The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-27

Italian, Polish, Jewish and colored. In all but the last it was found that the women taught readily I adopted the new methods. In some | cases large groups of foreign house. wives were met direct through inter preters. In one class at the Assoctat- ed Charities of Stamford four nation alities were represented and many of these women afterwards passed on the lesson to their heighbors.
 Food Shows were held in each of the four towns with an attendance or 3,100, many elements of these towns being brought together in a common cause-food saving. Judging was done and other assistance given at nine food shows and canning exhibits alto- gether Window exhibits were run throughout the spring in two towns.
 Campaigns-The Home Demonstra- ton Agent organized and helped to conduct: The Hoover Pledge cam paign, about 12,000 signatures secur- ed; potato campaign, wheatless pledge campaign, 15O signatures secured; distribution of 5000 home cards for 1918; a home survey of food supply; jam campaign, yielding 1,2O0 quarts for overseas soldiers; canning enroll ment campaign, only 1-S of quota be- ing reached.
 Girls Club Work-Ten periods of 1 instruction were given to Home | Economics club of 30 girls in New | Canaan. An exhibit and picnic were held. Mothers reported the work to be of great practical value in the l homes.
 l Junior canning kitchens were run in three schools of Stamford, one of Greenwich and one of Darien for all children who wished to come. Twenty | periods of instruction were given and | 16 other periods supervised. Total attendance 367-117 children reached, and 1000 quarts canned at the kitchens. (This does not include Mrs. Lohmeyer's junior kitchen at Mianus.
 which was merely visited and kept supplied with equipment:) HomA
 visits by the agent and volunteers
 were made to 68 of these children,
 and the mothers took pleasure in al-
 most every case in showing well stock
 ed shelves. Junior canning exhibits
 were held, and eight prizes were se-
 cured out of eight entries made at the
 State Fair Demonstration teams i teams were trained in three towns,
 and the Stamford team gave four
 demonstrations in the schools and
 competed at the State Fair.
 Help was given in recognizing
 three community kitchens, which
 canned 30,000 quarts, and nine days
 SI EriU
 in these kitchens. The agent secured
 the establishment of two cheap milE
 stations for winter, aided in securing
 hot school lunch in one city school
 directed menus for several supper:
 and lunches, supervised canteen fol
 influenza at Farm Bureau kitchen
 1000 portions being sent out in 1S days operated. Aid was given during
 the summer with rush of work al
 Stamford office of the Farm Bureau.
 Sixty-fve press articles were writ , ten and 29,OO0 bulletins and leaflets
 distributed.
 Home Economics Work, City 0:
 ridgeport-.-Reported by Miss H. Weed, who succeeded Miss Angen 1T
 July, 1918.
 1-S9 Demonstrations on conserva , ton topics were held with a total ot 6,7O4 in attendance.
 , 2-Three Food Shows were organ
 ized and trained demonstrators pro
 lided with the following attendance f Fairfield 800, Norwalk 2,000, Bridge f port 7,80O.
 , 2-Assistance was given in organ
 izing the following campaigns: Hoove, F pledge campaign, milk, potato, two
 week campaign on cottage cheese : canning enrolment campaign. f 4-Demonstration kitchens wer, = supervised and used as instructions
 centers, as follows: Sanford House . Bridgeport; canning kitchen, Strat = ford.
 - 5-Home Economics teachers il l Bridgeport have been organized q . volunteer leaders of food conservation , work. Regular meetings have beel g held once in three weeks under tn e leadership of Miss Weed. k 6-Systematic selling of corn syruI @ as sugar substitute has been carriet D out.
 s ". W. c. A. cookery classes hav
 been supervised and conducted in tn }, Food Center.
 d S-Home Economics departmen