The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-06
Mrs. CODelPs Report Shows OYer Three
Hundred Members Studying Art Of
Better Hone Making and Do
nestle Economy
CANNING C0NTRIVANCE
is CARRIED BY AGENT
Mothers and Daughters Learn Best Me-
lhods Of Preserving Fruits and Veg
eiable; Interest Manifested in
County is Surprising

Whiif y. *. cooper iafn agent is
aiding the men u Grady county ID get.
Ting the greatest possible returns IRON
Mother Earth N better management
of farm work and better breeding Of
stock, Mrs Nettie coryell home agent,
IL carrying on similar work with the
Itrls and women " Grady county
a report of SIR Coopers work for
the past year aas given some days
agc. Mrs Coryells report shows
total u twenty-five clubs in the coun-
ty including those that are FOR school
girls. those that are FOR their mothers.
and those that are for The young la
dies of the county
More than three hundred girls and
women are in Mrs coryeli's school.
The clubs for school girls are better
bread canning and poultry In the
first 81 the three, girls are taught not
only how 10 make all varieties Of
bread but also lot Of the principles
81 cooking other Things. including
cakes. cookies, etc. Mrs coryell goes
about over the county with little
patent canner which she has to show
both girls and their mothers the best
methods Of preserving the fruits and
vegetables that can be obtained IN
such abundance in their season Of the
year. but which are usually so scarce
and expensive in other seasons.
Since the mother in the home almost
always has charge of the poultry de.
partment, school girls are being taught
the best methods Of attending to the
chicken pens Neither Is ii merely
theory Each club member must her.
self raise some chickens, not just Of
any kind but Of blooded variety
AT the same time that they are learn
ing from experience how to grow a
frier IN the shortest possible time, the
girls are learning that certain yarie.
ties Of chickens are most economical
for certain uses, and dozens Of other
things about poultry that the ordinary
raiser doesn't know anything about.
Home Economics club fl the name
of the one designed especially for the
mother There Is now an organization
at Friend school district. Ninnekah
Norge and Oak Grove. In these clubs
the women take up an kinds Of prob
lens that come up in the home every /
day, matters Of sanitation, yentiIa.
tion, cooking for the sick room. sew
Ing economic arrangement Of the
F''chen and any number of the other
problems that no one but mothers
know exist.
= have been surprised to see how
sagef the women Of the country are
% get into this work Mrs. Coryen
said in commenting upon the report
As examples Of what the housewives
10 through the influence Of such an
organization Mrs Coryei mentioned
hree homes where the women had had
water run into the house. and others
Where they had constructed home.
made fireless cookers. etc. "And they
ne learning that the fly Is much easier
o combat then they thought She
aid They are making fly traps now
nd killing the insects OFF instead Of
nst attempting 10 drive them ont of
be house
In an there are As home demonstra.
rs. women who do much the same
ork IN their lines that the men dem
astrators do in farming.
The club work for Young ladies' Is
st being started There is One club
llillsboro with twelve members Il
called the IIilisboro Needleoraft a
40 II
All Of this work is carried ON under II
e supervision OF the federal and ,
ate governments. with Miss Emma a
handler ia charge Of the work in this
ate The county commissioners. the
'te .nd federal governments pay
expense OF The county agent
Following is a list Of the places in
ich there are girls clubs. in prac.
ally an Of which they have am
ee' better bread canning and poul I
Ncme- ALEX Amber Bradley Go c
n' puiton. Bridge Greek. Friend. j.
anekah. roeassct Pleasant Hn y
'eman, College Mound Tables. Tut. Q
silver city Union Hiu valley !,
'w and Waldron =