The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-05-30
Martin
Organizing
Neu Clubs

Since Miss Mary B. Martin, sue
cessor to Mrs. Frank Benton in the
Home Demonstration Work of Able
vile county began her work the first
of February, much has been accom-
plished and the work is growing in
success and benefits to the county.
Tomato clubs have been organized
and reorganized in the following
communities: Sharon, Abbeville, Cold
Springs, Antreville, Warrenton, Dom
aids, Due West, Lebanon, Monterey.
Little Mountain and Arborville. In
these clubs we have seventy-eight of
the most enthusiastic girls Of Able
vile county. They are doing their
best and are doing well to help their
country in this great crisis. ..
Cooking classes are taught regu-
larly once week in the schools Of
Sharon, Cold Springs, Antreville and
Warrenton: In these four clubs we
have sixty-two girls who are learn
ing practical scientific methods of
cookery. An equipment has been
ordered for the Abbevilie High
school and this class will meet once
a week as soon as the equipment can
be installed. Thirty-two girls in the
high school have expressed their, de-
sire to belong to this class. In these
cooking classes a practical demon
stration is given by Miss Martin, and
the receipts are taken home and
tried by the girls there. We should
like to have equipments large enough
and material enough for the girls to
do the practical work at the club
meeting; but for various reasons we
have been unable to do thsi SO far.
Six communities namely: Sharon,
Cold Springs, Monterey, Warrenton,
Antreville and Abbeville are doing
enthusiastic work in the Women's
Home Demonstration clubs. These
clubs meet regularly once month,
and in these clubs, we have ninety
members who are doing much to i'm
prove their school, communities and
to make their homes more convenient
attractive and beautiful. r...r.
Some work has been done along
the poultry line this year, but it was
deemed wise not to 60 too heavily
into a new phase Of work until our
new agent became familiar with the
old work and got it established on
firm foundation. b. g.....
We are delighted with the interest
and enthusiasm that is being shown
all over the county in this work.
Live communities have asked that
women's clubs be started there, and
several homes have ben offered In
which the meetings may be held.
Two other schools are, also, very
anxious for the cooking classes.
Miss Martin attended the Demon
stration in Greenville Thursday on
drying vegetables given by Mr..
Frank P. Lund. 1t was very help
full and interesting demonstration.
and large crowd was present.
Among the vegetables that were
dried were beans, English peas, cab
bage, carrots, corn, egg plants, pi-
mento, beets and turnips. This de-
monstration will be given at Miss
Martins Short Course, which is to
be held the 9, 10 and 18th of July,
and it is hoped that all the ladies of
the county will attend. This method
of preserving vegetables has been
found very successful and we feel
that it will be very helpful to our
club girls and ladies, now that tin
cans are so high and scarce. ....
The two tomato club girls who
won the scholarship to Winthrop col
lege for the Short Course are, Ola
winn, of the Cold Springs, club, and
-
Daisy Lanier Of the Monterey club.
Every member should be proud Of
the 3faet that one of their members
has the honor Of going. They should
belof Invaluable assistance to their
club, and community after their re-
turn, and the girls that have attend
ed these Short Courses have been
a great help. .- ..
A new phase Of the work and one
that should be the most beneficial Of
all to our county, is the Short Course
for women which Winthrop College
generously offers. This course is to
be held from the 18th to 23rd OF
June and two ladies are to be sent
from each county. Mrs. Enoch Nc
Carter and Miss Gertrude Penney
have been selected from this county.
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