THE CHAUTAUQUA
"BETTER LIVING—FOR WOMEN"
Dr. Cnrolino Giesel is a diplomat—tho first of tho type sent to l this country by ( tho Chautauqua, ,Qn Tuesday evemug slio told tho world that man-was the most important and valuable thing in if, and ho felt considerably puffed up about it. But yesterday afternoon Dr. Giesel apparently relented, and, feeling sorry for her sex, told them how hardly tiiey were treated. Whowwats t it saw to it that over.v labour-saving device possible was purchased for his business so that ho had only to touch a button and the business went on? Hut that man did not buy a dish-washer for his drudge ol' a wife, not bocauso ho would not, but siirply becanso ho looked after his side of the business and left her to look after here- Then in tho homo there was usually a room apart for father called "the don" or "tlio snuggery," which had a door that ho could lock—and did. The children passing tlio door said—"Sh! falhor'sMn!" Where was mother's room, where sho'conld have a quiet hour? The lecturer cried out for institutions to teach girls the business of motherhood, insisting that it was a .business, and a mighty important business, the bringing of men-ohildren into tho world.
"What the moth® wanted was more help, for help to her meant health not unl.y for herself, hut for nil tlie family, lli.i they kno.iv that 7 in every 100 babies died throughout the big wide world when nnturally fed? They might know thai; but did they know that 05 babies <m 1; of every 100 died before they reached their second birthday when fed on artificial food? And it was not always because tlio mothers would not feed them, but they could not—motherhood and endless drudgery had taken too much out of them, in the United States it was almost impossible to get. help, and here it was as Jjad. And yet there wee! hundreds of thousands of good women who wanted the money nnd did not dislike the work—hundreds of thousands of women who had lost their breadwinners tinning tho war—who would welcome it. but could not swallow the thought of being considered menials. She wished they could have some shiploads of tliein out here in these new democracies, where such women would not be regarded as menials, but as sister women to whom thev would ell hold out the hand of friendship. Incidentally, Dr. Giesel snitl she was jrlad they had instituted medical .inspection of schools in Nqiv Zealand. They hud done so in America, arid wore very proud of it. Her only fear was that they were going too would make medical inspection of every sohool-child compulsory and medical 'treatment compulsory, for' the one was no gootl without tho other. NEWA.LL CONCERT PARTY. The Fenwick Newall Concert Party is a delightful musical com'biuation, whoa lr.otto is surely "Artistry lir.it." Yesterday afternoon tho tenor, who was again in gootl voice, snug that exqu'site aria from "Faust," "Salve Dimora," in which Faust pours out his lovq for Marguerite in tho garden scene. Mr. Newall also sang that beautiful ballad "The Firth of Morn" (Leoni), "Kecompen?e" (Hammond), "A Fat I/il Feller" (Gordon). "Eleg;'e" (Massenet), and "Tommy Lad." Miss Dorothy Baki>r, tho violinist of the combination, plaved the fascinating '"Pa.mbourin Ohinois'' of Kroisler with nil tho dnint;jie;?':in<l iiiznrro effect with which the combination abounds. She lvad to respond to much enthusiastic applause. Mrs. Nowall accompanied with marked sympathy., "JUNIOR TOWN" ANT) THE CITY HEALTHFUL. Wellington's Chautauo.ua concluded its 1919 season before a thoroughly appreciative andienco. at tho Concert Chamber last evening. An integral part of tho Chautauqua programme is to train the young in citizenship, and during tho
last week Jfrs. Richards, who radiate brightness, lins been training some 30 children in the way thoy should go if they wish, their 'own homo town to ho better than it hitherto has been. So the littlo pageant "Junior Town" presented l«3t evening showed how apt «nd receptivo children are in gripping hold of the right thing if it is given thorn to do in an interesting manner. The pageant consisted of the grouping on the stage of the Mayor of Junior Town in his robes of office, surrounded by tho various committees and associations which have built up the ideal citythere wero tho roads committee, tho police, the firemen, tho garden workers, the health committee, etc., and they came forward in turn and recited a few lines intelligently as to the nature of their work, and sans in ensemble of their pride in their city and the city's prido in them—iv sound. basis of good citizenship.
Dr. Caroline Gie?el spoke on the tilings that matter in preserving the health' of a community and lengthening life, and aroused considerable enthusiasm for tier ideas. Following upon "Junior "'own," she spokQ of tho wonders which had been accomplished by tho children, under tho cuidance of one woman policeman in Chestertown, U.S.A. This was the dirtiest town with the highest deathrate, until this woman canio along and tho happy transformation, vitli the aid of the organised children and tho Town Council at her back. Given a free hand, sho eliminated the filthy habit of spitting; in tho stroet—the maiiu-auso of the spread of tuberculosis Tho boys became rubbish inspectors, and tho girls were given street plots to plant and waste spaces to liiakc beautiful until pride of city became a fixed obsession in everyone, and a wonderful change was brought about. Now Chestertowii aas one of the cleanest, most beautiful, and honlthy cities in the whole world! One of Clicstertown's reforms-was the "sw/itting" of all flies, the closing-down of all cess-pools and other places whore (lies lived; the forcing of the butchers to keep their meat in glass cases. Dr. Giesel also spoke of the number of man-traps which lay in wait for the younjr. men c,f the community, and started them 011 the row] to physical and mental dejjenorncy. JL'he evening concluded 'villi a concert by the Femvick Newell Company, who submitted o. very interssting programme. ifr. jM'Fadden announced Chat arvan.'oment.s were being made for a return live nights' season about the beginning of March next, an announcement that was '■'■reived iv'itU erery manifestation of delight,
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