The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-25
CBy Miss Martha G.. Creighton. Home
Demonstration AGENT


through which it works are the girls
canning club. the girls bread club,
and the woman's home emonstration
club.
The girls canning club, or the
tomato canning club as il was for
merly called, is the Oldest Of the
three organizations. and was first es-
;ablished in 1910 in Aiken county.
by Miss Marie Cromer This was
the first organization in the United
States, the only other state being
Virginia.
From that time the work has
grown and grown until it mas reached
its present wonderful stage of devel-
opment with wide and far-reaching
Influence.
The All brand which is found on
all labels for cans put up in this
work. has become famous all over
the country and is greatly in demand
not only in the south, but in the large
northern markets. This label is in
itself a guarantee Of the highest quail
ity OF fruit found in the can.
The symbol All stands for equal
training of the heart. the head, the
hands. and the health. The heart is
be sympathetic. The head is trained
to think, to plan. to reason. The
hands are trained to be helpful, TO
be skillful. and to be useful. Thru
good health, the girls are taught to
resist disease, to enjoy life, and to
make for efficiency
A four years course is arranged in
this work at the end Of which the
girl receives diploma signed by Mr..
Bradford Knapp, by DR.. ID. p. John
son, by the state agent and her assis-
tants, and by the county agent. This
diploma entities the girl to a GER
tain number OF credits in the en-
trance requirements Of Winthrop
College or any other normal and in
dustrial college in America.
Over 5000 girls were enrolled in
this work in South Carolina least
year This year the number has
greatly increased since 81 counties
have now taken up the work. There
are 116 girls in Lancaster county en-
rolled in the canning club
The purpose of the bread club to
train the future homc-makers of tho
country, the establishment of an ideal
home for every family. is the goal
toward which the demonstration
work is striving. II Is through the
girls that the first steps are made
The making of bread is not the only
thing that is taught, but all sorts OF
cookery, foods and food values, and
the balanced ration. To place the
subject Of food on u practical: scicn
tific and economical basis helps to
br'n" health, prosperity and happi-
ness to the home
These bread clubs are established
~ the schools 4 small domestic
science equipment is needed As yet
none have been organized in this
county but plans are on foot for
such. and the organization will be
taken up next fall
The hom" demonstration club.
.ch = tn" woman's work. is the
rontcr Of interest now. II is being
lied out for the first time in South
aroIna and all eyes are turned to-
ward this state watching its pro
ar"ss and success. over a thousand
omen were enrolled last year i'm
South Carolina. and even greater
number have been taken in this year.
In this county seven clubs have been
organized with an cnroilement of
over a hundred This is Il great
'hcip one another club and its pun
pose is to get the women of the rural
Communities together in social
Gathering and study and discuss the
problems OF home and household
management. a twelve months
course is mapped out for study. At
the end Of each lesson practical
demonstration is given by the coun-
~ agent with the help of the women
The following is an outline OF the
twelve studies:
0CTDRER