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A Hundred AbbeUille Lassies
Attend the Three-Day Course
in Home Canning Last Week

Early Monday morning girls and
ladies from all over Abbeville coun-
ty began to arrive at the High School
building, and by ten o'clock over
one hundred members of the various
clubs were eagerly waiting to begin
work. Everybody entered into the
work with a great deal of interest
and enthusiasm, which is an essential
factor in the success of any under
taking.
he opening exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. W. Swope, pastor
of the Baptist church. Then fol-
lowed welcome address and a
short talk on community sanitation,
by DR.. Gambrell, Mayor of the town.
Very interesting and beneficial talks
were given by Mr.. Winslow and Mr..
J. Howard Moore. The rest of the
morning was taken up getting the
work organized and assigning the
girls to the homes where they were
to be entertained.
Lunch was served on the ground
and everybody was ready to begin
work by two o'clock. The girls were
divided into sections and three dem
onstrations were carried out at the
same time. Mrs. Willimon had
charge of the Third year girls and
gave them a demonstration on can
ming sqash, beets, corn and soup
mixture. Miss Mauldin demonstrate
ed the canning of beans, okra and
puree to the second year girls. Miss
TRIMMER taught the first year girls
to can tomatoes and make paste.
These demonstrations lasted until
five o'clock, and the girls went to
the various homes to unpack and get
ready for work next day.
Tuesday morning, the meeting
opened at nine o'clock and Rev. M.
R. Plaxco, the A. R. P. minister,
conducted the exercises. A very
profitable talk was made by Mr..
Barksdale, the Farm Demonstration
Agent. He gave the girls list of
peach, apple, pear and plum trees,
trees and grape vines that should be
planted in order to have ripe fruit
throughout the summer. The girls
again worked in sections and the
third year girls were taught picking
and jelly making. The second year
girls were given demonstrations in
ketchup, canning apples and
peaches. The lime process was
taught in peeling peaches thereby
eliminating the tedious job that
most housewives dislike. The first
year girls were occupied under the
trees learning to seal tin cans. After
mastering that art, Miss TRIMMER
gave them little practice in candy
making, much to the delight of every
child present. Tea and sandwiches
were then served, and Immediately
at two o'clock all the members were
back for a demonstration in bread
making. Every body worked TO-
gether and the rolls were E. success
in every way. Parker House, cinna-
mon, clover leaf and Swedish Tea
Rings were made. After serving the
rolls, the children were taken out
doors and given a piece of cloth,
needle, thimble and thread and were
taught to hem a napkin. Then in
teresting games were played until
six o'clock, when cars drove up and
took the children for a delightful
ride. Promptly at S:15 seventy
children gathered on the court house
steps and Miss Martin presented
them with free tickets to the movies.
Wednesday morning the people
again gathered at 9 o'clock, and Rev.
J. L. Daniels, the Methodist minister
opened the exercises. Miss Gladys
H. Smith was present this morning