, ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁management ▁was ▁v ested ▁in ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁direct ors , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁but ▁composed ▁of ▁members ▁from ▁all ▁States . ▁The ▁association ▁held ▁annual ▁meet ings . ▁All ▁women ▁could ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁association ▁by ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁an ▁annual ▁fee ▁of ▁US $ 1 . ▁The ▁association ▁worked ▁mainly ▁not ▁by ▁establish ing ▁new ▁clubs , ▁but ▁by ▁indu cing ▁existing ▁woman ' s ▁clubs ▁to ▁establish ▁depart ments ▁of ▁household ▁econom ics , ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁how ▁better ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁home , ▁educ ate ▁better ▁servants , ▁and ▁have ▁more ▁health y ▁food . ▁ ▁Object ives ▁The ▁object ives , ▁as ▁declared ▁in ▁its ▁constitution , ▁were : ▁▁▁▁ 1 . ▁To ▁aw aken ▁the ▁public ▁mind ▁to ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁establish ing ▁b ure aus ▁of ▁information ▁where ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁exchange ▁of ▁wants ▁and ▁needs ▁between ▁employ er ▁and ▁employed , ▁in ▁every ▁department ▁of ▁home ▁and ▁social ▁life . ▁▁▁ 2 . ▁To ▁promote ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁a ▁more ▁scientific ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁value ▁of ▁various ▁food s ▁and ▁fu els ; ▁a ▁more ▁intellig ent ▁understanding ▁of ▁correct ▁pl umb ing ▁and ▁d rain age ▁in ▁our ▁homes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁need ▁for ▁pure ▁water ▁and ▁good ▁light ▁in ▁a ▁san itar ily ▁built ▁house . ▁▁▁ 3 . ▁To ▁secure ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁in ▁every ▁department ▁in ▁our ▁homes , ▁and