Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-29

ties. This has created a desire for
the products sold in this way, and
has in turn stimulated production.
Very gratifying indeed have been
the results of the work with wheat
! flour substitutes in the matter of
bread-malxing. In a number of places
food conservation exhibits have been
held and recipes given for the dishes
exhibited. This has probably done
more than any other one thing to-
ward making these substitutes Pop
ular. 1t is not unusual when adj
dressing an audience of women on
the subject of food production and
| conservation to find women who have
pledged themselves to eat no wheat
at all until the next harvest and al
I, ways the vast majority of the wom-
/ en- present declare they are observ-
| ing wheatless days. This means that
| they have learned to make many
| kinds of bread other than plain corn
! bread.
Labor-saving devices, such as fire.
| less cookers, iceles refrigerators,
wheel trays, fly traps, ironing boards,
butter-making equipment. sewing
screens and devices for drying fruits
and vegetables have been installed
in many homes. The fact that due to
war conditions woman's sphere has
been enlarged with a consequent
increase in her duties has tended to
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and operating of these devices which
| save her time and strength.
One of the greatest drawbacks to
rural life is the isolation of the
people and the lack of social inter-
course. These women demonstra-
tors are therefore organized into
community clubs which meet at reg
ular intervals at the homes of the
members. often entertainments are
given for the purpose of making
| money with which to improve the
school or church or buy some piece
of equipment for the club. In this
way the county agent is able to give
the instructions which she wants
these women to have without making
visits to each individual home. The
| following quotations from agents re-
| ports give in an interesting way some
of the things accomplished at such
meetings:
"On January 10 I attended a very
| interesting club meeting at EpWorth
school. A number of the patrons at
this school are dairymen Con small
scaie( and are preparing for the boil
weeyil by keeping cows and garden
ing for market. These people are re-
| ceptiVe and are easily led and we
hope TO get fine results the coming
year through this club. At our last
meeting We discussed The Preven-
ton OK Contagious Disease in the
brought out some fine papers on san
ltation, the prevention of flies and
| the Importance of screening against
them, use of individual drinking cups,
/ and better school lunches. Those
who are familiar with the rural
| schools of the state will realize how
/ much 1t will mean to have the women
| OF the community center their in
terest and activity on its develop
! ment.
One Of the newest phases of the
/ cluD work this year mas been the
I urban work with city women. While
! demonstration agents are helping the
country women, definite demonStra-
? tons are now being carried on by
/ the women in nine of Georgia's larg-
I est cities under the direction of spe-
cal urban workers. In most of these
/ cities demonstration kitchens are be-
| ing established and these are equip
/ ped SO that the work in food study,
/ canning, drying and other important
] SUBJECTS may be carried on at CEN
/ tral places. Food exhibits are being
held and everything possible is be-
l ing done to conserve the essentials
1 In one of these towns a thousand
| boys and girls are cultivating gar
denS, the work being supervised by
/ the school teachers working in CO.
operation with the urban agent.
In every one of these cities the
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taught food conservation, cookery of
foods, and their proper combination
in the diet.
In response to the urgent appeal of
the farm women of Georgia, a short
course similar to those provided for
the boys, girls and men was held in
January. Twenty-Five women were
in attendance and the increased de-
mand is such that another will be
held in August in connection with the
| girls short course.
The work with negro women is
growing as rapidly as funds will
permit. There are now employed
twenty-nine negro women in charge
of the work in as many counties
besides two negro supervisors. The
county home demonstration agent
! superVises the work of the negro
county agent and advises her as to
the type of the work to be under
taken.
The following excerpts from negro
county agents reports will prove in
teresting:
ION Monday I visited the members
of the poultry club at Wynnton; took
| with me a spray pump and demon
| Strated the effectiveness of spraying
cOops and poultry houses against
| parasites; talked about well balanced
rations for chicks, use of buttermilk
and dry mash, and emphasized value
| of plenty of fresh water"
I'm each community where there
are poultry club members, 1 gave a
practical demonstration at the home
| OF some club member / taught
them to Gull the flock and select
those that would make good winter
layers"
II have held three club meetings
this week besides the extra individ-
ual work with the girls. / am try
| ing to get those girls that live long
ways from any club center to visit
lHhe nearest club sometimes. They
! are delighted to come when they can,
but they have to work. Saturday L
had big club meeting and the girls
| five miles away came.
Il have had some trouble trying
to get the cans ordered. We did not
need a carload in this county and l
failed to get the adjoining counties
of North Carolina to cooperate with
me in this matter. 1t is a big I'M
dertalling to get anything from the
| railroad, since the distance is about
thirty miles over a very rough noun
| tain road. We have the cans ordered
| now in crates. The girls are clam
oring for them, and if we should fail
| to get them, / guess L would have to
guaranteed the payment and the
| girls are giving their notes where
| the father fails to furnish the mon
| ey. 1 am pleased that the girls are
| responding to anything that L ask
| for them.
Week closing June 30th, I visited
| twenty-one club members, nine home
| demonstrators and four schools, held
| five meetings with attendance of $50;
| Travelled lis miles by auto and IS
miles in buggy; held fifty consulta-
tions at home and office, wrote TWEEN
| ty letters, and sent out $50 circular
| letters and 100 bulletins"
In every case the negroes are re-
/ spending to our training and they
| are making great strides in learning
| the fundamental household arts. We
! are teaching thenn nnlv thnsn things