The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-04
HOME GROWN PRODUCTS
ONLY rsssdacfS Grown I'm Ellis lounfs
We're served Tint Menu u
Extensive and Dinner
Is Fine

various sections os Ellis county
TIE aiaaes was served Iii the han
asret bail al Hotel Rogers by the
saesnhers OF the Ellis County Girls
Canning elnh sud the menu consist
ID of home graxn and home canned
product
The dinner was planned BY Mrs.
Gerfrnde Davis. home denaflstFa-
ton agent, fnr ffse purpose of demon
ssrattng the value of the work IN
wnich she and class uf lit girls
are engaged. stf.e idea being to
serve b dinner from tie products OF
Ills county farms. Miss Ella Key
worth furnished turkey that weigh
sa 3a pounds dressed. Misses Lettla
md Pauline Odom furnished coan
Try sausage as the meats for the
dinner ind other girls furnished
such things as eandiesi vans, string
90 beans. corn, tomatoes, hrauts
h-ots, Cucumber pickles. corn muf-
fins. Dixie relish. bread. apple jelly.
mint jesIy, eake. peaches Tic only
thinEs ased In the Grown Ia Ellis
County Dinner, thai were imported
were coffee and sugar
Seine haif a dozen OF more Of tho
81. ID. members Of the club, appear
"a In caps and aprons, made with
tAefv own hands. and served the
gfssss with an abundance Of the
eaea things they had prepared.
Il @ feast that al heartily en-
pogod
seefe AIRY Carl sehnster Of the
NaxahG HE Chamber OF eomerce
acted IS POSTMASTER for the occa-
sion when after dinngt seesehes we're
indnleea In. This program was
openea By Miss Matte Bruce, a
charming young woman and prize
winner II the Trinity Scholarship In
the Canning club contests last sum
mef, wAo made welcome the guests
assembl d. She told those present
shat a wonderful help tie ffome
dempnst ration work had been 10 her
and how 1t could prove d great help
to girls throughout the county If
the meH and women would get DO
hind the movement. Her plea for
home demonstration was impressive.
County Judge NJ u. Tidwell los
lowed with a brief talk In which he
assured The girls Of the elab that
the ceuntg commissioners were be-
hind the work and hoped to see even
better progress made during the
Aee year W. 4. Few. farmes,
aa.'t addressed the assembly and
Hictare! S1s good being done
through this '.ssaneh of economic
work. ria said ilse way ta raise tie
andard q citizenship Is 10 RAISE
q stan dagd Of The home Ito
ccastsg ana l4e could THINK Of 40 bet-
Ger wag than through the Home
demonstration work
9rs. G. NJ Simpson III behalf OF
shs shakespeare club Of Waxahachie
the girls OF the Canning
eiaH tsat fhe laaies felt a keen in-
feTea ia the work az evidenced by
tie scr 3larship given, sac SAID
the sha Haspesre eiab al@ays iels an
interest ia econpsa}e and social dc
relopmeat
Farm Demonstration Agent b. d.
fleyd linked lne girls work uua
teat OF he BOYS ga Tic farm. syls.e
the two 50 hand in hend III lettering
sae conditions ga Sire farm and fur
thef!ng tie back to the tagn
movement
District Ageat aif5. T 2 saaI
81 Dallas arrived ia time Ia make
few Brief remarks M Aaabali
declared il was en inspiration 10 BIER
50 see uch appreciation 81 the eifoft
and that she knew Elns couutY
@oHid soon have one OF the largest
classes ia ali the state she said
Mrs. Davis was making most enWa-
ale reputation as ~ agent taa- SIG
az one OF 4ae Two iH Tcsas vino
topersed 70 the stato depa meu.
with 100 per cont Reports from tAe
Eisls
She said Mrs Davis has been ea-
geged fl tho WORK only eight mcu nv
ana accomplished an almost inpos
s1ble work. She said sac had beer
oct witb Mrs. Davis hi organizing
the county Tor the present yea~ ana
that tbs membership Ia this Caanint
cub alone thie year would he double
that o1 iast year she viii also
hast eaaFse of thas poultry cia5 worb
FIR tsfg preseas year.
Inc elnae5 erYea 10 oaA egbe sai