THE HOMEMAKERS"People are no more important than the things with which they are concerned."
I thought of this as I listened to the discussions of the "Homemakers" at Saskatoon. They were concerned with Public Health, Peace between the Nations, Social Justice, Education, Hospitals, Libraries, Playgrounds. And their discussions were carried on with dignity and intelligence. No one was allowed to take the bit in her teeth, and run away with the meeting. The rules of debate were rigidly observed, and every discussion, though keenly pursued, was good-natured and orderly.
The prairie women are developing a type. They are sure, explicit, low-voiced, and capable. In appearance, they are neat, tailored, gray-haired and spectacled. No doubt the bright sun accounts for the latter two conditions. I
