Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05

science enrolled last year 400 girls IN
their canning clubs. These girls were
taught 10 put up the 5-H brand OF
AIMED goods. which stands for the de-
Velopment of the head, hand, heart,
eaIth and nome I would like TO add j
sixth letter standing for happiness. At
first, this was known as the fourth
brand ard i. Immediately became so pop
ular that a specific demand sprang up
for the goods bearing this label. This
will indicate to YOU how effectively the
teaching of one simple. but definite thing
TO 1900 girls. namely, the canning OF
fruits ard vegetables. has taken hold
OF the people of a commonwealth.
Consequent upon the formation of
clubs in Georgia a few years ago. many
~ounties and hundreds of schools now
have an annual fair and contest at
which numerous prizes are given. y
number of scholarships are also awarded
% the short courses held annually az
he State College of Agriculture. Thus,
me school has been mace a social center
and the whole outlook on life of thou
sands of girls changed, their point OF
view made definite, their lives construc-
ave, and their vision of the future and
what il may hold for them through the
n a manner which battles adequate de-
scriptIon.
Through the home and social better
ment effort of the agents, the adults in
the homes have been reached directly in
some considerable measure, but primar-
lily through the organization OF the girls
INTO canning clubs. Wherever the
housewives have become sufficiently in
terested, community clubs have been
formed which meet monthly, and TO these
gatherings the men have been invited
On these OCCASIONS suggestive talks and
have been made, thereby
enabling the agent to arouse the self
interest of the community. For in
stance, one of these gatherings devoted
its energies to a study of the house fly
and methods for its control and eradica-
ton. The Importance of this need not DE
emphasized. The subject Of the fireless
cooker with demonstrations constituted
another program. Personal hygiene has
been discussed in many localities, the
leader being an eminent physician and
therefore capable of commanding the re-
spect Of his hearers. Milk production.
butter making and the curing of meat
have all been stressed to the greatest
possible advantage. Thus, the formation
of these community clubs have been
made the basis of reaching the home
providing in some measure for the dis
semination of a vast amount Of the most
Important information i'm a happy and ef-
fective manner. and for the recreation so
essential to the welfare of hundreds or
people living in the open country and
who are literally drying up because they
lack distraction. entertainment and the
wholesome benefits which flow from the
cultivation and expression of humor.
Under the head of public service I'M
dertakings. rest rooms and kitchens have
been established in some of our larger
towns. In other words besides providing
suitable rest rooms, a kitchen with all
modern facilities and attachments mas
also been developed, thereby enabling the
women who come in from the country,
not only to obtain rest but information
as we'll. As a rule, demonstrations are
held i'm these kitchens on Saturdays. The
kitchen. of course, has been furnished by
the local merchants and demonstrations
are made from time to time by the agent
and other competent and disinteresteu
persons. One agent, for example, inter-
ested a trained nurse who gave a series
of lessons on cooking for sick people and
inyalids to a group of rural mothers who
were glad to acquire such helptul IN
formation. BY this plan, the sympathles
CT the urban and rural communities have
been cemented together, the interest OF
the preachers, who are force in every
part of the country, secured, desirable
degee of publicity obtained, and the eX-
tension service brought to the attention
of the public in a forceful manner by the
prepuration through the club members or
what we term locally Georgia pro-
ducts dinner.
ONE AGENTS RECORD, 1916.
1. Club OrganiZation.-Girls enrolled
garden and canning), go; vegetables
canned. 4I.265 pounds; value of club
garden products, S6I5.25; profit per one
tenth-acre garden, s25.75: record report.
$3.50: girls making caps and aprons
so: canning and cooking demonstrations
$50; number winter gardens, IL.
. Home and Social Betterment.-
Number women demonstrators, so; par
ent-teacher clubs IL; attendance at IA
meetings. 1880. Vacation meetings in
homes.
Results: Fireless cookers. SO; wheeled
trays. 10; fly traps, %; ironing boards. 8;
kitchen cabinets. -; shower baths, z;
oil stoves, gasoline irons; butter made
by demonstrators, 1000 pounds (price
doubled from 20 to 40 cents); poultry
maintained increased so per cent; pre-
serving demonstrations, so; demonstra-
tions by agents, $50; dairy demonstra-
tions. IA poultry (spraying. egg testing),
10; gardening, hot beds. etc, s; cooking,
lunches, etc. so; bulletins distributed,
$500 miles travelled, $3.50.