The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-11
CANNING CLUB WORK

To those who have not noticed the
enlarged canning club picture now on
display al the Board Of Trade rooms, !
/ wish 10 call special attention This
picture, and one of Isabel Cavis our
prize winner was selected by Tae
United States Department of Agri-
culture from a lot containing sever
al hundred and enlarged to be exhib-
tied at the various canning club
schools and used as illustration in
lecture given by Mr.. j. A. Evans OF
the United States department OF agri-
culture throughout the southern
states / am told by Miss Harris
that Mr.. Evans in his lecture pointed
with special interest to the two pic
lures from Marion county. Both pic
lures represent girls who have done
and are doing much in bringing heir
county and state further into promi-
hence Marion county claims the
honor of furnishing two pictures OF
the set of ten that were sent out from
t Washington representing the young
girls who, as club girls, were study
| ing the art of real home making and
| the county and state from which they
came certainly these young girls are
doing much to the advantage Of Mari
on, the banner county of the state of
! Florida Three of the girls in the
canning club picture on exhibition,
are deserving of special mention. Isa-
bell Davis, who won the states high
est honors and is proud to give all
| honor to Marion county stands at
the table taking her first lesson in
canning. Mary Harriet Livingston,
standing back of the Gamer also a
prize winner and Myrtle Brinson who
stands almost in the center of the
| group, who won the prize for the best
picked or preserved product from
| the farm. On account Of the excel
ent quality of this exhibit, Miss Har-
ris requested that it be sent to Tai
lahassee to be placed on exhibition
during the canning club school held
| for the agents of the state during
march. 1t was highly complimented
and it was suggested that it be sent
with the exhibits of the various
state prize winners to Louisville, KY,
when the canning club and educa-
tional meeting would meet. Miss
Harris who attended this meeting
reports that the work of our Mari
on county girls compared beautifully
with the work of other states.
The exhibits of canned goods from
Isabel and Myrtle Brinson are now
on display in the exhibit room at the
Woman's College in Tallahassee and
will be returned to them later in the
season when other exhibits will &C
out from Marion county to take the
place of them. The mothers of these
young girls have generous
lily offered to donate to the depart
ment their entire exhibits, but in a:
much as their exhibits consist Of
quite an expense in material and jar:
we feel it would be too great hard
ship and perfer to exchange for new
goods occasionally.
Personally l feel special pride il
these girls and others who have done
much good work and not only max
ing smart women of themselves bu
are an honor to their county anl
state and while we do expect tt
land the state prize for 1914 We d.
expect to do some good work. Their.
are number of new girls in the clul
work this year who are workers o
real worth and combined with m!
faithful workers of last year W,
hope to at least hold Marion count.
to the front.
Respectfully,
Caroline H. Moorehead,
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