The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-22
RECIPRocITy MEETING y
V OF MONDAY CLUB

V3hUAAi6toh ultci taHiSN tttc btN OtuSi
federated clubs Of the county.
Each club was invited to send three
representatives to this meeting, and
each one sent its full delegation. The
banquet hall Of the Masonic Temple
where the meeting weS held was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. j. B. Smith, president Of the
Monday Club, who welcomed the
guests in a few appropriate words, and
explained that the meeting was plan
ned as get-together occasion where
each club would give a report Of It's
activities during the year,
These reports made a wonderful rec
ord Of the work accomplished and
were listened to and discussed with
great interest.
Mrs. J. J. Bowman gave the report
Of the Home Culture Club of Bonnie
Terre, preceding her remarks with the
statement that they were purely a
study club, having for their subject
this year American Reconstruction
Problems. But while they are not APP
parently engaged in any civic work,
they have been instrumental In putting
hot lunches into their schools and fur
Their have had charge of the distribu-
ton of pure pastuerized milk to all
underweigt school children, having
handled on the average Of 2100 half
pint bottles of milk month. This
milk Is sold to them at cost by the
Purities Production Co., Of Bonnie
Terre,I which started its dairy for the
purpose of helping the underfed and
undernOurished children of the Lead
Belt.
The Mothers and Patrons Club,
whose report was presented by Mrs
A. G. McMullin, have had Missouri for
its subject during the year, taking ev-
cry phase of the states life from the
beginning of its history. They main
tain a visiting nurse for their COM
munity, and furnish locker for their
public health service, which they keep
filled with sheets, pillow cases and
other necessary articles for expectant
mothers. They also keep on hand a
collection of furnishings enough for
one household, which they lend out to
poor families.
The Fortnightly Club of Farming
ton reported through its president,
Mrs. W. N. Fleming, very interest
ing years work. Their study was
Woman and the New Citizenship, and
they have applied the subject in con-
crete form to their own civic life. They
have entertained their husbands in a
delightful manner, had dress dis
play, showing the dress of our grand
mothers in contrast with that of the
present day-had a very interesting
program on the "Home Life of New
Americans in their Own Hands," This
club has for several years maintained
medicine chests in the two ward
schools, reflling them every year, so
that they are always ready for use.
Mrs, Hartshorn reported for the
Woman's Club of Elvins most sue
cessful year. Their work is largely of
a philanthropic nature and they have,
during the year, supplied seven or
eight families with clothing, shoes
and coal and clothed the children of
three families so that they could at
tend school They have raised $l13
to carry on their work by giving a
carnival and a play. They also sent
five delegates to a meeting of the
town board to see how the business of
the municipality is carried on. Through
this visit they secured a cleanup week,
had the town placarded in regard to
splitting on the sidewalks, ETC., and
secured ordinances imposing fines for
these and similar offenses. ~,
Mrs. Shaner, of the Desloge Civic
Improvement Club, told of the club
rooms which they have fitted up and
which they share with the Chamber of
Commerce; they maintain circulating
library of 500 volumes, carrying cents
for every book loaned; they have
weighed and measured the school chill
dren. On last Saturday they cleaned
up their town in very effective man.
-ner. The school superintendent d.
vided the children into squads, each
Of which was under the direction of
club woman and each assigned to
special part Of town. The business
men furnished trucks to haul dirt and
trash, and in this way the whole town
was cleaned in one day. The children
assisting in this work were given tick
cts at the close of their work, and on
presenting these at the school lunch
room. entitled them to a share in the