The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Blue Grass Echoes

Blue Grass Echoes
Mr.. and Mrs, Tom Bresn were guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. 4. Ste
vens Sunday.
@. II. Meyer and brother, Frank,
were county seat visitors the past week.
The family OF August Kroeger made
a hurried trip to Colorado the past
week to see Mrs. Kroeger's brother,
who was called to service.
=. A. Stevens and party have return
81 from their prospecting trip to Colo.
rato.
The second quarterly conference Of
the M. E. church meets at Old Ivanhoe
church August 8. Those c%ontemplst.
ing attending are Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Grantham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dane, Mrs. H. G.
Bc.en and Miss Meta M. Woodward.
II is reported that drilling on the
Laverne oil we'll 10 500 to be aban.
doned and work commenced In anoth-
or part Of the field.
The Blue Grass Social Club held it,
regular meeting Thursday, August 2,
at the home OF Mrs. A. l.. Petty The
club had for their guest Mrs. J. F.
Newsom, Of Beaver, who. in response
to an invitation, was present 10 instruct
the ladies in the mysteries Of home
made iireless cookers aud other devi.
ces calculated to minimize the labor OF
farm women with only q small outlay
Of cost. Not only was the talk worth
while, and many ideas Of interest re.
latine to cookery, canning and other
subjects brought out, but the practica,
part Of the fireless cooker was demon.
strated, Mrs. Newsom having prepared
q fowl and placed II in her cooker be.
fore starting from home, and at the
close OF the talk served IL In sand.
witches to oil present. and even the
most skeptical was compelled to ack.
nowledge themselves converts to Ore.
less cookery. Mrs. Newsom addressed
the ladies also on the subject Of cour.
ses Of study for the ensuing year. and
presented two. The club discussed the
two and unanimously decided In favor
Of the course issued by the A. 4 N
College, the one in which Mrs. Newson
herself wal especially interested. Not
only did the course seem to meet the
needs Of the club. but through the az
ENJOY OF the county agent, Mrs. New
som, the various demonstrators who
will be sent out from the college thrr
the various counties, all clubs organ
lied and taking this course will be II
line to receive . visit from these ex'
perts and the Blue Grass club desires
to get in touch with these workers and
their work. The course 10 free, 20 al
that 10 required ID to study the lessoni
In your own home and use the mater
isl for the discussion period each clut
day. At the close Of the little lunch
o the club was called to order for I
short business session. A vote o
thanks wal extended Mrs. Newsom To-
her presence, her talk, and last but no.
least, the chicken, which came 90 {
surprise to all, the club having voted
to taboo all refreshments. aud this be
ing Mrs. Newsom's first visit they wer,
not aware Of her plan OF SURPRISES
The guest responded to the vote o,
thanks in q few we'll chosen words ant
accepted an invitation to address tn,
club at a later date. The club adjourn
ed to meet Sept. o, at the home OF Mr.
Jno Cofman.
Mrs. 8. b. Wells of Knowles, for,
merly Of Blue Grass, who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends the pas,
week, attended the meeting Of the So
cial Club at Mrs. Petty's August 2
where she, too, held q reception. Shs
numbers her friends by her acquaint
ances and oil present were glad to ses
her again for ''old times sake"
Master Audrey Adams wss the CUES
Of William Fuller Sunday.
list the TIMING F0R 0lLnRN0EI