The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22

Sits and boys and teacher and par
ents, gives instructions as to raising
vegetables, etc. When school is closed
inc worker visits each homo as often
as possible-at least once month
TO see that directions are being fol-
, ,.., and gardens properly cultiva ted.
men vegetables :re ripe the worker
oack OF her buggy and begins her
ROUNDS sometimes gathering girls to-
sether in schoolhousc yard sometimes
going from one home to another, and
canning not only the girls vegetab lcs
but anything the mother may have
1eddy, mus training girls to take re-
sponsibility from the mother to do
heT snare towards making homo.
The exhibit st the State Fair rep
resented the work of about fifty girls
or some OF their work Every girl
tomatoes before putting any on the
market And this year has been a very
hard one on tho girls, because OF
h hna. IT,, In alnos, every neighbor-
would hear: Tho only tomatoes here
belong to the girls; ours were per-
feet failure" During drought many
girls were discouraged but when the
,nenceu putting thom up for winter use
the enthusiasm rose daily. and not
one viii drop out of the club All are
enthusiastic for another years work.
reports are NOT in yet 70 give
definite results OF the work. Later on
We oan tell the exact proht OF acl
siri-for she is required TO keep in
notebook the entire cost of growing
and canning. counting her time az
70 cents per hour. The girl who won
the state prize for yield put up $50
cans from her one-tenth acre. Though
AZ the cans were not three pound.
there was q SUFFICIENT number TO put
t hsT ah ssi,,, Of al others hers She halls
Nathalie. who worked last year and.
therefore. had q little advantage of
many other girls.
The State prize for variety of waye
o. putting up tomatoes TO preserve
Them for winter use was won by Miss
Hattie Brown. Cartersville. Cumber-
land county. There Is still one state
prize. 10 be won--the girl who writes
the beet report OF the years work
reports vein be sent In 10y the 25th OF
October. Many are anMiously watching
for results
Sot All Canning
preserving and picklins ali that that tn, he
girls work stands for? Doesn', it mean
teaching Of girls and boys lessons in
economy Of resources, the saving and
been throwing away; the awakening
in the country girl live interest in
the things around her and a realiza
tson Of the fact that Il "a not at all
earn living? She may stay at home
where she helongs-and by little
extra exertion may make use of land
and vegetables and fruits. and so make
a better and more wholesome living
than she could possibly get in the city
And is she not preparing herself for
that greatest and finest position any
woman may hoId--the making and
keeping of home, a real home.
Christian home-the influence of which
will roach far in her own generation
and go down as blessing and hene-
diction TO all following?
There are not near as many girls
clubs in Virginia as there ought to
be The workers in the girls demon
stration work are Miss Ella Aenew.
OF Burkeville, state agent: Miss Halle
Hughes, OF Nottowtay. and Miss Sadie
Terry, of Halifax, assistants.
There ought to be a club in every
county and deputy under Miss Agnew
for each county. and there Will he
when the boards of supervisors wake
up to the Importance of the good
work that is being done By these good
women.
At present only six counties have