The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-13

| district. IhlS embraces 1lenudle, lii
meade, Bowie and Springfield an ex'
tremely interesting part of the county
because of its historical association and
individualized communities. Marlboro
the county seat lies fairly close by and
in its environs comes the Forest of
Prince Georges County.
One day there appeared in the Post
Office of Riverdale d simply made white
placard. Forty-eight hours later, az :
| proximatey fifty women assembled IN
the town hall to witness demonstra-
ton of the new one day cold pack
method as a result of this little sign.
| Mrs. Martha G. Temple. Council repre-
sentative for Riveidale and the Currel
Topics Club had set up the parapher-
MALTA and outlined the afternoons pro-
gram of work for the event.
In Beltsvlle, another of the settle
ments lying Washington wards, the
demonstrating was done by Mrs. N. u.
Frev and Miss Molie S. Hall. The
The Grange Hall Was put into commits
sion for the demonstration and seven
tvpes Of vegetables and fruits were
canned. Laurel and Surrattsvlie COM
mandeered their school buildings for
this educational demonstration III food
conservation. At the former the Do
m .s,ic Science instructor the chief
actor while the latter was under the
direction of Miss Agnes Blandford
Council representative. The attending
personnel was largely from adjoining
communities, Mrs. J. S. Gardiner, Miss
NJ. c. Queen and Mrs. E. D. HURT
coming from Piscataway; Mrs. A'zine
Middleton from Accokeek; Miss Virgie |
Brown from Forestville; Mrs. Mary |
Wilson, Mrs. George Wilson. Mrs. Gore |
and Mrs. Buck from Upper Marlboro;
Mrs. George w. Hardy, Mrs. H. Ware,
Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. E. S. Burroughs |
from Clinton.
AS follow up work of canning dem |
onstration held at Berwyn, Miss Emily |
Gahan the local representative Of the |
Council, gave instruction over the tele
phone on the proper care for success
full food presentation. College Park
has seen many prospective Gamers and
conservation experts come and go as
Mrs. Chestnut has given many demon
strations there for women from various
sections who would in turn instruct
their own fellow workers.. Mrs. Irene
Meloy, the representative at Lanham,
has reported a demonstration from
there; Landover, Brentwood and seve
raj other places having done likewise.
In connection with the general move
ment, the County Demonstration Agent
for Uncle Sam, Mrs. Susan Ward, has
done excellent work during the summer
already passed into history. Her class
es are primarily for girls in tie Govern
ment clubs but they are open to any
women who care to attend them. 1t Is
hoped that in the future, announc,
ment of her schedule for the followlns
week will be announced that the house
keepers of those respective places may
arrange to attend.
Perhaps the newest development
under the stress of the food saving |
movement is the increasing use if the
electric fan for the drying of vege-
tables. Mrs. Chestnut and her work
ers are experimenting with fans loaned
by concern and comprehensive ex
hibit of such results is being prepared |
for display now. tits intended to make
this system of conservation popular
that the shortage of glass jars and |
other containers may not interfere with |
the concentrated effort to ward off the |
starvation of the lies during the win |
ter 1918.