Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-07
FARMERS CLUBS
MEET CITY FRIENDS

At the home Of the Misses Gattiker
on Saturday evening there WAS large
gathering of members Of the Kjrkwood
and Skillet Gree k Farmers clubs with
city friends Music, vocal aud instru-
mental, by Mrs. G. w. Snyder and
the Misses Gattiker, was very enjoy
able feature Of the evenings entertain
ment. Accomplishments were varied
between the piano and pipe organ and
the music was surely rare treat, as
would be known cy anyone acquaint-
ed with the abilities of the Misses
GaJtiker and Mrs. Snyder.
The president of one Of the clubs in
Introductory remarks referred 20 the
mutual interests and interdependence
of the city and country and mentioned
| among the various activities in which
there is sharing of work and benefits,
the churches, social functions, the
high school, public highways, assist
ing to establish b spital, commercial
prosperity, and a hope for future es-
adjustment and extension of system
of parks and public drives.
The speaker of the evening, E. r.
Morgan, of the extension division de-
partment of Agricultural Economics,
U. w., talked of adapting to various
circumstances, modified by environ
ment, plans for community program.
The contrast between various individ-
uals and sets in my Community work
ing independently for various ends as
comp red with all working to def.
mite p al iOr The Common good was
pointed out. An account Of such
plan an its conception in an Illinois
community was given. Mr.. Morgan's
talk was illustrated with charts and
received close attention from his hear
erS. Space available will not permit
sketch Of all the good points gwen but
will mention ne;e one practic al sug-
gestion.
At one of our western colleges ill.,
vestigation was made to ascertain from
prdctcal workings Of a plan, what
would be the cost of doing a weeks
washing for farmers family in CO.
operative laundry. 1t was shown that
the average cost would be abo1t 2S
cents per family. A cooperative
creamery in Dane county will annex
laundry outfit for the benefit Of its
patrons. Here is hint for the new
cooperative creamery soon to b, es-
tablished near the western limits of
the city.
In the discussion following Mr..
Morgan's lecture it was pointed out
that beneficial activities have proven !
a strengthening feature of the work of
the farmers clubs and the union of
efforts by the various clubs of the city ,
and country to assist in establishing
hospital in Baraboo will greatly
the feeling of mutual re-
gard for one another. In his remarks
Mr.. Morgan spoke very highly of Prof.
Taylor who is to address the skillet
Creek club next Friday evening at the
home of Dwight WEIGH.
Following this part of the program
were music, refreshments and visiting.
The visitor and the various guests OF
the evening mingled in social inter
course until the nearing of midnight
the country visitors that
they must make haste to get out of
town before the arrival of the Sabbath.
After one of their number had express
ed the appreciation and thanks of all
present to the Misses Luise
and Margaret Gattiker for
this most enjoyable occa-
sion, all FASTENED for their teams to
lake them to the land Of dreams.