The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-01
DREW
! LARGE CROWD
rrprsTryf TALKS MADE con.
cERNING FowN DEVELOP
AfENTS.
ARE PRESENT
l,tepdance OF Ladies' of the Town
| May Becom Feature of the
Iuncheons Held by Chamber
OF Commerce.

Iuucbeons Held by Chamber
OF commerce.
The noon-daf luncheon at Hotel
ocors nv the chamber Of Commerce
las doubly into resting today because
tho nresencx of ladies who have
enified an int erest in town devel-
bment, and VI o promise co-opera-
ON in the clue work. Inc idea Oh
aving the ladhes or the town meet
18th the chamRer is a novel nova
on that givea promise of resulting
lasting benffit to the undertaK-
bes of the cd amber. Only very
of the Numbers caught Secre-
Dry Schuster'sfneaning when he told
bem in makifg the rounds that it
as sunshine Special day, but there
as very lafe crowd present new
btbeless. and the presence of the
dies was a distinct Joy to all.
George Ba1ess presided at the
heeting and when reports OF COM
hittees weres called for Secretary
kchuster for chairman Moore of the
elephone m{rger committee stated
hat a draft{ of the proposed fran
|hise amendments had been received
rom Mr.. Efle and would probably
|e submitted to the committee at
beeting TOMORROW. c. A. Tunnel
babe report bf meeting of the COM
bittee on Advertising the summer
Normal, saying plans had been out
ned for a campaign of advertising
a personal way as we'll as the mail
hg out of bulletins, setting forth
he advantages of Trinity normal.
Farm Demonstration Agent d. ID.
lloyd in making report on the Pig
hub work said there were already
pmething like thirty applicants for
Membership In the proposed Pig
hub ana that as soon as fifty were
ecured the committee would make
purchases of the brood sows to be
distributed. In this connection T. F..
Harbin made motion that a COM
bittee tie appointed to raise Waxa-
kachie's prorata of the salary of the
3ome demonstration agent in Ellis
punty, saying members of the di-
kersification committee would make
canvass of the other towns for
imilar purpose during the present
feek. These remarks were suppli-
pented by MIR. Schuster who said the
|lans of the committee were to go te
bidlothianson Thursday, Palmer and
Ferris on Friday and Ennis on Sat
(rday to make this canvass.
Home Demonstration Work.
Mrs. Gertrude Davis was present
nd on invitation gave an outline OF
Yer preparatory work and incidental
gave soms interesting information
pncerning anning club work. She
bid the woyk was started in 1910
Fhen four counties in two states
pok up the work with only few
|irls interested. She said now there
fere $4,000 girls interested in can
|lng club work and 500 county
gents going gout this spring to in
erest others. She said the products
the canning clubs last year were
falued at $4,000, Of which fully
100000 wasS net profit. She ex-
lained that home Of the girls on
heir one-tenth of an acre had rails
d from 5000 to 5000 pounds of
Pmatoes. but taid none of the crop
as allowed td go to waste because
be family alwa Us leafs what 1t can,
nd cans what 1t can't" She
ld she w&uld undertake to
r teach not Only how to grow and
{an tomatoes, nut would teach the
iris how to caA all kinds OF vege-
pbles, fruits aid even meats. In
pc special inst auctions given the
3ounty agents ataDenton school they
ere shown how to can nice meats.
ne said it was her purpose to in
erest the girls N the year round
nd for that reason it would be
eeessary 10 teach them sewing.
boxing making baskets and even
'erest them in 4 study Of preven-
ioA Of disease. The talk by Mrs.
avs was very Interesting and in
ructive.