The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-02
Miss Swift Tells Of Work
Accomplished Past
Nine Months
WORK CLASSIFIED
UNDER SIX HEADS
Firm Support Of People Expected. to
Make Service Even More Valuable in
Peace Times Summary of Demon
STATIONS, Talks and Clinics.


STATIONS, Talks and Clinics.
uuc Of the interesting features Of the
annual meeting Of the home economic,
section Of the Windham County Farm
Bureau in BratGlrboro. Nov. 20. was tic (
report of Miss Lucy G.. Swift, home dem I
oustratiou agent, covering the work since .
she came here nine mouths ago. (
r. mentioned the fact that there !
had been ready response by the poo |
pie and that tho war situation made
everyone eager 60 get any assistance
POSSIBLE i'm the rcadiustmcut il neccssi
tatcd I'M She household business. Con-
tinuiug. tho report said in substance:
This impetus given hv the war situa.
tiou served % aequaiut people with this
work; RON we expect their firm sup
port 20 make il oven moro valuable in
peace times in lis purpose 70 assist
housewives 20 solve thCir problems i'm
the beat, easiest and most efficient way
with tho greatest saving i'm time, mon
cy and strength This may be done
through The combined efforts OF inter
Gated aud ertcrptisiug individuals, and
LOYAL and united communities who will
avail themselves through the home deu.
ouatra'ioa departments Of the benefits
of each other experiences and tho re-
sources Of our state college aud I. ).
department of agriculture.
Aud Just here | would add q word OF
appreciation for the efforts put for
ward b." our county chairman, Mrs.
kirkland. our executive committee and
our present town directors who have in
surrd the success Of the work tdus taf
hv their interest and support,
Tho work done thus far during the
period from Feb. -, 1918. 20 Nov. g,
1915, may be- classified under six heads:
Conservation. organization. food Itsscr.
walton, cottage cheese, household man.
agctncut md children = clinics.
To assia, r. Dir conn rvs cogscrva.
ton program wa have held: ""~%
G) Public demonstrations in some
central place.
a. Demonstrations ia kitchens for
smaller groups.
90 Demonstrations before Oranges.
schools and other organizations.
80 4 potato campaign whore iowa
directors prepared STORE wiudo" cX-
hib,s Of potato products. school tcecii.
crs assisted I'm giving Ont recipes and
conducting an essay contest and INC
home demonstration agent and assist
au,s gave potato denominations.
go Talks before Oranges, TURNER'S
clubs and other organizations.
70 build uu Organization througl
which 20 work ve have h,ld severe
meetings;
1J At the annual meeting AZ Bel
lows Falls cgJlr in February thc woueI
me. 90 discuss ,hc matter and aPpo'n
toWu director
f2l Two executive committee meet
ing have boeu bold to plan for The pa
into campaign and the 1919 member
ship euwpajgu.
t31 N,ctmg of thu local town com
mittcrs have bten held in nearly ever
community fer the putp"ac OF organic
ins n membership campaign, taking
span.ug rruvas and considering tutur
wrsk
90 \ membership campaign is no.
being conducted 70 give every woHan
rhauc" to become "a member for ia
.rra 1912 We hope to get al lcae
ESQ members.
fai Talks have been givea bcfor
vay.ous organizations 20 explain tn
home demons .Fs tiou work and iutcge.
people in it
~ coz Hatc loader, Mics p:crpon
has made u4 number of visits lp 81
i,i ia Che organization work.
To assist peo2lr in the home prose
walton of foods for home use, we ha'
bed.
90 Canning demonstrations in man
towns, canning fruits and vegetable
t3hs WIS especially stressed no dui
inst before schools closed by giviI
demonstrations IN schools
J2l Meat canning demonstrations
localities whore requested.
t3. Capujsg demonstrations al
Patriotic league. A. this htcho
srich was open two days Il week +
about two mouths, 623 jars Of fo'
wore canned representing - varisti'
Certain afternoons were made demo
4utiuu afternoons and opcR to &
public.
To rncorrag, q wider rs, Of mi
and milk p~o3urts cottage cheese d."
ou..rat.uns have bcea held. These we
giycn ~ Mr. EurgHald from Burh'
tom and followed by a demcnstrlh
ON She uses OF the cheese hy the hol
demonstration agent.
4 small amount Of work Pas hc
doIc in home management bF rneaW.
iag the making and uSiur OF t7cl
cootrrs Ten demonstrations of 9
scat have bcrn given
Cooperating uitl ihn cAilh uclf;
workers, The bowc amoasivo'ion ~,
laa attended some OF DE baby cliai
cniMas ing ana cNhbiliag proper fI
for children.
Tho houc economies paG's IN
Farm Bureau $cws have cuutMacd
tirlcs of pr sen, 3uv interest 70 bot
wives Uith tia ~ sng2csIiols and r.
ps
During de yraI we have had So
workers from orr Vermont EX.ens
iyfcp vho have cOrauetcd in all
IN jugs Thoy ars. Miss Charic
P,cu,oat. eafc bdiaf dcmoustrat
leader: Miss Bertha Holden home {
Monies specidlistj Mrs Dim0ek;- cxt