Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
HOME ECONOMICS
IN THIS COUNTY
Report Covering Period Since
Annual Meeting
Miss Swift Reviews Work, Having
Taken Position in Saratoga County
New York.

By reason of the completion of her
work as home demonstration agent Tor
Windham county it became necessary
for Miss Lucy G.. Swift, who won't last
week to Saratoga county, New YORK, as
home bureau manager, to prepare II re-
port of the work of the home cconom-
les department of the Windham County
Farm Bureau, covering the work since
the annual meeting last November. Her
report opens with these paragraphs:
'lIn the year and half of work in
the home demonstration department OF
Windham County Farm Bureau, we
have aimed to acquaint people with the
possibilities of the resources Mt their
command of home demonstration work
and to grow into an organization where
by more detailed work could be done
resulting in better homes and better
communities.
"This work of necessity develops
slowly. Starting with a preliminary or
ganization in March. 1918, we now have
town directors in 80 communities. In
some of these there are local commit
tees also. These have arranged for
work through the bureau. This means
that SO communities of the AZ in the
county have benefited more or less by
the work.
HtThrough the interest and co-opera-
ZION of a splendid executive committee
supported by the various town commit
tees and other local organizations, the
following work has been accomplished
since the annual meeting held Novcm-
Der 26, 191S.'
The work is divided under eight
=, I'm n
cial report
|. Organization. Under this head is
given the names of the executive com
mittee Mrs. Edward Kirkland, char
man. of Bellows Falls, Mrs F. A. Phelps
of Bratthboro, Mrs II. w. Frost of
East Putney, Mrs. w. B. Dunklee of
South Vernon and Mrs. >. ii. Mlnard
of Westminster West.
The advisory council is composed of
a representative from each community
where possible. There are 30 of these
and IS have secured favorable cooper
alton in their localities and have been
able to carry out satisfactory though
somewhat miscellaneous programs of
work.
Local committee meetings have been
held in Newfane, Athens, Saxtons Riv-
ct, NTdllOU, bulllolc, w
Marlboro Branch and East Dover since
Nav TO plan for future work. Miss
Charlotte G.. Pierpont state leader, and
the home demonstration agent met witt
these committees and assisted i'll draw
ing up programs of work.
~ A membership drive was held in No
vember and December. There are now
1872 paid women members.
The present form of organization is
to be gradua lly1pade oyer into the fam
lily type in the fall as outlined by the
state office. This is to be done in Co
operation with the county agent.
g. Foods. Food preservation.-Meat
canning: Five demonstrations held with
an attendance of "a, Miss Holden, state
home economics specialist, assisting
This work to be stressed this fall. Can
ming in schools: 81 demonstrations held
with an attendance of 773. Miss Luce
assistant state club leader assisting;
school superintendent and teachers co
operating; school lunch work-Sevcra
hot lunches established. An exact mum
Der is not obtainable as many did the
work on their own initiative after re
cciving literature given out at Bellows
Falls teachers conference in January
Demonstrations given on packing lunch
es and general food selection; planning
mcals-Miss Holden assisting. Si'
talks given. Food cards distributed
Attendance 191.
g.. Household management. Fireles
cookers-Nine communities have ha
demonstrations and made cookers. At
tendance l22 About 20 cookers hav
been made. All have not been reported
Arrangement for efliciency-Tcn talk
and lantern lectures given, Attendant
1913. Three kitchens have been visite
to assist in remodeling; accounts-Thi
work has just been started, Westminste
and Guilford taking active steps i'll Oh
work.
4. Clothing. General selection and RI
modeling-This was taken up in HON
economics schools and in few isolate
meetings with Miss Holden assisting
Three meetings were held. Attendant
2l3.
5. Home economics schools-Mi,
Holden assisted with four home ecol
omics schools in February, as follows
Putney, four sessions, total ATTENDING
1876 Ncwfane, four sessions, total n
tendance SO. Townshend, four session
total attendance "a. Willamsville, tW
sessions, total attendance A.
The programs included; Thrift
clothing, the freless cooker, canning {
meats, good things without meat, I
modelling a garment, making housewOr
easier, the school lunch, planning Il
daily meals, ways of using milk
g. Polish work. Work was attemrtC
among Polish people in Bellows Fall
Three meetings were held with total q
tendance of 60. Local committees G.
operated by giving health work at me-
ings. Home demonstration agent ga'
food work Local nurses gave banda
ing, hot fermentation, and baby care.
7. Junior work. Seven clubs organiZ,
-Putney Canning club, Happy c
workers Canning club in Rockingham
Marlboro Branch Gardening and Ca
ming club, Grafton club, Cooking CLUB