The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-30
HORTICULTURE
Official Proceedings Of
April Meeting Of the
Society.
ESSAY and REPORTS

| ciety met at the home Of Mrs. Lou
lisa Barnes, Erie street, Canton, Wed.
nesday, April II.
After a sumptuous dinner, which
was partaken of by about 60 mem.
bers, President Frank A. Hanna called
| the meeting TO order. The secretary,
Mrs. Eggert, being absent on account
of Illness, n motion was made by j.
r. Roth that Mrs. J. J. Bast be elected
secretary pro TEN; motion prevailed.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The president appointed William
Ritterspaugh to collect membership
dues. The essayist, Mrs. J. j. Snyder,
read an essay. subject: How we may
make farm life and home more at.
tractlve."
This subject Mrs. Snyder had very
much under control and II
touched the hearts Of all present. We
are indeed proud TO have such good
essaylst among us, and hope she will
write another essay. She said under
proper conditions life on the farm is
the ideal life, but how are we TO bring
about these conditions? In the flrst
place, young man who decides to
be farmer should select for his com
panlon n woman whose heart Is filled
with love for the country and its beau.
ties: who goes to her home like a
queen TO her throne, proud, happy and
Independent. One who does not re.
gard domestic life as n degrading
drudgery or the occupation of farming
as an inferior one. Every plan and
every purpose Of the one should be
confined 10 the other, and lifes pos.
sibilities will be greater, life's path
way smoother, and life's companion.
ship will be sweeter and purer. We
should do all we can to relieve the
monotony by doing all that is neces.
sary and leaving the unnecessary
undone, and not try TO solve the eight
hour plan by working eight hours In
the forenoon and eight hours In the
afternoon 0ilte great many OF farm
ers' wives do), but make the best OF
our possibilities. II opportunities fail
TO come. make them. Say you will |
have time 10 rest, to read, to think, |
to visit, then take time or make II.
We have all the time there is. II Is
ours TO use MS we will. Because we
live ON the farm Is no reason that |
the pleasures of life aud many of It's |
advantages may not ba ours II We Will |
only reach out and take them. All
lh.t a.. 1.,LGp, IonpnatIpnaul ia tho will /
to plan and work until II is an ac-
fact We have always |
time TO be cheerful. The home should |
be like n magnet, drawing It's mem.
bers close together. To do this the
home should be filled with gladness
and sunshine. Make the home pleas.
ant. Encourage the boys and girls
Cif you are fortunate enough TO have
iny). Tell them your plans; how you
have succeeded at one time, and pos
sibly made a failure in attempting an.
other, that they may learn by your
example Give them history Of your
life and how you lived when younger.
Praise them when you can, and en-
courage them to do better II you see
/ fault or neglect.
II is sometimes a question how 10
yeep boys and girls from running to
own or to the neighbors' TO spend
heir evenings. II is often observed
urther, we see our boys going to town.
rhey frequent the pool halls and
,owling alleys and other resorts OF
Now, what is the reason
or all that? Just the reason why
ome OF the young people rarely spend
IN evening at home-because there
5 nothing to keep them there. Who
AN blame them for seeking amuse-
nent elsewhere? Vigorous boys and
Sirls with minds hungry for some.
hing interesting will go elsewhere II
hey are not furnished with the right
lind of amusement at home. Encour-
Ige the children to be neat and tidy
md teach them that neatness and
cleanliness are honorable. Provide
warm and nice sitting rooms. with
right lights and an abundance OF
,ood reading matter. Good books
hould be supplied in abundance, for
here is no influence In the present
ge that makes such deep impressions
n the mind and character as read.
ng. Every child has a right to the
ighest possibilities within the power
4 the parents to bestow. And they
yill be In their lives what the home
made them There is nothing in ,the |