The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01

to study home economics. 10 noio
open meetings. secure the demonstra-
tors and lecturers from Ames ana
, Iowa City, and invite the women who
have had less opportunity to be pres
ent.
The State Agricultural college at
Ames and the State University at
Iowa City are asking our help in
spreading the extension work In
home economics. Write to Ames and
secure Professor e. C. Bishop, Miss
Knowles, Miss Bentley or Mrs. Camp
bell for your club. If your club needs
money (and your club is unique If 1t
does not), sell tickets for these fine
lectures and demonstrations. and
you can add a tidy sum to your
treasury.
How You Can Help.
| We stand appalled, at the awful.
unnecessary loss of life in Europe.
but some Of us forget that here In
America, too, thousands upon thous-
! ands of American children die each
| year from causes just as preventable
as bullets and bayonets. They die
with suffering just as horrible as
/ that of war. They die Of tuberculosis.
syphilis, bad food, poisoned air. all
| the result of ignorance and neglect.
We are helpless to prevent the
slaughter in Europe, but here In our
own country, we can help. We can
agitate, educate and spread the life
saving gospel Of home economics:
we can teach food nutrition, santa
| ton, hygiene and all the correlated
/; things that 90 to make a healthful.
happy home. The home makers OF
America have the making of the ma
ton in their hands, for upon the
! home as base. rests the structure
of society and national life.
Place home economics books In
your public libraries, cooperate with
YOUR county fairs and short courses.
or farmers Institutes.
If study outlines for your pro-
grams are not available, send to the
state chairman or other members OF
this committee and outlines will be
sent.
The home economics committee Is
made up of nine able-bodied women
who want to work and serve you
You have their names and addresses
in the year book. Do not hesitate to
use them.
Need Model Kitchen.
We had hoped to have a model
kitchen to send out through the state
this year, but this interesting dem
|, onstration is still for the future How
ever, to stimulate an interest in this
we are asking each club woman In
the state to draw a plan Of what she
considers model kitchen, and sub
nit it to the state chairman. Tie
, best plans sent in will be exhibited
, at our state biennial next spring.
In a splendid effort to be OF use
to the people of our country, the bu
reau OF agriculture is sending on,
!, bulletins and pamphlets, containing
expert and valuable information or
home economics in all Its phases
, Write to the department and these
, will be sent to you.
This bureau has department oil
plant industry that teaches canning
Twenty or more canning outfits are
at is constant command and they arc
!, sent out all over the country to couE
ty fairs, college lectures. church SO
, Gals and women's clubs
, Foster Tomato Club.
There are at the present time
about 10000 girls who are member:
, of these clubs in the various states
. The Tomato club Is the one we have
! chosen to foster in Iowa. We asl
you to write to Prof E. C. Bishop o.
Ames and secure the outline Of this