The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-05
WONDERFUL GROWTH
OF TOMATO CLUB
WORK
TWENTY.THREE WELL-oRaANIz-
ED COUNTIES ATTENDING
DEMoNsTRATIoN.
ONLY one COUNTY IN 1911
Remarkable Work Is Being Done BY
Girls Of the state-Normal Students
Tell of Their Experiences and Sue

Under the direction of Miss Susie v.
Powell the institute for the Mississippi
Girls Tomato Clubs, being held at the
Mississippi Normal College, is attract
ing much attention and illustrating, in
q most thorough manner, not only the
large growth Of this work throughout
the state, but serving also to open the
eyes of many to the economic value of
team work in this as well as in other
lines.
A demonstration in canning toma-
toes, beans and berries, being conduct
ed on the college campus today by
Isaac w. Hill, special agent of the
United States department of agricul-
ture and Miss Powell, is being attended
by the county demonstration agents
attending the institute, the forty girls
composing the Normal College Tomato
Club and a number of visitors.
At o'clock Wednesday night Miss
. Powell opened the institute in
the Normal College auditorium and
presided during the session. She gave
. a brief history Of the organization and
work of the girls tomato clubs of Mis-
, sissippi, saying that the first meeting
held three years ago at Meridian was
attended by representatives from one
county (Lauderdale) in Mississippi
and one county in Alabama. Last year
the meeting in Jackson was attended
By demonstration agents from twelve
organized counties In this state, and
now the third annual meeting is be-
ing attended by the county demonstra-
tors from twenty-three well-organized
counties. She said that this work is
doing for the girls of the state what
the corn clubs are doing for the boys.
One Of the effects of this work is to
bring about changes in the economies
in every home where the girl makes
p success of the work.
4 The forty girls composing the Nor
Amal College club sat in a body in the
college auditorium and at frequent IN
tervals gave the college yells. The
singing to the tune Of "Dixie" of the
tomato club song in which the forty
young ladies participated, called forth
applause.
Miss Elma Smith and Miss Catha-
rine Wilson, both Normal college stud
ents, each gave historical sketches Of
the tomato club work.
Miss Bessie Cogdill of Copiah coun.
ty, president of the Normal College
Tomato Club, gave an interesting
account Of how tomato club work en-
abled her to provide the means for
her first session in the Mississippi
Normal college.
Miss Summers of Lincoln county,
also an officer in the college tomato
club, told Of her experience in growing
tomatoes; of how she saved $84 from
her one-tenth of an acre, and with the
money thus saved she was able to at
tend this college, where she is pre-
pairing for her life work as teacher.
vice-President Scott Of the Normal
College made talk on the attitude of
the Normal college to the industrial
work among the girls In this state. He
said that primarily 1t was the policy
OF the Normal college to send out lead
ers into every section who would take
up every line of community work ne
cessary to the educational, social, In
dustrial and agricultural welfare of the
people. '..'.' y
Miss Lizzie Grove, of Oktebeha, gave
an interesting account Of the work in
her county.
Miss Matte Fuller. of Lincoln, told
% the Organization In her county.
where they have 145 active members
and where the work is leading repidly
to the conservation Of everything and
Is serving to cement the town and
country people in bonds Of mutual In
terest, love and respect; where the
farmers girls are helping to develop
the country and the club women and
business men in the towns are giving
time and money to promote the work.
The county demonstrators present