The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-02

their and Ia the State. is
told by Mrs. Charles Mckimmon. of
this city. who is in charge OF the Girls
Demonstration work.
During the housewives convention
II Raleigh. Mrs. Mckimmon persaad-
ed one Of her girls. Miss Margaret
Hrown. who mad made such a spien-
dld record in tomato growing and can
ning. to SPEAK to tn" convention. Be
fore 300 people this miss of nfteen
years. briefly told how she had
wrought a miracle on the farm Of her
father in Meckl-nburg. But il was
Such a work as could have been done
~ any industrious, bright girl like
Miss Brown.
The little speech to the audience
was an inspiring thing. The Neck
lenburs girl did not mean to thrill the
people. she didn't even mean To speak.
She was telling them" And when
she was through the people not only
caught enthusiasm from her work. but
they found out something that Mrs.
Mckimmon is doing for the girls Of
North Carolina.
That's what MrS. Mckimmon is do
ing. She goes into all sections Of
North Carolina and spreads a conta-
| sion Of joy amons her hearers. There
Is no better work being done by the
biggest men in North Carolina. Raj
-ish is receiving additional advertise
suent for this good work. No person
in the city il touching more people.
She can do it. She doesn't go into a
community and wall of~eVil conditions.
She directs a girl to bring her the par
a~phernalia and bakes a biscuit or
mixes Il cake. Mrs. Mckimmon finds
rapture over the stove And that's
what life il. meat and bread and en-
thuSiaSIn. And enthusiasm Is d great
deal more than the other two.
Yesterday Mrs. Mckimnon told in
All interview the work that she has
been doing in Franklin county with
Miss Mary Arlington. supervisor or
rural schools. 1t is a story that every
body here will delight to read:
Down in Franklin county, North
Carolina, we have been holding cook
ing schools. not school in the city
with u~p-to-date cooking utensils in
up-to-date odern kitchens, but class
es in the country school house where
the girl who came brought just the
simple equipment she could secure at
home.
ITO begin with what she had was
the first lesson. We asked each pupil
to bring a bowl, tablespoon, teaspoon.
glass. , pans or pie plates. a knife and
a piece of clean cloth and a clean
apron.
The Retirement Association was
asked to provide a long table large
enough to accommodate ten or nfteen
girls at work bread making cat times
desk tops were used) and to cover
first with heavy paper and next WITT
. clean new unbleached cloth so that W.
might use this instead OF bread
boards. d % pound sack of flour. !
pound bucket Of Snow Drift or lard
. dozen z salt and sugar. A yeas
: company gave all the yeast We needed
e and a merchant loaned a good Oh
stove with glass door oven.
o w had had quite a bit or success
a in~organizing bread makers clubs
AMONGST the girls in the various rura
communities We visited last Wintel
holding Women's Institutes. Mis-
Mary Arlington. Rural Supervisor %
Franklin county schools was very anx
iouS that something or the kinu %
: done at her schools
She made a request of Mr.. Parker
director of farmers institutes. that
be sent down to her county 10 NOE
these cooking schools We worket
out a plan to hold a two days he
at Mapleville and at lnsieslde- MIS-
Arlington busted herself getting ne
people Interested. overcoming difncni
: ties and making local arrangements
ID and the school was on.
TUESDAY morning saw both tn
- girls and their mothers at the openin
session, ten pipilS tIIuSIHS t4uIp
ments. After d lecture explaining an
a demonstration actually showing tn
how and why" Of bread max
ing. the class was called and the girl
pitched in with enthusiasm TO max
rolls. Each girl stood III front or he
allotted three foot table-space and ar
:, ranged her equipment for convenler
handling. Wha is the first lesson /
10 bread making? asked. Wash YOU
IS hands" came the reply and there wa
a stampede for the wash basin.
r. Testing the yeast cakes TO lind o.
o if they were fresh. kneading the doug
or and shaping that dough into rolls the
\ did in a very creditable manner ate
the rolls were put in the pans the
were allowed To take them. rising a
nj ;hpv were. TO their homes and bal
them as best the could, trying to al
ply the lessons they had had on IN
bring me a sample Of what they ha
-" axe no matter If IL was Il comple'
r Management OF the oven.
Il made this requirement. that the