The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-11-03
FINE HOME DEMONSTRATION
Home Workers Begin Series Of Meet.
ings in Western County.

How the farm woman is helped by
home demonstration work was shown
at the county home demonstration Con-
ference, the first of its kind In Will
liams county, held in Williston this
month. More than half hundred wO-
men from all parts Of the county at
tended
Miss Aoree Lewis, county home
demonstra ton agent, arranged an ed
ucational exhibit of work done in var
ious lines and among different home
demonstration groups in the county
and displayed it in connection with the
local agricultural exhibit shown the
same day. The forenoon was given
over to the exhibit. There were home
cOnveniences-cOmmercial and hand
understanding treless cookers, pres
sure cookers, ice cream freezers, ice
less refrigeratOrs, dryers, Gamers,
cheese press, fly traps, and many other
ingenious devices to aid the housewife
In her work. There was a splendid
exhibit OF made-Over clothing, showing
how the women have been meeting
the strained financial situation by
learning to make use of every scrap Of
material which may be salvaged from
garments already much worn. There
were hats of various types, all of which
had been made by the women and
girls of the groups which have been
taking up the millinery project under
the direction of Miss Lewis. The pop
ular "bust forms made of gummed
paper were also in evidence and some
times the garments which had been fit
ted over the forms were shown with
them.
Underwear made from "mills. ends"
were we'll shaped and well made gar
ments. The patterns used for this I'M
derwear are also used to make chill
dren's garments from partly worn I'M
derWear of larger Sizes All kinds Of
clothing were exhibited from under
wear and children's garments to house
dresses, silk dresses, coats and suits
for women and reflect great credit
upon the women who made them and
upon the home demonstration agent
who made the work possible.
A splendid showing Of canned fruits,
meats and vegetables added greatly
to the display and the array of 'home
grown products which had been can
ned or dried for winter use proved
that the housewives of Williams
county know how to provide proper
and sufficient food for their families.
Considerable stress in now being
laid on the subject Of nutrition and
the Williams county women are de-
voting much time to study Of the
proper feeding Of their families, learn
ing what foods and combinations of
foods will give best returns in health
and strength and then bending every
effort to the securing Of these foods
producing them in their gardens, poul-
try yards and dairies, and conserving
them by canning, drying, ETC., for use
the whole year around. Much atten-
ton was attracted by an exhibit of
homemade cheese-different varieties
being shown, such as cottage, neucha-
TEL American cream. etc. Consider
able interest has been shown in this
project in several communities of the
county and as the value of milk in the
diet is becoming better understood,
there is increasing call for assistance
in the making and care of all dairy
products.
An exhibit which attracted much at
tention was two combinations of food
one representing a balanced diet
containing all food elements needed
by the human body, and the other rep
resenting what has been found to be
the typical American diet-sufficient
in quantity but entirely inadequate to
health. This exhibit was worked out
in connection with the nutrition study
which is now made. Food values Of
various foods were shown.
At noon the women were given din
ner by the Rotary club Of Williston,
and here again was eXemplified the
community spirit Of service and CO.
operation which is doing so much for
the people of Williams county.
The afternoon was spent in an in
formal discussion Of home demOnstra-
ton wOrk-what had been accomplish
ed in the various communities and
what had been the value of the various
undertakings to the communities and
individuals.
Feed new corn to the shel.er butts
foremost. 1t shells easier.
"Where no oxen are, the crib is
clean, but much increase is by the