Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-02-12
COUNTY LADIES ARE
COMING TOGETHER In
LOCAL FARM BUREAU
Organization Completed al
Fairbanks Museum Has
Brigt Future


Caledonia County Farm Bureau, was
organized in St. Johnsbury, Jan. 20,
1919, at the Fairbanks Museum at
Il meeting held by the Conservation
Department Of the Vermont Fedora
ton of Womon's Clubs.
Representative women interested IN
Agriculture, from the various towns
in Caledonia County, were present,
and Leland Wood, County Agricul-
tural Agent, and Miss Charlotte Pier
pont, Of Burlington, State Supervisor
| of Women Agents, were present and
addressed the meeting, explaining the
duties Of the Woman Agent, and the
| dcsirability of engaging her.
The fou" general divisions of the
Woman Agents work will be: CUES
tons of Food, Sanitation, Clothing,
and Household Management, but she
will have tc be Il clearing house OF
ideas, on ill problems of women in
The home, and these might we'll i'll
cludc, Cooperative Canning, Baking
Laundry, Markets, Emergency Equip
mcnts for the sick, Hot Lunches for
the Rural Schools, School Sanitation
Elimination of Nuisances, Recrca-
tons, Libraries, Ways to Beautify
and Benefit the gardens, and
grounds, and other related subjects.
I The young woman who takes this
position is certain TO have the heart
support Of the women in Caledonia
county, as manifested in the coopera-
ton thus ial shown by their attend
ance ut the meetings and the way in
which they arc taking up the worl.
Of organization.
Nearly cue hundred women were
present ut the February meeting, and
final details were completed in the
Organization.
The following officers were chosen
to serve the Association for one year:
President, Miss Bertha Lee, t,ast
st. JohnSbury.
Vice President, Mrs. w. P. Rus
sell, Kirby.
Secretary and treasurer, Mrs. AL
vim Flint, st. Johnsbury
Chairman of Advisory Council
Barnet, Mrs. Henry G. Roy:
East Burke. Mrs. Ira Hunter; West
Burke, Mrs. Harris Fyler; North
Danvilla and Danvillc, Mrs. G. H.
Kimball; West Danville, Mrs. +. 3.
Mi!ligan; Groton, Mrs. L. S. Blan-
chard; Iardwick, Mrs. E. B. Fay;
Kirby, Mrs w. p. Russell; Lyndon,
Mr.. A. n. Wetherbce; Newark, Mrs.
Porter Wallace; Pcacham, Mrs. w.
Il. Martin; Ryegate, Mrs. A. r..
Bone; ST. Johnsbury, Miss Florence
Rouse; Sheffield, Mrs. Harry Davis;
Starnard, Mrs. Jason Hutchins; SUIT
ton, Mrs. Charles Aldrich; Walden,
Mrs. G. II. Hazclton; Wheelock, Mrs.
Will Hutchinson; Wheelock Hollow,
Mrs. Warner Wiley; Waterford, Mrs.
Leo Williams.
The Chairman Of the Advisory
Council in each town is to choose
hcr committee, and secure mcmbcl
ships at 81 per year, reporting to the
president, by Feb. II. All who join
during this drive will be listed as
charter members.
AS soon as the quota from each
town is reached, the same committee
is to arrange with the women in the
town an outline of work which is par
needed, and which they
wish the County Agent to take up as
her program for that locality.
The County Woman Agent will of
necessity, go first to that town which
has it's program of work carefully
outlined, and it is hoped that SANTA
ton will be at least one feature 0
each towns program. AS soon as
the required membership is reached, \
we hope TO have our agent at work.
Let Caledonia County women rally 1
TO the call, as they have in the past,
and let Caledonia County take her
place besid, the seven other counties
in Vermont who already have Il Wom-
an County Agent.
In her address Of the morning,
Miss pieIpcnt said, Democracy is
The respect for the common pco-
pie, and the respect of the common
people," thus showing the relation
between The home and the communi-
y, whose interests should be vitality Il
n accord, and through the various
ines of social and practical work to
)c covered by the Woman Agent, q
)otter home and community should
'csult.
Lunch was served to the ladies
Turing the noon hour, after which the
business was resumed, and many
helpful Questions were asked and
ugg2stions made, with discussions
GLOWING.
The meeting adjourned to enable
he women to meet in joint session
With the men to hear the address bv
ilenn c. Scavcy, editor of "The New
England Homestead"