21LLSJni9nLIHHnllffH UMMMM US'. i uak a , ,4W ) Wr e'jutf mtt-ii EJ TNERSHIP, NOT SALAk Y, FOR HO USEIFIFE, v p. tt:t PRACTICAL PLAN, PHILADELPHIA IV OMEN SA L& fw y.v inf i''ji r:vi hr:&rwrSft fiSrd i.M ';.( T m W M m Respect of Children and Pleasure of Giving Considered Sufficient Pay by Mether of Eight Beys and a Girl V& ! Impossible te Give Monetary V Hans. ', ,,' ?PBImr!H IBifK Return for sacrifice and Labors of Leve BESIDES, MEN HELP FILL BABY'S BOTTLE Nice Words or Unexpected I Gift Far Outweigh Meney, ' Club President Avers - mlMES change. I Consider for a moment the baby's bottle. In icy security it waits at o'clock in the morning. Seas of black, cold linoleum surround it. Gray j.m .Inula In threusrh thp kitehen winnow nnit nntllnea n AmiM ntnte1. let firmly engaged in crossing the oil cloth. I , The figure draws his bathrobe mere closely about him. Pretty seen, sagely remarks the thinking woman, man will be putting te his bill for a fixed salary for these labors of love performed after hours a his home. Twenty years age the head of the house did net get out of Ms warm bed in the early morning and go downstairs after his small son's provender. Today he does. In an emergency he wields a facile tea towel, tee. 1 wnen representative rnuaaeipniar- women were asked if they thought housewives ought te receive a clear cat salary just as any ether officials for services rendered in the home several of them shook their heads emphatically: "This is a new age in the home," their composite answer read. "A generation age men provided only. The woman who does her share new te intelligent planning is as much provider as the man. And the nan has through the process of see ing his wife take a hand in the af fairs of the Natien suddenly decided te take a hand in hers. Perhaps it ii because of the tremendousness ef the woman movement. Perhaps it is only because of the enormity of the servant problem. At any rate, never in the history of affairs has man given such intel ligent comprehension te what a woman actually has te contend with in her home. It makes him want te help! It is, you might say, the age of man's pushing the baby carriage, of man's cheerful wiping of the upper dishes. It is an age of part Bership. Why Net a Salary , for the Housekeeper? The question in its entirety as put te eight home-making women was: Whereas woman's work never ,( ends and requires just as much if ( net mere energy and presence of I mind and is certainly as indis , pensable as that of her freer sis- ters in offices and schools, should I there net be a fixed, measurable l financial reward? ' The anwers were interesting. They from these secret places in Semen's minds net frequently Ptned for inspection. The presi dent of a literary club said a woman oeld rather have an unexpected kex of flowers or some nice words bout a freak salad she had con torted than any sort of a pay en velope that could be offered. The ext minute she was wenderjng why man's salary was called his salary nyway. He brought it home and turned it into shoes for the children nd an awning for the perch. Whose lary was it anyway? And what if a man should charge 'or painting the back fence I The president of another woman's ub salj she, didn't believe in them, OM by the simple process of trying te Pce a certain woman's services J r home it had been discovered that H 'alary of that particular homo hemo home er anyway could be etlumted at fW a week. .Th,e !'""' who B0M t0 8tn Francisce kiL- 1 home l,ls wife ?3 bilk Moons. ,f she needs two pairs of oed.loklg rutt B,10W) w bcere(1 "man vv, does net provide life durance for his wife was flaye) ifc illM.UM,ien the question aroused 'enc ,lfu H t ,B i minaut relevancy, but with a Ei,,0.'". of W"manly "'eetnMs, wk. i f ,,,lmJrei'"ly en this peg: "flen.ked women te marry anyway?" tt. bV."""? thcmN!,. however, from haw nwHmM humorous and S dUB. T"Hni 'vldenc nt,cn,,i "V dtamieii concerning itself with nd women, these women offered r-seelnir. iirt .,.. .. en that was put te thera. m or the complete reply was: . ,7 jl net wut ularits fer tktli services. Emphatically they de net want te Gemperise their homes. In the first place they don't think it would be fair. In the second place it couldn't be done. The women who worked hardest would have the husbands lenst able te afford salaries adequate te their efforts. Moreover, the husbands who most need this corrective measure new would be the ones always in arrears in paying the Balary. In the second place it couldn't be done! The combined service of nn in terior decorator, floral designer, cnterer, klndcrgnrten teacher, social worker, nurse and humorist couldn't be pnld for in geld any mere than the life con tribution of an nrtlst working faith fully away In the studio light of his garret. On their own admission women de net want te unionize their hearthsides. !Mqf CKarles' PvxraesIL i 'v ". . rf '.- A fttvfzrsy&u. i w, yy They hnve a dearer, wish than that. They want the profession of home-making dignified. They want it lifted out of Its regard us u humdrum nffnlr and raised te Its altar of rightfulness something bright, essentlul and en tirely worth while te living. It was Mrs. Lewis It. Dick, record ing sccretnry of the New Century Club, who sounded this first note In what women wanted. "I think," she sntd, "here In Amer ica we have net dignified heme-mnklng. There ure women who loathe the kitchen and hate the fclRl't of 'l,lm' ble. That Is such a wrong, harmful attitude te take. I think it is sn flue In France te see their lovely glrlh wult Ing en the table and net considering this te be demeaning in nn- way. Any thing we set our hearts en here In America te de we t . ih. "u' Aml that ought te be our aim te make our women nnd our girls feel the joy and the rightfulness In Intelligent home- milking." Mrs. Dick, who rumor has It can put a professional cook te shame, feels thnt applying the t-alnry 1'lea te home making would rob It of all beauty nnd dignity, "There are maijy beautiful things In life," she bald, "en which no price can be set, The only reward is an Imviud joy nnd satisfaction." Sue paused te think it ever quite dearly. Phoi Gra-i HttflESd ', 'm 'W r?y 'fPC v0 ;A w , m Mi HK- rm. Vh m "After nil, why is It such a diffi cult matter te keep house these days? We hnve learned te diflVn'tititite ho he tween the essential and the non-essential In our home-umklug, mere se than our mothers did. Heme-making new does 'net mean the ilgenms, spotless cleaning of our grandmother's day. Things have become easier for us." Mrs. Dick asked her questioner te reiMtder man's side of life these days. "Ne man earns his llvnu nHly nown newn dujs. There neer has been keener competition. Theie m'i-t be n relent less, unfailing mi.isurlng "l te n standard. And yet ieinhler me In my mention here. Who tal.es me te tusk for my ihortceiuingsV Ne ene!" Who Gets the Salaries Anyhow? Asks Mrs. Purnell Man had another thoughtful sponsor In the person of Mi". Charles Irving Purnell, president ut the Ilatlmwuy Shukespeaie Club. H "'" Mrs- P"r licit te whom the tlmiirfln eieurreil that men really de net g't salaries them selves, se hew could women expect them. "A man really doesn't get n salary in the accepted sense of the word, you knew," bhc Mild. "II" brings his money home and it Immediately turns itself" lulu shoes for (hlldien or new awnings or something of that sort. And by the way, wouldn't it be ter rible if mcu started te agitate. for. pay N :V - vjnft? ias1 .AMna, i)aar7as A for painting the back fence or fixing the furnace or bringing up the baby's bettle in the morning? "Yeu knew I'll own up thnt many women huve te work harder thnn any day laborer in the street. What, for instance, is harder thnn running up and down stairs and reaching all ever .. , he house te keep the corners clean.' ..- ... ..u c,.nKeu new, una ui- " ,ll " " eennin uuii-iu, j housework is harder than it used te be, yet it is easier because women hnve something pleasant te think about while I they are doing it. "union hours tiiemseives anil fiuteit ' ti,i. t n..,i. . i . .. their flexible prIUlcge of net nlw.iys inere u another marked d fference . , . ... .,. ..., t , . new, tee. The men have turned into a ,,el"S ,10,,,,,y ' '"" U! P?'b '" race of helpers. Our f hers never Hiuceed in tomorrow She pointed out helped our mothers with the children. a n,BrK'" ' fre0,,emtt,, ,0'n, ""T" These men de. though. It is an age- of enje'" ll"'1 ," """ ,h " f the ""' pushing the baby oench; men seem te werkcr- de it gladly. I suppose jeu could sum! Jext s,le rcmnrkwl tlmt " ,',1('5t' it up mere than In. any ether way byPcted box of (lowers or a few words calling It an age of partneishlp." I of praise about a freak salad concocted Mrs. 1'urnell ,l..lre,l ,!!, I ,.. ........ ... ..,t (! IIUU itlC he.irt f what would or wouldn't happen if ii wage soiile for women in the home happened te be deUed. "The mutual accompaniment of a salary Is elllce hours. Well, what would happen? Is u mother going te demand time and time am) a half overtime for stajlng up nursing her baby when he has the croup?" Khe shook her bend with n smile. "Ne, Indeed, women don't want te Gemperise tbelr homes. Demand for a r v V 3L cHorceev JAie Of salary implies thnt we aren't getting n square deal. It means we want t start quibbling about that word 'obey,' nnd when ou de that you tear at tin very foundations of the home. Ne, most men are fair In their dcnllngs with women and, anyway, these who haven't ' been fair would be just the ones te al ways he in arrears with the pay en- ' velepe." She laughed. "What would the em- pleje of the kitchen, dining room and living room and upstairs de then? Lay down her bricks like MeGlnty nnd net work another Imlf hour. It couldn't be done! And If It was, the woman i who deered the most snluty for her ca i ef ul iilannlug and stinting would 1.11,1;, ill jinn. fl ...... fV.t.V.Mh ,..i,. KCt the le.iM because her husband could ,eabt uKetA , lhe up te th ., j i , Mrs. Purnell paused te wonder it women wuu,a be wUUnK t0 llVL UI' "' ill M Hener mim u lurt.ier Willi II woman thai, any pay envelope that ever , "The question," she bald, "reminds Vn h'im te measure u it , ff n home-maker be alwavs ptevided V ,. . , V Ii " .' .rl:' .iKi0luU,,,ls ' u'-' nn.und nt them I f. e sort of worth- Services of Housewife fl. w.,h n ., nm0Iint of insurance. m"X Jl J u' ,l:' !'! !... it has bee,, gii,Tm. , ir in .i , ' "iuij'hii 1'iuii te iiiiievv in . le give. At the end of eneli ilnv I nm F Mrs. Herman II. Pirney, president1 "This would guard ugiinM thnt h" m",l'V, ,M","1' " " """ Hmt Is ' happv nnd at the "nd f iy life I iSl si of the l'hilemuslun Club, put herself odium of ever havin.- a mother cmsid- Sl JfZ"'l ",l"" ",f ","'"""' ,l",:,'ll '"' witlsfled." "' K u.iu. mi record as te the tn.m.l i .. .i ..i..... i.. i i.im .... . ' , " Paj.invelepe ever te the woman. Salutes for women in their I, ,. I by of lea..,l?,he service of wen n. "M L '..ug... : weilju f t'S i!,'." ZX, f with money. Ut she had this illuiiil- , , i, allewame for a we'iian that '"" mlh" ", ,Iell."r "" f,,,,lur "''"' ""' "''one In the eye,, ,,( n ,!( thi U untlus little story te tell : I .,,.,, i ,,, i i... ,.,.,! . ''ml1' he deesn t spend the money en women us tin v miked. Tl, ..rii-iZ K " " "VlltH . M 4 II V, MIVUMIS. " t It ISU I lilt Ot.AL'1 me of that story ubeut the wife and mother, who was wanted by n county pemmlttpp te de Konie pelitlenl work. The weti.nn t-nid she would glndly give the two wcclH If the committee could And home one te tukc her place in her home for that time." Uefore the committee get through It cost them $111. Fifty seen dollars a week te take the place of mother In her Iieii.p ! "But it is Impossible," Mri. Ulrncy, who is a geld stnr mother, added, "te a measure In money the service of women In the home, Hlnre no one rnn menhure love nor sacrifice nor Fcrvice ' thee uncounted elements that enter Inte all human relations. It's interest ing, however, for any woman who has been accustomed te bring nur-te, house keeper and cook te try te rr plate these positions by trained sen in- nnd realize I the actual nmeunt of money that must be spent." Mrs. llirncy was one of these who believed tlint in marriage p arc work ing tew.inl partnership ns a genl. , and she thinks in America we huvc developed the Idea of partnership fin nnclnlly as well as In ether ways, as it has never before been developed In history. "I think." i-he said, "the mnjnritv of American women feel the honor of this full shnring In the geed or evil fortunes of the home. Every woman who does her share in the home is a much its pievlder us the man who w 'w n . :m r:5 'h'f.i earns the s-iinry nnd the whole trend of our modem life is toward the full est leeognltlen of women weik in the home ami out of It." Life Annuity Plan Might He Effective Life annuities for w mothers! It was MKs Anna . founder of Mether's luj, iv and arvi. the who bllg- gested thN. Mt ,,,,. rM ' way of getting at the salary idea, if it i tiecame n iixcd plan that the future I "When a man fellow, this plan he WemaniantB A woman would rather have n box of flowers than n pay envelope. Net husbands but servants are causing the trouble. Men push the baby carriages thees days. They will be putting in a bill for labors of love If women don't watch out. Net tnlarles, life annuities for mother. A woman would spend her salary en father and the children, any how 1 Who asked women te marry, anyway? makes his children realize that their mother Is net n dependent but thnt she has done her share und hns entered in full the' partnership of heme-mnklng." Miss Jarvis believed, ns ether women, thnt the sacrifice, sufferings nnd devo tion of wives and mothers could net be reckoned for payment in any minted money ever coined. I.Ike the nrtlst, musician, educator and true profes sional man, the inspiration of their sen-ice, the pointed out. must well from springs superior te monetary considera tions. "Yet," she went en, "like nil these benefactors, the mother needs thnt free dom of mind and action which only in dependent means can give. The human being in these dajs who docs net desire and demnnd money which she can call her very own te spend ns will give her the most pleasure, hn3 certainly net become Americanized." Nine times out of ten, it was here pointed out, a woman spent most of her allowance en fnther and the chil dren nnywny. Or nt leust in such a way that it benefited the whole family mere than herself. In ether words, anything given te the spiritual head of the household came back a hundred fold. Miss Jarvis, tee, stressed strongly the partnership idea. I "When a couple start out," she re- marked, "and the oerheed is high nc i cording te the income the little business earns the woman is fully the partner. When the yeurs bring the business safely te easy street there ought te be profits te Fhnre. "Marriage after all l somewhat of a hitslness nronesitlon and the wife very often finds she has a hard bargain te meet. There can be no unleu hours r , :j for the faithful wife and mother. Her work lasts bejeud her husband's worl. - werl. - Ing hours and in cmupy times through the night. It is a bitter espeiienee for a bride te luie the loving cine et n I geed parental home or u well-nuvliig .Position i. ,l,i Inikhn.s .. plil nn. 1n,..r ; : " ... ... be sentenced te a life of hard labor w-iiueut recompense. Turn Over the Salary Te Wife, Is Suggested Tile imilOSSlhilltV III evilllllllil Ihnlr '."'(vJr'M'Neu.r'asene reason against unionizing the home and "' iieiiieiimHer mis, .NcwkiiK is chair- buys these that really arir" EHp ,... J0& j ''' H I On the whole. Mrs. Newklrk belle ! that men are fair with their wives, Iwt sue called attention te tnat particular species of the male who likes te Indulge his ego by buying the things be likes for his spouse without consulting her. "I knew a man once," the remi nisced, "who .went in town nnd bought his wife n very handsome end expenslrs dress. When she screwed up her cour age she went in nnd exchanged It for a winter suit, n simple gown nnd some) underclothing, nil of which she needed cry bndly." The high cost of Fervnnts 1ms mere than anything eltn, Mrs. Newklrk bs Hews, taught men te value what their own women de In their homes. It Is the ill wind seeming te blew no geed which hi.s advanced the iden of part nership In man lege ns much asi the i tenets of equal rights for women. I The rest of the problem is up te the weir.cn themselves, it whs Pointed out. Surrounding hememaklng w ith nn nt- IJIUJHUTI Jl I1!1II ill in imjiiiiiri-e would laise it te the leel nnd beyond the leel of the actual salaried work of educated women. That clarion call for partnership, and net salaries in the home was echoed In the sentiments of Mrs. Jehn 11. Reb- erts, president of the New Century Club. "The home must be conducted en n fifty-fifty basis" Mrs. Roberts said. "I de net belieNe women would enre te or should consider payment founded en a professional basis. w Husbands the Least Of Weman's Werries Net husbands but servants are pro viding the average home-maker with annejanee these days, in the opinion of .Airs. James Andrews, formerly chairman of the Heme Economics Com mittee of the Wemnn's Club of Ger Ger mantewn. There never was a time when men Feemed te comprehend se well the problems of women In their homes, Mrs. Andrews snld, but there could be little hope for case in home making until sentiment regarding work done by the bands be changed. "In these days of household budgets," this wife nnd mother observed, "It la net se much the question, it teems te me. of hnlng her service pnld for which Is engaging the average home maker ns her eagerness t eliminate the annoyances that hamper the bet ter performances of her many duties. In mnnv. if net In most, homes this is due te the verv inefficient service rear dered today. Ne one. generally speak ing, comes into jour hemeJn the spirit of serviie, nnd until we can bring nbe,'f a change in sentiment regarding work done by hand there can be little Im provement." Mrs. Andrews believes our hope rests in the new generation of house keepers who perforce simplify their fieme-making, proving themselves ra perier te their duty rather than mall I ing themselves bluves te It. The Mat. Tsa.1 W , operation and Intelligent interest of 1 1 ''"''r husbands, she pointed out, did '"' ',',' "'""rd helping them sehe their P'blr-ras. . .Mutuld women receive salaries for I ""-' u"rI: ''"'J ''u '" their homes? Children Her Salary, Says Mrs. I'nrthregr It was the mother of . nnd one girl. Mis. lleilmrt . , wife et Ur I lei belt Northrop, skikwui, who gave answer te this Out In her spacmus home in Oak I.aue slut said: "Salaries for women in their homes! I have taken mine out in the love and rt speit of my bevs and my girls, 1 being gratuiteu, rl 'A i rs
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