Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
HOW WOMEN
COMBAT HIGH.
COST OF LIVING
Exhibits at State Fair Re
veal Success in Raising
Poultry and Also Rabbits
for the Table.
Other Side Of Female En-
deavor Reflected in Splen-
did Art Displays Exhib-
it's by Boise High School
Students.

With the sun shining warmly over
the freshly watered earth and the air
MS sweet as new blown rose, the fair
is like May day festival. There has
been a pleasant hustle OF gathering
crowds and the few preparations that
had been delayed by the rain thowever
welcome it was) went into place as If
by magic and before one could realize
1t the big state fair was in full swing
inside as well as out. Inside where the
woman's department, the university
extension work, and the art gallery
form a group, the interest seems to
gather momentum each hour.
The awards have nearly all been
made in the woman's department and
the art gallery and the blue and red
ribbons are seen everywhere.
WOMEN POULTRY RAlSERS.
Women have many activities at the
state fair. In the poultry department
women were showing very conclusive
ly how to solve the problem of high
priced meats by meeting the demand
with nutritious and palatable meats of
more modest price.
Mrs. r. w. Barber of Rose station,
exhibits % rabbits from her well
known farm, Flemish Giants and New
Zealand Reds These at six or seven
weeks weight about four pounds and
sell for 80 to 50 cents. The meat Is
delicious and can be cooked in several
ways. A diet of rolled barley and al
falfa hay is fed to them and the war
rens are kept scrupulously clean. The
demand for rabbits is greater than the
breeders can supply.
Mrs Belle Silversmith has her fine
birds on display as usual and she is
always sure of prize for her chickens
are very fine.
Miss Georgia Baxter is another wo-
man who is raising rabbits. Her New
Zealand Reds proving as profitable in
proportion as the large orchard and
berry gardens operated by her mother
and herself.
Mrs. Baker is one of the poultry
raisers and her partridge cochins are
very fine.
Mrs. George Hand is exhibiting rab-
bits also, the Rufus Reds and New
Zealand Reds.
Mrs. T. A. Allen of Meridian has an
exhibit in the agricultJr department
which shows what a woman may ac-
complish in gardening. Bearing the
burden with her husband. Mrs. Allen
has many varieties of vegetables,
melons, fruits, grains, etc. The good
health a woman finds in gardening is
a most valuable reward for her work
thinks Mrs Allen who has been busy
day and night arranging her exhibit
in the agricultural department.
RED CROSS BOOTH.
The Red Cross workers have estab-
lished booth under the grand stand
where Miss Anna Daily is demonstrat-
ing first aid
One of the conveniences of the fair
grounds is an information bureau in
charge of Mrs Ihrig and Mrs. F. A.
Tolman which is also a free check
room for wraps, coats, packages, etc.
Babies, if good natured, are welcome,
also.
The Y. w. c. A. has established a
rest room in large tent which is COM
fortably furnished with seats, writing
tables "a dressing room with comfort
able lounges and toilet accessories.
There are also magazines and papers
and other conyeniences. During the
day many come in, tired mothers with
little children to whom the restful
couches and comfortable seats were
welcome.
Mothers whose sons had just gone to
the war exchanged comfort and con-
dolence with women whose sons had
gone long before. Mrs. r. l.. Nourse,
president of the Y. W. C. A.. and Mrs
Edwin Harrington, one Of the members
of the board. welcomed people cordially
and while chatting together or with
visitors, knitted for the Red Cross
The husbands and fathers came also,
making pleasant family groups Miss
Marie Nelson and Miss Florence Wat
son, Y. w. G. A. members, were the
hostesses for the evening, and Mrs.
Nourse decided later to remain also.
Fifteen of the Y. w. c. A. girls who
have taken first aid took part in the
first aid at the Battle of Verdun last
evening and Is others will Thursday
evening"
Since the conservation OF our youth
has at last begun to assume the i'm
portance In the calculations of the
world that it deserves, there can
scarcely be said too much about their
achievements. For they are to become
the men and women on whom the
world will depend in the future" after
the war perhaps, If sadly, the war is
prolonged to any great extent The
war garden idea has taken hold of the
hearts of the boys and girls, and the
highest good will come of it.
HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
The art work Of the high school and
grade pupils decorating the walls OF
the room where the furniture stands
Is pretty. clever and interesting. II
consists of original designs painted in
water colors by the high school stu
dents and is of excellent value. Post
ers. lettered and decorated calendars
designs for useful articles such as nut
bowls, plates, vases. baskets, etc. Then
there are bird charts sewing bags
painted with dye sticks. cut work and
booklets of pressed leaves and artistic