The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
HOME ECONOMICS DAY AT THE
WoMAN's CLUB

The home economics afternoon Tin
charge of the chairman, Mrs. G.. w.
Martin, who has done so much splen-
did work since taking charge Of this
Department., at the woman's Club
Saturday, was one of the most inter
esting meetings the club has ever en-
joyed. There was a large attendance
and number of out of town visitors.
Mrs. w. T. Gary, who has just re-
Gently returned from the Woman's
College at Tallahassee, had the prac-
teal part of the program, and gave a
splendid Transportation of bread-mak-
ing. She began her demonstration by
mixing the ingredients, and the bread
was baked and ready to eat in little
over two hours, the rising process be-
ing done by using warm water. The
recipe used by Mrs Gary is as fol-
lows: 1 Y teaspoons salt, teaspoons
sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, cakes of
Fleischman's yeast dissolved in ia
blespoons ukewarm water, 1 cup
scalded milk. l cup hot water, 6 cups
-four. When baked, the rolls and
bread turned out to be most delecta-
BILE.
Besides the demonstration in bread
making, Mrs. Gary gave a splendid
talk on food Values dividing food
stuffs into three parts-those produc-
ing growth and repair, those heat and
force and those mineral substance
and water. She had groups of each
to illustrate her talk, and the relative
value of eggs, milk, vegetables, meats,
fruit, etc., to the system was fully ex-
planned.
This demonstration was watched
and listened to with the greatest in
terest by the club members, and will
prove of a great deal of practical val
ue to them. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs
Theus we're Mrs. Gary's assistants.
A group of short three or four-line
articles, explaining the meaning,
aim and purpose of home economics |
were given by Mrs. McClane, Mrs. |
Martin, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Theus and |
Miss Atkinson, all having the same
idea in view-that of simplifying |
and making housekeep-
ing inspiring instead of degrading.
Mrs. J. d. Rooney read splendid |
article on Revolution in Housekeep- /
ng," showing how making is
now regarded as a science, and how it |
Is rapidly gaining a place in all
schools and colleges. The manage
nent of a home and children is a Sc
'ious business, and the study of these
things is more vitality necessary to
our girls than are the professions for
men. A mother must know about
health, sanitation, the right and prop
er care of children before she can
become a true mistress of a home,
and more and more are these facts
becoming known and studied.
Mrs. L. w. Duval gave an interest
ng paper, pointing out the many i'm
oortant things in household econom-
cs being done by other states, such
rs the organizing of housekeepers'
leagues, issuing of household bulle-
.ins. holding household economics in
ETC., showing that the trend
Is in the same direction all over the
Mrs. Hooker then told of her recent
visits to various clubs of the state,
the work they are doing along these
same lines and bringing to the club |
here many valuable suggestions.
Both Mrs. Gary and Mrs. Hooker
spoke in the highest praise of the Wo-
mans College at Tallahassee. Mrs.
Gary told of three meals for the day
prepared by the girls at the college
all for so cents, and the menus were
both wholesome and delicious.
The musical program for the after
noon consisted of a piano solo by
Miss Mary Erwin, vocal solo by Miss
Porter and violin solo by Miss
Gladys Martin, and as the president
said, the musical program and the
cooking program the same day show
ed that we are trying to elevate the
latter to the plane of music, and hav-
ing them go hand in hand.
Mrs. Fred Hooker was elected
member of the club.
After the program Mrs. Haycraft
and Mrs. Ponder acted as hostesses.
and served very delightful chicken
salad, waters and coffee They were
assisted by Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Halle,
Mrs. Theus and Mrs. Thomas.