The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-03
HON { DEMONSTR ton
AGENT, MRS. CHU re \
EN- ATERTAINED At DINNER

Mrs. NJ. Il. Church. home demon
stration agent Of Carter county struck
the keynote TO community spirit
when she entertained at 4 dinner
from y to /, at the county court
house yesterday
The guests included representative
citizens Of Carter county; three com
missioners, a banker. presidents OF
the Rotary and Lions Clubs. editors
Of the three papers Of Ardmore, presi-
dent of Carter County Free Fair AS
sociaton, the Carter county farm
agent, = state representative from
A. & NJ. college at saltwater, presi-
dents Of the city and county schools
and II supervisors OF the boys and
girls clubs OF Garter county. uf
which Mrs. Church is head
The object Of the dinner. which
was unique affair, in that ii was
the first spread of the kind ever at
tempted in Oklahoma by on agent.
was to get representative men and
women OF the county together and
cooperate in the work Of keeping the
girls and boys interested in farm
production and in the saving Of the
farm products.
George Coffman, superintendent of
county schools, acted as toastmaster
and introduced respectively Joe Tay-
lor, Bud" Young, Georve Evans,
all commissioners; Ben Colbert, presi'
dent of the Carter County Free Fair;
Z. r. Gregory, editor Of the States
man; Professor Richards, superinten'
dent of the city schools; Ed Sandlin.
president of the First National Bank;
Jno. L. Easley, general manager OF
the Daily Ardmoreite; Mrs. Maude
Tanner, editor Of Tho Wnokl'' - D.
Tuorcito Bob Scivally, booster Of
Turner Falls as a summer rrsou.
Miss Chandler. state representative
Of boys and girls club work; j. l..
Mrs. Minnie r. Church, hostess Of
the occasion. Expressions from every
speaker were in hoartiest commenda'
ton of the work being done by Mrs.
Church and co.operlted in by County
farm Agent Denniston.
The desire ,on the part Of every
one present was that the work be
continued and every assistance given
financially and otherwise to promote
the interest OF club work SO efficinnt'
ly begun in the county.
Miss Emma Chandler, who visits
every county in the state, paid a
high tribute TO Carter county when
she stated that Mrs. Church was one
of The NEST efficient agents In the
state. Mention was made OF the
great National Farm Bureau which
is meeting in Chicago today, one OF
the biggest factors for farm interests
today. This organization is n north
ern product and OF the Is southern
states, of which Oklahoma is one
the County Farm Councils are or
ganizing for the same purpose.
Mrs. Church told of the actual work
tho boys and girls of the county
were doing and said, to date that
there were 2i9 girls and boys en-.
rolled in 1920 club work. During
the past year the clubs won in prizes
t2GS. out Of IS clubs, II supervis
ors, as representatives were present
as follows:
Mrs. Pettijohn, OF Dcesc; Mrs. Nor
gan. Of HiGnight; Mrs. Murchison, OF
Cheek; Mrs. c. l.. Mckee, Of Media
Mrs. Earl Wells, Clinton; Mrs. c. NJ.
Simpson, of Glenn; Mrs, Leslie, OF
Plainvew; Mrs. George Evans and
Miss Evans of Enterprise.
Mrs. Church was assisted in serV.
ing by Mrs. Roberts Mrs. John Yell
Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Wilkes.
The dinner will be repeated on
december the first, when the clut
girls Of the county Will demonstrat,
the work Of the year in club activi