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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1920)
s m '" 8- T J G B THEOMAHA SUNDAY BEE; NOVEMBER 21, 1920. Children" of Work i ng Mothers Homer Lane in London says that vhcn a child , of two, ecstatically builds a shiny .black mountain with the contents oMhe coal Seattle, scat tered over the best rug-and his mother or his nurse not only fails to f ppreciate his achievement but roundly upbraids him for it, shes checking and perhaps ' permanently crippling his creative ability. If half ' the Freudians tell us is true, the caro ri the child between cradle, and :., r l. ... -ti .... I. 14 ' a I rr, ' iiioiicrs c navr 10 ueai wun. ine mother who realizes this-- discards the nurse girl and looks about for something better. , Two years ago a group of work ing mothers in New York who de sired much the same .things for their children and Who had about the same incomes with which' to get those things, put their heads together and started a small co-operative nursery school. They wanted their children to have good food, as much outdoor I life as possible' and companionship , v:tn other children. ,.lhey especially wanted an;,J&nvironmeint planned primarily for th child and not for housekeepiug.and adult living. And above all, they wanted the intimate personal, care of a woman really in terested in small children and thor orrghly tompetent to take care of them. This nursery ran successfully for a year. It took care of six children from 10 montJis to 3 years of age, from 8:45 in the morning to 5iI5 in the afternoon daily and 'until 1 o'clock on Saturdays. The plant .was comparatively simple. There were two large, rooms with bath'and kitchenette, an all important sleep ing porch equipped for afternoon j naps and a small back yard. The mrim wcra loft ro f Ki knr allrtiiF ' plenty of space for play. .They ob tained the necessary small tables and chairs for thVnconday lunch and a few low shelves holding a selection of toys of a constructive variety such as blocks and plasticene. The back yard had a large Covered sand box, a swing and a slide and in the spring a mother hen and her chicks. The cost per child was a little more than the monthly wage of a trained baby nurse. -The experiment worked. The babies were undoubtedly happy and well cared for. And the mothers were delightfully free from maternal responsibility for eight hours a day. This particular nursery was given up at the end of a year, but fortu nately another was ready to take its place. The second school does not attempt to be either co-operative or wholly self-supporting It is con ducted by the bureau of educational experiments which has added a num ber of new features, such as convey ing the children to and from the nursery in an automobile, weekly physical examinationfof the chil dren, the services of a trained psy chologists, etc. Although, strictly speaking, the second school is more interested in the educational problem of the child of pre-kindergarten age' than in the troubles of the working mother, nevertheless it is helping to settle these while solving the former. I amsure that anyone who has watched these two experiments must feel that the problem of, the working mother is no longer fadeless, at least among fairly well-paid women living in cities. li you ask me about factory work- Spends Second Winter I-flere far - -v V n JhpSas IB; , r ITh 14'," sf v-Jfw i A Miss Lou Ann Jackson is a new comer here from Dallas, S . D. Ehe spends her winters in Omaha, this being her second one here at the El Beudor apartments, though she herself is only 17 months old. Lou-Ann will not remain here for the entire season. She is get ting ner wardrobe ready for a trip erine Janvick and Agnes Zadina were initiated at themeeting last Tuesday evening. The W. I. L. L. club will meet for sewing at the Social Settlement house Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. W. F. Burdick and Miss Lillie Nitsche, instructors. At the meeting last Thursday evening the following new. members were admitted: the Misses' Helen Nightingale, Marje Grimm. Loretta group, fJrimm anit Vra Olcnn Tli 1,,k ers i can only tell you ota group of , now has a membership ot 12. Miss onemianmotner.s m the middle East I Gladys Shamp is leader:f this jiuc ui mew lor wun wnom j. De came familiar several years ago. These women worked in cigar fac tories as skilled "bunch makers" from 7 o'clock to 4 each day.' I was repeatedly struck by the sunny cleanliness -of thjir homes and the brtght-eyed appearance of weJI-being of their children, Thcir pfcn was for None mother in the tenement to stay at home, and look after the children of the others who went to the fac tory. I think a natural gift for co-' y operation . turned the trick. WitlK put labeling it. "feminism" or attach ing any particular importance io.it, these factory women have "hit upon ' "isiaciory solution. , There are several other consi J Care of Metal Ware If all galvanized coal buckets, garbage and trashbuckets are boiled out with soda water every , week they will last twice as long.i$, The metal ice pan should be treated in the' same way occasionally. several other cnnsMfn.' uons so essential that I cannot close without at least mentioning ; them. One is good health, without which no life is free. Another is a knowl edge ot" contraceptives so that the , n??.tler may P'an the birth of her' children just as she plans any other factor of. her life. Another is a hus band who sympathizes with the ad- veuntu.re- Aer is anj employer - who is willing to be convinced thai working mothers are desirable em ployes. Granted thesi four Hab4' ataand luck 1 the pVoblem of the working mother comes down to a matter of co-operation and organi-2ation-TheNSuffragist Hejnry Johannszen ; ' CI & Paint Company '- GLAZING Phone Douglas 349 . 114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. to California after the first of the year. She is the' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Jackson and grand-daughter of Hon. Frank B. Jackson of Des Moines, a former governor of the state of Iovfa. Lou Ann's mother is a Nebraska girl. She was Miss Leila Stewart of Fre mont, at the time of her marriage , i years ago. oooxooxooo Don't Forget Your , War Experience - and the saving you made on cloth ins by making your old clothes do. The cleaning and dyeing in . dustry performed a remarkable service and pointed the way to great economies. War time oricea mmW hvmiffltf home to you more forcibly the ad- . , vantages The Pantorium has of- fered you for 23 years. Don't for, get the lesson we are going It continue our usefulness to you. ' ? CIsaning I - Dyeing ' . Repairing ' Specializing In all three devote ing our entire attention to them . only. N. B. We pay parcel post . ' charges one way. "Pantorium "Good Cleaners and Dyers." 1S18 Jones St. ' Phone Doug. 0963. So. Side, 4708 So. 24th St. Phone tir So. 1283. v. Cay Liffett, President for 23 . " Years. ' v We elase all dajr "Hiursday Phone your order early Monday morning en any, orders yon wish re turned for the holiday. Smith-Towner Bill Is Endorsed By Women-' Endorsement of the Smith-Towner bill in congress, by the Nebraska Federation of Women's clubs in Fremont " late in : Otcober, has brought forth many inquiries about the measure. If endorsement in dicates anything, this bill is note worthy. National organizations cf women, including the General Federation o Women's clubs, the National League of Women "Voters, National Wom en's Trade Union, National Society of Daughters of the American Jlevo- kUion, and the Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers association, nave combined to support the Smith Towner bill, pending in congress. and have asked each candidate for congress v to say whether or not "he will support the measure if 'ho is elected. ' f The bill creates a Department of Education and provides federal aid for encouaging the states in the pro motion of. education. It is claimed by the women who favor it that the consolidation of the various, educa tional agencies of the. government, into one department" uirder a re sponsible head, ranking with the heads of other executive" depart ments, will make for greater ef ficiency in administration. it turther provides tnat the nation al government shall conduct re search in the field of education so that the people of any state may know what is being dpie for educa tion in other states. It provides fed eral aid to the states tor the -removal of illiteracy and for the American ization of -foreigners. . The humiliating discovery, that ene out of four American soldiers in the recent war could not read a newspaper intelligently or write a letter to his people home aroused in the women's organizations a de termination to act to remedy the situation. The Smith-Towner .bill, drawn and presented in the last congress, gave them something con crete to support Another fact that is not pleasing to contemplate is that" more than 5,000,000 boys and girls have no free school advantages and are taught by untrained teathers. S , The opposition of those who re sent federal interference with what they regard as peculiarly the busi- ucss ui me muiviuuai state is met Dy the assertion that the provisions of the bill are not to become ooerative until accepted by a state and until! at least an equal .amount of money has been provided by the; state or' local authorities; that the money ap Drama League s Speaker Social Settlement The Royal I Q. B. C. club will meet i tor" supper Monday evening at the Social Settlement house. Miss Sarah Un field will instruct the class - in cooking., Miss Izma Tucker will .7e ?f the gymnasium class at 7:30 o clock. ' jP P- c'"b will meet for sfpper Tuesday evening at the settlement. Miss Irma Gross, do mestic science instructor. The Misse V'ola Janvick, Kath- " ADVERTISEMENT Says Time to Make ; Mentho-Laiene Syrup Aayon Can Make a Full Pint of Laxative, Curative Cold and -' Cough Medicine Cheaply t Homo. First Dose Relieve. 1 MODERN FIXTURES Gas and Electric H o m e Labor-Saving " Devices of All Kinds. " GRANDEN ELECTRIC CO. .1511 Howard Street - Omaha a CHRYSANTHEMUMS EVERGREEN BLANKETS TULIPS Foreit Lawn Cemetery Colfax 0134. Cedar Chests for Christmas at Bowep's The important, ques tion right nowwhat to select for a Christmas , Gift is in the minds of hundreds; a real Cedar Chest often answers that .question. - r ,4- ""'? - You are aware' of the vfact that there 4s a great anierence m tJjiests, tne wood it is made froin, the workmanship, style, the service and satisfaction 4 it will give. This is all as sured if you get one -of Bowen's with our positive guarantee with every chest. "'.' ':--' ' i Another, and""very im portant fact Is the price. Our price taga beark no - longer the old war prices, but tfte greatly reJuced low ebb prices are in ef fect right now at Bow en's.' Advertisement. ' : HEAVY Hoisting E. J.DAVIS, 1212 Farnam. Tel. D. 353 Kverybodjr Is subject to colds mnn epuhs t thla wason. Bo prepared! Have- on hand a fu'l pint or Mimho Ijnet syrup xhut rneclui and aboria colda relieves rnn.hin. ... ',. w prnenw are aorivefl ir m k..i lull and .lrlM i - V. - . . Vi obubi or a cold or cflugh becaune you can eheclr or abort tae cold end save many hours of distress - and perhaps ward off bronchitis, pneu monia, and other serious result of a aec iccted cold. ; Mentho-Laxone Is rare, contains no opiates or narcotics. It is pleasant, - penetrstlns, hwlina- and curative beyond any preparation you can buy ready made. . Full directions and cuarantee are with every bottle or Mentho-Laine. It wlU more than please vou or The Blackburn Products Co.. Dayton, Ohio, will refund - your money. -. Hundred, of thousands, of bottles of - Ifentho-Lasene have . been sold and not ever 50 people Tiave wanted their mon.-y brk - That tells haw goo It Is. 4.S09 barrels used. ) year. Whfl Because JAMESBLAGK MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO. Constructionists and Engineers ,r Estimates Furnislied and Work Dono a . Fixed Fa Basis . - OFFICE BUILDINGS, . APARTMENT HOUSES HOTELS : ' STORES And All Kinds of Industrial Buildings , . ' - . . Otfkes , .'J New York ; Bostoa " Detroit Chicago V Sfc ' Otoaka Kaiuat City SeattleT i Phonee Hanier 3463 and TyUr 1122 J. C. BIXBY & SON CO. 4. HEATING and CONTRACT ENGINEERS v At OR HOT WATER VACUUM PLUMBING. ' Doulaa 3463. 70S South 19th Sf I IVhatrJould YOU: Do- T ' ' .. you were living in the old days when there -were no dry, cleaning- establishments, -like, for instance, Dresner Brothers? In thatxase you would not be able to constantly appear in apparently new ciotnes. -roixs aianr get so much out of life in tihose flays, did they? . v You've a . bundle - of f ciotnes that need clean ing ;rfght now, haven't you 7., Phone Tyler 0345 ' DRESHER BROTHERS CLEANERS 2211-17 Farnam St - Phono "South 00B0" Reach Dresaer'a South Omaha Branch Y. W. C. A. The Industrial Federation of' Clubs will meet for supper Monday night at 5:45 o'clock. From 6:30 to 7:30 o'clock, individual club program, many of the center clubs having ar ranged for a "get-acquainted, party.". 1 he class engaged m making Christ mas gifts, a class in ukulele and per sonality will meet from 7J0 to 8:15 o'clock. Volley ball from 8:30 to y:JO. The regular weekly'luncheon for business girls will" take place Tues day, with Rev. Arthur Atack, pastor of HanscomXPark Methodist Eoisco- pal churchf as the principal speaker. Mrs. Warren Switzler will be the pianist and Mrs. Raymond J. Rutt will lead the singing. Mrs. Burton Laird and Mrs. E. F. Williams will sing a duet. The ladies from the First Baptist church will act as host esses. , The Omaha Business Women's club will me.et Tuesday night at the Y. M. C. . A. Registration will be made through the Y. C. A. office as usual. The monthly banquet for members ot the tederated clrrhj will take place Friday night. A musical program will be rendered by ntemben of the ukulele class under the leadership if fiiiss Lucia Allen. Representatives of local social organizations will be the speakers, giving five-minute talks on the work of the different local organizations. The federated club girls are making 110 garments which are to be distributed through the Needlework guild. A prize' of $5 will be given the club having the most aritsuc ana appropriate decora tions. . '' The members of the Athletic club win enjoy a hike to Bellevue Sun day afternoon. The start will be maae trom the Y. W. C A. at 3 p. m., and Twenty-fourth and N streets ai o:ou p. m. All members are in yited to participate' and bring their iiuicn. uonee wi be strvrH hnf eacn gin must bring her own cup. . The latest fad among the women in France is the wearing of ieweleri garters. On Tuesday of this week, Novem ber 23, Prof. Paul H. Grummann of the School of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, will aooear oeiore me urama league oi umana in the hrst ot a series of interpreta tive studies of contemporary olavs. "Beyond the Horizon," by Eugene O'Neill, is the play which Mr. Grum mann has chosen for his first pres entation. . Mirny Coal Yard City off Omaha FRESH MINED COAL. NO PROFIT. COLORADO LUMP propriated to a state shall be ad ministered and distributed by the state in accordance with its laws; and that education shall be organized and administered by state and local! authorities. $12.50 " PER TON .DELIVERED $12.50 , t Call at Office of DAN: B. BUTLER, 508 CITY HALL You'll Save $200 efft or.. j. vi xuuvn vunen j You Buy an i MSw i (Mi li ill hi - JfeliliHIIUIllllllllllj li ;. ; IBUlinillHlllllllHMIMtfllllllll ; Aulabaugh Fur Coat - . , i .;!.. ... I .: I L A r Iludson : f Skunk i iMllllllllililllllllllllll Hpl!iilE F?2 llll llll Causes of Tarnish . . The tarnish on silver is silver sul phide, and is due to the sulphur compounds in the air wnere coai ana , fs are burned, and also in many mds, in wool, in rubber, and in, f some bleached and dyed materials. uH In an effort to increase the use of . South Carolina cotton, the women oi 1 that state have launched a "wear cot ton hose" campaign. x A , Christmas for the Kiddies at Bowens At Low Ebb Prices Coaster Wagons, the delight of the boys Prom $2.45 Up This will put the real Xmas spirit in the home From $3.85 Up What child wouldn't like to own one of these. Prom $2.25 Up rHIS tremendous difference in price is rnade possible by the Aulabaugh Trading j Posts in northern Canada where every pelt that goes to make an; Aulabaugh Fur is bought, direct from the In dian trappers., Markets do not effect Aula baugh Furs you buy" actual lvalue superior quality and loveliness of style in Aulabaugh Furs. Come in and see the really remarkable showing . how awaiting you in Fur Coats. To see them is enough to satisfy you that they are just what we . i claim lor them. Is one can -qual them at near the price. -: ' t- 'v. ;vV ' Hudson Seal -Coat Prices These splendid Boll Carriages will appeal to the-little girls - From $5.85 Up : 8 Good, substantial wire : wheel Coaster Wagon for the boys - -From $2.25 Up Very best quality Seal 36-inch Coat $550.00 Same garment, large collar and cuffs $600.00 Hudsota Very a best . quality Seal,1 40-inch Coat- $600.00 , Same garment, large collar and cuffs $650.00 AutomoDiies various sizes and models. From $7.65 Up - KiddieKars Well built, easy running, sev eral sizes N From $1.85 Up & . Velocipedes Strong and durable, a size for every child From$4.0aUp Rocking Horses No Christmas complete for the boys without one several sizes From $3.15 Up Come earlv while tW selection is good. , Bring the Children! & E. Corner 19th and Farnam 'I. il e Beat ana, caeajreab i Iv ....A .... s 4tK -Rwi.AMav. ai.iW'taUi.AC.-.A
