The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-18
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Potato Week Observed.

Potato campaign week was enthusi-
astically observed here. The special
work as arranged by Miss Lucy Swift
was carried out in the schools
On Friday afternoon both schools
were closed and Patriotic exercises were
held in the church vestrv in charge of
Miss Elida Frost The decorations were
Red Cross and potato posters. Original
ones drawn by the pupils showed good
work. The program was as follows:
Song, Yankee Doodle 1917; flag salute
by both schools, the schoolhouse flag
being used; reading, Pauline Harlow;
essay, Potato for Patriotism, written
and read by Harry Harlow; singing by
all, Ny Country 'Tis of Thee.
These exercises were followed bv a
cooking demonstration by Miss Magner.
who was sent from the University of
Vermont, Burlington, There were 60
present. Miss Magner made buckwheat
gingerbread. potato and corn meal muf-
Inns and corn -four and oatmeal gems.
There was also an exhibition Of war
foods made by local women as follows:
Potato bread, Mrs Harlan Goodhue:
potato bread, Miss Alice GoodcH; not3-
to cookies, Mrs. Roland Chapman; po-
tato doughnuts, Mrs. John Ormsbv: DO
tato doughnuts, Mrs. Edwin Butterfeld:
potato dou2hnuts, Mrs Clinton Neil
roy; potato rolls and rice gems. Mrs.
Arthur Harlow; rye and potato bread
Mrs. Roliin Rannev, who also made
some SOY bean biscuits, the SOW beans
being ground into a flour before using;
entire wheat and corn meal bread. Mrs
Waiter Buxton; whole wheat bread
Mrs. Seymour Minard; whole wheat and
rye bread, whole wheat cookies. buck
wheat gems, cottage cheese and cucum-
Der pickles, Mrs. jerome Holden: corn
bread, Mrs. George Bell; barley bread,
Mrs. Burt Ormsbv; barley rolls. Mrs.
Walter Harlow; barley chocolate cakes.
Miss Caroline Wellman; brown bread
made of rye and corn meal, Mrs Bertha
Durham.
The grains used by the women, the
wheat, rye, barley, corn, buckwheat.
also the SOY beans and potatoes, were
raised on their home farms, so it does
not look as if this community would
worry much about shortage of wheat.
Mrs. Rollin Ranney had also a special
exhibit showing samples of food she
mad made without using any white -four
or white sugar, as follows: Suet pud-
dung, barley cake, barley doughnuts
barley mullins. and corn cake.
The foods exhibited were sold and ev-
erything went "lille hot cakes. " and
5000 was realized, which was for the
Junior Red Cross work.
The committee in charge of tho
week S work was Mrs. Seymour Minard
town director for the home economic de-
partment of the Windham County Farm
bureau; Mrs. Arthur Harlow. who had
charge of the food administration card
campaign, aud Miss Elida Frost. teacher
OF Westminster West school.
Then as a fitting climax to all. about
he time when everybody had reached
home came one OF the most terrific
lightning and thunder storms, followed
by one of the largest and most beauti-
ful ralnbows in the eastern sky ever
seen, outside Of which was a second
rainbow One might easily interpret
he storm as a fierce battle raging. and
then that beautiful emblem of God s
! promise, lest we forget that He rules
/ all and is still caring for our BOYS at
! the front, and all viii be well if we do
+ our part and trust in Him.