Arizona republican., 1916-05-21

made, and from an informal discussion between the housewife and the home economies specialist became a neigh borhood meeting, attended by any where from six or eight to forty wom- en. At least three of these neighbor- hood meetings were held every week in each of the three above named dis tricts. On intervening days general meetings were held in the local school or clubhouse, or social center, these gatherings being attended by a fair rel resentation of all the women in the district. The audience varied in num- Der from twenty to seventy-five and the program for the day generally in clGded a demonstration of some prin- ciple of cookery and round table dis cCssiCn Of menu making and house. keeping methods the report con- ] tinues.
 There are some phases of home ec- | onomics. such as house. planning, house decoration and furnishing for | which the ranchers in the state are not vet ready as many of their homes are still in the formative period. Ranch l ing operations in many instances are | just iicely started and the permanent 1 home with it's modern appliances are still in the future In other words
 many of the Arizona farmers, their wives and families are living as com l fortably and at as little expense as i possible. In view of this fact. it was 1 deemed advisable to cOnfine activities
 and give prominence during these four
 months, to the following definite lines [ of work:
 Nutrition. including a simple study of food vatues, and food combinations | in the daily meals, the feeding of 1 children anG the cost of food with 3 l view of simplifying living
 Efficiency, including a study of the l working equipment of the home, its 1 arrangement, use and care; and a def
 mite schedule of daily duties.
 Sanitation. including removal of l wastes. control of flies and other in sect pests. sanitary surroundings and modern conVenienCes.
 At all meetings and conferences
 some phase of these lines of work
 were brought into discussion. the pref ! ttttltt bHlllS Ilip>l lItAuthNiA SlNtiA "
 the study of the daily menu, how to
 simplify cooking in the preparation of
 food m the sumer season.
 | Efficieney-The arrangement and use of equipment in the kitchen also | proved of special interest. Along this line if was found in some cases that
 re- arrangement of the equipment on
 hand would transform the kitchen into
 a more efficient working center. with
 out the expenditure of single dollar.
 NHtrition- In the discussion of the
 food problem both in neighborhooo
 meetings and general conferences
 considerable thought was given to th'
 best method of preparing certain foods that would reduce the work of cooking | in the hottest part of the summer i This led to special attention being given. in many instances, to the pres
 ervation of certain foods by cookint them in winter and spring, thouGl f | they might not he used until the sum , mer months. Among the demonstra tions along this line was the canning . 1 of chicken. pork, dried beans sou Il stock and other foods that requlr Y long cooking ard much fuel. Thes a demonstrations were undertaken no
 only to show an economical and whole
 some method of preserving foods bu . the added economy of having foo 1T cooked when fire is needed in tn f nome for warmth rather than at tim l. when it is unbearable to work owe : q cook stove.
 n Home economies extension as 1t wa k started in Arizona the beginning ( ; this year and continued with defi = rite system of follow-up work shoul |. show actual results not only in none
 saved in housekeeping. but a savln
 of tinle and effort in the performance h of ordinary tasks. This again will re l. suit in more leisure to the housekeept l. for self-deV elopment and communlt .d betterment Also the awakened inter !, est of the women will undoubtedly ae
 complish much toward lifting the bus in mess of home making and home -keeI to ing to it's rightfWl place among tn ,d other industries of the world .n 1 '-