Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-15
WOMEN HOLDING
DAYS SESSION.
TIME IS ALLOTTED TO THEM BY
THE COUNTY EARMERs'
INSTITUTE
Miss Mary Rausch Of Ames, Domestic
Science Demonstration, Delivers Prln-
clpal Address OF the Afternoon
Home on the Farm.

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Mary Rausch. domestic science
demonstration of Ames college, deliv-
erned the principal address at the
"Woman's session Of the Wapello
County Farmers institute today, speak
ing this afternoon. Miss Rausch began
her address shortly after Q o'clock and
spoke on the subject Domestic Econ
omy." She was preceded by Miss Mary
Downey, librarian of the Ottumwa
library, who addressed the institute,
speaking Of THE Farmers Relation to
the City Library" The attendance at
the afternoon session. was the best that
has as yet marked the progress Of the
annual meeting of the farmers Of this
county.
Today is "woman's Day. at the in
stitute and large number of the
women of the county interested In ag-
riculture attended the morning session,
with more of them present this after
noon.
Opening at $50 o'clock this morning,
the first number on the program was
a piano solo rendered by Mrs Frank
P. Hofmann, which was followed by a
paper on Neat Home Surroundings"
by Mrs John Nudge.
Homo on tho Farm.
"To have neat home surroundings,
ideals as to what a home should be are
necessary Mrs Nudge said, in OPEN
ing her address THE old habits prac-
ticed by our grandmothers, the dill
gent daily polishing Of the brass door
knob and the one best room with its
| treasured ra gcarpet, enlarged family
portraits and jealously darkened win
dows are a thing Of the past. The mod
| ern country home has many comforts
| and few luxuries"
| In speaking of the country lawn and
the condition in which IT. is usually
found, Mrs. Mudge's remarks were as
| follows:
"a we'll moved country lawn is like
an oasis in the desert. But alas SC
few country lawns are we'll moved
At the time when the lawn needs the
services of the lawn mower most the
hired man is otherwise engaged about
| the farm and since the moving of the
lawn weighs but slightly against the
Importance of getting in the crops at
the proper time the lawn grows up into
a molly assortment of dog fennel
weeds and brush. In my opinion. an6
/ dare say it is likewise the opinion ol
| most farmers wives the moving Of the
lawn is just as essential as the Other
| and--to the farmer-more important
work about the farm
Mrs Nudge spoke briefly in regard
to the proper placing of out building.
as regards sanitary conditions and ap-
i pearances.
An Ideal Country Home.
My idea of country home" Mrs
Nudge said in closing, SIS vine EN-,
powered cottage. green eafed or.
chard concealing the outbuildings a
j the rear, a long, broad stretched slop'
of we'll moved green, with spreading
/ shade trees beyond"
i The address was followed by ,fev
well chosen remarks by Miss Alic
Brown as to neat home surroundings
II A vocal solo by Mrs. Regina Newell
Evans. was heartily applauded. Re
spending to the encore, Mrs. Evan
sang 'Suwanee River" which wa
4 greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Officers Elected.
4 Officers were elected to preside owe
'Woman's Day" at the institute to b
held next year as follows:
President--Mrs. John Nudge.
j, Secretary-Miss Alice Brown
At the opening session yesterday aft
n ernoon the announcement of winners Q
! the field corn contest was followed b
talks by C. B. Nelson and William Ty
: rell, two of the successful contestants
: g. B. Wellman and Taylor Baker ais
/ made short talks on the plans an
: methods used in growing corn. A gen
eral discussion followed these remarks
Tic first address on the .,rogram fol
, lowed. being made y r. c. Hoffman
on Farm Drainage" The speake
stated that the best crops We're raise
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