ine. I can’t live without rou!" “But I refused you only a week ago!” “Oh, was that you?" JVof the Same Thing Wifey—Did you come back for something you forgot, as usual? Hubby—No, dear, I came back for something I remembered. Right Off the Bat Jane —Do you think that awful story •bout Ethel is true? Dora —It must be I heard it from her dearest friend. ALL LIT UP Match Box—Well, if there isn’t Mr. f Candle ail lit up! | Exemplary A» a mods! of social politeness. I Take the echo—it beats us all. You never heard of an echo That failed to return one's call. His One Chance ,! “What is life insurance, little Gag- . laceF *lt*s keepin* a man poor all his life ! i »o's he can die rich."—Brown Jug. 1 1 At Last Auto Demonstrator (who has tried tor three hours to sell the car) —Now I’ll throw _ln the dutch. Unde Ebenr-m take her then. I mew if 1 held off long enough I would get something free i. No Time for Details Tom—Don’t you laink Helen is a rery intelligent girl? - Dick—l don’t know. I was too busy making love to her to find out whether the was intelligent or not Saying Good Night Barry—l'm going to aay good night. Nearest, I have to get up early in ths Barry (later)—Tm going to aay good night, dearest, I want to get a bite of breakfast before going te work. Too Well Doos Beechs Don’t be so bard on Bpoet- »; be baa done some good things. Ashe—Yea I’m one of thesa.—Stray Btartea.

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