The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-22
MISS HARRIS Is MEETING
HOUSEWIVES IN MARION
Ocala, Fla, Sept. %, 1913.


Editor Star: Representing the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, in connection with Prof
Vernon, who is state agent demon
stration club work, and in capacity
of assistant in charge of girls club
work, | had the pleasure of an hours
conference with Miss Agnes Ellen
Harris of Tallahassee this morning
She is certainly the right woman in
charge of this great development and
educational work. Her whole heart
is in it, and she is studying it from
every angle, and asking and securing
IDEAS and cleaning information from
everyone who will discuss it with
her. Such work as this will get re-
suits, 1t would do every farmers
wife in Marion county good to meet
and talk with her on this work
domestic science, as it is and should
be applied to our home life, in the
making and lettering conditions is
an interesting study, and | feel no
one is better qualified than Miss Har-
ris to carry this forward, she is so
enthusiastic, so in earnest. and in
every way trying to better conditions
for our rural homes, make the girls
such a factor in bringing not only
brightness, happiness but to aid in
the material betterment of the home
life, and through their efforts help to
add to the home eXchequer. tighten
the financial burdens, and go a long
gay towards reducing the high cost
Of living, as we'll as bringing the
rural home life to higher ideals, with
more of the comforts, better santa
ticn, ventilation and in fact along all
lines that enlighten and make better
the best part, of our government. her
agricultural interests. 1t is like a
ray Of sunshine to have her come
in and get started into a description
of this work and its many methods.
She is likely as proud of her CO
laborer in Marion county, Mrs. J. r.
Moorhead, who is among the leaders
in the South in this canning club
work.
What we need is a recognition of
what this work means to our county
and state, an arousing OF every inter
est to more readily see that we must
get behind both our county demon
stration agent who is working with
the men and boys through the corn
clubs and other features of the dem
onstration work as directed by the
department of agriculture, also stand
with our noble women that are
working with the girls canning
clubs, and doing all in their power
to better conditions in the rural
homes. Our men should never let an
opportunity go by to aid in this
work. Both our county commission
ers and board of education should
rally to the financial support of this
work until we have so thoroughly
convinced our great national govern
ment of the good that is being ac-1
complished in this work, that they
will be able to get a sufficient appro-
priation from Congress that will car
~ it on in a larger scale Still we
should not expect the government to
do all, but the counties that take
hold of this work and handle it in
the most definite way can expect
more recognition than that section
that pays no attention to the gov
ernment's methods. Then let us be
up and doing in Marion and get the
very best for our farmers.
We always welcome Miss Harris
visits as they are productive of good
and inspire us to do more. Come
again and often.
J. D. Rooney, Secretary.