Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-19
SKILLET CREEK
FARMERS CLUB
BY William Toole. President. J


! There was a notably large attend
anee st the club meeting held at tie
home of Mr.. aud Mrs George Carpt n
ter on Saturday evening. Music was
nicely distributed through the program.
An attractive feature was playing on
the cornet by r. r. Rodwell &C.
compsnied on piano by Miss Ethel
Rod well. A duet by Misses Stella
and Marjorie Ryan WAS much liked.
Miss Bailey, sister of Mrs Carpenter,
sang q solo which was we'll received.
There were number of literary essay s
read FIRST of these being "Mothers and
Others" by Mrs, Marguerite Kelley,
furnishing amusement and much food
for thought. The leading thought was
the welfare of our young people moral
ly, Intellectually and materially.
Responsibilities and duties OF mothers
and others were pointed out. !
The leading feature of the evenings
program was the costumes represent
ing either nation alities or old time
fashions.
Miss Esther Voll, Miss Ethel Rod
well, Mrs. w. Cowies, Miss Jessie
Martiny, Miss Stella Ryan and Miss
Bernice Roser gave Rotations or
essays descriptive of the nationalities
which they represented. The presi
dent chose George Carpenter, Wilbur
Cahoon and Mrs. George Carpenter
committee to decide which persons
most perfectly portrayed the charac-
ter which they represented. The per-
sonations were so good by many of
the different ladies the judges found
the task more diff cult than they eX-
pected. The awards agreed on were:
first, Miss J. MsrGiny, Indian squaw;
second, Mrs. w. Cih0on, colored
nanny; third, Stella Ryan, Gypsy
girl, fourth, Bessie Gibbons, fifth,
Mrs. Charles Thomas. There were
costu nes or parts of costumes worn
varying from over fifty to nearly two
huodred years old. Mrs. w. Cahoon
drew q crayon sketch folio wing the
thought of Tennyson's poem, "The
Bridge" The poem was also sung by
| Mrs Cahoon and Miss Rodwell. The
president called attention to the at
tractive features of the combined meet
ing to be held in the court house aud
at the demonstrasive car of the pure
seed grain special trains to be in Bar
DO March 2Olh and 2lst, There was
q parade of the costumers at the close
Of the wishing intermission.
Tae next meeting Of the C ub will
be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii nur
! Csho8n, Friday evening, March 9th
ITae l8ading subject for the evening
will toe Alfalfa, to be presented by
| Win Wichern and w. A. Toole. After
visiting intermission the subject of
plaee names will be taken up. Names
OF reads, corners and points of natural
interest will be adepsed. ALSO names
farga homes Will be resolved aud places
on record. Tae program will be varied
by music and Rotations particularly
fren the young people.
The HustleFs held 52eir meeting in
the county farm schOolho&Se Friday
evening, March &c. The program was
exc eptlonally good. il included reci-
| tations by Mabel Hinricks and Harold
Zimmerman. club news by Mary
Simpson, Scare of the Hand Separa-
tor and Necessity of Testing Milk Of
each cow" py Ralph Gregory, dia-
logue by the pupils of Dist. Nos. IL
and 2, general discussion and music.
The farmers Of both districts will raise
pure Rural New York sseed potatoes
this year. Come to them for your seed
next year and get the real thing.
The next meeting will be held on
April in Dist. M. 2. school house.