The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-28
ANDERSON WOMEN
ALWAYS INTERESTED
TAKE PART IN ALL FARMERS
INSTITUTES
ECONOMICAL PLAN
Miss Mary E. Frayser Feels That
Many Women In State Are Not
Interested in the Work

Maybe the women in some other
sections Of South Carolina do not
cvincc the proper interest in the farm
ers' Institutes held In their section, but
this does not apply to Anderson coun-
~. The women of the county have
always taken an active interest here
when anything of the kind is proposed
and they have been responsible In a
large measure for the successes at
tanned by these institutions.
MISS Mary E. Frayser of Winthrop
college, in charge OF extension work
III home economics, wishes emphasiz-
ed the fact that women have an euual
share and interest with the men in
The state farmers institute now being
held all over the state. Miss Frayser
| is again connected with the enterprise
'hiS summer and WAS In Columbia
yesterday, at which time she gave out
| IN interview. Somehow, says she, the
women Of the rural communities
do not seem to realize that the insti-
/ tute is for them as we'll as for their
/ husbands. Usually they attend the
meetings, but generally just for the
sake OF going somewhere or for the
| purpose Of carrying along the dinner
and they are surprised to find that q
| part of the program is for thcln--for
the discussion OF questions of vital in
te-est to the home-such as economi
cal methods, labor saving devices and
appliances. the care and feeding of
babies and all allied topics.
'"The forces Of Clemson and Win
| throp colleges are cooperating in this
/ institute WORK uii,ies the direction of
W. w. Long, state agent in charge of
| farm demonstration work, and l want
20 impress upon the women of the ru-
raj communities that Winthrop's part
Of the program is for the women as
Clcmson's is for the men," declares
Miss Frayser.
The institutes are being held by four
parties, each travelling In different
section of the state. and giving three
days to each county. The women trav-
cling with these parties are Miss
Frayser and Miss Caroline Bostick, a
good at the Berry Industrial School
for Girls in Rome, Ga. In the "a
counties where there are county or
ganizers for the girls canning club
work, the women's interests in the in
ititutes are being handled by these or
sanizers. Miss Frayser and Miss Bos-
tick look to them In the other 20
counties, s-. ..- - j.. 80.
Having a woman with a party OF
If men conducting the institute work
was an experiment of year ago. sug-
yested fy Mis- Frayser of Winthrop.
Miss Frayser accompanied one party
asst summer and the interest on The
,art of both men and women in what
,he had to offer soon proved the adj
'isability Of giving q definite part to
women on the program this year. Mr..
-ong had hoped to have several wo-
nen on the program this summer for
his work exclusively but the funds
we're not available, so Miss Parrot,
| tate agent In charge of girls clubs,
With her assistants In "a counties, CO.
operated with Mr.. Long and Miss
'rayser to provide program for the
women in each county. In this way
he whole state is covered and the wo-
nen everywhere are being given the
>eneiit of lectures and demonstrations
IN all phases of household work and
I'll questions Of home economics.
The institute began July il and will
I aat through August 90.