The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-08-26
Project Juveniles
Advance Rapidly
Splendid Progress In This
County

Active club work Is being done
by the girls of Churchill county un-
der the direction of the Boys and
Girls Club Department of the Uni
yersity Extension Division. The ex-
tent of the work done can be seen
at the Churchill County Fair and
will prove as snowy and interesting
as formerly.
Sixteen girls of the county be-
came members OF the Sewing Club
this year. taking up both elemen-
tary and advanced sewing. This
work has been conducted this last
winter and during the summer
months. Mrs. Amelia S. Conant,
county home demonstration agent,
has visited these communities every
Two weeks for period of two hours
and given the instruction in sewing.
The communities enjoying this
work are Harmon, Fallon Adyen-
tist and West End or Sheckler dis
tricts. The latter community be-
gan the sewing work this summer
and with the aid of Mrs. Conant
and Mrs. Balgoyne, the local club
leader of that district, great prog
ress has been made.
The members of these three sew
ing clubs have produced approx
mately s24S.50 worth of garments,
besides having the opportunity to
have more and better clothing at
much smaller cost.
The articles made by these girls
number seven sewing bags, two
sewing aprons, seven holders, nine
towels, two caps and aprons, two
nightgowns, twelve ehemises, eight
lprin ess slips, fifteen dresses be-
sides repair of clothing.
The members of these clubs who
have been doing the sewing work
the the following:
Harmon District-Ethel Downs,
Irene Waldren, Dorothy Kicker,
Fay Freeman and Allene Stuart.
Fallon Adventist-Mabel Russell,
Mildred Russell, Winona Russell,
vira Wiseman, Fern Wiseman and
Evelyn Cation.
West End Club-Flnreneo Van
Dorm, Rosa Capucci, Bernice Hod-
gins, Maurine Mccarthy, Elinor
Robinson, Margaret Robinson, Het-
tie Menard, Lille Murchison, Nettie
Lewis and Bernice Menard.
The club sewing work at West
End has become very attractive to
all of the younger girls and they
ride horseback for miles to attend
the classes. One girl has become
member of this club through her
own efforts. Not being allowed by
her mother to join the club on ac-
count of being too young, she ap-
peared at one of the classes one day
announcing her intention of becom-
ing a member. Her mother on
missing her set out in search, find
ing her attending the sewing class.
Realizing her desire for the sewing,
she permitted her to become a
member. Since then she has been
one of the most faithful and regu-
lar members Another little mem
ber of this club has enjoyed coming
as IL has given her an opportunity
70 visit her acquaintances on her
return home. One day she did not
reach home until twelve hours from
the time she left Her mother ask
ed the cause of the delay and the
excuse offered at first was that she
had lost her way This proving un-
satisfactory she amended ii by Of
fering the excuse that big snake
got in her way and that she was
afraid to move on until ii had gone.
The women and men of the local
farm bureau are giving support to
this club. 1t is very fortunate also
In having the whole hearted inter-
est and cooperation of the local club
leader Mrs. Balgoyne. The women
of the community have given Bas-
ket Social and with the money
raised have purchased sewing ma
chine for the use of the sewing
club girls and women of the com
munity.