The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-09
Bows and. Giri'S Club

progressing nicely. Since April 1st
when Miss May kiethine, Emerg.
Dist. Club Leader, was transferred
to this county for club work sixteen
have been organized. Before May
l5, when all enrol'ments and or
CARNATIONS must be completed for
this year, several more will be or
ganized.
Club work is az organized effort
to encourage the study Of agric.l-
ture and home economics. A club
may be formed when 5 o. more
members are enrolled between the
ages Of 10 and 49, The projec S
we have IN South Dakota are pure
bred poultry, garden. corn, potato,
sewing. baking and canning.
J. l. Swedberg, the coun!y agent.
enrolled about rs boys in the SOW
litter club during the winter.
Their members are now raising
pure-bred pigs and are greatly in
terested in their work.
1t is too late this spring to or
ganize the baking or sewing clubs.
but those clubs will be started in
the fall.
The popular clubs now are the
corn, garden. and canning. The
corn is planting and cultivating l
acre Of corn. the garden, the plant
ing and cultivating Of 2 so. rds. of
ground. and the canning, is can
ming so qts. Of product by the one
period cold pack method.
Each member will keep a record
Of their work and at the end Of the
season we will know what the boys
and girls have accomplished.
Mr.. Paul Kohler has generously
offered the use Of several lots for
gardens in Milbank. Any member
wishing to have garden in one Of
these lots will notify Miss Kieth-
line, whose Office is in the court
house with the county agent, before
Saturday, May 10th. 1t will soon
be time to plant gardens and it is
time now that plans were complet-
ed. 1t is desired that each plan
their garden 50 that as much as
possible may be raised from the
two square rods.
Each club has local leader. a
president, vice president and secre-
tary. They have a monthly meet
ing. at which time they have bus
mess transactions, receive. instruc-
tions in the work they are taking
and have a social time, when club
songs. club yells and games are en-
joyed.
During the summer each VIII
have local exhibit. The MEM
bers will also exhibit at the cMnty
and state fairs.
DUNG the week Of June 9th a
short 90 lrse will be held for club
members at the state college at
Brookings. The boys will be chap
eroned by Mr.. Swedberg and the
girls by Miss Kiethline. The cost
will he very little in comparison to
the good the members will get from
the weeks instructions and enter
tainment. 1t will be matter of
transportation and board while
there, but the board will not be
over $1.00 a day. 1t is hoped a
large delegation will 60 from Grant
Co.
The club motto is, TO Make the
Best, Better, and the club en-
blem the four leaf clover with a y !.
in each leaf. The four HIS stand
for the training Of the Head Heart,
Hands and Health.
The following song gives the
spirit Of the Club Members.
GARDENERS
(Tune, XIX Katv.)
G-g-g gardeners, South Dakota Gard
eners,
We have worked until our muscles
all are sore;
And when the b-b.v boats sail
over the ocean,
Well have food enough to fill them
more and more.
hefferndn--nCC nCCuIlOCh
Mr.. Ray mond J. Heffernan and
Miss Laura McCulloch, two of Big
Stone townships young people were
united in marriage at St. Charles
Catholic church in Big Stone City
| on the 5th inst, by Rev. FIR. Her-
perle. The groom is a son Of John