Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-04-13
SAINT MARsYS BEACON
LEoNARDToWN MD. THURSDAY MORNING APR Is. 1916.
For number Of years the necessity Of con

thought in the minds Of those who really and
truly have at heart the better interests Of the
country To this end several attempts have
been made to work out on an economical basis
the daily routine Of living. This has been sue
cessfully done on the farm as regards the man
ogement Of that branch Of industry as d business
Now the work has progressed further until it
7 goes to the very heart Of the nation. the home
Home economies, as they can be practiced,
are fraught with most wonderful possibilities
There is a department for this work that IS hi
part maintained BY the government that is grad
ually showing the people how to have better
homes at a lesser cost than at present prevails.
This work began in the State Of Maryland
in May, 1915, and now the number Of young
ladies composing the Girls Clubs has already
reached the grand total Of eight hundred. This
summer the work will embrace SIX Of the more
important branches Of economies gardening.
canning poultry raising, bread clubs, sewing
and labor-saying devices. he gardening Isl
started on a tenth Of an acre plot and careful
accounts are to be kept Then the canning of
produce raised on the plot is done m a scientific
manner The poultry department Of the ideal
home contemp lates a start with pure bred fowls
One important feature of this branch is the egg
circle. The members Of this cooperative or-
ganization appoint one Of their number to col
lect fresh eggs every day and carry them to al
central point either for Shipment or sale
The bread club teaches the proper mixture
Of the ingredients Of til. staff Of life and ranges
from the simple batters to the very last word in
breads, the great and gratifying yeast loaf, hot
rolls and the ike The chemistry Of the bead
is carefully considered nd the process OF making
is based upon The CUP Of wetting to which
all other ingredients are supplied in that pro
portion. Practical use are suggested Tor any
surplus that remains over after meal, such as
bread buildings, salads, hashes, ETC, and also for
dough that may not be necessary 10 the present
immediate wants Of the family.
Sanitation is one Of Inc foremost branches 81
this important department and at present the
elimination Of the disease-bearng fly IS the fore
most object Ways ard means are taught to
further the determination Of this pest Flowto
make fly traps and other valuable knowledge,
together with reasons why, are taught
In order 10 demonstrate the value ol ths
AOltGols dlC llClu yGdlly, usually Ht G0uUIAlAIN
with the county fairs The achievements oil
the club members are displayed and prize
awarded for the best ayerage. While variety
is encouraged, the first consideration IS quality.
In order to qualify for he contest in the cam
ning department a requirement Of 100 contain
ers is demanded SO ne to be in in contain.
ers and SO in glass
Garrett County is this year giving course al
four days along these lines for teachers in Thai
county s public schools Miss Katharine a.
Pritchett, Of Baltimore who has charge Il the
Maryland territory. visited ST. Mary yesterday
and succeeded in interesting the public spirited
citizens Of the county. 1t IS considered almost
certain that the School Board Or County
Commissioners will MAKE arrangements to meet
the financial proportion that each county must
contribute IN order to cooperate with the gov
eminent III this good work The Federal
Government supplies two-thirds of the costs and