The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-25

SIli1tn Oh University.
: The Sumter County Girls Canning
/ Club met Saturday in the Hampton
school building with n large number
of the club members and many teach
ers and parents present. The meet
ing proved to be an extremely enter
tanning one, the talks which were
made being of an instructive ma
ture. The awarding Of the prizes
proved feature Of much in
tcrest TO the members of the club.
Miss Lcmmon's report showed that
during the year twelve clubs had been
formed with seventy members, fifty
eight of whom had submitted reports.
These reports showed that thirty
canning outfits had been used by the
club members, who had canned TO-
030 quarts of various products dur
ing the year at value of S1,9S5. The
average cost per one-tenth acre in
cluding canning was shown to be
duces $3.50. Two of the girls had
made as high as $50 profit from their
canning operations. The total receipts
were shown at S4,994.39 and expenses
$1,2S4.95, making a total profit of S3,-
709.44. The girls have received and
accepted an order for $25 worth Of
jellies, preserves and pickles.
Neither Mrs. Walker Of Barnwell or
Miss Lechner of Darlington came, but
an interesting talk on preparing the
soil for planting tomatoes for next
year and how to treat the plants was
made by County Demonstration j.
Frank Williams. Mr.. c. A. Mcbride
announced prizes for the following
members Of the tomato club: There
So Simms, Stateburg, excellence of
quality of tomatoes, subscription to
Country Gentleman; Lucinda Robin
son, Oswego, excellence of exhibit,
subscription to Good Housekeeping;
Ida Brice, Wedgefeld, good quality Of
preserves, Boston School Cook Book;
, Theresa Andrews, Oswego, good all
round record, White House Cook
Book; Rose Brunson, Brunson, best
illustrated booklet, kodak, from Fol-
som Jewelry Store; Pearl Brunson,
Concord, and Fannie Lou Prescott,
scholarships to Winthrop College dur
ing the summer course especially for
members Of girls tomato club.
May Haynsworth, scholarship to
, Winthrop College. Miss Haynsworth
= had also won this scholarship when
announcements were made at July,
but declined to accept it both times
, and she was given a deposit of SIS at
the bank to aid in the expense of a
trip to the Pan American Exposition.
The Bethel Club for second best all
round record, was given two pictures,
, Christ in the Temple and THE
Cleaners" to be hung in the school
room.
The Concord Club was awarded the
beautiful canning club trophy cup
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ing the best all-round record. This
cup was thought to have been lost
some days ago, but later was found
, Iamong rubbish which had been remov-
cd from the room, where the cup was
placed. This cup is to be kept by
the club until one club has won the
right to it for three successive years
when that club will become the per-
manont owner of it.
An announcement was made by Mr..
II. a. Moses that schools in the coun-
try desiring old magazines could get
, them by applying at the Office of the
superintendent of education.
Inme Iiately after the close of the
Canning Club meeting the Sumter
, County Teachers Association held
meeting. There were a good number
of teachers present for this and they
We're rewarded by most interesting
lecture by DR.. Reid Smith of the Uni
VcrsitE OF South Carolina.
Miss Claudia Fraser rendered n
violin solo. accompanied by Miss Ed
munds on the piano and Miss Eudora
Kirk entertained ,he teachers with a
most delightful recitation.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the teachers showed much interest in
~ inspection of the canning club eX-
hinits which Miss Lennon had ar
ranged for the occasion. There was
an assortment of various products OF
tn" canning club taStefully displayed
and all of the teachers pronounced it
a most interesting and splendid ex-
hihit.
The Pank Of Sumter and the City
d Naii"nal Pank each save twenty-five
dollars To the canning club which