Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-16
THE COUNTRY HOME
CONDUCTED BY MRS. M.H.FEETON
What's the Matter With New-fash-
toned IRON?

What's the Matter With New-fash-
toned Tron2
A good housekeeper living in the
eastern part of Georgia. writes me
she purchased an iron kettle and
cannot use it because it rusts so
badly. She has tried many things
to clean it, but it collects rust all
the time. ~
have also a large-sized stove fry
ing pan. If L use it at all it is only
to heat water quickly, such as dish
water, etc. 1t is all the time coated
with a yelloWish or brownish rust
If L should attempt to fry meat or
fish in my frying pan, L think I
would have to eat portion of iron
rust along with them.
l have, however, in my possession
what call my stove dinner pot,
that is fine grade of iron, not
coarse or heavy, that I can boil my
nice white things in it and never
rust them.
1t is an old one, perhaps fifty
years or upward, but it has always
been a dandy for my purposes. 1t
cleans as nicely as anything could
clean, and 1 appreciate it highly.
Evidently we have struck some
rusting sort; of iron cook vessels:
The. fancy kettles will not stand
| hard usage like iron. 1 had a very
nice nickel-plated kettle holding a
gallon and 10 and behold, there came
in 1t tiny hole and it is no good
to me. find my galvanized kitchen
ware will develop hole, a little
one, but it is no good any more to
me. I wish some of our smart
Alexis could tell my friend what she
| can use to keep the rust out of her
| iron kettle, and then 1 will thank
him, too. Rusty things are a nui-
Sance.
rhe Federation of woman's Clubs
The great big federation conven-
| ton held in the city of Atlanta dur
ing the week ending November
was notable occasion. There were
| said to be between three and four
hundred delegates in attendance. 1
| spent most of the entire day with
| the convention last Friday.
1t was really a great big occasion.
When the crowd gathered in the
First Presbyterian church, we'll
| dressed, intelligent and earnest, it
made me think there are. some big
things to grow out of such zeal and
patriotism of Georgia women.
| Before the Cotton States and In
| ternational Exposition was held in
Atlanta, 1895. there was but one
woman's club in Georgia, if I am
|tSully 4IlIOIlIlSu, d. SLHdll SOFOSlS
| club.
At the Chicago exposition, there
were more than fifty, which exploit
| ed their progress by taking space In
| the Woman's building. At the close
of the Chicago exposition 1 had the
| honor of being selected to collect
and prepare the history of all these
| women's eXpositions, with which l
| was very familiar at that time. 1t
| was a delightful task for me, and
gave six weeks of diligent work to
| this service in the early summer of
| 1894.
| When I had finished the task I
| came home to enter upon Woman's
work in the Cotton States, Atlanta
| Exposition.
am not going to try to tell you
how many woman's clubs are now in
active service in the United States,
or even in Georgia. The newspapers
I can tell you in detail as they printed
| the statistics of the meeting which
l attended in Atlanta on Friday, No
vember 5. But 1 can give the read
ers of the Country Home column a
| tribute to Mrs. j. A. Hays, of Monte
| yuma, Ga, who is the president, and
will remain it's Georgia leader until
| next years meeting.
| l had some acquaintance with her
honored father more than twenty
| five years ago, and was delighted