The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-08
SumptuOuS Picnic Dinner.
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon session.
The afternoon conference began
with Miss Edith Royster presid-
ing over the Women's Betterment AS
sociation portion of the conference
program.
Miss Royster spoke Of the work
done by the thirty-six betterment as
sociations in the county. 1t has done
really wonderful things. During the
nine years that the association has
been working, it has raised 5,74255,
all for local purposes. Last year the
white associations collected $4,000 and
although the cOlored people do not
yet call themselves betterment work
ers, they collected last year s1,5O for
the same purposes that the white
schools raised theirs, making $500
for both.
Individual reports were then made
for the schools. Pleasant Plains with
Miss Pauline Whitley made a fine
report with abundant money, and
Mrs. Penny, for Bay Leaf, brought in
a good story of community effort.
Pinehurst had no representative but
collected more than $50. Cary col
lected last year s3,564.5O. This in
life school and Prof. M. B. Dry, MAX
ing the report, talked in thousand dol
lor terms very modestly.
Morrisville showed $40 in one year,
and Mrs Afford, speaking for Holly
Springs, said her place hadn't done
| much. She was modest. The ladies
had been responsible for the carry
| association has $133.4S on hand now
Mrs. Afford is the only Wake woman
on a school board.
Oak Grove reported energy and en-
| thusiasm. There are twenty three
| members Of the association and here
again the ladies did good work in
| carrying a local tax election It COL
lected s41.07 last year.
| Pleasant Grove didn't like its some
| what solled cOuntenance and had a
| fine Washday besides other celebra-
| tlOnS. The presence of the solitary
woman on the school committee had
| caused many things to be done that
| busy men will not do. Reccommen-
| datiOn was made that more women be
| put on the boards
! Pleasant Hill, an association Just a
few weeks old, had no big money re-
port but finer spirit was not shown
by any community. Miss Royster
| asked the conference to keep its eve
on Pleasant Hill.
Union Level has money and spirit.
and made a fine General report Ii
| brary, basketball court, and good
grounds belonging to that school.
| Prof. =. ii. MOSer, superintendent
of Wakelon, made the report for Mrs.
| MOser who is president Of the asso-
citation. 1t has touched all angles of
betterment work.
Wendell made two reports, both of
which showed financial sense and
plenty of educational enterprise The
association has collected s137.25 and
driven a we'll through 120 feet of solid
rock This cost $500. The associa-
ton has twenty -four members and its
monthly meeting of teachers and par
ents has done much to help the school
work.
ShotWell reported s21 collected and
promised TO revive the school form
next year.
ST. Mary, with twenty-five members
, called itself a chief among sinners
1t caught religion last year at Wen
dell. When members realized how
little they had done. they went te
work. They raised s61.75 on enter.
tainments. A Halloween box brouyh,
2 s39. Mr.. Griffin who made the re-
port, explained that it was not :
7 dance where they cross their feet,
Southern Side did wonders. 1t nm
l to work "65 men, boys, women anf
: children" on cleanup day The corn
munity spirit was especially good
Sunrise school New Light fownsh;,
formerly known as Old Darkness Ger