The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-05-12
RALLY DAY FOR
CANNING CLUBS

programme had been we'll arranged
and was carried out by our county's
most efficient demonstration, Miss
Martha Plat. Miss Platt came To
Abbeville one month late, and was
sick for one week after being here
for a short while, but the rally day
Saturday showed that she has made
up for lost time, that the work is
we'll in hand, and that Abbeville is
making a most excellent showing in
this progressive work.
1t vas pouring rain at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning but despite the
weather something over forty girls
were in the parade which formed al
the court house at eleven o'clock
and marched around the square. The
girls were dressed in white and wore
the attractive caps and aprons which
is the uniform of the girls, and the
club colors of red and green. The
two girls marching at the head of
the procession carried a handsome
banner of red and green, giving the
name and motto of the clubs.
After the parade more girls came
in from the county swelling the
crowd to something over sixty. In
all Abbeville county has ten clubs
with a membership of one hundred
and eight.
After the parade the exercises in
the court house consisted of an Open
ing prayer by Rev. J. M. Lawson, af-
ter which Mayor Gambrell made an
attractive address of welcome, wish
ing the young people success in
their work and turning the town
over to them for the day.
Miss Virginia Galloway, of Due
West, made the response for the
clubs and in what she had to say and
the manner Of her saying she show
ed herself to be the daughter of her
distinguished father and a product
of the culture and learning of Due
West, the city Of colleges.
Miss Edith L. Parrot, State agent
of the Demonstration work, out
lined the plan of work and told of
the two weeks, of special schooling
the state was giving the tomato girls
at Winthrop every year. Two girls
from Abbeville are eligible for this
course and Miss Parrot told of the
pleasure and profit such a stay at
Winthrop would be to a girl. Miss
Parrott makes a moss attractive talk
and our people yer delighted with
what she had to say.
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, who is one
of the most successful workers in an
educational line, is assistant state
agent and she gave an instructive
talk on how the Canning Club Work
Merged into the Home Demonstra-
ton Work. Mrs. Walker is an en-
thusiast and she inspires her hearers.
Miss Lois Erwin, Demonstration for
Spartanburg County, came down for
the rally and made a talk on the
progress in Spartanburg county.
This is the second year for Miss Err
vim and she has in addition to her
tomato clubs, several bread making
clubs.
Prof. Nevin, of Clemson, was also
present and talked of the diseases of
of tomato plants and how 70 treat
them.
At n o'clock a delightful lunc".
con was served by the Civic Club
in the office of superintendent Of Ed
ucation.
In the afternoon Il practical de-
monstration in earning was given.
Mrs. Walker and Ms Erwin are ex-
perts in this line ana they showed
how to use the tin cans and how 10
make an attractive pacE: in the glass
jars. The Canning Clubs have a
motto "to make the best better" and
the young Gamers must measure up
to standard if they expect to market
their goods. Beans, tomatoes, and
peaches were canned Saturday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Walker has made a
success of canning the pimento pep
pers. Miss Plat has given eight