The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
To Bristol Via Ennis.

editor to accompany Mrs. Hanks
Davis. county demonstrators for wo-
meas work in Ellis county. en- = long
trip last Monday. our destination
being Bristol. IN tho sourneast ex-
tremlty es tho county. We took the
Boyee and Garrett road 70 Ennis.
which was 70 be our first s.ep
This is one Of the good pikes. OF
which Ellis county should fecl proud.
ard the drive to Ennis was delight
fnl At Garrett. We nosice that a
rev church is being completed there.
At Ennis We called on Mr. A. Z.
Burec. energetic secretary CT the
Chamber Of Commerce The Com
mcreiai club at Ennis has taken .
deep interest in the home demon
stration work. aud Ia giving Mrs.
Davis valuable assistance. and APP
preclated encouragement COR the
work IN the asuthcrn part or tho
county Mr.. Burge was formerly
manager Of the Telephone company
there. but Is now giving his entire
time 10 the commercial intereass of
Ennis. On cur return from Bristol,
we visited the Ennis Daily Ncws.
end talked with the managers.
Messrs DDnkerly and weekley, con-
corning the canning club.
Leaving Ennis. We were destined
to face pikeless road. aud while
some parts OF the road were very
rough and rutty. the twelve mile
drive was comfortable and pleas
ant one. Flowers. whether adorn-
ing the yards OF urban or rural
homes. always hespeak a cultural at
mosphere. aad SO we were attracted
by a garden OF ionqnils nj a pretty
country home, soon after We had
left Ennis. or our way TO Crisp. At
Crisp. which has always been good
settlement OF worthy citizens. We
stopped and talked with Mr.. j. 7.
Sims. owner OF the store, the cir
end other Interests there. In answer
to cur enquiry, for women VIII ai-
Ways be interested In pretty h0wfa.
sc learned that the handsome white
house ON the bill, is the heme of Mr..
Jack Mullican, and the attractive
brick bungalow. nearby, belongs to
his son. Knox Mullican. The Crisp
community furnished us our present
district clerk. Mr. Carl Tankorslsy.
We got our directions from Mr.. sifas
md are soon on 70 Bristol. where
Mrs. Davis wae headed 90 organize
"a Girls Canning club Carl Jones
Is principal OF the Bristol school,
with Mrs. Tommie Bentley, Mrs..
Dorothy Ledbetter. aud Miss Mimic
Morris as Assistants. The Bristol
school house was built In 1919. and
IL a creatabie looking school house.
The auditorium hes not yet been
finished. but when It is. tho commu-
nifty will have q aocial center. or
meeting place for any organization III
which they might be interasted.
Willie Mrs Davis vas making an
appolntemnt for her speech" | wa.
Interested IL tho personnel OF the
school. which hss l75 pupils. reprr-
centlng families Of familiar Names
TO TIE county metropolis / scon
sew that fhoaA deserving special
mention. that Is In the room OF Mrs.
Bentley. had their names enrolled
on the honor roll. the black board
For this honor they lad averaged so.
and had besn absent not less than
three days. whep we remember the
reads are not the best. and the
weather Is often unfavorabie. that Is
good. / copied the roli which read
Blanche White, Josie Cienmons,
Myra CraWley. Fefne Bentley. Otis
Slilis. Herbert Cocker. Meta Low
rcy. Otheila Gray. Annie Simmons,
Gladys Lowrey, and Earl Moore.
THE first period OF the afternoon was
given to Mrs. Davis. for the expla-
rstlon or the Girls Canning club.
In her talk We learned thar there
are fifteen southern states. WITH an
enrolment Of 10000 members in the
organized Canning clubs. In Texas
there are forty conntiee enrolled in
lie work. with Eliis and two other
counties. Just entering the ranks.
The eligible ago is ten to eighteen.
ard their tirat years work, must be
confined to one-tentn acre. The to-
rlato product was selected fer the
inst years work. became every
principle ~ production is applied 10
ito harvesting Of tomatoes The
motto selected for the Tomato club
i. Eat what you can aud can what
re cant slrs. Davis told the girls
shat she w0uid arrauro two rally