,,better ,,homes ,,in ,,america  ,plan  
,book  for ,demonstration ,week ,october
 #i to #ad1 #aibb     ,,the ,,white     
,,house ,,washington  ,july #ba1 #aibb4 
,my dear ,mrs4 ,meloney3  ,i am directed
 by the ,president to assure you of his 
earnest endorsement of the ,better      
,homes ,campaign which has been launched
 by the ,advisory ,council and is being 
carried on by representative women of   
,america4 ,he regards the campaign as of
 particular importance1 because it      
places emphasis not only upon home      
ownership1 which he regards as          
absolutely elemental in the development 
of the best citizenship1 but upon       
furnishing1 sanitation and equipment of 
the home4  ,the ,president feels that as
 many millions of dollars and the best  
minds of this generation have been      
devoted to improve factory conditions1  
the home is deserving of its share of   
the same intensive consideration4 ,there
 are twenty millions of house-keepers in
 ,america4 ,for them1 the home is their 

industrial center as well as their place
 of abode1 and it is felt that          
altogether too little attention has been
 paid to lightening the labors and      
bettering the working conditions of     
these women4  ,the ,president feels that
 the women1 who are so successfully     
conducting this campaign are entitled to
 all consideration and recognition1 and 
he hopes that every community in        
,america will exhibit a model home4     
,your sincerely1  ,secretary to the     
,president4   ,mrs4 ,w4 ,b4 ,meloney1   
,sec'y41 ,advisory ,council for ,better 
,homes ,campaign1 #bbc ,spring ,street1 
,new ,york ,city1 ,n4 ,y4     ,,better  
,,homes ,,demonstration ,,week          
,advisory ,council   ,,calvin ,,coolidge
 ,vice-,president of the ,united ,states
  ,,herbert ,,hoover ,secretary of      
,commerce  ,,henry ,c4 ,,wallace        
,secretary of ,agriculture  ,,james     
,,john ,,davis ,secretary of ,labor     
,dr4 ,,hugh ,s4 ,,cumming               
,surgeon-,general ,united ,states       

,public ,health ,service  ,dr4 ,,john   
,,james ,,tigert ,u4 ,s4 ,commissioner  
of ,education  ,c4 ,w4 ,,pugsley        
,assistant ,secretary of ,agriculture   
,,john ,m4 ,,gries ,director ,division  
of ,building and ,housing1 ,dept4 of    
,commerce  ,,julius ,h4 ,,barnes        
,president ,chamber of ,commerce of the 
,united ,states  ,,john ,,ihlder        
,director ,housing ,conditions1 ,chamber
 of ,commerce of the ,united ,states    
,,donn ,,barber ,fellow ,american       
,institute of ,architects  ,,john       
,,barton ,,payne ,chairman ,central     
,committee ,american ,red ,cross        
,,livingston ,,farrand ,chairman        
,national ,health ,council  ,mrs4       
,,thomas ,g4 ,,winter ,president        
,general ,federation of ,women's ,clubs 
,,mrs4 ,,lena ,,lake ,,forrest          
,president ,national ,federation of     
,business and ,professional ,women's    
,clubs         99       99       99     
99       99  ,bureau of ,information1   
,,the ,,delineator1 #bbc ,spring ,street

     ,,in ,,america--,october ,ninth to 
,fourteenth   ,co-operating ,governors  
,,alaska ,,scott ,c4 ,,bone1 ,governor  
,,arizona ,,thos4 ,e4 ,,campbell1       
,governor   ,,arkansas ,t4 ,c4          
,mc,r,a,e1 ,governor   ,,colorado ,o4   
,h4 ,,shoup1 ,governor   ,,florida      
,,cary ,a4 ,,hardee1 ,governor   ,,idaho
 ,d4 ,w4 ,,davis1 ,governor   ,,indiana 
,w4 ,t4 ,mc,c,r,a,y1 ,governor          
,,kansas ,,henry ,j4 ,,allen1 ,governor 
,,kentucky ,e4 ,p4 ,,morrow1 ,governor  
,,maryland ,a4 ,c4 ,,ritchie1 ,governor 
,,massachusetts ,c4 ,h4 ,,cox1 ,governor
   ,,mississippi ,,lee ,m4 ,,russell1   
,governor   ,,missouri ,a4 ,m4 ,,hyde1  
,governor   ,,nebraska ,s4 ,r4          
,mc,k,e,l,vl,e1 ,governor   ,,nevada ,e4
 ,d4 ,,boyle1 ,governor   ,,ohio ,h4 ,l4
 ,,davis1 ,governor   ,,oregon ,b4 ,w4  
,,olcott1 ,governor   ,,pennsylvania ,w4
 ,c4 ,,sproul1 ,governor   ,,south      
,,carolina ,,wilson ,g4 ,,harvey1       
,governor   ,,south ,,dakota ,w4 ,h4    
,mc,m,a,s,t,e,r1 ,governor   ,,tennessee

 ,,alfred ,a4 ,,taylor1 ,governor       
,,utah ,,chas4 ,r4 ,,mabey1 ,governor   
,,vermont ,,james ,,hartness1 ,governor 
,,virginia ,e4 ,l4 ,,trinkle1 ,governor 
,,wyoming ,,robert ,d4 ,,carey1         
,governor         99       99       99  
99       99  ,new ,york ,city           
,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,william ,brown       
,meloney     ,better ,homes   ,by       
,,calvin ,,coolidge  ,we spend too much 
time in longing for the things that are 
far off and too little in the enjoyment 
of the things that are near at hand4 ,we
 live too much in dreams and too little 
in realities4 ,we cherish too many      
impossible projects of setting worlds in
 order1 which are bound to fail4 ,we    
consider too little plans for putting   
our own households in order1 which might
 easily be made to succeed4 ,a large    
part of our seeming ills would be       
dispelled if we could but turn from the 
visionary to the practical4 ,we need the
 influence of vision1 we need the       
inspiring power of ideals1 but all these

 are worthless unless they can be       
translated into positive actions4  ,the 
world has been through a great spiritual
 and moral awakening in these last few  
years4 ,there are those who fear that   
this may all be dissipated4 ,it will be 
unless it can be turned into something  
actual4 ,in our own country conditions  
have developed which make this more than
 ever easy of accomplishment4 ,it ought 
to be expressed not merely in official  
and public deeds1 but in personal and   
private actions4 ,it must come through a
 realization that the great things of   
life are not reserved for the enjoyment 
of a few1 but are within the reach of   
all4  ,there are two shrines at which   
mankind has always worshipped1 must     
always worship3 the altar which         
represents religion1 and the hearthstone
 which represents the home4  ,these are 
the product of fixed beliefs and fixed  
modes of living4 ,they have not grown up
 by accident2 they are the means1       
deliberate1 mature1 sanctified1 by which

 the human race1 in harmony with its own
 great nature1 is developed and         
perfected4 ,they are at once the source 
and the result of the inborn longing for
 what is completed1 for what has that   
finality and security required to give  
to society the necessary element of     
stability4  ,the genius of ,america has 
long been directed to the construction  
of great highways and railroads1 the    
erection of massive buildings for the   
promotion of trade and the transaction  
of public business4 ,it has supplied    
hospitals1 institutions of learning and 
places of religious worship4 ,all of    
these are worthy of the great effort and
 the sustained purpose which alone has  
made them possible4 ,they contribute to 
the general welfare of all the people1  
but they are all too detached1 too      
remote2 they do not make the necessary  
contribution of a feeling of            
proprietorship and ownership4 ,they do  
not complete the circuit4 ,they are for 
the people1 but not of the people4 ,they

 do not satisfy that longing which      
exists in every human breast to be able 
to say3 ,this is mine4  ,we believe in  
,american institutions4 ,we believe that
 they are justified by the light of     
reason1 and by the result of experience4
 ,we believe in the right of            
self-government4 ,we believe in the     
protection of the personal rights of    
life and liberty and the enjoyment of   
the rewards of industry4 ,we believe in 
the right to acquire1 to hold1 and      
transmit property4 ,we believe in all   
that which is represented under the     
general designation of a republic4  ,but
 while we hold that these principles are
 sound we do not claim that they have   
yet become fully established4 ,we do not
 claim that our institutions are yet    
perfected4  ,it is of little avail to   
assert that there is an inherent right  
to own property unless there is an open 
opportunity that this right may be      
enjoyed in a fair degree by all4 ,that  
which is referred to in such critical   

terms as capitalism cannot prevail      
unless it is adapted to the general     
requirements4 ,unless it be of the      
people it will cease to have a place    
under our institutions1 even as slavery 
ceased4  ,it is time to demonstrate more
 effectively that property is of the    
people4 ,it is time to transfer some of 
the approbation and effort that has gone
 into the building of public works to   
the building1 ornamenting1 and owning of
 private homes by the people at         
large--attractive1 worthy1 permanent    
homes4  ,society rests on the home4 ,it 
is the foundation of our institutions4  
,around it are gathered all the         
cherished memories of childhood1 the    
accomplishments of maturity1 and the    
consolations of age4 ,so long as a      
people hold the home sacred they will be
 in the possession of a strength of     
character which it will be impossible to
 destroy4  ,apparently the world at     
large1 certainly our own country1 is    
turning more and more for guidance to   

that wisdom born of affection which we  
call the intuition of woman4 ,her first 
thought is always of the home4 ,her     
first care is for its provision4 ,as our
 laws and customs are improved by her   
influence1 it is likely to be first in  
the direction of greater facility for   
acquiring1 and greater security in      
holding a home4  ,some of the fine      
enthusiasm which was developed by the   
required sacrifices of war may well find
 a new expression in turning towards the
 making of the home4 ,it is the final   
answer to every challenge of the        
soundness of the fundamental principles 
of our institutions4 ,it holds the      
assurance and prospect of contentment   
and of satisfaction4  ,under present    
conditions any ambition of ,america to  
become a nation of home owners would be 
by no means impossible of fulfillment4  
,the land is available1 the materials   
are at hand1 the necessary accumulation 
of credit exists1 the courage1 the      
endurance and the sacrifice of the      

people are not wanting4 ,let them begin1
 however slender their means1 the       
building and perfecting of the national 
character by the building and adorning  
of a home which shall be worthy of the  
habitation of an ,american family1 calm 
in the assurance that the gods send     
thread for a web begun4  ,here will be  
found that satisfaction which comes from
 possession and achievement4 ,here is   
the opportunity to express the soul in  
art4 ,here is the ,sacred influence1    
here in the earth at our feet1 around   
the hearthstone1 which raises man to his
 true estate4  7,signed7 ,calvin        
,coolidge     ,,the ,,home ,,as ,,an    
,,investment  ,by ,,herbert ,,hoover    
,one can always safely judge of the     
character of a nation by its homes4 ,for
 it is mainly through the hope of       
enjoying the ownership of a home that   
the latent energy of any citizenry is   
called forth4 ,this universal yearning  
for better homes and the larger         
security1 independence and freedom that 

they imply1 was the aspiration that     
carried our pioneers westward4 ,since   
the preemption acts passed early in the 
last century1 the ,united ,states1 in   
its land laws1 has recognized and put a 
premium upon this great incentive4 ,it  
has stimulated the building of rural    
homes through the wide distribution of  
land under the ,homestead ,acts and by  
the distribution of credit through the  
,farm ,loan ,banks4 ,indeed1 this desire
 for home ownership has1 without        
question1 stimulated more people to     
purposeful saving than any other factor4
 ,saving1 in the abstract1 is1 of       
course1 a perfunctory process as        
compared with purposeful saving for a   
home1 the possession of which may change
 the very physical1 mental1 and moral   
fibre of one's own children4  ,now1 in  
the main because of the diversion of our
 economic strength from permanent       
construction to manufacturing of        
consumable commodities during and after 
the war1 we are short about a million   

homes4 ,in cities such a shortage       
implies the challenge of congestion4 ,it
 means that in practically every        
,american city of more than #bjj1jjj1   
from #bj to #cj per cent1 of the        
population is adversely affected1 and   
that thousands of families are forced   
into unsanitary and dangerous quarters4 
,this condition1 in turn1 means a large 
increase in rents1 a throw-back in human
 efficiency and that unrest which       
inevitably results from inhibition of   
the primal instinct in us all for home  
ownership4 ,it makes for nomads and     
vagrants4 ,in rural areas it means      
aggravation and increase of farm        
tenantry on one hand1 an increase of    
landlordism on the other hand1 and      
general disturbance to the prosperity   
and contentment of rural life4  ,there  
is no incentive to thrift like the      
ownership of property4 ,the man who owns
 his own home has a happy sense of      
security4 ,he will invest his hard      
earned savings to improve the house he  

owns4 ,he will develop it and defend it4
 ,no man ever worked for1 or fought for 
a boarding-house4  ,but the appalling   
anomaly of a nation as prosperous as    
ours thwarted largely in its common     
yearning for better homes1 is now giving
 way to the gratifying revival of home  
construction4 ,accordingly the time is  
ripe for this revival to afford an      
opportunity to our people to look to    
more homes and better ones1 to better1  
more economical and more uniform        
building codes1 and to universal        
establishment and application of zoning 
rules that make for the development of  
better towns and cities4 ,we have the   
productive capacity wasted annually in  
the ,united ,states sufficient to raise 
in large measure the housing conditions 
of our entire people to the level that  
only fifty per cent1 of them now enjoy4 
,we have wastes in the building industry
 itself which1 if constructively        
applied1 would go a long way toward     
supplying better homes1 so that what is 

needed imperatively is organized        
intelligence and direction4 ,for the    
problem is essentially one of ways and  
means4  ,and1 finally1 while we are     
about ,better ,homes for ,america and   
are lending such indirect support to the
 movement as the ,government1 ,states1  
counties1 communities1 and patriotic    
individuals and organizations can       
rightfully give1 let us have in mind not
 houses merely1 but homes6 ,there is a  
large distinction4 ,it may have been a  
typesetter who confounded the two words4
 ,for1 curiously1 with all our ,american
 ingenuity and resourcefulness1 we have 
overlooked the laundry and the kitchen1 
and thrown the bulk of our efforts in   
directions other than those designed to 
make better homes by adding to the      
facilities of our very habitations4 ,if1
 in other words1 the family is the unit 
of modern civilization1 the home1 its   
shelter and gathering-point1 should1 it 
would seem1 warrant in its design and   
furnishing quite as large a share of    

attention as the power plant or the     
factory4  ,we believe1 therefore1 that  
in every community in which it is       
possible a ,better ,homes in ,america   
,demonstration should be planned and    
carried through during the week of      
,october #ith to #adth1 #aibb4          
7,signed7 ,herbert ,hoover     ,,the    
,,secretary ,,of ,,agriculture          
,,washington  ,july #bd1 #aibb4  ,dear  
,mrs4 ,meloney3  ,naturally ,i am       
interested in the ,better ,homes in     
,america movement4 ,when we consider the
 all powerful influence of home         
conditions and home atmosphere on the   
lives and character of our people1 both 
young and old1 surely every proper      
effort to improve those conditions      
should have the support of all good     
citizens4  ,our people in the           
,department of ,agriculture will be glad
 to advise with your committee chairmen 
on any matters in which they can lend   
assistance4 ,our home demonstration     
agents in different sections of the     

country can no doubt be helpful in      
advising as to the setting up of        
demonstration kitchens4  ,you seem to   
have gathered to your help the          
cooperation of a large number of state  
governors and also a number of other    
gentlemen who1 because of their public  
work1 can possibly contribute to the    
success of the campaign4  ,with very    
best wishes1 ,i am  ,sincerely yours1   
,signature   ,mrs4 ,william ,brown      
,meloney1   ,secretary to the ,advisory 
,council   for the ,better ,homes       
,campaign1     #bbc ,spring ,street1    
,new ,york ,city4     ,illustration3    
,,demonstration ,,of ,,better4          
,,homes--,october #i to #ad1 #aibb   ,a 
,,plan for ,,community ,,organization of
 ,,better ,,homes ,,in ,,america        
,demonstration ,week ,october #ith to   
#adth1 #aibb   ,the future history of   
,america will be shaped in large measure
 by the character of its homes4 ,if we  
continue to be a home-loving people we  
shall have the strength that comes only 

from a virile family life4 ,this means  
that our homes must be attractive1      
comfortable1 convenient1 wholesome4     
,they must keep pace with the progress  
made outside the home4 ,realization of  
this has crystallized into a national   
civic campaign for ,better ,homes in    
,america endorsed and encouraged by     
,federal and ,state officials and by    
prominent men in public life as set     
forth in this ,plan ,book4  ,the        
following plan has been prepared to give
 practical help to citizens of any      
community organizing for a ,better      
,homes in ,america ,demonstration ,week1
 ,october #ith to #adth1 #aibb4  ,the   
,campaign in each community centers     
about a ,better ,home--completely       
equipped1 furnished and decorated1 in   
accordance with approved modern         
practice1 and placed on exhibition      
during ,demonstration ,week4  ,better   
,homes exhibitions have already been    
held1 but now for the first time a      
national organization1 endorsed and     

supported by the ,president of the      
,united ,states and other ,federal and  
,state officials1 is prepared to give   
practical help to every community       
wishing to share in the ,better ,homes  
in ,america movement4  ,the community   
which exhibits a ,better ,home during   
,demonstration ,week will be given a    
powerful impetus for good4 ,every civic 
interest1 every business and industry   
will be favorably affected4 ,a ,better  
,homes demonstration is a stimulus to   
better living1 civic pride and community
 morale4 ,it encourages thrift and      
industry4 ,it develops a higher standard
 of taste4 ,it means a better community 
in every way4 ,this has been proved by  
the experience of many communities which
 have held successful exhibitions4 ,they
 have ranged from cities as large as    
,cleveland1 ,milwaukee1 ,columbus1      
,kansas ,city and ,dayton to villages of
 a few hundred population4 ,in every    
case where the demonstration has been   
properly organized lasting benefits have

 followed4   ,follow the ,plan   ,the   
,national ,advisory ,council of ,better 
,homes in ,america1 through its ,bureau 
of ,information1 has made a thorough    
investigation of previous exhibitions of
 this character4  ,this investigation   
has shown clearly that when the local   
organizations proceed in the right way a
 ,better ,homes demonstration may easily
 be made a great success4 ,causes of    
trouble as well as of success have been 
analyzed to bring out the methods that  
should be avoided4 ,the ,advisory       
,council1 therefore1 is in a position to
 recommend plans that have stood the    
test of practical experience4  ,with    
,federal and ,state governments         
endorsing and encouraging this ,plan of 
educating the people to ,better ,homes  
in ,america1 the conduct of local       
demonstrations is given tremendous      
impetus and support4 ,and with the      
suggestions and the ,plan for conducting
 such demonstrations herewith presented1
 any community may confidently undertake

 the production of a ,better ,homes     
,exhibition during ,demonstration ,week1
 ,october #ith to #adth1 #aibb4  ,a     
comparatively few energetic and capable 
women1 with the support of local civic  
organizations1 can effectively put into 
practice the ideas and plans with which 
they will be supplied by the ,bureau of 
,information4 ,the expense of a ,better 
,home demonstration need not be great2  
in some communities it may be kept as   
low as #be4jj4 ,builders1 merchants and 
prominent citizens will combine to      
supply the ,model ,better ,home1 and to 
furnish it4 ,civic organizations and    
newspapers will cooperate to interest   
the public4  ,the most successful       
demonstrations have been so managed as  
to impress upon visitors that they were 
not selfish enterprises1 intended to    
help special interests1 particular firms
 or individuals4 ,they have been so     
conducted as to benefit every line of   
business and to help the community as a 
whole4 ,neither the name of the builder 

or owner of the home exhibited1 nor the 
name of any person or business firm     
furnishing any portion of the exhibit1  
is permitted to be displayed4  ,the     
motive behind the demonstration is      
primarily educational4   ,how to ,form a
 ,general ,committee for ,better ,homes 
,demonstration ,week   ,a ,better ,homes
 ,demonstration should be organized and 
directed by a disinterested group of    
prominent women1 working from motives of
 public service4 ,this group should be  
formed of a ,chairman and a ,general    
,committee of from four to seven        
members1 depending upon the size of the 
community4  ,each member of the ,general
 ,committee is ,chairman of one or more 
sub-committees as outlined later in this
 ,plan4  ,the ,chairman of the ,general 
,committee is appointed through the     
,national ,advisory ,council of ,better 
,homes in ,america4 ,she appoints the   
members of the local ,general           
,committee4 ,they in turn appoint the   
members of the ,sub-committees4 ,in the 

case of the ,sub-committees it is       
particularly important that appointments
 should be made with the knowledge and  
approval of the local civic and         
commercial interests whose co-operation 
is desired4 ,detailed suggestions for   
procedure are outlined later4  ,the     
duties of the members of the ,general   
,committee fit naturally into the       
following arrangement of ,sub-committees
 with a member of the ,general          
,committee as ,chairman of each         
,sub-committee3    7#a7 ,sub-committee  
on ,advertising and ,publicity4   7#b7  
,sub-committee on ,selection of         
,demonstration ,home4   7#c7            
,sub-committee on ,equipment of         
,demonstration ,home4   7#d7            
,sub-committee on ,furnishing and       
,decorating4   7#e7 ,sub-committee on   
,reception of ,visitors and ,management 
of ,home4   7#f7 ,sub-committee on      
,program of ,events4   7#g7             
,sub-committee on ,budget for           
,demonstration ,week4  ,where the size  

of the community makes it desirable to  
have a ,general ,committee of only four 
members1 some such distribution of the  
,sub-committees as this is recommended3 
7#a7 ,chairman 7a member of the ,general
 ,committee7 heading     7a7            
,sub-committee on ,advertising and      
,publicity2 and     7b7 ,sub-committee  
on ,progress of ,events4   7#b7         
,chairman 7a member of the ,general     
,committee7 heading     7a7             
,sub-committee on ,equipment of         
,demonstration ,home2 and     7b7       
,sub-committee on ,furnishing and       
,decorating4   7#c7 ,chairman 7a member 
of the ,general ,committee7 heading     
7a7 ,sub-committee on ,selection of     
,demonstration ,home2 and     7b7       
,sub-committee on ,reception of         
,visitors and ,management of ,home4     
7#d7 ,chairman 7a member of the ,general
 ,committee7 heading     7a7            
,sub-committee on ,budget for           
,demonstration ,week4   ,how ,to ,secure
 ,patrons for ,better ,homes            

,demonstration2 ,full ,cooperation of   
,all ,local ,interests ,essential       
,following the organization of the      
,general ,committee1 the first duty of  
its ,chairman should be the arrangement 
for meetings of the ,committee--or its  
individual members--with the various    
,city ,officials1 and ,civic and        
,commercial ,organizations in the       
community1 to explain the ,plan for a   
,better ,homes ,demonstration and to    
secure their endorsement and active     
support4  ,those endorsing and          
supporting the ,demonstration may be    
known as ,patrons and should comprise   
the following3    ,the ,mayor           
,commissioner of ,education 7or         
,superintendent of ,public ,school7     
,publishers or ,owners of ,local        
,newspapers   ,presidents of ,important 
,women's ,clubs   ,president of ,chamber
 of ,commerce ,agricultural ,home       
,bureau1 etc4   ,president of ,real     
,estate ,board   ,president of ,rotary  
,club   ,president of ,kiwanis ,club    

,presidents of ,building  ,loan         
,associations   ,presidents of other    
,business or ,trade ,associations       
related to the ,home ,building and      
,furnishing ,industries4  ,churches     
should also be asked to support the     
movement4  ,additional ,patrons may     
properly be selected from prominent     
citizens of the community1 who are noted
 for their public spirit and are not    
included in the above list4  ,the two   
essentials for a successful ,better     
,homes in ,america ,demonstration are   
genuine co-operation from all local     
civic1 financial1 commercial and        
educational interests1 and full and     
extensive publicity through the local   
newspapers4 ,from the youngest boy or   
girl scout to bank president1 business  
man1 school teacher1 minister1          
manufacturer and city official1         
everybody in a community should have a  
real personal interest in the           
,demonstration4 ,when the benefits of a 
successful ,better ,homes ,demonstration

 are once understood this interest is   
readily aroused4  ,investigation of     
successful exhibitions in ,kansas ,city1
 ,indianapolis1 ,cleveland and elsewhere
 proved conclusively that the           
cooperation of all local interests was  
the biggest single factor of success4   
,how to ,form ,sub-,committees   ,it is 
important to appoint as ,chairman of    
each ,sub-committee a member of the     
,general ,committee who is particularly 
fitted to the specific work assigned to 
her ,sub-committee4 ,the special        
abilities of the members of the ,general
 ,committee should be taken into careful
 consideration and so used in the       
arrangement of the ,sub-committees as to
 secure the best and quickest results4  
,the formation of ,sub-committees is    
necessary not only to divide the work   
effectively1 but also to arouse the     
interest and cooperation of the various 
local interests directly affected by    
home building and home betterment4 ,all 
the local business groups--furniture    

dealers1 hardware dealers1 wall-paper   
and paint dealers1 electrical dealers1  
real estate dealers1 etc4--should be    
interviewed and asked to nominate a     
representative from each group to serve 
on the appropriate ,sub-committee4 ,in  
this way the appearance of favoring     
special interests will be avoided and   
the fullest co-operation secured4  ,it  
may be well to stress here that the     
,chairman of the ,general ,committee    
should not become immersed in the       
details of the ,sub-committees' work4   
,she establishes a point of contact and 
a clearing house for all ,sub-committees
 and directs the ,better ,homes         
,demonstration as a whole1 but not in   
detail4 ,neither should the ,chairman of
 a ,sub-committee attempt to enter into 
details of the work of other            
,sub-committees not under her direction4
 ,the ,chairman of each ,sub-committee  
is responsible to the ,chairman of the  
,general ,committee1 and to her alone4  
,suggestions for the formation and      

activities of the various               
,sub-committees are given in the        
following3   ,i--,how to ,form          
,sub-,committee on ,budget for          
,demonstration ,week   ,a member of the 
,general ,committee is the ,chairman4   
,this ,sub-committee should be made up  
of prominent citizens1 representing both
 the financial and mercantile interests 
of the community4 ,it would be          
appropriate to secure a ,bank ,cashier1 
who is accustomed to keeping accurate   
records of receipts and expenses1 to act
 as ,vice-chairman of the               
,sub-,committee4 ,he may also act as    
,treasurer of the ,general ,committee4  
,this committee should have charge not  
only of the securing of the modest      
expense fund necessary for              
,demonstration ,week1 but also of the   
recording of facts and figures regarding
 the operation of the ,demonstration    
,home1 and the results obtained4 ,such a
 record will be exceedingly useful to   
the local ,general ,committee as well as

 the ,national ,advisory ,council4      
,accurate figures on the local ,better  
,homes ,demonstrations will be          
invaluable in continuing the ,better    
,homes in ,america ,campaign1 and       
arrangements have been made for prizes  
to be given to those ,committees        
submitting the best reports and records 
of successful demonstrations4           
,suggestions for the ,sub-,committee    
,there will be certain general expenses 
incurred in conducting a ,better ,homes 
,demonstration4 ,these general expenses 
may range from #be to #ejj or more1     
depending upon the size of the committee
 and the extensiveness and completeness 
of the ,demonstration4  ,some of the    
items of expense which may be incurred  
are3 insurance of borrowed property2    
special advertising in the form of      
street signs1 window cards and posters2 
printing2 prizes for contests2          
lecturers1 and1 possibly1 special forms 
of entertainment4  ,in many communities 
where ,demonstrations have been held1   

the small contributions necessary have  
been readily volunteered by the various 
organizations1 business firms or        
individuals directly interested in the  
financing and furnishing of homes4      
,contributions may be secured from      
bankers1 stores1 public utilities1 real 
estate dealers1 building material       
dealers1 insurance men1 etc4 ,the       
amounts contributed by the various      
interests should be carefully           
apportioned and only a sufficient sum   
collected to pay the actual expenses of 
the ,demonstration4  ,in ,dayton and    
other cities it was found that volunteer
 contributions were readily made by     
manufacturers of1 or dealers in1        
trade-marked articles1 such as pianos1  
vacuum cleaners1 refrigerators1         
electrical equipment1 etc4 ,as these    
articles1 because of the trade name     
affixed1 received special advertising in
 the ,demonstration ,home1 it was       
considered proper to accept             
contributions from the dealers4 ,the    

selection of trade-marked articles which
 may be shown in a ,demonstration ,home 
should be made in a disinterested manner
 by the ,subcommittee on ,equipment4    
#b--;,how to ,form ,sub-,committee on   
,advertising and ,publicity   ,a member 
of the ,general ,committee is ,chairman4
  ,the success of the ,demonstration    
rests largely upon the thoroughness with
 which this ,committee does its work4   
,it should1 therefore1 be composed of   
all of the ,publishers or ,advertising  
,managers of local ,newspapers1 and the 
,advertising ,managers of ,department   
,stores and other large business houses4
 ,the fullest co-operation should be    
secured from all the local publishing   
and advertising interests4  ,local      
newspapers will gladly aid a ,better    
,homes ,demonstration1 for such an      
exhibition presents unusual             
opportunities for selling advertising   
space to local merchants4 ,in some of   
the cities where ,demonstrations have   
been held1 the newspapers have brought  

out large special editions carrying a   
great amount of local advertising1 and  
filled with interesting and instructive 
reading matter regarding home building  
and home betterment4   ,suggestions for 
the ,sub-,committee   ,the campaign     
publicity should commence with an       
announcement of the organization of the 
,general ,committee and the selection of
 ,patrons4 ,it should be continued1 in  
advance of the opening of the           
,demonstration ,home1 by the use of     
reading matter descriptive of home      
planning1 furnishing1 decoration and    
equipment4  ,the local newspapers should
 co-operate with the ,sub-committee in  
seeing that advertisements of exhibitors
 during the demonstration week do not   
mention the fact that the advertiser is 
an exhibitor4 ,this1 of course1 should  
not preclude the general advertising of 
goods suitable for the equipment or     
furnishing of ,better ,homes4 ,this     
regulation is in line with the          
non-commercial policy of the campaign1  

and merchants will readily understand   
its fairness4  ,this ,sub-committee     
should provide painted signs announcing 
the location of the ,exhibition ,home4  
,these signs should be placed at        
neighboring street intersections4 ,signs
 in the form of arrow pointers should be
 tacked on telephone poles in all parts 
of the city pointing in the direction of
 the ,demonstration ,home and announcing
 its exact location4  ,automobile       
,posters or ,banners for the cars of the
 members of the ,committee may be       
furnished by local sign painters or     
printers4  ,the ,committee should also  
see that show cards advertising the     
,demonstration are properly distributed 
and displayed in store windows and that 
posters are put up in suitable public   
places4  ,show cards1 posters and       
stickers bearing the imprint of the     
,better ,homes in ,america campaign1    
with space left for local announcements1
 may be obtained by application to the  
,bureau of ,information1 ,the           

,delineator1 #bbc ,spring ,street1 ,new 
,york ,city1 ,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,william 
,brown ,meloney4  ,a circular           
descriptive of the show cards1 posters  
and stickers may also be obtained       
through the ,bureau of ,information1    
which has arranged to have this         
advertising display matter prepared for 
the use of local ,committees4 ,it is    
strongly recommended that these posters 
and cards be used in order to           
standardize the various local           
,demonstrations4  ,the stickers should  
be widely distributed among local       
merchants for use on city mail during   
the week preceding and the week of the  
campaign4  ,small electrotypes of the   
,better ,homes in ,america campaign     
insignia1 or trade-mark1 may be obtained
 through the ,bureau of ,information for
 use on printed matter and in           
newspapers4 ,they are shown in the      
circular descriptive of the advertising 
display material4   #c--;,how to ,form  
,sub-,committee on ,selection of        

,demonstration ,home  ,a member of the  
,general ,committee is ,chairman4  ,the 
selection of the home to be used for the
 ,demonstration should be made by a     
disinterested committee4 ,experience has
 shown that this is the only            
satisfactory method1 as all personal    
interests are thus eliminated and       
criticism avoided4  ,previous experience
 also indicates that this               
,sub-committee1 with a member of the    
,general ,committee as ,chairman1 of    
course1 should be composed of the       
,president of the local ,real ,estate   
,board 7if there is one in the          
community71 a representative of the     
,chamber of ,commerce or ,merchants     
,association1 a representative          
architect1 and a representative of the  
,building ,material ,dealers4 ,here     
again is illustrated the importance of  
securing the full co-operation of the   
various groups of business men directly 
affected by home building and owning4   
,these groups should be interviewed and 

each group asked to appoint its         
representative on this committee4 ,when 
the ,national campaign for ,better      
,homes in ,america1 and the ,plan as    
outlined here1 have been clearly        
explained to these interests1 a         
,sub-committee for selecting the        
,demonstration ,home may be organized1  
which will act disinterestedly and      
effectively4   ,suggestions for the     
,sub-,committee   ,the three cardinal   
principles to be observed in the        
selection of a ,demonstration ,home are3
 first1 situation with respect to       
accessibility and nearness to street car
 lines2 second1 type of architecture2   
and third1 cost4  ,a ,demonstration     
,home should be situated within a       
reasonable distance of the business     
section of a community1 and it should   
not be more than four blocks from the   
nearest street car line4 ,in a city     
where the ,demonstration ,home was      
selected some eight blocks from the car 
line and upon a hill1 the attendance was

 disappointingly small4 ,the            
,demonstration ,home should not be      
situated in the outskirts of a          
community4 ,this was found to be a      
disadvantage in a city where a          
,demonstration ,home was selected in a  
new1 partially developed suburb1 some   
distance from the city limits4  ,an     
extreme type of architecture should be  
avoided in a ,demonstration ,home4      
,with respect to the cost of the home   
selected1 it has been shown in a number 
of cities that a house priced slightly  
above the average cost of homes in the  
community attracted the larger number of
 visitors4 ,the public apparently likes 
to visit a home costing more than the   
average1 because of a desire to see and 
admire better things4 ,demonstration    
,homes1 therefore1 may range in price   
from #e1jjj to #ae1jjj1 including the   
land1 but not including the furnishings 
and equipment4  ,other essentials of an 
ideal home for demonstration purposes   
are fully outlined in an article        

prepared by direction of ,secretary of  
,commerce ,hoover and included in this  
,plan ,book on pages #g and #h4 ,the    
builder or owner of the ,home selected  
should be willing to loan it to the     
,general ,committee for the             
,demonstration ,week1 without charge4   
,he should also be willing to landscape 
the grounds1 decorate the walls and     
carry all insurance and damage risks4   
,this has been gladly done by builders  
in ,syracuse1 ,cleveland1 ,milwaukee1   
,kansas ,city and elsewhere4 ,there is  
no better selling method for homes than 
that of putting on display a completely 
furnished and equipped home4  ,if the   
entire plan of campaign is explained to 
the builder or owner of a suitable home1
 and the advantages of indirect selling 
methods are pointed out to him1 his     
co-operation will be readily secured4   
,the name of the builder or owner is not
 to be displayed on the ,demonstration  
,home in any manner1 shape or form1 nor 
is his name to be carried in any of the 

advertising during the campaign4  ,this 
will do away with all appearance of     
favoritism in the choice of the house to
 be used4 ,it is proper1 however1 to    
insert a reading notice in the          
newspapers announcing the selection of  
the ,demonstration ,home and giving the 
name of the owner or builder4 ,no       
further reference should be made to him 
in any of the advertising matter during 
,demonstration ,week1 though the        
attendants in the home may properly give
 his name to any person inquiring for   
it4   #d--;,how to ,form ,sub-,committee
 on ,equipment of ,demonstration ,home  
,a member of the ,general ,committee is 
,chairman4  ,the selection and          
installation of all practicable         
labor-saving devices and appliances in  
the ,demonstration ,home is left to this
 ,sub-committee4 ,it should be composed 
of representatives of dealers in home   
equipment1 architects1 builders1 and1 if
 possible1 a ,home ,demonstration agent 
of the ,agricultural ,department4 7,see 

announcement of special co-operation of 
,department of ,agriculture by          
,secretary ,wallace on page #i74        
,suggestions for ,sub-,committee   ,on  
pages #dg-di will be found a statement  
of the best modern practise in the      
equipment of a home permitting the most 
efficient and economical housekeeping4  
,it is probable that many communities   
will be unable to equip the             
,demonstration ,home completely1 in     
accordance with the standards laid down4
 ,so far as practicable these           
suggestions should be followed1 but     
local conditions and the stock of       
equipment carried by local dealers may  
require some modifications in detail4   
#e--;,how to ,form ,sub-,committee on   
,furnishing and ,decorating  ,a member  
of the ,general ,committee is ,chairman4
 ,in the selection of this              
,sub-committee the greatest care must be
 taken to secure the cooperation of all 
the business firms and individuals      
concerned in the furnishing and         

decorating of homes4 ,each              
group--furniture dealers1 hardware      
dealers1 paint and wallpaper dealers1   
department stores 7if any71 decorators  
7if any71 art and book stores--should be
 interviewed on this important subject  
and asked to appoint representatives to 
serve on this ,subcommittee4            
,suggestions for ,sub-,committee  ,in   
order to maintain the non-commercial    
aspect of ,demonstration ,week1 no      
exhibitor's name should be displayed on 
any article shown in the ,demonstration 
,home4 ,no price tags should be         
permitted on any article4 ,in this way  
all appearance of commercialism is      
avoided4 ,this feature will appeal to   
the fair and broad-minded merchant and  
will secure the enthusiastic support of 
all the merchants in the community1 no  
matter how small their business may be4 
,the attendants at the ,home1 in        
response to inquiries as to where       
certain articles may be secured1 should 
be instructed to reply that they may be 

had from the inquirer's own dealer or   
from any dealer in the city4  ,in       
,dayton this non-commercial plan was    
wonderfully successful4  ,in communities
 where suitable furnishings and         
decorations are not obtainable from the 
local stores they may be borrowed from  
public spirited citizens1 who have such 
articles as are adapted to the scheme of
 decoration and furnishing4 ,for the    
guidance of the ,sub-committee1 which   
may not include expert decorators or    
furnishers as members1 practical        
suggestions on good furnishing and      
decorating have been set forth on pages 
#cj-db of this ,plan ,book4 ,these      
suggestions will undoubtedly prove      
helpful in assembling the furnishings   
and decorations for a ,demonstration    
,home4 ,if more detailed information is 
required1 write to the ,bureau of       
,information1 ,the ,delineator1 #bbc    
,spring ,street1 ,new ,york ,city1      
,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,william ,brown       
,meloney4  ,in all cases the basement of

 the ,demonstration ,home should be very
 carefully arranged1 equipped and       
prepared for exhibition4  ,the          
furnishing of the ,demonstration ,home  
should include well-selected1 standard  
home literature and reference books1    
properly arranged in book-cases or on   
shelves4 ,a printed list of this        
selected library may be supplied for    
distribution to the visitors4           
#f--;,how to ,form ,sub-,committee on   
,management and ,reception   ,a member  
of the ,general ,committee is ,chairman4
  ,the members of this ,sub-committee   
should be selected for their ability to 
manage the ,demonstration ,home and to  
receive and care for the visitors4 ,it  
may be composed of representatives of   
the various women's organizations in the
 city4  ,in order to insure the keeping 
of accurate records of attendance1 one  
or more bank tellers should be members  
of the ,sub-committee4  ,this           
,sub-committee is to provide the        
attendants at the ,demonstration ,home  

and to handle the visitors in such a way
 as to avoid confusion and damage4 ,it  
should also keep an accurate record of  
attendance1 of interesting inquiries and
 the general results4 ,it should report 
in detail to the ,budget ,committee1 so 
that the ,general ,committee may have an
 opportunity to compete for the prizes  
offered for the best report of a        
successful ,demonstration4              
,suggestions for the ,sub-,committee    
,during the hours of exhibition the     
,demonstration ,home should be in charge
 of a capable woman of suitable         
personality4 ,this may be a volunteer1  
or a paid worker1 for the entire week1  
or several volunteer workers may        
undertake the management of the ,home1  
having definite days of attendance      
assigned to them4  ,the hours of        
exhibition should be from #a3jj to      
#aj3jj p4m4 continuously4 ,it has been  
found in exhibitions that the home need 
not be kept open during the morning     
hours4 ,during this period it may be    

cleaned and placed in readiness for     
visitors4  ,an attendant for the        
bedrooms and two attendants for the     
first floor--one in the hall or living  
room and the other in the dining room   
and kitchen--will be required to direct 
and control the visitors and to keep the
 house in perfect order during the      
exhibition hours4 ,these attendants may 
be club or committee members who        
volunteer their services for certain    
days in the week4  ,it has been noted in
 several exhibitions that visitors      
usually congregate at certain hours in  
the afternoon and evening1 and          
frequently overcrowd upon the lawns4 ,it
 is necessary1 therefore1 to erect light
 guard rails along the sidewalk leading 
from the street to the house4 ,and it   
may sometimes be necessary to have an   
outside attendant who will keep the     
visitors in an orderly line of entrance4
 ,this is work that may very well be    
performed by ,boy ,scouts4  ,during     
times of congestion visitors should be  

taken through the house in groups not to
 exceed fifteen in number4 ,they should 
be conducted through the rooms in an    
orderly manner by the attendants4 ,in   
some cases it has been found advisable  
to send the visitors to the second floor
 first1 so that they may depart through 
the kitchen after inspecting the first  
floor and basement4 ,girl ,scouts may be
 used for conducting the visitors       
through the home4  ,a careful check on  
the attendance at the ,demonstration    
,home should be kept4 ,this can best be 
done by assigning a ,boy or ,girl ,scout
 to count the visitors as they enter the
 home and keep an accurate tally1 which 
should be reported to the manager in    
charge4 ,in some cities it has been     
found that a list of visitors to the    
home may be readily obtained by having  
them register upon a numbered card1     
which can be used for a drawing         
contest--a prize being awarded to the   
lucky number4 ,in smaller communities   
where the attendance will not be large  

at any one time the names of visitors   
may be kept in a small register or list 
book4   #g--;,how to ,form              
,sub-,committee on ,program of ,events  
,a member of the ,general ,committee is 
,chairman4 ,this ,sub-committee should  
be composed of persons who are          
particularly capable in arranging       
programs of entertainment1 and may be   
selected from members of the ,board of  
,education1 ,school ,principals and     
,teachers1 ,theatrical and ,moving      
,picture ,managers1 ,community and ,song
 ,leaders1 etc4   ,the ,following       
,events ,are ,suggested   #a--,sermons1 
,addresses and ,sunday ,school talks in 
all churches on the ,sunday preceding   
the opening of the exhibition4          
#b--;,color slides relating to home     
owning1 home management1 home furnishing
 and decoration to be shown in moving   
picture houses4  #c--;,four-,minute     
,talks on thrift1 home owning1 home     
financing1 home furnishing1 home        
decoration1 etc41 in all moving picture 

houses4  #d--;,block ,parties in front  
of the ,demonstration ,home4 ,lights for
 the block party may be supplied from   
the headlights and searchlights of      
automobiles properly arranged4          
#e--,window ,dressing ,contests for     
hardware merchants1 house furnishing    
merchants1 department stores1 etc4      
#f--;,erection of ,miniature ,home1     
suitable for a girl's playhouse1 on     
,public ,square--this playhouse may be  
given as first prize to the girl of     
school age writing the best essay on    
,why ,you ,should ,own ,your ,home4     
#g--,showing special ,better ,homes     
films in all moving picture houses4     
7,see special announcement on page #bd47
  #h--,prizes for the best example of a 
,model ,kitchen in the community4       
#i--;,cooking ,demonstrations by ,home  
,demonstration ,agent1 or some          
well-known local cook1 ,high ,school or 
,normal ,school student4  #aj--,singing 
by ,choir or ,quartette on porch of     
,demonstration ,home each evening at    

about #g3cj and #h3jj o'clock4          
#aa--7;a7 ,guessing contest as to how   
many visitors enter ,demonstration      
,home4  #aa--7;b7 ,prize for best essay 
by a boy on ,home ,owning4     7c7      
,prize for best essay by a girl on ,home
 ,equipment or ,furnishing4     7d7     
,prize for best landscape design for    
,small ,home by ,high ,school or ,art   
student4  #ab--,radio ,program at       
,demonstration ,home1 or elsewhere in   
the city4  #ac--,lectures on ,home      
,equipment1 ,decoration or ,furnishing  
by experts1 in local auditorium4 ,it has
 been found that admission to these     
lectures may be charged1 to help defray 
the expense of lecturers4   ,lecture    
,courses and ,lectures   ,lectures on   
,home ,building1 ,furnishing1           
,decoration and allied subjects have    
been found to attract large audiences in
 cities where they have been given under
 the auspices of local organizations4   
,undoubtedly many communities           
co-operating in the ,better ,homes in   

,america ,demonstration ,week1 ,october 
#ith to #adth1 will desire to include in
 their program of events lectures on    
,better ,homes subjects4     ,better    
,homes in ,america ,bureau of           
,information  ,the ,delineator #bbc     
,spring ,street1 ,new ,york ,city       
,secretary1 ,mrs4 ,,william ,,brown     
,,meloney   ,the ,bureau of ,information
 has been established to support and    
coordinate the work of local ,better    
,homes in ,america committees4          
,additional copies of this ,plan ,book  
may be obtained from the ,bureau of     
,information4  ,other data and material 
will be supplied as indicated in the    
,plan ,book4  ,bulletins will be sent   
out from time to time to keep local     
committees posted on the national       
development of the ,better ,homes in    
,america campaign4  ,in the following   
pages of the ,plan ,book are special    
articles prepared by governmental and   
other authorities on various phases of  
home building1 equipment1 decorating1   

sanitation1 etc4 ,the ,bureau of        
,information will either answer         
inquiries in regard to any of these     
special articles or1 when necessary1    
will refer the questions to the authors 
of the articles4     ,,motion ,,picture 
,,producers  ,,distributors ,,of        
,,america1 ,,inc4  #ebb ,,fifth ,,avenue
 ,,new ,,york ,,city    ,,will ,h4      
,,hays president   ,,courtland ,,smith  
,,secretary   ,telephone ,vandebilt     
#baaj    ,july #ai1 #aibb  ,mrs4 ,w4 ,b4
 ,meloney1 #bcc ,spring ,street1 ,new   
,york ,city4   ,my dear ,mrs4 ,meloney3 
,i am immensely interested in the       
,better ,homes ,campaign4 ,this is      
something that the motion picture       
industry should be interested in and ,i 
am sure that they will want to be4  ,i  
would like to help you to have available
 for your ,better ,homes week1 ,october 
#i-ad1 pictures that would show clearly 
just what the modern home should be4  ,i
 am glad that the ,better ,homes        
,council has had such an encouraging    

response from the governors of the      
various states and from the women of    
this country4 ,certainly it is a matter 
to which all of us should give our very 
best4 ,it will have an enduring         
influence on the lives of our people and
 it is one of the most creditable       
movements that ,i know of4  ,i have a   
little home in ,sullivan1 ,indiana1 that
 we are most anxious to equip in just   
exactly the best way1 and ,i am as much 
interested as any one could be in       
learning how this should be done1 so ,i 
am looking forward to ,october #i-ad    
with much interest4  ,with best wishes  
always1 ,i am1  ,sincerely yours1       
,signature     ,essentials for          
,demonstration ,home ,suggestions on    
,buildings and ,grounds  ,by ,,john     
,,ihlder  ,,director1 ,,housing         
,,conditions1 ,,chamber ,,of ,,commerce 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states            
,different parts of the country have    
quite distinct types of one-family      
dwellings4 ,the best1 unquestionably1 is

 the detached house with adequate yard  
space on all four sides2 the house which
 gets sun and air no matter which way it
 faces or what the direction of the     
prevailing breeze2 the house whose yard 
makes it possible for the family1 and   
especially for the children1 to live    
much in the open4 ,but1 though this is  
the best type1 it may prove             
impracticable for people of moderate    
means in communities where past practice
 has resulted in crowding the land to   
such an extent that group or row houses 
have become the standard4  ,whatever the
 type of house1 however1 there are      
certain fundamentals of an essentially  
good house4 ,the exhibition house       
should1 as far as possible1 embody these
 fundamentals as given below4  ,open    
,space ,belonging to the ,house  ,if the
 house is of the detached type 7open on 
all four sides7 it should have a lot    
wide enough to permit fifteen feet of   
yard space on each side4 ,then it is    
protected from any danger of side       

windows being darkened and air cut off  
by any building which is permissible in 
a one-family house residence district   
7see ,zoning and ,what it ,means to the 
,home74 ,where there are no zoning      
regulations to give protection1 even    
fifteen feet of side yard will not      
prevent injury from a tall apartment    
house or commercial building4  ,under no
 circumstances should the demonstration 
house1 if of the detached type1 have    
less than ten feet of side yard4 ,if no 
detached house with ten feet or more    
7preferably fifteen feet or a little    
more7 of side yard can be secured1 then 
seek a house of another type4  ,next in 
order of excellence is the semi-detached
 house 7twin--two houses side by side   
with a party wall74 ,the single side    
yard of this house should be fifteen    
feet wide and never less than ten feet4 
,next in order is the group house1 or   
the row house4 ,the row house may be a  
perfectly good house if it is wide      
enough in proportion to its depth so    

that there may be adequate open spaces  
before every window1 and if it is so    
planned as to take full advantage of    
these open spaces4 ,moreover a row of   
houses may be so designed--perhaps as   
one unit so far as the front elevation  
is concerned--that they will be very    
attractive in appearance4 ,a wide1 row  
house 7#ah to #bj feet or more71        
properly planned1 is much better to live
 in than a detached or a semi-detached  
house whose side yards are so narrow    
that they do not give adequate light and
 air to middle rooms4  ,the really good 
house is bright and airy4 ,consequently 
the demonstration house should be set   
back from the street and its front yard 
should be deep enough not only to assure
 privacy from the street1 but also to   
permit at least a well sodded grass     
plot4  ,the rear yard will1 of course1  
extend across the whole lot4 ,or the    
rear yard may be #ajj feet deep4 ,but in
 this connection1 it is necessary to    
bear in mind that a yard may be too     

large as well as too small4 ,it must fit
 in with the house1 and some account    
must be taken of the probable habits of 
its occupants4 ,a family which has no   
servants1 and in which the breadwinner  
works long hours away from home1 may    
find a large yard a burden unless some  
member is an enthusiastic gardener4     
,lacking this gardener the back of a    
deep yard is likely to become a         
dump-heap4  ,the ,house ,itself  ,given 
adequate open space as described above  
there are certain essentials in the     
house itself4  ,construction  ,a house  
is1 or should be1 an investment4        
,therefore it should be honestly        
constructed4 ,one of the most important 
lessons for the home buyer to learn is  
that the initial cost of a house is not 
its full cost4 ,it pays well to spend a 
little more on purchase price if1       
thereby1 repair bills and maintenance   
costs are kept down4 ,and it pays not   
only in dollars and cents but in        
satisfaction as well1 for the house that

 soon begins to go to pieces1 that soon 
looks shabby1 is quite the opposite of a
 joy forever4  ,consequently the        
demonstration house should be well      
built1 and one of the most valuable     
parts of the demonstration should lie in
 pointing out by suitable placards its  
structural excellencies4 ,has the ground
 immediately outside the walls been     
drained so that water will not lie      
against these walls and gradually soak  
into them8 ,is the cellar well drained  
and dry2 well lighted and ventilated8   
,is the foundation well built8 ,are the 
beams and joists heavy enough and of    
good material8 ,are the floors and      
woodwork of good material1 well         
seasoned1 and of good workmanship8 ,is  
the hardware 7locks1 hinges1 lighting   
fixtures1 etc47 strong enough to stand  
usage8 ,are the outside walls of good   
material--if of brick1 of good quality  
with good quality mortar2 if of frame1  
of good lumber1 well seasoned and well  
painted with three coats of paint8 ,what

 kind of sheathing is used8 ,is wood    
well seasoned8 ,is the roofing of a     
material adapted to the climate and of  
good quality8 ,what material is used for
 flashing8  ,recently there has been    
some discussion of the heat-retaining   
quality of walls4 ,it is advocated that 
openings which permit circulation of    
cold air between outer and inner walls  
shall be filled4 ,this adds but little  
to the cost of building and in cold     
climates reduces materially the coal    
bill4 ,incidentally it also aids both in
 reducing the fire hazard and in rat    
proofing4 ,for the latter1 care must be 
taken that there are no unscreened      
openings through foundation walls into a
 cellar1 and that all openings from the 
cellar to the space between outer and   
inner walls of stories above shall be   
filled with rat-proof material4  ,much  
attention is now being given to         
standardizing the parts of a house1 both
 to reduce initial cost and to make     
replacement easier and less expensive4  

,are the doors1 windows and other parts 
of the demonstration house of standard  
stock sizes8  ,light and ,ventilation   
,every room must have adequate window   
areas giving upon wide outdoor spaces4  
,an interior room1 or one poorly lighted
 from a narrow court1 or receiving its  
only light from a wide porch1 may not   
impress the visitor1 who sees it only   
when the house is new and the room      
artificially lighted1 but it does in    
time impress the family who inhabit it4 
,row houses are best when they are only 
two rooms deep from front to rear4 ,if1 
however1 an extension is built upon the 
rear of a row house1 the court on one   
side of this extension1 from which      
middle rooms are lighted1 should be at  
least six feet wide for a two-story     
dwelling and seven feet for a           
three-story dwelling4 ,if there is a    
front porch on a row house it should not
 extend clear across the front1         
darkening every window of the front     
ground-floor room1 but should extend    

only part way1 leaving one window free4 
,this also adds to the value of the     
porch by giving it greater privacy1 but 
of course it necessitates a house at    
least #ah feet wide1 if the porch is to 
be large enough to use as an outdoor    
sitting room for the whole family in    
warm weather4  ,so far as practicable1  
each room should have at least two      
windows1 and corner rooms should have   
windows in two walls4  ,the rooms should
 be planned so that they may be opened  
into each other and the breeze permitted
 to sweep through4  ,privacy  ,while the
 family is a unit1 and a function of the
 house is to symbolize and emphasize    
family unity1 there should1             
nevertheless1 be provision for some     
individual privacy4 ,the most elementary
 provision1 of course1 is that there be 
at least three bedrooms--on the         
assumption that the normal family will  
contain both boys and girls4            
,consequently the demonstration house   
must contain not less than three        

bedrooms4 ,but beyond this1 the grouping
 of rooms possible in a two-story house 
7bedrooms and bath on the second floor1 
common living rooms on the first floor7 
as against a one-story house1 adds      
greatly to privacy4 ,at the same time   
the two-story house is nearly always the
 more economical both to build and to   
operate1 while one flight of stairs does
 not add appreciably to the house-wife's
 work4 ,with the kitchen1 dining room1  
living room and a lavatory on the ground
 floor there is comparatively little    
need of running up and downstairs1 even 
when there are young children in the    
family4 ,a third story1 an upstairs     
sitting room1 no ground floor lavatory1 
do add appreciably to the amount of     
stair climbing4  ,stair climbing is     
reduced by having the laundry on the    
same floor as the kitchen instead of in 
the basement or cellar4 ,though it is   
the scene of greatest activity only one 
or two days a week1 it is often used at 
other times1 and often in connection    

with kitchen work4 ,on the score that   
the number of steps is thereby reduced1 
laundry tubs may be placed in the       
kitchen2 but against this must be       
balanced the annoyance1 or worse1 that  
comes from having the kitchen full of   
steam and all cluttered up with clothes 
in process of washing when meals must be
 prepared4 ,because of this many women  
prefer a separate laundry in an ell or  
extension opening off the kitchen4 ,from
 the latitude of ,philadelphia south1   
this extension may be of light          
construction without danger of pipes    
freezing except in the coldest weather2 
and it is a simple matter to install a  
cut-off1 so that these pipes may be     
emptied when not in use4  ,sanitation   
,there should be a fully equipped       
bathroom on the bedroom floor and a     
toilet--preferably a wash bowl also--on 
the ground floor4 ,a toilet in the      
cellar is only a half-way measure4 ,it  
does give an added convenience of very  
real value1 especially when there are   

servants2 but it is usually less        
accessible than the upstairs bathroom   
and1 unless the cellar is unusually well
 lighted and ventilated--unless it is   
heated and unless its floor is high     
enough above the sewer to provide for   
the necessary slope of the soil pipe--it
 is very likely to become a nuisance4 ,a
 sewer-connected toilet in the yard is  
only a step above the old-time privy    
vault4 ,it is inaccessible in bad       
weather2 after dark it is public2 and it
 is likely to freeze4     ,suggestion   
for ,furnishing and ,decorating the     
,demonstration ,home  ,,prepared ,,by   
,,the ,,bureau ,,of ,,information       
,changing an empty house into a         
furnished1 restful place of beauty is no
 less a task than transforming a piece  
of paper into a lovely picture4 ,in one 
sense1 interior decoration is a creative
 art4 ,it is true that decorators1 or   
persons furnishing houses1 do not weave 
their own hangings1 build their own     
furniture1 or design their own          

wall-paper1 but they select the things  
they require from shops1 where they have
 been designed by others1 and choose in 
such a way as to make a beautiful and   
harmonious whole4  ,persons who must    
furnish a house for the occupancy of a  
family face four distinct problems3     
first1 they must see that the things    
selected suit the house in size1        
coloring1 and style2 second1 that the   
pieces selected are harmonious with each
 other1 and that they are comfortable   
and well-made2 third1 that they suit the
 requirements of the family2 and fourth1
 that they fit the family purse4        
,backgrounds  ,the first requisite of a 
house is that it be restful2 therefore1 
it is wise to use wall coverings that   
are plain in effect4 ,plain paints or   
tints1 and wall-papers of a cloudy1     
all-over pattern1 make the best         
backgrounds4  ,when a room faces north1 
the best colors to use are the yellows1 
which might range from a cream color to 
a deep pumpkin yellow4  ,in rooms that  

face south1 it is possible to use light 
grays1 which might range to a deep putty
 color2 though it is possible in sunny  
rooms to use almost any color except    
those which might fade easily4  ,the    
best way to treat rooms which have wide 
doorways connecting them with other     
rooms is to have the walls of both rooms
 alike1 preferably in some plain color4 
,floor ,coverings  ,rugs and floor      
coverings should be several shades      
darker than the walls1 and be either in 
plain colors or have a small or         
indefinite all-over design4 ,where walls
 are plain1 the latter type of carpet   
should be used4 ,when walls have on them
 any figured covering1 plain carpet     
should be used4  ,hangings  ,the        
hangings for rooms which have plain wall
 coverings could be striped or figured1 
but in rooms where there is a figured   
wall covering1 the hangings should be in
 plain colors1 taking the color scheme  
for these from the dominating color note
 in walls and carpet4  ,furnishings  ,a 

good rule to follow in choosing         
furnishings is to avoid anything which  
strikes you as elaborate1 or prominent4 
,if a piece of furniture1 carpet1 or    
curtain material stands out in a shop1  
you may be quite certain that it will be
 even more noticeable in a house4  ,a   
house can only be considered properly   
furnished when it meets the real needs  
of the occupants4 ,comfortable chairs1  
sofas1 and beds1 good tables1 and soft  
carpets1 make up the most important     
objects1 and these should be the best   
that the family can afford4 ,no definite
 rule can be applied to the arrangement 
of the furniture1 but balance and wall  
space should be considered first4 ,where
 a single opening is placed in the      
center of the wall1 or like openings at 
equal distances1 the wall spaces will be
 in balance2 in the case of unequal     
openings1 the wall spaces will be out of
 balance4  ,at balanced wall spaces1    
place pieces of furniture of relative   
size and contour4 ,these may be tables1 

chairs1 sofas1 and pictures4 ,leave the 
more intimate and personal furniture1   
such as favorite chairs1 sewing table1  
and foot stool1 for a grouping at one   
side or in the center of the room4 ,lay 
all carpets and rugs parallel with the  
longest sides of the room4  ,in a room  
with unbalanced wall spaces1 place      
against the longest spaces the largest  
pieces of furniture--the piano1 the     
bookcase1 the davenport--grouping       
perhaps a table1 mirror1 and chair      
against a smaller and opposite wall     
space4 ,this permits the comfortable    
chairs1 tables1 lamps1 and pottery to   
relieve the stiffness1 allowing them to 
be grouped in the center of the room4   
,do not indulge in too many pictures1   
but select a few of interest and good   
quality4 ,these few should be hung on a 
level with the average eye4 ,small      
pictures should be hung somewhat lower4 
,do not invest in many ornaments4 ,a few
 bits of colored pottery1 or some brass 
ware1 is all that is required to strike 

a lively note4 ,place these so that they
 will balance other objects arranged on 
the same mantel or bookshelf4 ,for      
example1 a pair of brass candlesticks   
placed at either end of a mantel1 with a
 pottery bowl1 clock1 or ornament in the
 center1 strikes a balance4 ,never have 
a large jar on a small table or stand1  
or small ornaments on a large table4 ,a 
good thing to remember is that ornaments
 decrease in value as they increase in  
number4  ,in the following pages will be
 found suggestive lists of articles     
which the rooms in a ,better ,home might
 contain4 ,for further assistance and   
more detail1 write the ,bureau of       
,information4  ,suggestions for         
,furnishing the ,hall  ,illustration3   
,,hall ,a ,modern ,colonial ,hall of    
good proportions and design1 with the   
simple but necessary furnishings for    
convenience and welcome4  ,the first    
impression of a house and its occupants 
comes as one enters through the front   
door into the hall4 ,thus1 nowhere in   

the entire house is it more important to
 strike the right keynote in furnishing 
and decoration4 ,if there is no closet  
in the hall for wraps and umbrellas1 it 
will be necessary to have in some       
obscure corner a wooden strip painted   
the same color as the woodwork1 in which
 are solid brass hooks1 placed low      
enough so that the young members of the 
family can reach them4 ,also1 for       
umbrellas1 provide a plain pottery jar  
which will harmonize with the color     
scheme of walls and carpets4  ,on the   
hall table have a card tray--brass if   
the hardware is brass--silver if the    
hardware is nickel or iron--and a       
medium-sized pottery vase in crackle    
ware1 or some natural color4 ,a hall    
lantern or scones would be in harmony   
with these furnishings1 and have        
decorative value4  ,a ,suggested ,color 
,scheme for the ,hall  ,walls--,ivory   
paper or paint4  ,woodwork--,paint--dull
 finish4  ,floors--,hardwood--,stained  
antique oak1 finished with wax or       

varnish4  ,floors--,softwood--,painted a
 deep yellow1 or gray1 or stained to    
represent hardwood4                     
,floors--,linoleum--,in a tile pattern  
of black and white1 provided the living 
room is not directly connected with the 
hall2 in such case use only plain brown1
 grey1 or ,jaspe linoleum4  ,below is a 
,suggested ,list of ,furnishings ,which 
the ,hall ,might ,contain  ,a table--,of
 oak1 mahogany1 or walnut1 either       
drop-leaf1 gate-leg1 or console4  ,a    
mirror--,gilt1 or to match the wood in  
the table1 ,early ,american or ,english4
  ,a straight chair or two--,with or    
without rush seats1 enameled black1 with
 stencil design1 or to match the wood of
 the tables4  ,a low-boy--,of mahogany  
or walnut1 with drawers for gloves1     
string1 etc4  ,a large chest--,of oak or
 brass-trimmed mahogany1 for overshoes1 
etc4  ,one or two rugs--,may be         
,oriental in blues1 browns1 tans or     
black2 or wool braided1 in blues1       
browns1 tans or black2 or ,wilton1 in   

blues1 browns1 tans or black2 or        
,axminster1 in blues1 browns1 tans or   
black4  ,a cocoa mat placed at front    
door4  ,the ,living ,room  ,as the      
living room is the gathering place for  
family and friends1 it may well be      
considered the most important room in   
the house4 ,it should take its keynote  
for decoration from the hall4 ,if there 
is a wide doorway connecting the living 
room with the hall1 the color scheme    
should be the same4 ,as the living room 
serves as library also1 open book       
shelves1 painted the same as the        
woodwork1 are essential1 and more       
substantial than book cases4  ,the first
 requisite of such a room is that it    
shall be restful4 ,avoid using rocking  
chairs4 ,use little bric-a-brac4        
,nothing which does not contribute to   
the necessity and beauty of the room    
should be allowed4  ,tan or ivory is    
good in a room which is inclined to be  
dark1 or gray and gray-green in a room  
inclined to be bright4   ,a ,suggested  

,color ,scheme for ,living ,room        
,walls--,ivory1 cream or gray--paper or 
paint4  ,woodwork--,ivory paint--dull   
finish4  ,floors--,hardwood--,stained   
antique oak with wax or varnish finish4 
,floors--,softwood--,painted a deep     
yellow or gray1 or stained to represent 
hardwoods4  ,a ,suggested ,list of      
,furnishings for ,living ,room          
,table--,drop-leaf--in mahogany1        
weathered oak1 or walnut2 ,gateleg--in  
mahogany1 weathered oak1 or walnut2     
,modern ,chippendale--mahogany1         
weathered oak1 or walnut1 or ,sheraton  
type of table4  ,sofa--,upholstered in  
either sage green or brown upholsterer's
 velvet2 blue1 yellow1 mauve satin or   
taffeta sofa cushions4                  
,armchair--,overstuffed chair in        
indefinite striped upholsterer's velvet 
in sage green2 satin cushion in corn    
color4  ,armchair--,back and seat       
upholstered in brown like sofa--arms of 
mahogany4  ,desk--,a reproduction of a  
,sheraton1 ,hepplewhite1 or ,early      

,english ,desk4  ,chair--,rush          
bottom--same wood as desk1 or in dull   
black or sage green dull enamel1        
conventional stencil design4  ,wicker   
chair--,of brown or natural wicker1 with
 printed linen cushions in floral       
pattern4  ,tilt table for cards or      
tea--,mahogany or walnut4  ,fireplace   
7,if any7--,a wood-box or basket2       
andirons and fire screen1 hearth brush  
and tongs4  ,a ,reading ,lamp--,sage    
green or black pottery base2 an old gold
 colored paper shade1 fluted or plain1  
top and bottom bound with sage green    
tape ribbon1 or guimpe4  ,a ,clock--,in 
simple1 plain design of wood1 antique   
gilt1 or leather4  ,footstool--,small   
ottoman1 covered in black and yellow    
needlework1 or velvet same as sofa      
7brown74  ,waste paper basket--,small   
black wicker next to desk4  ,decorative 
,accessories--,green vase1 gold luster  
bowl1 mauve pottery piece2 ,desk        
appointments in dull brass1 bronze1 or  
leather2 ,book-ends--,library ,shears4  

,match box and ash tray on table in     
brass or bronze4  ,carpet--,one large or
 several small ,orientals1 or a ,wilton1
 ,axminster1 or velvet in two tone of   
brown or tan1 or in plain colors4       
,glass curtains--,cream1 marquisette1   
cheese-cloth1 or scrim1 made plain4     
,overdraperies--7,if desired7--,can be  
either printed linen1 same as cushion in
 wicker chair1 lined with sage green    
sateen1 or brown or sage green poplin1  
silk damask or sunfast4  ,chairs--,if   
the room is large enough1 one or two    
chairs1 chosen to correspond with those 
already in the room1 may be added4      
,dining ,room  ,the dining room should  
be one of the most cheerful and         
inspiring rooms of the house4 ,it is the
 place where the family gathers to enjoy
 meals together1 and nothing insures a  
better start than having breakfast in a 
bright1 cheerful room4  ,if the dining  
room and living room are connected by   
wide doorways1 have the walls of both   
rooms alike4 ,if they are connected by a

 small door1 the walls may be in some   
light cloudy landscape paper1 or in a   
small allover pattern in light cream1   
buff1 gray1 tan1 or putty color4        
,because there is so much blue china1   
persons feel that they want blue dining 
rooms4 ,this is a mistake1 as blue used 
in large quantities in either walls1    
china1 or hanging absorbs the light and 
makes a room gloomy4 ,do not display    
china or glassware in a so-called china 
closet4 ,a built-in corner cupboard1 or 
a small mahogany or rosewood cabinet1   
which might hold rare bits of pottery   
and china1 is permissible4 ,it is far   
better to use the pantry shelves for    
china than to crowd it into a china     
closet4  ,it is best to use a rug with  
small figures4 ,the hangings should be  
in plain colors1 taken from the         
predominating colors in the wall        
covering2 or if the walls are the same  
as the living room1 the hangings should 
be chosen from the predominating color  
in the living room4 ,this will bring the

 rooms into perfect harmony1 without    
having them just alike4  ,suggested     
,color ,scheme for ,dining ,room        
,walls--,ivory or cream1 if closely     
connected with living room4 ,a cloudy   
landscape1 crepe1 or cartridge paper in 
buffs1 pale grays1 fawn1 or cream if    
closed off from living room4            
,illustration3 ,,dining ,,room ,this    
well-proportioned dining room with its  
plain walls and figured floor covering  
has a square mahogany table and eight   
chairs of the ,georgian period4         
,woodwork--,ivory4                      
,floors--,hardwood--,stained antique    
oak1 with wax or varnish finish4        
,floors--,softwood--,painted a deep     
yellow or gray1 or covered in plain     
brown1 gray1 or ,jaspe linoleum4        
,suggested ,list of ,furniture for      
,dining ,room  ,table--,round or square 
extension1 or drop-leaf--six legs--in   
mahogany1 walnut1 weathered oak1 or     
painted black1 gray1 or coco4 ,might be 
reproduction of ,hepplewhite1 ,sheraton1

 or ,georgian period4 ,a glass1 silver1 
or pottery bowl1 containing flowers1 on 
the table2 plain ecru linen doilies4    
,chairs--#h chairs--,mahogany--,damask  
seats1 ,hepplewhite backs4              
,walnut--,english linen seats1 ,sheraton
 backs4 ,weathered ,oak--,velvet ,seats1
 ,queen ,anne backs4 ,painted--,rush    
seats1 or wooden seats1 ,windsor or     
straight backs4  ,sideboard--,low1      
broad1 after ,hepplewhite or ,sheraton1 
a ,welsh dresser with ,windsor chairs4  
7,here keep either a few good pieces of 
silver with candlesticks on either end1 
or a large pottery bowl filled with     
fruit in the center1 and candlesticks to
 match the bowl placed at either end1 or
 some bits of red or yellow glass1 but  
do not combine all three4 ,do not use   
delicate lace runners or doilies4 ,plain
 linen1 or heavy real filet is far more 
effective ,display no cut glass or      
hand-painted china47  ,mirror or        
,mellow1 dark-toned painting--,framed in
 antique gilt or to correspond with the 

wood of the furniture selected1 and hung
 on level with the eye1 directly in the 
center and over the sideboard4  ,serving
 ,table--,to correspond with other      
furniture selected1 and placed as near  
the kitchen door as possible4  ,here    
keep two or four silver or glass        
candlesticks which are used on the table
 at night1 also a silver1 mahogany1 or  
wicker tray4  ,mirror--,queen ,anne     
type--over serving table--especially if 
serving table is between two windows1 it
 gives effect of space4  ,muffin        
stand--,especially for maidless         
house--of mahogany1 walnut1 or painted  
to correspond with furniture selected4  
,nest of ,tables--,small1 square1 of    
either mahogany1 walnut1 or black       
lacquer1 to be kept in a corner and used
 for tea parties1 functions1 etc4       
,rug--,large ,oriental--,in blues1      
yellows1 browns1 or old rose and black2 
,wilton--in blues1 yellows1 brown1 or   
old rose1 and black2 ,axminster--in     
blues1 yellows1 browns1 or old rose1 and

 black2 ,chenille or velvet1 in plain   
colors4  ,curtains--,glass curtains to  
match living room1 in either            
marquisette1 cheese cloth1 or scrim1    
made plain4  ,overdraperies--,if        
desired1 can be either like the living  
room1 if rooms are in close proximity1  
or taken from the predominating color   
note of living room hangings if these   
are figured4  ,with a cloudy or         
landscape paper1 use plain poplin1 rep1 
or sunfast1 in warm tans1 sage green1   
with bands of black or orange1 or both1 
across the bottom2 this would give      
character to the room4  ,uniformity in  
furniture chosen--,be sure in choosing  
your furniture that uniformity is       
observed as to period1 wood1 and type4  
,for example1 if a ,sheraton sideboard  
in mahogany is selected1 then the entire
 furniture of the dining room should be 
of the ,sheraton type in mahogany4      
,bedrooms  ,the first requisite in      
furnishing a bedroom is that it appears 
crisp and clean4 ,the walls1 light in   

color1 must be restful and simple in    
design4 ,the woodwork should be white1  
if possible4 ,painted furniture is very 
popular for a bedroom because of its    
dainty appearance1 but dull-finished    
mahogany or walnut in four post or      
,colonial design1 with rag1 braided1 or 
hooked rugs1 makes a charming bedroom4  
,place the bed where the sleeper will   
not be subject to strong light or cross 
drafts 7see page #bg for proper         
ventilation74 ,a dressing table is      
fashionable1 but not as practical as a  
chest of drawers with mirror above4 ,a  
full-length mirror installed in a closet
 door1 or hung in a narrow wall space1  
is a very decided adjunct4 ,be sure to  
place the dressing table or chest of    
drawers where the light is not reflected
 from an opposite window4 ,to secure a  
good view1 the light should be directed 
upon the person to be reflected1 and not
 upon the mirror4  ,avoid placing the   
furniture all on one side of the room4  
,if possible1 intermingle high and low  

pieces to secure a proper balance4 ,if  
one bed is used1 be sure to place beside
 it a table on which should be a lamp1  
telephone1 and small water bottle and   
glass4 ,if two beds are used1 place this
 table between the two beds4  ,if the   
walls are plain in color1 figured       
draperies and bedspreads can be used4   
,if the walls have on them a small      
design1 plain materials for these       
purposes should be used4  ,suggested    
,color ,scheme for ,bedroom             
,walls--,corn colored cross-bar paper4  
,woodwork--,white1 dull finish1 paint4  
,floors--,hardwood--,stained antique    
oak1 with wax or varnish finish4        
,floors--,softwood--,painted a deep     
yellow1 or covered in plain brown1 tan1 
or ,jaspe linoleum4  ,suggested ,list of
 ,furnishings for the ,bedroom          
,bed--,full size1 or twin beds--,in     
mahogany1 walnut1 ivory paint1 or       
enamel4 ,box or wire springs4 ,mattress 
and pillows4  ,bedspreads and bureau    
covers may be made of unbleached muslin1

 bound with wide bands of plain yellow1 
blue1 and brown1 these colors           
overlapping each other1 or plain white  
,swiss1 dimity1 or ,marseilles4  ,one   
high-boy1 or high chest of drawers for  
man--,in mahogany1 walnut1 or painted4  
,this piece should conform with or match
 other furniture in room4 ,brushes1     
comb1 box for odds and ends1 clothes    
brush4  ,mirror--,hung flat against the 
wall--in same wood as high-boy4  ,one   
,dressing ,table--or low chest of       
drawers--for lady--with mirror hung over
 the chest of drawers4 ,may be in       
mahogany1 walnut1 or painted4 ,with     
toilet articles in silver or tortoise   
shell1 or ivory2 pin cushion1 scent     
bottles4 ,the mirror may be of ,queen   
,anne type in antique gilt1 to          
correspond with woods used in room4     
,two straight back chairs--,in mahogany1
 walnut1 or painted1 with plain wood1   
rush1 or caned seats4  ,natural wicker  
arm chair--,sturdy type placed near     
window1 with cushions of chintz or      

sateen to match the bedspreads4  ,small 
flat-top desk and chair--,in either     
mahogany1 walnut1 or painted1 to        
correspond with furniture4  ,supply with
 note paper1 silver or brass ink-well1  
and blue feather pen4  ,small ,sewing   
,table--,of ,martha ,washington design1 
or a ,colonial type1 in mahogany or     
rosewood4 ,place on it small lamp with  
base of wood1 in brown or tan porcelain1
 and having a shade of blue silk lined  
with tan silk4  ,a ,chest--,in either   
cedar1 mahogany1 or cretonne-covered1   
and placed under a window or in a corner
 for storage of summer or winter        
clothes4  ,rugs--,oriental in black1    
blues1 or yellows1 plain brown or tan   
carpet1 made into a large rug1 or wool  
braided1 hooked1 or heavy rag rugs1 in  
black1 blues1 tans1 browns4  ,small rugs
 should be placed near the bed1 dressing
 table1 and high-boy4  ,curtains--,glass
 curtains of scrim1 marquisette1 or     
cheese-cloth1 to correspond with those  
of living room and dining room4         

,draperies--,draperies of either        
cretonne or muslin to match bedspreads1 
with bands of yellow1 blue and brown    
sateen to correspond with bedspreads4   
,bedroom for ,either ,boys or ,girls    
,it has been proven that furnishings and
 color produce either desirable or      
disastrous effects upon the sensitive   
minds of children4 ,as all children's   
rooms are usually a combination of      
bedroom1 play room1 and study1 it is    
well to keep in mind colors1 design1    
arrangement1 and practicality for all   
purposes4  ,to most children1 a spotty  
or too often repeated design is         
distracting4 ,blues and violets soothe1 
while reds1 yellows1 and sometimes      
greens are exciting and stimulating     
colors4 ,we so often send our children  
to study and amuse themselves in their  
room1 but have we done our share in     
providing them with the comforts and    
necessities that will assist them to    
produce better school work8             
,boys--,with no frills1 light fabrics1  

or woodwork for them to soil and mar1   
their rooms still may be made           
interesting--even beautiful--but        
convenience and masculinity should be   
kept foremost in mind4  ,girls--,a      
girl's room1 on the other hand1 should  
be dainty1 bright1 and frivolous4 ,her  
personality1 even at a very tender age1 
will clearly be disclosed by the way she
 cares for her room4 ,there is no need  
of a great expenditure of money in      
buying furniture or hangings for a      
girl's room4 ,some of the cheaper       
fabrics and simplest furniture will make
 the most charming room4   ,,boy',s     
,,rooms  ,a ,suggested ,color ,scheme   
,walls--,buff-colored paint1 or tinted  
walls4  ,woodwork--,stained mission oak 
or walnut4  ,floors--,hardwood floor1   
strips of coco matting1 or woolbraided  
rugs4 ,softwood--a large square of      
linoleum4   ,suggested ,list of         
,furnishings  ,bed--,something of the   
day bed type4 ,bedspread of blue denim1 
with stitched bands of yellow sateen at 

edge4  ,chest of ,drawers--,painted buff
 or brown1 or walnut or mission oak4  ,a
 ,mirror--,antique gilt1 or of wood to  
match chest of drawers1 hung low4  ,a   
,desk--,of the craftsman type1 with     
stool or bench to match4  ,two ,wooden  
,chairs--,either painted or of mission  
oak4  ,a ,table--,low1 plain wooden     
table1 of walnut1 or stained to match   
the woodwork4  ,one ,comfortable        
,chair--,brown wicker1 or the ,windsor  
type4  ,a ,lamp--,of the student type1  
or on a bracket1 securely fastened on   
the wall4  ,a ,tie ,rack--,hung near    
chest of drawers4  ,one or two          
shelves--,for books1 trophies1 etc4     
,made of plain wood1 stained to match   
the woodwork of a plain bookcase of     
mission oak4  ,curtains--,of blue denim1
 with stitched bands of sateen at       
edge--hung straight4   ,,girls' ,,rooms 
,a ,suggested ,color ,scheme            
,walls--,papered in a soft gray-rose1   
allover design paper4  ,woodwork--,cream
 paint4  ,floor--,hardwood--,rag rugs1  

with rose stripes or a gray chenille    
carpet4 ,softwood--,battleship gray     
paint1 with rag rugs or rose chenille   
carpet4  ,suggested ,list of            
,furnishings  ,bed--,single--,painted   
ivory or cream--four post1 or with some 
low1 simple headboard4  ,bedspread of   
rose dotted swiss1 with wide ruffle4  ,a
 ,dressing ,table--,to match bed1 with  
rose colored sateen mats--bound in      
pale-gray with drawers4  ,a ,large      
,box--,for waists1 etc4 ,covered in rose
 and gray cretonne4  ,a ,desk--,to      
correspond with painted furniture2 a    
gray blotter and rose colored pen4  ,two
 ,chairs--,one of natural wicker with   
cushions of rose sateen1 and one of wood
 to correspond with painted furniture1  
caned seat4  ,a ,sewing ,table--,of     
mahogany or cherry4  ,a ,lamp--,china   
base with a shade of silk1 dotted swiss1
 or rose-colored paper4   ,the ,nursery 
,the ideal nursery is also a play room4 
,it should1 as nearly as possible1 meet 
the ideals of the child's own world4 ,in

 that room are received early           
impressions which are never forgotten1  
and which have a lasting influence on   
the adult life4  ,don't bedeck the      
cribs1 beds1 or curtains with ribbons   
and laces1 and expect your child to be  
happy4 ,the don'ts and be carefuls make 
children irritable and unhappy4 ,choose 
the room with a thought to sunlight1 and
 be sure it has outside blinds which    
will darken the room without keeping out
 the air4  ,the floor should be bare    
with the exception of one rug near the  
bed1 or should be covered with a good   
grade of plain linoleum4  ,the walls and
 woodwork should be painted1 if         
possible1 a cream or light gray4 ,some  
fairy tale friezes are attractive1 and  
afford opportunities of introducing     
color1 but1 if used1 should not be      
placed too high on the wall--about      
three-quarters of the way up from the   
floor is a reasonable height4           
,child-study has taught that many and   
oft-repeated designs and subjects become

 meaningless1 especially to older       
children4  ,the furniture in the nursery
 should be practical4 ,painted furniture
 and wicker chairs are attractive4 ,a   
comfortable winged or overstuffed chair 
for the grown-ups is essential4 ,low    
shelves and cupboards1 built for toys   
and books1 are necessary if the room is 
to be kept neat and tidy4 ,a stationary 
blackboard1 and a large box for books   
and cherished belongings1 are very      
welcome additions4   ,a ,suggested      
,color ,scheme for the ,nursery         
,walls--,a soft1 misty1 gray paint1     
tint1 or plain paper4  ,woodwork--,a    
dull white4  ,floors--,plain hardwood1  
with a rag or braided rug in sapphire   
blue--or softwood1 entirely covered in  
taupe ,jaspe linoleum4   ,below ,is a   
,suggested ,list of ,furnishings ,which 
the ,nursery ,might ,contain  ,a        
,crib--,white iron or wood1 on ball     
bearing casters4  ,bedspread of yellow  
and white seersucker1 or a silky yellow 
sunfast4  ,a ,tall ,chest of            

,drawers--,painted cream or white1 with 
plenty of drawers4  ,table--,low nursery
 table or tall one which has had its    
legs cut4  ,two ,chairs--,low1 with     
wooden seats1 and painted to match the  
furniture4  ,a ,desk--,flat top with    
plenty of paper and pencils4  ,waste    
,paper ,basket--,white or natural       
wicker4  ,one ,large ,fireside          
,chair--,with slip cover of blue and    
yellow striped linen4  ,glass           
,curtains--,of best quality of cream    
colored cheesecloth1 bound in yellow    
tape4  ,over draperies 7,if             
desired7--,of primrose yellow silk1 or  
sunfast1 or striped yellow and blue     
linen to match slip cover4  ,clothes    
,rack--,low wooden rack1 painted white1 
with at least four hooks4               
,closet--,should have a low pole on     
which could be hung plenty of hangers4  
,also a shelf about #f inches from the  
floor for shoes1 etc4  ,large ,cushions 
for the floor--,one each of blue1       
yellow1 nile green and orange4  ,color  

,scheme--,if you desire another color   
scheme1 such as blue-and-white1 or      
pink-and-white1 write for information4  
,model ,kitchen   ,,prepared ,,by ,,the 
,,home ,,economics ,,bureau ,,of ,,the  
,,department ,,of ,,agriculture   ,the  
first consideration in arranging kitchen
 equipment is to save steps and labor4  
,the kitchen should be clean1 odorless  
and attractive4  ,size--,not more than  
#abj square feet of working space for   
preparing food and washing dishes4 ,more
 space when kitchen is used for laundry 
or has dining alcove4  ,ventilation--,if
 no cross drafts are provided for1 cut a
 transom over back door if possible and 
arrange window boards to allow          
ventilation through top and bottom of   
window4 ,is desirable to have hood      
installed over stove to carry off       
drafts4  ,lighting--,two or three       
windows desirable and a glass pane in   
kitchen door4 ,if unavailable1 increase 
light by having very pale walls and     
mirrors in dark corners4 ,artificial    

light should be from powerful burner    
hung from center of ceiling4 ,electric  
light should be indirect4 ,additional   
side lights should be added near sink   
and stove1 unless they receive full     
light4  ,wall ,coverings--7#a7          
,commercial oil cloth wall covering2 or 
7#b7 good oil enamel paint4             
,color--,light tones4 ,on ,southern     
exposure--pale gray1 green or pale blue2
 on ,northern exposure--buff walls with 
a deeper buff or tan woodwork are good4 
,for very dark rooms--white4 ,avoid     
white in well lighted rooms because of  
glare4 ,if natural color1 woodwork      
should have two coats of water proof    
varnish2 if painted1 two coats of flat  
paint and one of enamel paint4  ,floor  
,coverings--,if room has cement floors1 
provide rubber mats before sink1 stove  
and cabinet to avoid foot strain4       
,otherwise1 use linoleum slightly darker
 than walls and harmonizing or          
contrasting in color2 or any other      
surface easy to keep clean4   ,list of  

,kitchen ,fixtures  ,the ,kitchen should
 have the following equipment3          
,range--,coal1 wood1 gas1 oil or        
electric4 ,good hood for ventilation is 
desirable4 ,height of all working       
surfaces depends upon height of woman   
who will work in kitchen4 ,all working  
surfaces including top of range should  
be as near the same height as possible4 
,height should be at least #cb inches1  
or more1 if worker is tall4 ,a label    
should state this fact4 ,if coal range  
is the main one1 have supplementary gas1
 electric or oil range4 ,gas range      
should have stove pipe from oven4       
,sink--,sink should be large enough to  
accommodate both a washing and rinsing  
dish pan4 ,have large drain board on    
each side with raised edge or beading4  
,it should either slope gradually toward
 sink or have sloping grooves4 ,if only 
one drain board is provided1 add an     
adjustable folding board4 ,bottom of    
sink should be at least #cb inches from 
floor4 ,sink should be placed under or  

near a window to insure coolness and    
view4  ,cabinet--,white or colored      
enameled metal or natural wood finish   
with broad working shelf #cb inches from
 floor or higher according to height of 
worker4 ,shelves and bins for most      
commonly used supplies and utensils4 ,if
 a cabinet with a good work shelf is not
 available an additional table near     
cabinet should be provided4             
,tables--,one or two tables1 porcelain1 
glass1 enamel1 or zinc topped4 ,if none 
of these can be had1 linoleum may be    
fitted with waterproof cement to a      
wooden table4 ,it should be at least #cb
 inches high4 ,a table with drawers     
underneath and a swinging stool and     
space for knees is good4  ,cupboard--,if
 there is no dining room pantry1 a      
cupboard should be added for the china2 
if space permits1 this should be added  
anyhow for less frequently used utensils
 and supplies4  ,stool--,stool1         
preferably white1 should be of right    
height to allow sitting at table1       

work-shelf or sink4 ,add a plain chair  
if space permits4  ,refrigerator--,a    
well insulated ice box1 preferably      
white4 ,ice compartment should be at    
side or top4 ,straight easily cleaned   
drain pipe should attach to plumbing4   
,if refrigerator is indoors a door for  
icing from the outside is desirable4    
,towel ,rods--,wood or nickel with space
 for four or five dish towels4  ,hand   
,towel ,rack--,if only one person uses  
it1 roller towel rack may be installed4 
,otherwise1 paper toweling or individual
 hand towels hung on cup hooks near sink
 by loops on corners4  ,wall            
,clock--,simple1 with clear figures4    
,housekeepers' ,rest ,corner--,if space 
permits1 a comfortable chair1 footrest  
and small table for books and sewing    
should occupy a little-used portion of  
the room1 to permit rest and recreation 
while waiting for food to cook4         
,garbage ,pail--,covered2 with foot     
lever to raise cover without stooping2  
fireproof trash basket4   ,arrangement  

of ,equipment  ,sink1 cabinet with broad
 working shelf and dish cabinet 7if     
dishes are washed in kitchen7 should be 
as close together as possible without   
cramping passage room4 ,stove should be 
convenient to1 but slightly away from1  
work shelf for hot weather4 ,an ideal   
arrangement is china cupboard at right  
of sink1 cabinet with broad work shelf  
at left of sink and1 in a narrow        
kitchen1 range on opposite wall from    
sink across narrowest part of room2 if  
range is far from any broad working     
surface a table should be very near     
range4 ,all kitchen equipment1 except   
range1 should be as near as possible to 
dining room door4 ,if no dining room    
pantry with sink is provided1 kitchen   
sink should be near dining room door4   
,range with supplementary range beside  
it should be so placed that full day    
light will light the oven4 ,if stove is 
already installed in a dark place in    
exhibition house1 move it into light1   
even though repiping and wiring may be  

required4 ,mirrors may be hung to throw 
additional light on range4 ,if there is 
no good working shelf on cabinet1 a     
table should be near cabinet for mixing 
food4 ,there will then have to be a     
second table with a heat proof top near 
the stove unless stove is so near to    
cabinet that one table will serve both  
for mixing and setting hot utensils on4 
,if possible1 install a gas range1 or an
 electric range if current is cheap     
enough to warrant4 ,the range should1 if
 possible1 have an oven heat regulator4 
,where gas is unavailable and cost of   
electric current high1 install a good   
oil stove with an oven4 ,refrigerator   
should be on porch or vestibule just    
outside kitchen door or should be in the
 kitchen near the back door away from   
the stove4 ,if space permits1 table next
 to refrigerator is a convenience4 ,an  
out-icer is a convenience2 in cold      
weather the ice compartment may be left 
empty and open for the air to cool the  
food4  ,dish towel and hand towel racks 

should be as near as possible to sink1  
high enough to be out of the way4 ,the  
dish towel rack should be on side       
towards window for drying and airing4   
,wall clock should be within sight of   
stove without worker turning around4    
,garbage pail and trash basket should be
 under sink4 ,stove should be near chief
 working surface2 either table or       
cabinet4  ,decorations--,simple1 easily 
washed curtains of gingham1 striped     
calico or unbleached muslin with a      
colored tape border add to the          
attractiveness of the room4 ,they should
 not obscure the light4 ,if the windows 
are near working centers1 curtains may  
be half length1 that is1 from top of    
window to center sash1 and finished with
 a fringe4  ,smaller up-to-date         
equipment1 such as a fireless cooker1 a 
pressure cooker1 utensils1 electric     
whippers1 cutlery1 strainers and so on1 
should also be installed4 ,further      
information is given in another         
bulletin4   ,the ,kitchen as ,laundry   

,if the ,kitchen is also used as        
,laundry1 laundry equipment should be   
away from cooking equipment if possible4
 ,two ,tubs--well-lighted1 tops #cd     
inches1 a ,washing ,machine run by      
whatever power the locality affords1    
preferably electricity4 ,washing        
,machine may have direct connection with
 plumbing1 or good pipe hose should be  
provided for draining and filling       
machine4 ,copper lined ,wash ,boiler    
with spigot for emptying4 ,zinc ,topped 
,table--on rollers1 same height as top  
of stove1 for carrying wash-boiler      
between sink and stove4 ,ironing        
,board--,if possible1 board that folds  
into cupboard4 ,board should have its   
own support far enough in from ends to  
permit of putting garment over it4      
,clothes ,basket--with ,casters on      
,bottom4  ,iron--,electric ,iron1 or if 
electricity is unavailable1 gas iron4   
,electric or hand ,mangle for ironing4  
,have tubs1 washing machine1 ironing    
board and plug for electric iron grouped

 together4  ,the ,equipment of the      
,house  ,having a house that is         
structurally sound1 well planned and    
with adequate yard space1 the next      
question is its equipment4 ,equipment   
has to do with the operation1 with the  
house work4 ,on the one hand this is    
more or less determined by the size and 
plan of the building1 on the other by   
the furnishing and decoration4 ,a well  
planned house makes house work lighter2 
and furnishing and decoration which add 
unnecessarily to the number of things   
which must be cleaned or cared for1 or  
heavy pieces which must be moved1 add to
 the labor of house work4 ,nevertheless1
 equipment occupies a clear outfield of 
its own that calls for separate         
discussion4  ,heating  ,central         
,heating--,central heating preferred4   
,may be hot air1 steam1 hot water1 or   
vapor4 ,insulate heater and pipes4      
,large furnace water pan1 or radiator   
waterpans1 desirable4 ,select heating   
system1 using fuel most economical for  

your locality4 ,thermostat heat         
regulator installed in living room is   
desirable4 ,write placards describing   
why you selected this heating plant2 why
 it is so well insulated2 why large     
water pan or radiator water pans are    
important4  ,supplementary ,heat--,open 
fireplace1 ,franklin stove or gas logs  
desirable in living room for beauty and 
comfort in spring and fall4  ,water     
,supply  ,should have running hot and   
cold water4 ,if city water not          
available1 should be pumped by power    
rams4 ,hot water boiler may be attached 
to coal range with auxiliary gas or oil 
heater for summer4 ,where gas rate is   
low1 gas may be used alone4 ,automatic  
gas hot water heaters very desirable4   
,bathroom  ,size--,should be large      
enough for tub1 basin1 toilet1          
clothes-hamper1 stool1 medicine cabinet 
and towel cabinet4  ,floor--,should be  
most sanitary4 ,tile1 stone or linoleums
 are the most sanitary4 ,small black and
 white pattern or light blue and white  

are good4 ,a well-filled painted wood   
floor of battleship gray or colonial    
buff may be used4  ,walls--,tile or     
plaster painted with two coats flat     
paint and one coat of enamel1 or oil    
cloth wall covering4 ,white1 blue and   
cream are the best colors4              
,ventilation--,window board should be in
 window to allow top and bottom         
ventilation4 ,an additional separate    
ventilator is desirable4                
,fixtures--,porcelain or enameled iron  
tub with hot and cold running water2    
shower with spray set at angle not to   
wet hair4  ,basin--,porcelain or enamel 
with hot and cold water4                
,toilet--porcelain1 white enameled seat 
desirable4 ,medicine ,cabinet with door 
and mirror over basin1 shelves for      
shaving equipment1 lotions1 antiseptics1
 etc4 ,cupboard large enough to hold    
supply of towels1 soap1 toilet paper1   
and equipment for cleaning bathroom     
fixtures4  ,clothes hamper unless chute 
to bin near wash tubs is provided4      

,hamper should have white smooth        
surface4 ,enameled metal or wood        
desirable4  ,towel racks--,a nickel or  
enameled wood rack for each member of   
family to keep towels separate4         
,miscellaneous fixtures--,two nickel or 
enameled metal soap racks1 one beside   
basin and one beside or hooked to tub4  
,tooth brush rack to hold tooth brushes 
well separated4 ,toilet paper basket or 
rack4 ,individual mugs or glasses for   
each member of family4 ,shelf of glass  
or wood covered with oil cloth over     
basin4  ,stool--,white enamel1          
preferably4 ,clothes hooks on back of   
door1 or clothes tree4 ,sash curtains of
 white material1 easy to launder4       
,lavatory--,it is well to have          
additional lavatory on ground floor to  
save steps4 ,it should contain toilet1  
wash bowl1 stool and fixtures for       
accessories4 ,should be as easy to clean
 and hygienic as bathroom4  ,lighting   
,electricity if possible4 ,bulbs in all 
rooms should be frosted or shaded4      

,hall--,electricity or lamp hung from   
center in form of lantern or cast iron  
bracket to hold at least one bulb or one
 lamp4 ,if side lights are desired1     
fixtures of brass1 cast iron1 or        
enameled iron are effective4  ,living   
,room--,if possible1 at least one       
baseboard plug1 one center ceiling light
 or side brackets if desired4 ,if room  
is large a center floor plug is         
desirable4 ,plugs permit lamps to be    
used without unnecessary cords showing4 
,if wire must pass through rug1 do not  
cut rug but push threads apart4  ,dining
 ,room--,if a center light in shape of  
dome is used1 hang low enough to avoid  
shining in eyes of those dining4 ,a soft
 effect is gained by side brackets      
representing sconces4 ,wired metal or   
glass candlesticks on mantel and        
side-board1 give pleasing effect4 ,floor
 plug near dining table for electrical  
table appliances4  ,bedrooms--,fixtures 
should be placed in long wall space     
convenient to bureau or dressing table4 

,have plug near bed for lamp for reading
 in bed4 ,if space permits1 night light 
on table in upper hall is useful4 ,all  
plugs and sockets should be of standard 
shape and size4  ,cleaning  ,house      
should be easy to clean with hard smooth
 floors1 with cracks well filled1 and   
rugs rather than carpets4 ,rounded edges
 and corners of baseboards desirable1   
also simple baseboards4 ,one flight of  
stairs is sufficient if located out of  
sight of living room4 ,this saves labor 
of cleaning two flights4 ,two cleaning  
closets1 one on ground floor and one on 
second floor1 are labor savers4 ,have   
space for vacuum cleaner and for hanging
 all brushes1 brooms and dusters1 and a 
shelf above or at side for the cleaning 
compounds4 ,zinc or other fireproof     
lining to cupboard and ventilator       
desirable4  ,storage ,space--,attic with
 rows of shelves for storing boxes and  
small objects is desirable4 ,wooden     
chests1 trunks1 and a cedar lined chest 
or cupboard useful4 ,built-in closets or

 rows of inexpensive chests of drawers  
with space to pass between are good4    
,storage ,closets  ,every bedroom should
 have clothes closet with hooks and a   
rod for hangers1 a shelf for hats and a 
bottom shelf for shoes4 ,a tall closet  
may have near ceiling an additional rod 
for hangers for less often used clothes1
 and long rod lifter to reach hangers4  
,a cupboard for bed linen should be in  
upstairs hall or in a centrally located 
room4 ,on ground floor coat closet is   
desirable2 also tool cupboard or chest1 
large china cupboard1 low enough for all
 china to be within reach4 ,cold closet 
with open wire screen cabinets in       
basement4  ,pantry  ,if kitchen is well 
ventilated and stove has hood1 pass     
pantry not necessary4 ,it makes extra   
steps4 ,if pass pantry is in house1 only
 its narrowest dimension should divide  
kitchen from dining room4 ,partitions   
under sink for trays to stand2 a narrow 
space for table leaves2 a china cupboard
 with reachable shelves1 and a sink and 

drainboards like those described for    
kitchen are desirable4 ,drawer on small 
shelf for cleaning compounds and brushes
 for cleaning silver1 steel1 brass and  
copper4     ,,financing ,a ,,home       
,,prepared ,,by ,,the ,,division ,,of   
,,building ,,and ,,housing1 ,,department
 ,,of ,,commerce   #a4--,what ,you ,buy 
and ,how to ,buy ,it  ,in purchasing a  
home a misstep may be unfortunate1 so   
get the best advice you can1 and watch  
every step4 ,first of all1 what you buy 
is the site and the improvements on it4 
,if a building and loan association1 or 
bank1 loans you money on the property1  
it has a direct financial interest in   
helping you guard yourself on certain   
points1 such as making sure that there  
are no old mortgages1 no unpaid back    
taxes1 or bills for building materials1 
or other claims against the property4   
,be certain your title is clear1 or have
 it insured or guaranteed4 ,learn of any
 easements1 such as the right of a      
telephone company to place its poles    

upon your lot4  ,if you make a purchase 
offer with a cash deposit1 include a    
statement as to whether window shades1  
stoves1 and other movable property are  
included4 ,risk from loss by fire or    
elements should be assumed by the owner 
until the title passes to you4  ,your   
offer should be dependent on your       
obtaining a satisfactory loan to finance
 the proposition1 and the ability of the
 owners to furnish papers to show a good
 marketable title1 free from liens or   
encumbrances4 ,in other words1 do not   
bind yourself to the purchase until you 
are sure of what you are paying for1 and
 that you can finance it4  ,you must be 
prepared to pay taxes on your property1 
and special assessments for installation
 of water1 sewerage1 electric light1 gas
 or other public utilities1 or street   
paving and sidewalks4 ,note what        
improvements are already made1 and what 
additional ones you may have to pay for4
  #b4--;,how to ,pay for ,your ,home    
,in buying a house and lot you must     

borrow what you cannot pay in cash4     
,remember that the more risks you       
assume1 the fewer the lender will have  
to charge you for4 ,your promise to pay 
back what you borrow will be secured by 
a mortgage or trust on the property4 ,a 
first mortgage loan on not over one-half
 or two-thirds of the value of a piece  
of property is a very safe investment1  
and the rates of interest should be low4
 ,the lender on a second mortgage takes 
more risk1 and rates of interest and    
discounts are higher4 ,if you agree to  
buy a home without the title passing to 
you at once1 the seller takes less risk1
 and you may save money4  #c4--,where to
 ,get ,loans  ,there are building and   
loan associations throughout the        
country1 usually organized to serve the 
needs of people like yourself1 who wish 
to finance a home4 ,their plan of weekly
 or monthly payments1 both on principal 
and for interest1 has proved sound from 
the experience of millions of people as 
an aid to systematic saving4 ,loans may 

often be obtained from savings banks1   
trust companies1 state banks1           
individuals1 and trustees for estates4  
,obtaining money on a second mortgage is
 usually not so easy4 ,remember that    
when the owner of a house takes a second
 mortgage in payment he may plan to sell
 it for four-fifths or less of its face 
value1 and that he probably charges you 
accordingly4  ,above all1 when you start
 to save for a home do not throw your   
money into glittering schemes that      
promise big dividends and the chance to 
borrow money at #c per cent or less4    
,the concerns behind such schemes cannot
 be trusted4  #d4--;,how ,much ,can ,you
 ,afford8  ,it is said that a man may   
own a home worth one and one-half to two
 and one-half times his annual income   
but the payments you make during the    
first few years after purchasing are    
what you should pay most attention to4  
,rent ordinarily requires from ten per  
cent1 to twenty-five1 or even more1 of a
 family's annual income4 ,in addition to

 what you ordinarily pay for rent1 you  
can devote your customary savings1 or   
more1 to paying off the principal of    
loans on your home4  ,following is an   
example3 ,a man who earns #b1jjj a year 
buys a house and lot costing #d1jjj4 ,he
 has #a1jjj cash to pay down on it1 and 
obtains a loan of #c1jjj1 or #ge per    
cent1 of the value of the property1 from
 a building and loan association4  ,cost
 per year for a #d1jjj house 7not       
including depreciation7    ,payments on 
#c1jjj ,b4  ,l4 ,shares at   #a_/b a    
month or #f a year 7savings7 #ahj4jj a  
year   ,interest on #c1jjj loan at #f   
#ahj4jj      ,interest on #a1jjj cash at
          #ej4jj      ,taxes 7vary      
locally7                  #ge4jj        
,insurance                              
#e4jj      ,upkeep at #a-a_/b           
#fj4jj                                  
--------                                
#eej4jj  ,of the total income of #b1jjj1
 the #eej represents #bg-a_/b divided as
 follows3 #ah-a_/b for rent2 #i for     

savings4 ,in about twelve years the loan
 is paid off1 and the home owned free   
and clear4     ,zoning and ,what it     
,means to the ,home  ,by ,,dr4 ,,john   
,m4 ,,gries  ,,chief ,,division ,,of    
,,building ,,and ,,housing1 ,,department
 ,,of ,,commerce   ,zoning helps home   
owners by establishing residential      
districts from which garages1 and       
business and factory buildings are      
excluded4 ,apartments or houses covering
 more than #cj or #dj per cent4 of the  
area of a lot may be prohibited in some 
sections4 ,this all means a better and  
fairer chance for each family to have a 
home with enough light and air1 and     
healthful1 decent surroundings1 near to 
schools1 playgrounds and transportation 
facilities4  ,it may be added that      
zoning1 when wisely carried out1        
provides for grouping of neighborhood   
stores at convenient points1 and for    
guided growth of business and industrial
 districts1 in the directions best      
suited for them4  ,in the words of the  

,advisory ,committee on ,zoning         
appointed by ,secretary ,hoover3        
,zoning is the application of common    
sense and fairness to the public        
regulations governing the use of private
 real estate4 ,it is a painstaking1     
honest effort to provide each district  
or neighborhood1 as nearly as           
practicable1 with just such protection  
and just such liberty as are sensible in
 that particular district4 ,it avoids   
the error of trying to apply exactly the
 same building regulations to every part
 of a city or town regardless of whether
 it is a suburban residence section or a
 factory district1 or a business and    
financial center4  ,zoning gives        
everyone who lives or does business in a
 community a chance for the reasonable  
enjoyment of his rights4 ,at the same   
time it protects him from unreasonable  
injury by neighbors who would seek      
private gain at his expense4  ,zoning   
regulations differ in different         
districts according to the determined   

uses of the land for residence1         
business1 or manufacturing1 and         
according to the advisable heights and  
ground areas4  ,but these differing     
regulations are the same for all        
districts of the same type4 ,they treat 
all men alike4  ,but the benefits of    
zoning are not confined to safeguarding 
the home and its surroundings4 ,it can  
reduce losses due to topsy-turvy growth 
of cities1 and cut the cost of living4  
,every year millions of dollars are     
wasted in ,american cities from the     
scrapping of buildings in blighted      
districts4 ,for instance1 fine          
residential districts may be threatened 
by sporadic factories or junk yards1 and
 owners may become panicky and sell at a
 sacrifice millions of dollars worth of 
valuable dwellings which will be left to
 stand practically idle4 ,the public    
must pay for this loss in one way or    
another4 ,frequently money for street1  
sewers and other utilities need never be
 spent if it is known in advance that   

large factories are to occupy new       
developments4 ,industry and homes are   
both more efficient if kept generally   
separate1 though separation need not    
mean great distances for workers to     
travel4  ,how has zoning worked8 ,what  
has it accomplished8 ,about #gj cities  
and towns have adopted zoning ordinances
 since #aiaf1 and the idea has worked   
well4 ,reliable authorities declare that
 the ,new ,york zoning regulations have 
prevented vast depreciation in many     
districts and effected savings in values
 amounting to millions of dollars in    
established sections4 ,the highest class
 residential districts in ,new ,york1 in
 which only #cj per cent of the lot area
 may be used for dwellings1 have        
developed with much greater confidence1 
due to the knowledge that houses built  
would be safe from invasion by          
apartments or industry4  ,in ,st4 ,louis
 it was found that residences tended to 
follow the residence districts1 and did 
not even attempt to seek locations in   

industrial or unrestricted areas4       
,except commercial buildings which were 
built partly in commercial and partly in
 industrial districts1 the development  
of ,st4 ,louis is said to be fitting    
itself very closely to the zoning plan4 
,in ,new ,jersey it has been found that 
the unzoned suburban town is at a       
distinct disadvantage as compared with  
the community protected by a zoning     
ordinance4  ,it is sometimes said that  
zoning is arbitrary and restricts the   
liberty of the individual to do as he   
wishes2 but when zoning laws have been  
sensibly and comprehensively drawn1 the 
courts have approved them as a          
reasonable exercise of the police power 
for the public health1 safety and       
general welfare4  ,zoning should always 
be undertaken in close relation to a    
city plan4 ,it is essentially a         
neighborly proposition1 and there should
 be neighborhood meetings to explain it 
and gather suggestions4  ,the purpose of
 a zoning ordinance is to insure that   

growth1 instead of taking place         
sporadically and wastefully1 should go  
on in an orderly way in response to     
generally recognized needs1 and with due
 notice to all concerned4  ,zoning today
 is giving security and the sense of    
security to hundreds of thousands of    
families in ,america1 in the enjoyment  
of happy homes amid the right kind of   
surroundings4  ,is your city zoned8