The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

a description Of one of her trips
through Palestine and related many or
the details. This was followed at the
next meeting. by a general talk on
literature and the Bible given by Miss
Sharkey. Later in the year Miss
Sharkey entertained the club again by
giving talk on the Book of Job as q
drama.
Near the close of the year the club
members attended in body to listen
to talk on the Psalms given by Rev.
Sparkes.
The club has always been active in
advancing any plans for the benefit of
the community. so when it was found
that the State Agricultural School
would send out a woman to lecture on
foods and food values-giye talks and
demonstrate the canning, drying and
preserving of fruits and vegetables if
some one would make arrangements
for building, furnish materials to
work with and help generally. Grada-
tim Club decided in as much as the
conservation of food was one of the
things urged by the government dur
ing the war-to take over the work.
So the week beginning June 20the was
known as Home Economics Week. Miss
Sheppard of the u. Farm came to Sank
Centre to lecture and demonstrate It
was quite widely advertised and was
well attended.
On Dec. z. Miss LANCE, u. S. Govern
ment demonstrating agent on home
economics lectured on Food Conserva-
ton at the Junior High School As
sembly Hall. This lecture was par
ticularly interesting, the lady knowing
her subject and talked Understandings
on conservation.
The Musical Club united with the
Gradatim Club in extending to Miss
LANCE the invitation to lecture to the
ladies.
As the war continued and the needs
of the soldiers at the front became
more urgent the club petitioned the
Sank Centre branch of the Red Cross
to be made an auxiliary. This was
readily granted and the Club members
began the making of bandages at
home. Nearly every member was
knitting but all felt that as bandages
were badly needed, surely a little
more time must be found in which to
make them. Up to the present time
246 bandages of the five most needed
kinds have been made.
The members look forward to the
NAAS~ +SoSAoA OFChI IHdL Is dlWdyS COu-
nected with the close of the years
Club "At Home" But
this year they felt that with their
thought with the boys Somewhere in
France and hands busy with Red Cross
work any social function would be but
1ndifferently attended, so for once.
there will be no "At Home" to close
the years work.
The Rest Room attendance has ex-
ceeded in IL months any previous
years attendance showing that the
Sank Centre Rest Room grows in ia
vor. Owing to the increase in the cost
Of living the council at the beginning
OF the year granted an increase of
$3.50 per month to the apportionment.
With strict economy the years allow
ance will cover the expenses of the
year. That the Rest Room has proved
SO great success is due to K the
thoroughness with which the Rest
Room committee with Mrs. E. ].
Lewis as chairman has kept UP the
work. 80 hig
In May 1917 through the generosity
of Mr.. Hillerud and the Council a flag
was raised over the Rest Room.
Rest Room report May 1917 to April
1918:
Balance in treasury first Of
year ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 576
Iotal receipts for year $50. 1850
1otdl ......... ..s........$ 2O1.46
expenditures for year 1858 1887
Bal on hand ...............$ 500
At the business meeting held April
3rd the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President. Mrs. Theo. Dock
First Vice Pres, Geo. Rien
End Vice Pres. Mrs. v. G. Wedge.
Rec. Secy., Mrs. c.. e. Bohall
Corresponding Secy., Mrs. v. Conklin.
Treasurer, Mrs. e. j. Lewis.
Custodian Mrs. +. w. Sprague