blessed is that of indolent ease. As suredly for this life work is a necessity and a blessing. It is made a necessity that the blessing may not be escaped. The man who has found his work is happy. The healthy body will create labor if none be at hand, for work it must; so also with the normal mind; likewise with the healthy soul. Recently I was conversing with a man of studious habit who had been stricken with a painful illness. In reply to questions he spoke of his physical sufferings, which, severe as they were, he treated lightly. "My great affliction," said he, "is that my malady deprives me of the ability to work." Miserable indeed is he who languishes under enforced idleness. It is said of a prisoner who was condemned to solitary confinement that he once picked up a piece of paper which had been unintentionally dropped in his cell. The poor captive regarded it as a treasure. He tore it to bits, and every day scattered the fragments about his cell,and then gathered them again one by one, counting them with care that not a bit be lost. After his liberation he related the incident, and declared that but for the occupation of mind and body so created he believed he would have gone insane. fair measure of time free from the cares of wage-earning and household cares, but I would have all your time and mine occupied. Not all men may safely be entrusted with money; fewer still with time. What do you with your leisure hours? When alone are you good company to yourselves? There is a wide-spread agitation to shorten the daily period of toil and to make eight hours a legal and full day's work. In some States, our own among the number, laws have already been framed to this effeet. What will the laborer do with his spare hours? If he has learned to order his time well the added leisure shall be a blessing to him; if he know not its value better were it that he were kept at work, under the lash of necessity, for as an idler he becomes a menace unto himself and unto others. It is our blessing to have no more spare time than we know how to use to the benefit of ourselves and of our fellows, and to the glory of our Father. Blessed be work. THE TRAVELING LIBRARY. Little Journeys to Homes of Famous Women. Roe) Pilgrim's Progress Wonders of the Sea Work may even banish the hor- Opening of a Chestnut Burr (E. P. rors of the dungeon. Call to mind. the remark attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh incident to his literary employment while a prisoner in the Tower awaiting execution: "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage." Light of Asia.. Beauties of Shakespeare (Dodd).. .$.40 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 From Jest to Earnest (E. P. Roe) 1.00 A Mother's Recompense, Sequel to Suggested by the foregoing is the question: How do you occupy your Parliamentary Law. spare time? Perchance you answer that you have no spare time; happy then are you. Spare time has been the medium of many a crime. I would not have you forever under drudgery; I would wish for you a The highest form of Christian life is self-denial, for the good of others. God blesses not alone that which we do, but that which we try to do. NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION. in the midst of his play; and in the same way, a few wise women of our country are trying to utilize the woman's recess so as to give a seed thought that will bloom, not only The past decade has seen the organization of women into clubs to study art, science, and literature, in every conceivable phase. Women, once outside the long confinement of home, have acted much like along the paths of literature and sci DR. MARY E. GREEN. in the four walls of her home-life, making that home richer and sweeter for the uplifting thought. school-boys at recess it has been ence, but likewise flower and fruit no lessons for the boys, and no home talk for the woman. But the wise teacher of today can go out at recess, and, gathering a handful of milkweeds, so manage that the recess adds a seed-thought to the boy At the World's Fair many organizations of women met and discussed various problems; but out of them all, charitable, literary, scientific, religious and educational, arose no voice for the study of the home problem. A few earnest women of Chicago commented upon this, and at last it was suggested that a meeting of interested women be called; and, headed by Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, and seconded by such brilliant women as Dr. Mary E. Green, Mrs. John Wilkinson, Mrs. Thos. F. Gane, Miss Ellen F. Marshall, Mrs. Frances E. Owen, and others equally bright, it was decided to organize a National Household Economic Association, with the avowed intention of forming State and local societies for the study of all the difficult and interesting subjects vitally connected with the home. At that time there was very little said about Domestic Science in the United States; and to the efforts of these pioneer women in this movement, we owe much of the rapid spread of this study in schools, colleges and clubs. The eighth annual meeting of this association was held in Toronto, Canada, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October, 1900. The invitation to meet in Toronto came from the mayor and city council of that beautiful Canadian city, seconded by the Woman's Council, as well as by the local branch of the N. II. E. A. tional building is a very fine, handsome hall, seating perhaps five or six hundred, with small side galleries, and beautiful stained glass windows. The delegate from Utah, indeed Mrs. Gates was the only representative from the West, felt somewhat dusty and travel-stained after such a long and tedious journey from her distant mountain home; and she shrank back to secure a seat in a dark corner of the hall. But she was discovered by the sharp eyes of Mrs. Larned, the president of the association, and immediately drawn forward and welcomed most cordially. "Mrs. Gates," said Mrs. Larned, "you must make the response to the address of welcome to be given by Lady Taylor and Mrs. Hughes; for our dear Dr. Green, who was to have given the response, is not here." "Not here!" echoed Mrs. Gates, shocked and astonished. "No, her husband died last week, and she could not be with us." Right here it will be pertinent to give the names of the officers of the N. H. E. A. and the program, as given at the Canada meeting: GENERAL OFFICERS. Henrotin, Honorary Mrs. Ellen M. Dr. Mary E. Green, Honorary Vice President, Charlotte, Mich. Mrs. Linda Hull Larned, President, Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh, Vice President, Omaha, Neb. Miss Ellen F. Marshall, Secretary The weather was charming; and when the delegates stepped off the cars at the Toronto station, on the morning of the 2nd, we were met by a committee of dainty young la- Treasurer, 1882 W. 22nd St., Chicago. dies, who took possession of us and our belongings. Each delegate was informed who her hostess was to be, and her luggage was sent by the committee to the place prepared. But the delegates themselves at once conveyed to the educational department building in the street car, though not one was allowed to pay her own fare. The auditorium of the educa Mrs. Frederick W. Barker, Corresponding Secretary, 215 Park Ave., Syracuse. Miss Amy von Salis Gerecke, Chairman Press Committee, Scranton, Pa. PROGRAM. Tuesday Morning, 10:30 o'clock: Reading of Minutes of Last Meeting. Response, Dr. Mary E. Green, Mich. . Report of General Officers and State Vice Presidents. Tuesday Evening, 7:30 o'clock: Minister of Education. House Building, Dr. Mary E. Green, Mich. The Congress of Women's Works and N. Y. Normal School of D. S. Domestic School of Housekeeping, 45 St. Bot- olph St., Boston. Miss Mary Continued Reports of State Vice Pres idents. Wednesday Afternoon, 2:30 o'clock: Conference at Lake Placid, Miss Barrows, Boston, Some Co-operative Experiments in the West, Past and Present, Mrs. Discus Susa Young Gates, Utah. sion, led by Mrs. M. V. Shailer, New thought she would go from Denver she did; as Miss Anna Barrows of to Toronto for the convention, but Boston, Kitchen Magazine; as Miss Hope,the editor of the American pioneer cooking school teacher of Boston, yet before that brought over from England to start the work in America; as Mrs. Florence Kelly,the brainy leader of the Consumer's ing president of the association, and League; as Mrs. Larned, the charmMrs. Barker, the corresponding secretary, to whose indefatigable labor much of the success of the conven tion was due; as refined Mrs. Shailer, president of the New York State N. H. E. A.; as Mrs. Hoodless, one of Canadian women; as Lady Taylor, the most brilliant of all. brilliant president of the Canadian Woman's Council; as Miss Caroline L. Hunt, so long associated with Miss Jane Speakers participating, Mrs. Wash- Addams of Hull House, Chicago, and ington Roebling, Mrs. T. St. John Woman's Club of Scranton, Pa., Election of Officers and Unfinished Thursday Afternoon, 2:30 o'clock: Industrial Education of Women and Girls in Holland, Madame yan Ree- Household Economics in Schools in Club, London, Mrs. Hugh Reid Grif- fin, London, Eng. Women's Work in the West, Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh, Omaha, Neb. Consumer's League, Mrs. Florence Thoughts suggested by Mrs. Rich ard's "Cost of Living as Modified by Sanitary Science," line L. Hunt, Lois Institute, ChiMiss Caro cago. now herself president of a most flourishing institute; as Mrs. Hughes, who form a very tower of pure progtogether with her noble husband, ress along the line of education for Canadian hearts and homes; as eloquent Miss Trueblood, who came up School for Housekeeping now startto tell us about the fascinating Joy, with her quiet, efficient work, ed in Boston; as gentle Mrs. Jean and her calm, womanly presence; which shone upon us there in Tonor were these all the brilliant lights ronto; there was Miss Gail Laughlin, whose name was not on the program, but who came, nevertheless; but Miss Laughlin must have a graph all to herself. para Commission of Statistics has apThe United States Bureau or pointed Miss Gail Laughlin, who is an eminent New York lawyer, to possible on the question or subject gather all the facts and statistics of Domestic Service. As Miss tien, the gathering of facts or staLaughlin explained to the conventistics is not the solution of a prob lem, but it is the first logical step to be taken towards the solution. the bureau sent Miss Laughlin to Toronto to gather all the data she could from the sessions of the N. H. E. A. And a most faithful attendant was she at all the meetings. She was keenly interested in some remarks made by Mrs. Gates in the discussion of the Domestic Service in regard to the Chinese labor made use of in the Western States and Territories; and she declared her intention of following up the question in the future. The hall was nearly filled at the tures, and lodgings provided for the inmates on the upper floor. Luncheon is give daily in the large dining room; and the modest sum of 15 cents permits any of the townspeople to share in the dainty repast. The dining-room was nearly full when we entered, but several tables had been specially provided for the delegates. Mrs. Joan Joy is a pioneer worker in Domestic Science in Toronto, and we are pleased to present to you a group picture of herself and one class of pupils taken a year or two since. There is another noble Christian MRS. JEAN JOY AND HER DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS. first session; but as the sessions drew on, interest grew apace and the seating capacity of the room was taxed oftentimes to the utmost. The general entertainment of the delegates was in the hands of the city council. Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Hughes had charge of the local arrangements. At the noon hour on the first day, we were taken to the fine building occupied by the Y. W. C. A. Here a model school of Domestic Science is taught in all its branches; there are also parlors, a small hall for lec association in Toronto, which follows out the general plans of this parent institution. The Young Women's Christian Guild is also a branch of the W. C. T. U. work. Having a circular and one of the Guild magazines, we are able to give a more definite account of the work done in this Guild. Mrs. Elias Rogers is the president of the Guild, with Mrs. John Harvie as vice president. The Guild House has been built by the generosity of the wealthy founders, and contains a fine gymnasium, a hall with seating |