The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

4 Aos&Ay .,.
\ Heard and Saw Sights.
During the week they attended reg
ular lectures given by professors from
Winthrop College. on cooking and sew,
ling, how to select material for clothes.
| how to shop to the best advantage;
special talks on tomato culture and
treatment OF diseases, special lessons
| in canning. how to make up an exhibit
and a number of other things that
will be OF great help to them for the
new years work.
and exhibits from the different States
when the men In charge of tho booths
] gave them most Interesting explnna-
lions OF their exhibits; such as, ways
| to frrigate farm; good drainage.
how to get &; necessity for conserva-i
ton OF forests: lessons in dairy.ng.
were also given each day. and milk
Ing machine explained and tested.
The girls had the privilege OF hear.
Ing many noted Speakers on sub5ects
| that are OF vital interest to tho coun-
try girl and boy. Among them were
Secretary Wilson of Agriculture; Brad
| ford Knapp, our own chief; Walter,
Page, of New York; o. H. Benson, OF
Washington; Clarence Poe. of North
Carolina: DIR. S. c. Mitchell and many.
| others.
Work On Ahead.
For the new year We are hoping
for great things for the girls. five more
counties have been added; many more
would like to come In. but we have
not sufficient money. This next Year
many of the girls who have been work
Ing for one or two years will BIO al
| lowed to specialize and do tho thing
she is most interested IN. Some win
| mako catsup. some pickle, some will
take other fruit and vegetables and see
hn 1nn x..fth
will try peppers. In this way we hope
to interest more girls and meet tho
demands OF an cver-increasing trada
No girl is allowed personalities of
any kind; IL Is not NECESSARY IL SUM-
Client attention Is paid to sterilization
and proper preparation OF the fruit
II she does do 1t, and wa find 1t out
she is not allowed to belong to tho
club. In order to manage this part OF
the education OF tho girl. we are ask
Ing every customer who buys our work
and finds that acid has been used. to
report the matter to the State agent,
and she will Investigate
Great Things Done.
One girl in Virginia the past year
cleared sS5- from her piot OF one-tenth
acre, after allowing herself 10 cents
an hour for all time spent In working.
She is far above any of the others
though the average net gain of the
girls reporting was s16.74. This seoms
good considering the severe drought
and the complete failure of many OF
the girls. and taking into considera-
ton the fact that the girl pays herself
Tor her time, which would otherwise
be lost in most cases.
FIFTY thousand cans, bottles and Jars
were put up In Virginia tho past sum
mer. All have been sold save about
o,ooo. This Will give some idea of the
work that has been done We will be
clad to sell tho others II people will
write u.s. There is great need for CO.
operation In this part of the work. aud
we are asking tho women to helm ms
by asking their grocers for the Girls
Club work, and continuing to ask untn
he buys it,
The Real, True Stun.
Many new girls arc Joining the clubs,
ana large per cent of the last years
girls Will enlist ngain. There Is ono
club to which I'd like to call special
attention-ten girls Joined last year.
but It was late, the seed were DELAYED.
ana the drought all combined to make
complete failure. Not one of them
had anything to report at the end of
the summer This year we were not
quite sure whether TO go to them or
not. but finally decided to give them
a chance. anyway. and the whole ten
came back, saying that they were
going to succeed this year, and a little
tomato plant should not get the best
or them! This will give you some idea
OF the real true "stuff' many of our
country girls have. and 1t is being de-
Veloped In tho canning club There
are plenty more like them that we have
not yet found, but we will be sure to
DO 80. and we want to give them n
chance for development there at home.
and we want the people OF Virginia
to help us help them to help them
selves. They would take help no other
way-they only want chance to make
use of the head. hand, health and
hearts that have been given to them.