The farmer and mechanic., 1912-09-03
sPRU|LL CHOSEN
PRESIDENT STATE
FARMERS MEETING
Other Officers Elected in
Business Session
From Thursdays News and Observer

At the business session yesterday af-
tcrnoon of the North Carolina Farm
ccs whose tenth annual convention
closes today, many resolutions Of
state wide interest were passed and
new set of officers CHOSEN for the next
year They are:
Prrsident-C w Spruill. Of Bertie
First -president--E. 3. Moore,
OF Charlotte.
second ice-president-J. Fl. Cur
RE of Fayetteville.
retary-treasurer-I. O. Schaub,
Of Raleigh.
Yesterday was live stock day on the
one hand, distinctly womans day on
the other. The hog and the COW held
high place in the mighty thoughts Of
the men, but cookery that forever |
banishes the masculine crouch, was
the theme of the women.
Devoted to Cooking.
For that reason, it seems fitting that |
the ladies should have the first few
paragra phs. Under the managemen ent
of Mrs. Charles MckimmOn, the sec |
Ond day was magnificent success.
With but mOdicum Of money with
which to fit up the little church build
ing III which the ladies crowded
themselves for the study Of household
economies, it was transformed into
splendid place. The gas men, the
plumbers, the furniture dealers, We'd
with each other in giving things to
encourage this type Of efficiency in
the home. And the whole morning
WAS devoted to cooking
ne president of the Roundup In
Sti ute. the Woman's section Of the
farmers convention, is Mrs. Mckim-
mon. In the church choir she is
ornlmcntation, adornment complete.
But one would hesitate to say thar
she is more splendid there than in
the Kitchen. And those are graceS
rare.
The ladies were absorbed. not to
say submerged in this work Sester-
day morning while the men were
discussing the qualities Of fine pigs
and calves. 1t wasn't so anomalous.
1t wasn't such flight from the sub
line 20 the ridiculous. For good pigs
and calves must furnish the basis
for good cooking, albeit. the ladies
have learned how to make the cob
biers shoe leather a succulent steak
and the razor back a feast for the
gods
Demonstrations.
one Of the first things yesterday
the demonstration Of Mrs. Mary
Evans Dillard, OF Lynchburg, in the
cooking of tough cuts, rOundsteak
for instance. 1t was one of the best
things. She prepared cabbage. po
tatoes and peas and passed them
\ demonstration in quick biscuit
making was the next thing by Mrs.
Nellie Price. This was splendid
showing and caused many express
sions of admiration. Miss Louise
Mahlrr baked most delicious sponge
and chocolate cake before the very
eyes Of the people, and Miss Jane
Ward and Mrs. Calm gave the fire
less cooker tryOut.
This device the ladies call a twin
brother, or sister, according to the
emphasis one cares to put on it, of
aviation and wireless telegraphy. A
hen was prepared on it and better
meat never made glad the heart Of
man. Miss Katherine Parker gave
paper bag demonstration, one that
worked entirely we'll and won friends.
There was nothing to be desired when
The half day was concluded. Miss
Mclean gave Fleischmann demon
stration
The Close Today.
This day is the last and this morn
ing there will be some delightful fea-
lures. Mrs. Price gives a salad demon
stration and Miss Mclean a bread
demonstration. Tea, coffee and choco-
late will be the work Of Mrs. w. N.
HUT, and Mr.. Jacques Busbee will
'eu -omething Of the heautifying OF
grounds. Home dressmaking is the
theme Of Mrs. MckimmOn.
There was no public session yes
ttrday afternoon and the live
STOCK sale drew nearly everybody out
To the fair grounds.
There were SO Berkshires sold. Al
the morning session e. 8. Nj oore an
hounced that there would be sole
pigs at the fair grounds "at your owr
price That was literally true. be-
cause the sale was by auction. Wher
II ls told that the average price of the
pigs was e24 and that the lot brOugh
more than $1,000, it will be seen tina
pig meat was high yesterday. FoI
one OF his pets. Mr.. Moore. who feeds
the Selwyn guests from his farm ant
dairy. received $45. OF course. thu