The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-19
COMMUNITY
MEET HELD
AT GONZALEZ
oUnapTUous DINNER WAS sERv-
70 ~ 0oMEoTlC SCIENCE

A very OuOooosful community meet
ane wAs hoId Is tho Gonzalez agricul-
tural school wednesday,. A short ses-
sion OF school was held In the morning
before the crowd gathered.
Well filled baskets were brought in
Iby the citizens Of the community and
the girls Of the domestic science class
arranged the dinner on tables In the
hall OF the domestic science depart
mont. The dinner was . feast Of
good things and the best Of fellow
ship prevailed. The meeting was In
charge OF Carl Burnett, county DEM
onstration ageant.
Prof. Diamond. principal. In a few
appropriate words welcomed the visi-
tors.
q. W. Hiatt spoke on the value Of
club work. He said:
Through the influeace Of clubs the
south has made material advance
ment The corn yield has been trebled
In two years. Rotation Of crops has
become an established practice. All
lines Of agricultural work has advance
ed.
ANY community can do any thing II
wants II the people got together. The
ono thing holding West Florida back
ID the fact that there are factions that
win not unite for the good Of the COM
munity. The club work trains its
members to work together in unison.
Miss Warren Of Santa Rosa county
told Of the work Of the club girls Of
her county. She showed charts they
had prepared giving their idea Of APP
propr1ate dresses for all occasions.
Cleaniiness ana simplicity was en-.
phaSised in the lessons given them on
clothing.
l. w. Hardy explained the value
OF the marketing bureau. From fig
ures. he gave the farmers absolute
proof Of the value of this bureau Mr..
Hardy offered q resolution which waHs
enthusiastically adopted that the sem
bia county I've urged by telegram to
valuable aid TO the farmer.
Following IL copy of the message
forwarded to Senator Stokes and Rep
resentatives Caro- and Gates last
night by Mr.. Hardy:
Resolutions passed unanimous at
mass meeting Of farmers and tax pay
ers at Gonzalez today asking your
support to maintain State Marketing
Bureau"
Miss Myrtle Floyd gave . demon
stration showing how to put up eggs
with water glass. BY such . method
the housewives are sure OF a plentiful
supply Of eggs all the year.
J. o. Taller. the farm help specialist
Of Florida emphasized the nee1 of
more literature In the farm homes. If
the farming conditions Of Escambia
county are to be improved there must
be thinking on the part Of the farn,-
ers. Agricultural journals gave mater
ial for thought and thoughts formu-
late plans Without plans no farm can
be conducted successfully. A COM
munity OF farmers who think and plan
their own work and cooperate with
each other IL a live csSnmunity.
r. J. Oglesby, farm agent of Santa
Rosa county talked to the club boys
and girls on the value Of co-opera-
ton.
e. Casalak. OF Richland Farm, spoke
for q few moments on the duty of the
boys and girls to live worthily supreme
satisfaction comes from doing ones
duty and in rendering service inspired
by love.
All of the talks were enthusiastically
received A vote Of thanks was ten
dered Miss Fayer. the teacher Of do
mestic science also her class Of girls
for preparing and serving the beauti-
ful dinner which all enjoyed to the
fullest.