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Show MEMORIAL FUND ' TO BE STARTED i ELLEN H. RICHARDS TO BE HONORED IN UTAH Mrs. John A., Wldtsoe, In American Home Economics Association Represents the State The state of Utah has been called 'upon by the American Homo Economics Econom-ics Association to contribute toward the establishment of an Ellen' II. Richards Momorlnl fund. Mrs. pilchards pilch-ards was for years and In fact up to the timo of her death last year n lender in tho movement for the introduction in-troduction of science rind art' Into tho homo llfo. Mrs. Jolin A. Wldtsoe has been appointed by tho American Home Economics Association to represent re-present tho Association In this campaign, cam-paign, nnd has sent out letters tfVtho schools nnd the Women's clubs Tn bo-half bo-half of tho movement. ''Mrs. Wldtsoo snys, "It Is fitting that Utnh, which Is a leader In tho Idea-of Women's rights nnd In the movcmo'nt' to dignify nnd clovnto womens wprk, should give hearty support to this movement to do honor to a great and good woman wohse service to society can only be estimated by tho result of the gospel of better and happier-homes happier-homes which Is being preached by her dlciples all over the Nation. A constructive con-structive citizen she was, greater than great warriors or great politicians. politi-cians. She believed that civilization depended upon tho home." Tiio life of Ellen H. Richards was consecrated to tho great work of beautifying and dignifying homo In dustry, Sho wns ai ono, timo a professor pro-fessor In the Massachusetts Institute of Technology nnd was during her llfo a tlrelcBU worker Jn Ihe Interest's of hor chosen work. Sho published duv Ing her llfo time, In addition to being' be-ing' a contributor to many periodicals, the -following books of general Interest: Inter-est: "Tho Chemistry of Cooking, and Clcnnlng," "Food Materials and their Adulterations," "The cost of Food and Shelter;" add "The Cost of .Living ns Modified by Sanitary Science." Miss Caroline Hunt, tho special- Instructor In-structor who appeared at the Agricultural Agri-cultural College, Summer School last season says this of her, "Hor oduca-! oduca-! tlonal labors were an endless scoktng ' to give to the young an understanding 1 of their physical surroundings In order that by learning to control that which Is material thoy may- free their spirits adding, as sho does Interest to Interest joy to joy nnd satisfaction to satisfaction." |
