The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-08-03
NORTH owosso FARMERS CLUB


The club members and a number OF
invited guests were very pleasantly
entertained July 10, by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Demorest.
President A. f. Stewart called to
order. All Joined In singing America.
On current events Mrs. Place told OF
the small amount of business the
Panama Canal is doing as compared to
what It would do II there was no war.
The lookout committee told as that
there is some dissatisfaction among
farmers about the stores closing on
Thursday afternoons; that the farmers
must stay on the farm while the wea
Their is good and if Thursday happens
to be stormy he could manage to get to
the city when he could not work on the
farm. Most of those present thought
We would soon learn to plan on some
other day as it is not so long ago stores
were open every evening and we soon
got used to one night in the week and
that the clerks need the bit of recrea.
tion they get in this way. The ladies
of the club voted to go the Red Cross
rooms to work the afternoon of the
first Friday of each month. not as a
club but as community. The club
voted unanimously in favor of the
resolution as ADOPTED recently by the
many churches, regarding the moral
surroundings Of our military camps.
Has the accomplishment of the 1917
legislature been satisfactory to the
farmersf Mr.. Carson believes that they
have passed many laws of benefit to
farmers. He outlined q number of
Miss Clara Getman sang What kind
of an American are your and kindly
responded to an encore with Wake up
America"
Which can be handled to best advsn.
tage large or email farms1 Mr.. Place
said there might be a difference of opin.
ion as to what constitutes q large or
small farm but at present cost of operat.
ing and present prices of products he
believes a small farm will pay the most
for capital investment.
Amusing recitations were given by
Misses Frances Hammond and Vern
Shultz and duet my Heavnaly Father
Knows" by Mrs. A. F. Stewart and Miss
Nora Stewart was enjoyed by all. Mrs.
Getman gave practical talk on can.
ming meat, vegetables and frnit by the
one. period cold pack system. She told
OF canning roast veal, boiled and fried
meat with success. By request Mrs.
Getman gave the following re ,eipt for
canning tomato soup:
One peck of ripe tomatoes; 10 small
n ons(chopped) ! bunch of celery
tchopp ,d); little parsley. When all of
the above is well together put through
o sieve or colander, then add 1.2 cup of
butter; cup flour, blended together;
1'2 cup sugar; cup salt; Ia cayeun
pepper. Let boil few minutes and can.
This makes about six quarts. This Is
hSO0 IVA "oN Wioh L0O0Aonl VI IlC0 VI ny
adding little soda and cream splendid
soup is the result. Mrs. Hammond
handed in an article on women looking
out for the needs Of her own family
stating that the government is contact
ing I the output of many canning
factories. Women must depend on
themselves or go without their supplies
If women can all vegetables and fruit
possible and thus take themselves off
the market for these supplies they are
helping to increase the God supply for
our soldiers and allies and are thus
helping to win the war" The meeting
closed to partake Of a bountiful repast
The August meeting will be held with
Mr.. and Mrs q Stewart.
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