Arizona republican., 1917-11-04

go at once to the agricultural and horticultural buildings. You will have no trouble in finding the University of Arizona College of Agriculture booth. The booth will be properly labeled but you will be able to pick | 1t out from all the rest on account of the experiment station exhibits and the very interesting demonstrations that will be going on, given by the agricultural extension service. This booth can be made your headquarters during the entire fair week and you1 trip out to see the various other at fractions of the fair can be made from here.
 The extension service demonstra tions will begin in the university booth each morni gnat 10:30.
 , The demonstrations will include many different lines of agriculture and home economies with special fea-
 lures on conservation and increased production. The demonstrations will be given by the best informed special
 ists upon these subjects in the state. The following will oe given:
 Boys and Girls clubs given by eX- pert girls canning teams from over the state under the direction of State | Club Leader L. s. Parke and Assist ant Leader Agnes A. Hunt. Don't miss these.
 Home economies demonstrations given by State Leader Home Eco
 monies Extension, Mary P Lockwood
 assisted by County Home Demonstra- 1 ton agents Imogene Nicely and Hazel l Zimmerman. These demonstrations
 will include the preparation of emer- gency foods and many other conseTv- ation and efficiency lessons and the
 best part of these demonstrations will
 be that the foods cooked before your
 eyes will be passed around for
 sampling.
 The federated clubs of the United States will play an effective part in l patriotic service if the plans of the 1 chairman of the commission on Train ing Camp Activities are carried out
 The chairman would have the wom- ems clubs of the country take an active interest in the raising of funds for recreation purposes. Mrs. lone i Cowles, president of the general fed eration endorses the plan and urges
 the cooperation of the Arizona clubs
 in letter to Mrs Ancil M$rtin, chairman of the press committee of the state federation. Her letter and l suggestions to the clubs for the de- sired action follows:
 1 Mrs. Ancil Martin, Chairman l Press Committee,
 Phoenix. Arizona
 1 My Dear Mrs. Martin:
 | Mir. Fosdick, chairman of the com
 mission on training camp activities has appointed me to represent the l Women's clubs of the country on the national committee for the raising of the War Camp Community Recreation
 fund. l am particularly anxious tha,
 the federated clubs play an important
 and effective part in this patriotic
 service. especially as much of the or ganization for hospitality and recrea
 tion in the camp cities is under the
 direct management of the women's organizations.
 l Experience at the camps already es-
 tahlished has shown the necessity of
 wholesome environments The nov city of camp life quickly wears of
 the routine drill and instructions soon | pall if the nearby committees do not afford adequate means of relaxation
 The question becomes, What provi- sion is the community adjacent to the 1 camp making for the soldiers and tsailors when off duty?" The cities fblg and little, near the camps, will kde. their best, but without the aid ot "a fhational fund it will be impossible
 to supply the equipment and thf i trained personal service necessary tt i make recreation system a success It is planned to furnish enlisted
 men hospitality in local social circles
 to promote wholesome amusement ir
 public places, to. supply buildings
 swimming pools, etc, and to prevent 1 the exploitation of the boys by com.
 mercialized attractions of an undesir-
 able sort
 The spirit of the American army is
 to be made in the next few months hut mere numbers and equipment dc
 not make an army. It is the esprit
 de corps which brings victory and
 this strange intangible force begins tt
 take shape while the men are in camp
 The task with which I would charge
 you is that of urging prompt actior
 upon and giving active aid to youl 1 local commercial or civic body whicf 1 has been asked to assume responsi- l hility for the quota of the nationa ] fund. If no public effort is inaugurateC