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We ask you to give to woman one-half of what she pays as taxes to be expended by a Committee of women of five, more or less, as each town shall direct, to establish domestic science schools, manual training, vacation schools, playgrounds, and to secure clean streets. Is it not reasonable, just, humane ?
Mrs. Frank Kraft, President of Cleveland Sorosis, Bell Avenue, Cleveland, O.
John W. Hoyt, Ex-Governor of Wyoming, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Laura Osborn Talbott, President of National Science Club, Washington, D. C.
Thos. M. Talbott, M. D., Washington, D. C.
Elizabeth O. Samson Hoyt, Washington, D. C., Native of Ohio.
Mrs. Ruth G. D. Havens, 35 M. St., Washington, D. C.
Miss A. M. Chamberlain, Washington, D. C.
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Mrs. Chas. Webster, President Woman's Republican League, 441 East Prospect.
Mrs. Stella M. Jacobi, Secretary Woman's Republican League, 53 Beechwood St.
Mrs. Louise Patterson, Reporter Supreme Court, William- son Bldg., Cleveland, O.
Mrs. A. L. Barber, Washington, D. C.
Clara Barton, Glen Echo, Md.
Mrs. John A. Logan, Washington, D. C.
Wilber F. Crafts, Washington, D. C.
Mary S. Lockwood, Ex-Editor of American Magazine. And many others.
A BILL to promote the health, thrift, and future citizen- ship of the most needy children of the State of Ohio.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Ohio in Legislature assembled, that after January 1, 1906, fifty per cent of all state taxes paid on realty and personalty, sit- uated in the State of Ohio and owned exclusively by women
In WISCONSIN the General Federation was a revelation of what public sentiment could do. They will raise $10,000.00 for an endowment fund, for a chair on Domestic Science, for the State Normal School. The Governor appointed a woman on the State Board of Factory Inspectors. Women now vote on school matters.
In WYOMING the ladies have refurnished twelve wards in the County Hospital with soft beds, fine blankets, down pil- lows, napkins and electric bells; also purchased an ambulance.
In ARIZONA they have founded a society of Archaeology and are planning a club house.
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ARKANSAS clubs had a question box, in which, at stated times, the members discussed questions. Mrs. Robert Burdette was present two days, and each club was to give five dollars to help furnish a room in the Arkansas Building at the St. Louis Exposition. The best paper of each society is to be listed in the Federation Year Book. They have an Arbor Day; have low- ered the school age so that children can attend the Kinder- garten. Have a reform school and desire women on the school boards.
CALIFORNIA has divided its work into six districts each, with a Vice-President and Executive Board, and a member on each standing committee. All study Forestry and Civil Serv- ice. Twenty-nine auxiliaries of working women are affiliated, sewing and cooking schools and tree planting and playgrounds established. The meadow-lark has been excluded from the list of game birds.
COLORADO has collected a circulating picture gallery and sends it to any club, with the cost of transportation, and a port- folio of pictures for the children's room. They are working for more frequent and thorough cleaning of school rooms; a lighted room in all school buildings for evening use, and an auditorium; and the bills of the Legislature have included better laws for child labor.
KANSAS-Domestic Science is taught in Industrial Schools, also a resident physician, and to have such girls as show an aptitude to be trained for nurses. They have estab- lished a gentlewoman's home, and are making the almshouse more comfortable, also care for cemeteries, rest rooms, etc., by civics, and have for a motto, "What they dare to dream of, dare to do."
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KENTUCKY has, in Louisville, an Emergency Associa- tion of 4,000 women ready to act when needed.
LOUISIANA desires a more liberal appropriation for pub- lic schools, and have aroused a desire for altruistic endeavor.
MAINE has its clubs in independent work and 70 traveling libraries, which pave the way for a permanent one. They have a reference library that is of great use.
MARYLAND gave at the Charleston Exposition the appli- ances used in a nursery, and a conference on home life among the poor, and she says, "Our desire is to be the help of one to many, the individual to society, the club to the world."
MASSACHUSETTS had a conference to discuss methods of work.
MICHIGAN in the Department of Education includes Do- mestic Science and Town Improvement. The legislature has given one woman factory inspector.
CULTIVATION OF VACANT LOTS
Prizes a Bicycle and a Sewing Machine First Year Papers
"Pullman, the Ideal City," Mrs. E. G. Wilson; "School Hygiene," Rebecca Amidon, M. D .; "Pure Air," Mrs. Willis Vickery; "Pure Food," Mrs. M. A. Howlette; "Life of Frances Willard," Mrs. S. M. Perkins. Also a banquet Feb. 11 at the Hollenden-Mrs. S. P. Churchill, Toastmistress. "Cultivation of Vacant Lots," by Mrs. W. B. Neff; "Health," Dr. C. O. Probst, State Secretary; "Man's Enemies, Where Do We Find Them," Mrs. M. B. Schwab; "Parks and Boulevards," by the late C. C. Barnett; "Disposal of Garbage," by Mrs. Mars Wagar; "City Economics," Dr. J. H. Hess; original song by
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Mrs. Knowlton, Mr. Howell, and Mr. Churchill and Miss Young, piano duet. In the Juvenile department lots have been culti- vated and prizes given for good work of a bicycle, sewing ma- chine, lamp, and watch-the prizes given to children who had worked faithfully and raised cucumbers, potatoes, celery, cab- bage, and parsley sufficient for their family use on a lot that was before a dumping place for ashes and litter. By the close of the first of the year we had eighty-four members, and one hundred in the Juvenile department. A reception was held at the home of the President, where the children received prizes of books for picking up papers in front of their own doors, some of them living above stores and the proprietor sweeping out in the evening bushels of waste paper. The Juvenile pledge is "not to throw paper on the street, and to prevent others from so doing if possible. As many papers are not fit to be touched, they are picked up with tongs or pointed stick. The second year papers were read on "Decoration of Public Buildings," by Mrs. M. G. Hoag ;"Art as a Human Want," Miss Marie Bruot, of Central High School; "Laboratories," Lillian Townslee, M. D .; "The Value of Object Lessons," Mrs. Frances Shipperd; "What Children Can Do," Mrs. J. S. Wood; "The Health of the Col- lege Student," Prof. Emma Perkins; "The Moral Influence of Music," Miss Gabriel Stewart; "Classical Music," Mrs. W. R. Pearson; "Placards of Theaters," Mrs. H. L. Tobien; "Good Roads," Mrs. M. B. Neff; "Coffee Houses," Miss Annie Ed- wards, superintendent Wilson Avenue reading rooms; "Current Events," Jane Elliot Snow; "Vivisection," Miss Stella T. Hatch and Sarah K. Bolton; "The Institutional Church," Mrs. Churchill; "Labor in Mexico," Mrs. L. O. Jones; "Why Women Care What Kind of Men Fill Our City Offices," Miss Mary Quin- trell; "Summer Schools," Mrs. M. B. Schwab; "The Art of Liv- ing," Mrs. H. G. Boone.
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The meetings were held at the homes of members. A pe- tition by Mrs. N. A. Gilbert was sent to the city council to have waste paper boxes placed at street corners. Charles Toland, Esq., a member, has promised to make a special effort for them. Mrs. Gilbert also had a box placed in the Public Library to re- ceive the reports of Juveniles. Librarian Brett approved of this.
An annual banquet was held at the "Stillman" Hotel Feb. 9, the coldest day in the year. Fifty-six were present. Prof. Perla T. Bowman of the State University, and Josiah Hartzell of Canton were the honored guests. A. G. Carpenter, Esq., of the city council, spoke of cramming in our public schools. X. X. Crum of the Chamber of Commerce, gave the work they were doing. "The Public Library," Jane Elliott Snow, intro- duced in a telling speech by Miss Mary Quintrell. Mrs. Pear- son spoke on account of juvenile work. Interesting recitations were given by Mrs. Flora Herroff Sturgis and Mrs. H. B. Rossa. At one of our meetings a vote to entertain the next con- vention was put by Mrs. Gilbert and seconded by Mrs. H. M. Barrett, and the invitations issued for May 9, 10, 11, and an excursion to Oberlin on the 12th. A cook book placed in the hands of Mrs. Arthur Hatch and Mrs. J. S. Wood has been is- sued and greatly admired for explicit and orderly arrange- ment. The recipes are given by members. It is bound in cloth; price 50 cents. Badges, a waste-basket hanging from a pin, were given to all who attended the afternoon devoted to ju- niors. The boys of 12 years will be voters in a decade; we must educate them and can afford to wait on results.
The reception to delegates on the evening of the 8th of May was a large and happy meeting. Other societies gladly made room for one more, which will take up practical civic work as
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a study. The papers of the convention were exceptionally fine; the lunches served by ladies of the Unity Church were delicious and bountiful, for which we are appreciative and hopeful that seeds sown in good ground will bring forth new efforts in the line of healthfulness-streets, flowers on the highway, and gar- dens for children to work and play in during the long sum- mer vacation.
The next convention will be held in Buffalo in 1900, and the new national treasurer will give a royal welcome to guests and a thoughtful consideration of ways and means. We would thank all who so kindly sent their aid to us, and hope they will become active members in the cities in which they live so that the next decade will not need so many jails and prisons for the idle and vicious, or so much fresh air fund to help the sick and weak, but that our own homes and back yards will be resting places and a delight to the little ones.
MARTHA PARMALEE ROSE. (Mrs. W. G. Rose.)
President of Cleveland Health Protective Association.
Miss Anna M. Edwards read a paper on "Coffee Houses," the thought of which was that everywhere near the large manu- factories should be established places where men can get a hot, cheap, substantial lunch without the temptation of the saloon. Such a coffee house has been tried in this city successfully and with very gratifying results. Many men would much prefer such a place to the saloon, which they visit only because there is no other place where they can get a lunch.
Superintendent George Bellamy, of Hiram House, talked upon "Social Settlements," outlining the history of the settle- ment and giving some incidents of the local work.
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Mrs. Olive Pond-Amies then read an outline of the work of the H. P. L. for the past two years.
The evening session was presided over by Prof. Charles F. Olney and music was furnished by the Adelbert College Glee Club. Rev. Paul Sutphen offered prayer.
Superintendent L. H. Jones, of the Cleveland public schools, read a masterly paper upon "Physical with Mental De- velopment," in which he advocated such exercise of a physical character as shall bring up the tone of the body and exercise such muscles as must necessarily be quiescent during periods of study.
Mrs. Augusta Pell read a short paper on "Play Grounds," telling of their value and how they are enjoyed, and Mrs. Mary A. Moody, one upon "Public Baths," urging their needs and the good they can do. C. W. Toland, Esq., followed with a paper upon "Waste Paper Receptacles," in which he spoke of our streets and their dirty condition, and also of the streets of other cities. He advocated that children be taught not to litter the streets, which would help to keep them clean, and the placing of proper receptacles at intervals along the streets, which should receive all litter and be emptied at stated inter- vals.
Miss Adelaide L. Van Duser gave an outline of "Cooking in Our Public Schools," telling how it is taught and with what success.
The last paper of the evening was read by Rev. Marion Murdoch on "Clean Streets and Clean Cars."
Wednesday morning after prayer by the Rev. Charles Mills, of Pilgrim Congregational Church, the league proceeded to the election of officers for the coming year. Those elected were:
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President, Mrs. E. H. Osgood, of Portland, Me. Vice-President, Miss Harvey, of Dayton, O.
Secretary, Mrs. Olive Pond-Amies, of Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer, Mrs. B. H. Schoebel, of Chicago, Ill.
After the election Mrs. S. M. Perkins read a well-prepared paper on "Woman's Work in This Republic," after which it was announced that the cook book which had been arranged by the Cleveland H. P. A. would be on sale Thursday; price, 50 cents. Lunch was again served by the ladies of Unity Church and was followed by an interesting afternoon.
Prayer was offered by Miss Anna M. Edwards, after which a masterly paper on "Physical Economics in the International League," was read by Miss E. Marguerite Lindley, of New York City. This was followed by a paper, "The Institutional Church," by Mrs. S. P. Churchill, who cited as an example our own Pilgrim Congregational Church and its good work. Miss Mary E. Law, M. D., of Toledo, gave an interesting talk upon health and its preservation, which is a part of the work of the H. P. A. Mrs. Sherwood and Mr. O'Mara then told of the work of the Ohio Centennial Commission and asked the co- operation of the association. The presiding officer on Wednes- day evening was Hon. L. E. Holden and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Sprecher, of the Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church. After music by Miss Lila Robson, Miss Mary A. Quintrell read an admirable paper on "The Poor and Taxes." She spoke of the working people of this and of other lands and their struggle to meet the demands of their taxes.
Rabbi Moses J. Gries gave an eloquent address on "Public Buildings," setting forth the disreputable condition of some of them and telling what they might be and will be when we get the new buildings we are striving for.
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Mr. J. P. McLean, curator of the Historical Society, fol- lowed with a talk on the "Importance of Museums," taking his illustrations from the curious and valuable things to be found in our Historical Society building and telling their scientific value. He was followed by Mrs. M. B. Schwab, who told of the "Jew- ish Women's Council" and its work among the Jews of our city, whom they try to help to help themselves, not to give them charity. Now, with the home just given them by Mr. Morris Joseph, they have added facilities for the work and hope to ac- complish far more than in the past. Mrs. Schwab closed with a plea for little parks and playgrounds, scattered all over the city, where those who have no yards can go for a few minutes or an hour, as they have the time. Another song by Miss Rob- son closed this interesting program.
Thursday morning the visiting delegates were given a de- lightful ride through the parks and over the boulevards, after which lunch was served at the Stillman hotel, which was fol- lowed by impromptu speeches in the parlor of the hotel.
On Thursday afternoon the children's exercises were held, and many eager young folks came to listen to the addresses and to receive the plants and seeds. After invocation by Rev. W. L. Pickard, of the First Baptist Church, Mrs. W. R. Pearson addressed the children and Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton talked to them on "Kindness to Animals." The children then marched into an adjoining room, receiving badges as they went. They sang "Spirit of the Flag," and were charmed with stereopticon views of houses beautified by flowers and vines. These houses are in Dayton, near the National Cash Register factory, and the planting and training was done under the influence of that institution. Miss Harvey, who is matron in the N. C. R house in Dayton, told the children about this work and gave them a
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few simple directions for flower culture. When they were dis- missed each child received a plant or a package of seed and went away feeling that the meeting of the Junior Auxiliary was a success.
The closing session of the convention was held on Thurs- day evening and was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Thwing. Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood spoke of the Ohio Centennial, to be held in 1902 at Toledo, and told some of the plans for its organization and completion. She asked the co-operation of women in the work and invited the League to hold its meeting in Toledo that year, which invitation was accepted.
The newly elected officers were then inaugurated, or, more properly, introduced to the audience, each responding in a few well-chosen words. Mrs. Rose said a few words and Mr. O'Hara also spoke of the centennial committee. During the evening the committee on resolutions reported a number of resolutions of various kinds and a special committee prepared resolutions on the death of Col. Waring. A special vote of thanks to the Cleveland H. P. A. was moved from the floor, thanking the members for their courtesies during the conven- tion and their efforts to make it a success.
The audience then adjourned to the adjoining rooms, where Miss Harvey showed some of the N. C. R. views which she had shown in the afternoon and also some others. She also showed some views of state national roads and Indian trails which pre- sented the historical side of the road question. Hon. Martin Dodge gave a short talk on good roads. He spoke of the old state and national roads formerly kept up by the state and United States, but which are no longer so kept up, and advo- cated better roads of whatever kind they might be and what- ever might be the motive power used upon them.
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The convention then adjourned, thus bringing to a close one of the pleasantest and most profitable conventions ever held in Cleveland.
BERTHA GAINES,
GOOD HOMES BETTER THAN SCHOOLS.
I am afraid I do not quite agree with this subject our President has assigned to me.
Good homes better than schools would seem to imply that if all our homes were good homes the need for schools would cease to exist, to which I am sure not many of us would assent.
Teaching in the public schools is very different from what it was years ago, so much department work has been added. Today a boy may graduate, and if he does not care to take up a profession he may yet have learned much that will be of value to him, no matter what his vocation in life may be, whether trader, merchant or manual laborer.
A girl may have a mother who is ever so untidy and slov- enly in the home, who may not be a good cook or a deft seam- stress, yet the daughter need not depend entirely upon her home training along these lines, for much information may have been gathered by her during her school life that will later on assist her in her duties as housekeeper and homemaker.
Then, too, there is a certain discipline a child receives in the school that it does not get in the home, because of the close relationship existing between the child and members of the home circle. The companionship of other children is helpful, ideas are exchanged and the child is taught self-reliance.
When I was a girl sweet flowers and clustering vines did not grace the window-sills of my school room, neither were there pictures upon the walls. They were bare save occasion-
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ally a black-board or map, which, however useful they might be, were certainly not ornamental. Today our school rooms are made as pretty and attractive as possible, thereby adding to the happiness of the children as well as aiding to develop in them a love for the beautiful.
The tenderest and most blessed memories cluster about my girlhood home, but I think if I had been always a home girl and never a school girl I would have been the loser there- by, so I would say give us good homes and good schools.
MRS. J. M. CHANDLER.
Good Roads
HON. MARTIN DODGE, Ohio State Senator.
We all appreciate the necessity of the betterment of our highway system and we are behind hand in that. In estimating civilization by the highway system we should also consider other forms of transportation, steam boats, steam cars, electric cars, etc.
Formerly aid was given by the State and the United States for the improvements of highways, but that is now withdrawn and as a consequence we do not keep nace with the demands in this direction. The means to carry on road improvements is divided rather than increased of late years, and we need to rally our forces so that we can get the support of the State and the United States again and so build up our roads.
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REPORT READ BEFORE THE MOTHERS MEETING ASSOCIATION
(Grace Episcopal Church)
By Mrs. W. E. Bowman at Her 32nd Anniversary, May 11, 1914.
In the fall of 1882 Mrs. M. C. Worthington invited me to assist her in her Mothers' Meeting on St. Clair St., near Dodge, which was conducted for women only.
I had two little boys at the time and after making provi- sion for their care in my absence, I went down to this meeting.
There were ten or twelve women there when I arrived.
Mrs. Worthington greeted me very cordially and asked if I would assist in filling the plates for the supper, which I gladly did. That was my first afternoon in a Mothers' Meeting. Mrs. Worthington led the meeting herself, while I assisted in serving the supper, and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent.
At the close of the meeting, I was asked to come again, which I did, and from then on a permanent place was found for me to work.
Shortly after this, two of our women were taken sick, and as there were but few hospital facilities then, mainly Huron St. and the Marine Hospital, Mrs. Worthington rented a room in the neighborhood, and one of the mothers was employed to care for the two who were ill. A little later another member needed medical attention, and an extra room in the same house was rented, which place really became a hospital for the benefit of the mothers.
This was the beginning of the Dorcas Society, which was organized two years later by Mrs. Worthington and others and the women above referred to were the first inmates. I contin- ued as an assistant in this Mothers' Meeting about a year and a half.
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At that time Mrs. Lucy Galbraith called upon me, request- ing that I become a member of the Missionary Committee of the Woman's Christian Association, now the Y. W. C. A. As she had organized a Mothers' Meeting shortly before, she desired me to become a worker there, which I did. My services in that capacity were to visit the Marine Hospital, Huron St. Hospital and the City Infirmary once a month. I would like to go into details about this line of work, but not now, as time will not permit.
Two years later, Miss Sara Fitch, President W. C. A., asked me if would become Chairman of the Missionary Committee, Mrs. Lucy Galbraith resigning, to give all her time to the Central Friendly Inn work. I accepted and remained as Chairman for about ten years, assisting Miss S. C. Valen- tine, then missionary for the Association. About this time, Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. J. T. Hunt came to assist us in the work of the Mothers' Meeting, which went along beautifully. Outings were given each summer to the mothers and their children for a number of years, and much good was accom- plished in the fifteen years that we worked together.
Our outings were brought about in this way: One of our mothers, a Mrs. Smith, had a very sick baby. The family lived in an alley, off Cherry St. The father, who was a poor laboring man, had no means of sending his wife and baby to the country, which was ordered by the physician to save the baby. The matter was talked over by the Missionary Commit- tee, and we decided to have an outing for our members, when this woman, with many others, could enjoy the benefit.
Mr. Lindus Cody had just opened up an allotment on the lake shore, called Beulah Park, and after an interview with him, he gave us permission to occupy, rent free. The matter
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was referred to the Association, and Mrs. M. E. Rawson, President of the Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten, pledged $10, the price of the large tent to be rented from the Wagner Company.
Mrs. Amasus Stone and Mrs. Levi T. Scofield gave money, Chandler & Rudd supplied groceries and Wm. Edwards Co. coffee and sugar-so we started our outings to mothers and children, and it is needless to say that the little Smith baby got entirely well before going home, and the mother greatly benefited.
The outing was conducted for a month and over 150 were benefited thereby.
About that time, I was called to become Chairman of the Missionary Committee of the Friendly Inn, to again succeed Mrs. Lucy Galbraith, as I had fifteen years previous, upon her resignation from the Chairmanship in the Association. For two years I had been urged to take her place at the Friendly Inn, but felt that I could not do so while still connected with the Association; however, after a great deal of consideration, and as Miss Valentine, the Association missionary with whom I had worked so long, was leaving the city by reason of failing health, I finally accepted the office.
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