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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-25
The Lend a Hand Book Club.

On Ascension Day, May II, the Lend
Hand Book Club met at the home of
Mrs. David Lester, Deer Park farm.
The meeting was opened by the presi-
dent reading from two gospels, Mark
and Luke, an account of Jesus ascen-
sion The usual business meeting
followed A letter from John r.
Banner, chairman of Maryland Pre-
paredness and Survey Commission,
was read. The club will distribute
2I1V circulars as q PATRIOTIC duty to
assist in increasing interest in Dr0cur-
ING labor for canneries, to conserve
fruit and vegetables. Money was re
ceived from members and donations
from visitors for the Red Cross. Mrs.
Maurice Harris opened the musical
program with Maryland, My Maryland
and Dixie. Mrs. Maurice Palmer, read
the strikingly prophetic poem by Mrs.
Edith Wharton, which had been called
from Paris to New York in August,
1915, The Great Blue Tent" 1t has
not only exquisite lyrical qualities,
but international significance. Mrs.
Emmit Prough read an account of
The Valley Forge Memorial Park. -
Mrs. Haines read a letter from a SOL
der boy to his mother, revealing the
true American heart. Mrs. Wales
read a paper. The Battle of the
Plow." 1000, 100000 pounds of food
materials are needed annually in the
productions of fermented liquors and
distilled spirits and if we do not econ
omize in foodstuff, we stand a grave
chance of losing the war, quoting
Herbert {. Hoover After the reading,
music by Mrs. Berry Buckingham and
Mrs. Phillips. One new member en-
rolled. A social hour followed. Mrs.
Testers generosity is bOundlesS. A
large number of visitors we're present
from neighboring farms, Warfields
burg and Westminster. The dining
room was very attractive with long
table seating 20 and spring flowers,
fruits, sweets, ice cream and coffee.
The hostess excells in angle cake. Nor
tails with seraplic grace partook until
the president called, do you wish to
hands, she gave a toast to our hostess,
as follows: You have flowers and
cake and chair by crowded chair, you
are very sweet and kind, not crushed
by household cares, I think that | am
hoping still if we are very good and
talk to these around us as courteous
ladies should, the room will softly
split across and roll to left and right,
with all its smiling folks, and colOred
thing and light. Then let us run
across the space and climb into your
heart, so you cannot ever have joy
unless we take part. The persfstive
query of one of the youngest visitors
was Where is the club?" 1t was
hard to realize so much fun and in
nOcent merry making proceeded from
a club, as she thought, heavy stick.
The next meeting will be held Sat
urday, June %, at the home of DR.. and
Mrs Robert F. Wells.
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1nl-1sAlAaa
EMORY.

Tn,. ladies' Aid Society will meet
1T Mrs. Henry Rohrbaugh's on Thurs
aay. June :. All are invited.
Emory Childrcn's service VIII IT,"
held Sunday afternoon, June }. Don
forget the date.
Mrs. chester Myers, of Reisters-
town. and Miss Beulah Cooper, OF Bal
cmurr spent the weeks end with
their sister. Mrs. Chas. Myers.
The Willing Worker club will hold
"A nir social in June. All are welcome.
Miss Margie Myers, Of Baltimore
il visiting her uncle, Messrs. Albert
mG jackson Stull.
Mrs. Katherine Taylor, Mrs. RenJa-
u.u Taylor and Mr. Nicholas Mum
ma.ah are on the SICK list.
MISS SaIlic Jones, Of Pleasant HlIl,
i. listing her grandmother. Mrs.
Lewis Weaver.
Tu. Sunday school will hold a fes-
rNa un the church lawn in June.
Mr. Frank Raver and family spent
sunday with his brother, Mr.. jackson
NJEyn and family, of Mechanicsvtlle.
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Carroll Tannery,

NOR SALE.-SeeOnd.h EN-
T blem" motorcycle, firm good shape.
Cheap. Inquire at e. l.. SkINNERS
STORE, Smallwood, Nd. 11my3t*
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Rev. Walck of Westminster, the Rev
Doroni, of Taneytown, and several
other ministers made speeches. A
large audience attended the meeting
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Sunday school: Presi-
dent, w. ID. F'rock superintendent, M
V. Bankert and Raymond Markle
secretaries, Mrs NJ. V. Bankert and
Mrs. W. E. FrOck; treasurer, Miss
MOllie Tagg; OrGanists, Mrs. M V.
Bankert and Mrs. Raymond Markle.
". T.. Trock sold n automobiles
this spring.
Nelson Brown was kicked by a
horse recently while bedding the All
NAL Two ribs we're fractured.
Mrs. E. Eingling had her right leg
injured when she fell from chair
recently while hanging a picture.
Mrs B. F. Shriver was taken sud
denly i'll Sunday morning while re-
turning home from Westminster,
where she attended church.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gingling and
children, of Baltimore, spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Yingling.
Mrs. Oscar Bowman and children,
of Hanover, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. P FrOck. last week.
l.. z. Shriver spent the weeks end
in Hanover.
Thomas Kemp. Of Washington, was
a recent visitor here.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
r,,osfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
,ron.fnrS Of Real Estate.

rd & Gibson to Eugene Tray
io ,d wife. convey 20 acres tor
$-t t,,i1a heth J. Wheeler et.al. eXecu-
L' to Jesse T. Fishpaw, convey ~
ares. for ST. .s w.,
4> Fdvard l.. Hively and VIE TO WIN.
Ii;rely. convey parcels OF land for
SI1 1a..a T. Fishpaw to Caleb W. Har-
oorynvy 20 acres, for 81
'iI rrancis f. Mullinix and wife to
r,r'er p MulliniX, convey : tracts,
IoI r-ancis E. Mullinix to Elmer F.
,,,,,Iiniy conveys = tracts, for IS.
Elmer f. MulliniX to William T.
>.drTood conveys tracts, for $4,000.
wa 4ngeIive V. Drechsler to Lewis A.
nracTsIer, trustee, conveys lot OF land,
for $500. ,.,, n Dead .,d
,.ifa conveys acres, for $500.
VIZ bessie O. Gentzler and husband to
c,inton V. Lippy, convey acres, for
John F. White to Charles A. Collins
j., Al conveys l acre for $40.
carrie l.. Fritz to l.. Carroll Fritz
and wife, conveys SO acres, for $9765.
Albert II. Barnes and wife to Fred
o-irk n Matthias and wife, convey %
.nuara perches, for $40.
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tirOW BuckWheat.

BUckwhcat should be grown IN
larger quantity this year in New
York, Pennsylvania. Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, New England, and in the
mountain sections of Maryland, West
Virginia.. Virginia, Kentucky, North
carolina. and Tennessee, where 1t IS
known to be q safe crop. 1t should De
SoWn ON land where other crops nave
failed and on old meadow and pasture
lands where the yields OF hay ana
grass promise to be small. This is the
advice given by the United States De
partment of Agriculture to farmers IN
all States named, but especially TO
those in New York and Pennsylvania,
where about two-thirds of the buck
Wheat crop of the country is now
grown. In the more northern States,
DQckWheat can be sOWn almost any
NEeTe without reference to elevation,
Tut farther south it is best adapted TO
the uplandS and mountainous sec
tons.
Buckwheat should be sown on land
prepared as for corn. 1t is an excell-
ent crop to SOW where corn or some
other crop has been planted but
Where a stand has not been secured.
BEST results are obtained whore the
rand is plowed early and Is we'll pre-
Jared, but good results can be obtain
"a by sowing Immediately after plow-
ing and narrowing.
BuckwhcGt is valuable as human
rood 1t is also an excellent feed for
poultry. The middlings remaining as
Oy-producC after milling are, on acc
cunt OF their high protein content, a
'aluable feed for dairy cows. The
production of buckwheat will help to
provide food in many districts this
year for local consumption and thus
nelp to avoid the danger Of shortage
uue to possible lack Of adequate
transportation racilitieA
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SALE BILLS PRINTED ON SHORT
NOTICE AT THIS OFFICE.
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SIMPLIFY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jordan received
the sad news Monday morning of the
death of Mr.. JOrdan's nephew, VIM.
H. r. Jordan, son OF VIM. F. and Annie
B. Jordan. who was buried at Mount
Pleasant Methodist Episcopal church.
Monday. Also the death of Mrs.
Amelia Condor, Mrs. Jordan's sister
in-law, who was buried Thursday.
Much sympathy is felt for the families.
The little boy was a nephew of Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Ward who attended the
funeral also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Davis and son,
Rowe and daughter, Larue Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Zahn and Miss Gladys
Zahn visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Myrkles, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Edmondson had
as callers Thursday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry G.. Wagner, Mrs. Julia
Leppo, Messrs. Charlie Wagner,
Charlie Magin, of Westminster, and
others.
MI. and Mrs. J. P Wilhide spent
Thursday evening with Mrs. Myrtle
Swartzbaugh and family, near War
fieldsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Hughes enter
tanned Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rogers, Miss HELEN Grimes, Messrs.
Frank and Vernon Grimes, Of Wood
bine, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Conner
and others.
Mr.. and Mrs J. p Wilhide had as
their guests Sunday, Miss Thelma E.
NJ Swartzbaugh and Master Carroll
SWartZbaugh.
Miss Marie Polster is on the sick
list.
Miss Myrl H. Zepp who was visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs O. G.. Zepp, returned
to her home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Ward spent
Sunday evening with MIR. and Mrs,
Oliver Caples, near Bloom.
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HIII.FRS.

Mrs charles Miller. of Arlington,
SISTED her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
leonard Bcrkheimer. several days
last week.
Hr. and Mrs. George Lauer enter
ru5u"d Baltimore friends last Sunday
Miss LOra Cramer, Of GlenVtlle, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Edward Graf, Sat
u".ar and Sunday.
Hcnry Rnehart. who has been very
Ill The past two weeks, is somewhat
mNrD'cd
Mrs Laura Bollinger attended the
funeral OF Mrs Ashland Seipp. at Bal
timor". last Friday. The deceased,
with her family. formerly resided
here.
Nur Sunday school has decided to
mold it's 2muaI celebration Saturday,
June -. Music b. Alesia Band.
Mrs. Leah Barber is visiting friends
at East Berlin. Pa.
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Howard & Lexington SITS.
Baltimore
The Most Pleasant
Shopping Place h
Baltimore - -
q Il don't know why it
in, "saidan out-of-town
customer, 'but when
ever | come to Balti-
more to shop, | spend
most of my time at
Hochschild, Kohn g.
Co.'S. You have sucn
nice merchandise,
your salespeople are
so polite and accom-
modating, and | feel
SO thoroughly athome
in your store, that it
n a real pleasure to-
shop there"
q We have been busy
for nearly twenty
years, devising new
waysin whichto make
this store a pleasant
place to shop--a place
where ers
would come again
and again.
4 Any reliable store can
sell dependable mer-
chandise. Any hon.
est mercha ant will
ch arge only a fair
price for his wares.
What, then, will make
people come to one
store in preference to
others?
G Good Service.
G Hochschild, Kohn &
Co.'S is the store of
Good Service. Test
whenever you come
to Baltimore to shop.
Aorh46h4za, AMfnd60
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DIR. FAHRNEY,
HAGERSrOWN, MD.
Chronic Diseases Only.

Anemia, Appendicitis, Arteriosclerosis
(Hardening OF Arteries) }, Asthma, Bilious
ness, Bladder Disorder, Blood Disorder,
Catarrh, Constipation, Consumption,
Diabetes, Dropsy, DrowSincsS, Gall Stones,
Gastritis, Headache, Heart Disease, lndi-
gestion, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Rheu-
matisnl. Rundown Condition, Sciatica,
Sluggish Liver, Skin Diseases, Stomach
Trouble, tuberculosis. Consultation
Free.
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Marriage Licenses

Murray r. Stem. Westminster, and
Ethel Talbot, Manchester.
George f. Trump and Viva Fri
lirgrr. 10th Of Manchester.
benjamin F. LemOnds, Chicago,
and Viola Boese, Boston.
William :. Dech Allentown, Pa,
and Anna Louisa Gray, Union Bridge.
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UNION MILLS.

The Sunday school convention of
Myers district was held in St. Mary's
Reformed church, Silver Run, last
Sunday afternoon. Geo. w. Yeiser,
county president presided. The Rev.
5. c. Hoover, pastor in charge, the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
WILSON TO GIVE
OUTLINE OF WAR
PURPOSES SOON
President Determined Fight
ing Blood of the Nation
Shall Be Aroused


Washington, Aug. 9.-President
Wilson will seek an opportunity
shortly to address the American
people on present conditions of the
wSr with Germany. Mr.. Wilson is
keea!y alive to the fact that slight
apathy in this country over the war
has not yet been turned into en-
thusiasn1.
Senators and other Democratic
leo ders who have conferred " itn The
President recently have urged Kim
t" make some statement TO the Lro-
pie which will satisfy the parents
cf the young men who have been
drafted for the war and who are not
YET satisfied with the reasons why
this country is in The conflict. Now
that the food administration bill has
been passed a number os .HatoI {
Will introduce resolutions to serve
as the excuse for addresses on the
possibilities of peace.
President Wilson does not favoi
peace at this moment. But he real
i"es that an agitation in the Senate
for peace canrot be ignored by the
Administration at time whea
thousands of homes are being sad
dened by the selection of sons and
brothers for the draft camps.
May Address Congress
No decision has been reached b;
Mr.. Wilson as to the manner IN
which he Will address the American
IeoIie. 1t may be that he will de-
eide to appear before Congress
meeting in joint session in the House
of Representatives. He may prefer
to write letter to Chairman Stone
of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, as that committee will
have charge of any peace resolutions
that may be introduced.
Meanwhile the President is gath
erlng information on which to case
his address. Wholly Independent "f
the agencies at the disposal of the
State Department. Mr.. Wilson is al
this moment receiving from trusted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
NORTHERN LIGHTS
GRIP ALL WIRES
Great Display Makes Com
munication Almost Inn
possible For Hours
BY associated Press

Chicago. Aug. 9.-The Aurora Ro-
reals, or Northern Lights. interrupted
wire communication over the northern
half of the United States and all of
Canada from the Rocky Mountai-s to
the Atlantic Ocean. and even was felt
in southern ATTITUDES last night and
FOR several hours early to-day.
The display of the Aurora in Colo
rado was described as particularly
brilliant, many persons believing the
olood-red appearance of the northern
SKY was caused by forest fires. A
dlspatch from Denver quoted Prof.
h. A Howe, of the Department of AS
tronomy of Denver University. as
saying that such a display had never
been observed before in Colorado. to
his knowledge.
The disturbance began soon after
II O'Clock. affecting wires between
New York and Atlanta.
The most serious disturbance was
from LII a. m. to 1.45. when the wires
cleared for few minutes but soon
afterward the waves again gripped
them and continued half an hour.
when the wires began to clear Off
cials of the Western Union Telegraph
Company said that fully 80 per cent
of the wire facilities of the country
eact OF Chicago had been temporarily
put out of commission
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
More Men to Be Sent
to Officers Cam

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 60
more the War Department has
versed itself in the selection of
training place for the second offid
reserve camp, to which Philadef
ians and men from southern Pc
sylvania will be sent late this mo
to study for officers commissions
the new National Army.
Word went out of Washing
yesterday that instead of the p
adelphians going to Fort Niagi
N. Y, where the present camp
located. on August 25, the men
lected to study for commissions
go to Fort Ogelthorpe, Ca, ond
the Regular Army encampmentI
Word also went out to. the Uni
States Army examining officers \
are now making the selections
sent from this district will beI
creased by full 80 per cent, II
making it necessary for the exam
ers to continue their work and d
ting the lists back another ten d
until a week from next Mondat
From the district comprising Fl
adelphia and southern Pennsylvd
originally it was intended that
mon should be sent to Fort 4
CARA. This will add an even
to the number of those to study
commissions and bring the total
1,29S, or, in round figures, al
1000 men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
RUSS CABINET
IS SATISFACTORY
Premier Kerensky Said to
Have Great Task to Or
ganize Industry
By Associated Press

London. Aug. Especial dispatches
from Petrograd reviewing the con-
struction of the new ministry agreed
that. although 1t Is not ideal, 1t prob
ably is as strong as circumstances
permit and on the whole satisfactory.
All refer to the immensity of the task
confronting 1t, the first necessity be-
ing the restoration of order and dis
cipline In the army. the present condi-
tion of which warrants the greatest
anxiety. Internal disorganization Is
hardly less serious.
One correspondent refers to fac
tories being brought one by one to A
partial standstill owing to the lack
of fuel, which is due to a lack of
transportation. while the lengthening
lines waiting at shop doors murmur
apprehensively of the coming winter.
The decision of Nj. Tsertelli, to re-
main outside the ministry as a con-
Meeting link between the government
and workmen's and soldiers council,
is mainly approved and his appeal to
the latter to abandon the domestic
class-war and range themselves about
the government to save the country is
warmly commended.
1t is believed he will have great
influence in inducing the workmen's
and soldiers council to strengthen
Premier Kerensky. whose mainte-
nance at the head of the administra-
ticn is regarded as of paramount i'm
portance. If Kerensky fails. one cor
respondent says. Russian democracy
will receive a blow from which 1t will
hardly recover.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
START WORK ON
Big WAREHOUSES;
FOR TROOP CAMP
Ten TO Be Built to Store Sup
plies For Pennsylvania
Soldiers

Augusta, Aug. 9.-Work has been
started on the ten big wooden ware
houses by the side of the Georgia
Railroad spur tracks near Camp Han
cock. The structures will be used as
storehouses for supplies for the Penn
sylvania troops.
These warehouses will be one story
high. sixty feet wide and 100 feet
long.
The contract for the electrical wir-
ing. lights. etc. at Camp Hancock
has been let to the Whitney Mcneil
Electric Company and all of the other
electrical contractors in the city are
associated with this firm. Mr.. Mcneil
stated Monday that there would be
between 400 and 500 poles erected
there would be between S5 and 100
large street arc lamps and approXi-
mately 10000 small incandescent
lights.
\ large number of the poles have
been ordered from the Western Elec-
tric Company and are chestnut poles,
which are being shipped from North
Carolina mountains.
Major Strickler is very we'll pleased
with the progress of the work. The
work in the artillery section is be-
tween sixty and eighty per cent. COM
plete and within the next week this
entire section will probably be ready
for the reception of men.
There is no truth in the report that
some of the Pennsylvania Guardsmen
will be here during the next day or
two. The first expected are engineers
to help complete the camp. The time
of their arrival is unknown.
Captain Graves, of the quartermas-
ters reserve corps, of ST. Louis. Mo-,
who in civil life is an attorney, has
arrived in the city to assist in the
camp work. Captain Graves will look
especially after claims.
E. Tomlinson. general secretary of
the y. NJ. c. A.. at Wilmerding, Pa,
has arrived in the city to take up
his work as director OF the y. NJ. c. \.
activities for Camp Hancock.
The plan of work is interesting.
With each division of six thousand
troops there will be Y. NJ. C. A tent.
a tent secretary and five assistants
will direct the work of each of these
tents. To properly take care of the
work for Camp Hancock 1t will re-
quire about forty men. and Tomlinson
has these men lined up ready for
work when camp opens.
The men who have arrived and are
working with Mr.. Tomlinson are:
George b. Lands. educational work
secretary for the state Y. NJ. c. A. of
Pennsylvania; Mr.. Lands directs the
educational work for over 10000 men
and boys in the different associations
of the State.
r, A. Spahr. general secretary of
Y. NJ. c. a. of Sewickley. Pa; J. r.
DoXZon, assistant secretary of Y. NJ.
c. y. of Baltimore. Md; J. Ralston.
of Westinghouse Air Brake Company
of Wilmerding, Pa; a. L. Tebbs, pro-
fessor of music of Dayton. Ohio; E. H.
lands, athletic director of Steele
High School. Dayton, Ohio, and for
merly a coach at University of Pitts
burgh; f. +. Jordan, assistant Y. NJ.
G. A. secretary and lately returned
from war work in Siberia.
The other members will arrive in
time for the opening of the camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-09
'POULTRYMEN AT
ELIZABETHTOWN
Hear Instructive Addresses at
Masonic Homes
Meeting

At the suggestion and through the
efforts of b. Monroe Posten, poul-
tryman of the egg Iarm of the Ma
sonic Home, and 5. II. Imboden
head farmer of the homes, u poul.
trymen's picnic was neld in the pic.
mic grove of the Masonic Homes
grounds, near the poultry plants, on
Thursday, August :.
Many of the serious business prob
lens which confront the pouItrymen
in these times oil nigh cost OF every
thlng, pertaining TO the business
with their demoralIzing effect upon
the business was the lmpelIlng
cause for this gathering IN order
that free discussion might be had
by those most Interested, OF the best
means of meeting the issue and
solving the problem.
Many of the best poultrymen oil
Pennsylvania were present. Among
the number being robert Eastwick
of Bracside farms, Stroudsburg
Lewis Sprecher, OF kohrerstown
Lutz brothers, of Middletown; Pro-
lessor I. L. McGrew, head of the
poultry department or the Scranton
schools; Professor IL. c. Knandel, OF
State College; Professor w. Theo-
dore Whitman, of Mont Gretna; DR..
h. w. CARRIER, of Mount Joy, +. w.
Delaney, of York, editor of the
Poultry Press, and Guillott brothers,
of Bushkill. Othere were present
from Palmyra, Lititz, Harrisburg,
Maytown and Elizabethtown.
Instructive Address
The addresses We're all interesting
and instructive, with special atten-
N laA Do Of . H..
pointed out that the increase in the
cost of labor and everything con-
nected with the business, having ad-
vanced in cost 10 per cent, there
was no profit in the business, every
one engaged in it, desiring to give
it up, and already so per cent. OF
them have done so.
1t was recommended to adopt
the motto the three C's: cash, CO.
operation and combination, and TO
employ them in both buying and
selling.
While the addresses were deliv-
cred in the grove, a free for all dis
cussion took place a / the laying
houses OF the farm, where Prof.
knandel described the methods and
picked out the best laying hens. The
results corresponding with the rec
ords kept of the same.
The picnic was greatly enjoyed py
all who were present, and appre-
ciated by all for its promises of
future benefit.
The poultry plant of the Masonic
Homes has grown to considerable
proportions. 1t is ideally situated
on the southern exposure of a wood
ed hillside and is equipped with all
the modern appliances for the pur-
pose. Extensive colony houses, a
number of brooder houses, each
with its heating appliances, and an
incubator of 5000 eggs capacity.
Three thousand eggs were Matched
last spring, and there are besides
1,400 yearling hens. An average of
600 eggs are obtained daily.
The product of the poultry farm
is in constant demand, and since
the introduction of the parcel post,
the demands for the shipment of
eggs, by this process has reached
large proportions.
A record kept for $50 days gives
these interesting facts: S4,1S5 eggs
laid, 75 tons of water and 16 tons
of feed consumed by the chickens.