Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
THE farm WOMEN
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE
Exhibit Of Canned Goods And
Home Products At State House.
COUNTY CLUBS MEET
Hear Addresses On Home Economics
And Farm Activities In Old
Senate Chamber.

oeHdte NudmDeks
While Governor Harrington was no
present this morning to welcome the
| farm women of the various county
clubs in Anne Arundel, Miss Mildred
Revell Brady, who called the conven-
tion to order, was fitting substitute
The meeting convened in the ole
Senate Chamber, in the State House
which was filled with women from
all sections of the county, with a
sprinkling of men.
Flags of the United States and
Maryland hung behind the speaker
desk, and beautiful yellow chrysan-
themums decorated it.
Miss Brady, who is County Home
Demonstration of Economics for Anne
Arundel, gave brief resume of the
work begun last March, and told OF
the splendid results by the various
clubs in Home Economics and food
conservation throughout the county
There are % clubs in Home Econom-
les in this county, she said, all of
which are wide awake, and are inn
bued with the spirit of the work in
which they are actively interested.
She emphasized the meaning of that
democracy" for which the nations
are fighting as applied to the women
of the county who, to make success
of this movement for conservation of
food to win the war, must have a
democratic spirit prevail amongst
them, and foster community spirit
regardless of cast or social condi-
ton. She said it was the fostering of
this community spirit that had made
the Anne Arundel County clubs the
success they are.
Miss Brady introduced Prof. T. b.
Symon, of the State College of Agri-
culture, whose topic was ''The Pro-
gressive Farm Woman of Today" He
paid a tribute to the splendid work
done by the clubs of Anne Arundel
County under the able and efficient
direction and guidance of their Home
Economic Demonstration, Miss Brady.
He said women of this county have
done more for food conservation by
preserving, canning and organizing
than women of any other county In
the State.
He said while great deal had been
done, great deal more must be done
next year. While we have increased
by one-half billion the corn raised,
and seventy-fve million of potatoes,
than ever before, much more would be
necessary next year in order to help
our Allies across the water.
Maryland is blest, he said, as COM
pared with Texas, which has suffered
great drought, and the Dakotas Be-
cause of climatic conditions crops
have BEEN ruined and people forced to
other lands. We of Maryland should
feel grateful to Providence
Showing himself to be a dreamer,
Prof. Symon told of the days to
come, when the farmers wives would
realize the dream of the future, when
she would press button at dusk and
light would come from the ceiling, or
heat would come from the side walls.
When a telephone, carried about with
her, would call her husband in the
field to luncheon at noon time, and all
would be the realization of dream
of the Progressive Farm Woman of
Today.
Prof Symon advocated higher kit
chen tables and sinks, where women
peeling potatoes would not have to
lean over and almost break their
backs. He urged the moving of kit
chen table, stove, wash tubs in such
way as to save steps and prevent
that triangular walk that wears the
women out
He told farmers wives to educate
their daughters to love the farm, want
to stay on the farm, and be satisfied
with living in the country. Social
life in the country should be made at
tractive, and social features develop
ed that will make the farmers boy
and girl desire to remain at home
and not seek city life.
Democracy is wonderful word, he
said, but democracy is not a form of
government any more than religion is
form of worship. Democracy is a
form of social living that develops the
best in us.
No bachelor, he said. can be sue
cessful farmer. He needs the help
and cooperation OF wife to farm
successfully Farming is a mutual
business for man and wife, boys and
girls. Don't let us forget we Of the
present are the boys and girls OF
yesterday, and the boys and girls OF
today are the men and women OF to-
morrow We must continue to develop
and improve. It is not so much the
idea of your right AMI your neigh
bor's obligation, as it is of your neigh
boris right and your obligation.
Women must prepare themselve;
for the Increased duty they will bs
called upon to do. especially in help
ing on the farm. Today 75 womer
are keeping the tracks Of Western
road. A man, his wife, and one farm
hand. cultivated this fall one hun
dred acres of land Only one per cen
OF our men have yet been called, while
Canada has sent five per cent COndi
tions will require many more men t.
go to the front and women must tak'
/ their place This war, some say, vii
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