The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-26
GIRLS CLUBS
DEMONSTRATION
A BIG SUCCESS
EVENT WHICH OCCURRED AT
ROBERTS, AND WHICH WAS At
TENDED BY A LARGE NUMBER
OF INTERESTED SPECTATORS,
WAS SPLENDID AFFAIR.

Held in the beautiful oak grove Just
In 'front.' of the residence of L. W. Har-
dy, near Roberts, the shade Of the ma
Jestic oaks and the refreshing breeze,
which blew all day while people in
otner places were sweltering, adding
to the pleasure Of the occasion, the
demonstration and picnic given yester-
day by the members of the Girls To-
mato Clubs of the county, under the
auspices of L w. Hardy, the organ
izer of the clubs, and Miss Mary Brad
ley, the lady demonstrator, was a pro-
nounced success in every sense of the
WORD, and the occasion was a very en-
5oyable as well as instructive one.
Every tomato club In the county,
with one exception, was represented
and even those who had read of the
work Of the clubs and who were fairly
well posted on the subject were aston
ished at the degree of proficiency at
tanned in the art Of canning by the
girls who have become connected with
these clubs and who have taken ad-
vantage of the instruction given by
Miss Bradley.
The cannery, with all the necessary
equipments, such as cans, labels, etc.
had been fitted up in the grove, IN
front of The residence of Mr.. Hardy
matoes okra, peas and other vegetables
were put up by the class, working IN
der the direction of Miss Bradley, who
gladly answered any questions those
interested chose to ask her, and as
result many people from various sec
lions Of the county left this demon
stration full of enthusiasm on the sub
ject of canning.
"To Make the Best Better"
The motto of the Girls Tomato Club
is fTo Make the Best Better" and
they are striving to put up better
canned products than can be secured
anywhere else, and they seem to be
succeeding.
After filling and sealing the cans,
which, by the way, are full weight,
they are labeled with a special label
furnished by the government, and
which is unusually attractive. Among
the other things contained on the label
is the emblem Of the club and the
motto above quoted.
However, one of the most important
features of the label is that each label
has a blank for the number of the
club and also one for the membership
number, so that at any time a can may
easily be traced to the Gamer, thus
insuring and guaranteeing full weights
and drst-class goods.
Those Participating.
The girls participating in the dem
onstration yesterday were as follows:
Clara Mae Hardy, Annie Laurie Hardy,
Ula Mae Wasdon and Viola Hiatt, of
the Roberts club; Anne Lee Vaughan,
of the Century club; Visitor Jones, AL
media Jones, Pauline Haynes, Charlotte
Haynes and Lizzie Jones, of the Ferry
Pass club.
All OF the girls are enthusiastic over
the work and friendly rivalry exists
between the different clubs, each one
making a special effort to excel in the
work All of those who took part in
this demonstration proved themselves
adopts in the art of canning.
The Dinner.
After the forenoon had been spent
in the canning demonstration came
that all important feature, the dinner,
A half-starved newspaper man cannot
adequately describe the splendid repast
spread on a long table beneath the
sheltering branches of the stately
oaks, but those who have attended
picnic dinners given by the people of
this neighborhood know just what sort
of spread 1t was, and the crowd which
gathered round the festive board en-
joyed it to the fullest extent there
being plenty and to spare.
Address of Welcome.
When the guests, Of whom there
were about fifty, special invitations
having been sent out, had gathered
around the table, L. w. Hardy, who
organized the first tomato club in the
county. on behalf of the clubs and of
Miss Bradley, welcomed the visitors.
Mr.. Hardy said that 1t was with a
feeling of pride that he had witnessed
the successful operations Of the toma-
to clubs and the interest manifested In
the work Of the members.
He said this canning industry was
ora In which ma Haap1v interested
and that it did him good to see the
interest becoming general throughout
the county and that he would not be
satisfied and did not intend to stop
until he saw a Girls Tomato Club in
every community in Escambia county.
LiIlard RESPONDS.
N. J. Lillard, secretary and general
manager of the Pensacola Interstate
Fair Association, and also chairman of
the agricultural committee of the Pen
sacola Commercial Associa ton, under
the direction of which committee this
work is being carried on, replied to the
welcome extended by Mr.. Hardy.
Mr.. I4illard expressed his pleasure at
being present on this occasion and
congratulated Mr.. Hardy, Miss Bradley
and the girls on the splendid work
being accomplished.
Mr. IiIlard said that he was of the
opinion that no better expenditure had
ever been made by the Pensacola Com
mercial Association than the amount
expended in employing Mr.. Hardy and
in sending Miss Bradley to the dem
onstration school in Gainesville.
He complimented Mr.. Hardy on the
work he is doing in gathering the Es-
Gambia county exhibit for the fair this
fall and expressed the belief that this
county will have one of the very best
exhibits at the fair this year. He said
that he was delighted at the co-opera-
ton which was evident among the
farmers and urged them to keep it up,
saying that this was the only way TO
accomplish what Escambia county
should accomplish from an agricultural
standpoint.
The afternoon was spent in the wit
Messing of further demonstrations and
the enjoyment Of a watermelon cut
ting, which occurred about the middle
of the afternoon and, although every
body present had partaken of hearty
dinner, several splendid, large water
melons were much enjoyed.
During the day a number Of photo
graphs of the club and guests were
taken by Mrs. @. c. Hardy
History Of Tomato Clubs.
, The Girls Tomato Club idea origi-
mated with the directors of the govern