Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENT WRITES

County Council it was decided that
all club members in the county should
set at least one hen with the purpose
of selling broilers to get money to
finance the county short course next
summer.
Plans were also made for the club
meetings to be held in February. Club
meetings for February will be held as
follows:
Feb. II, Lafayette Springs and
Indian Mound.
Feb. IS, Tula and Delay.
Feb. 81, billiard.
Feb. %, Abbeville.
Feb. %, Woodsoa Ridge and It'd
well.
Feb. "a, Burgess.
Feb. 25, Cornish and Yellow Loaf.
Feb. 28, Denmark.
The Home Demonstration agent has
been out of the county for the past
two weeks attending the annual meet
ing of Home Demonstration agents.
She came back saying that she was
more glad than ever that she has the
honor of working IN Lafayette County.
The local chapter of the D. A. T..
has invited Miss Doney to address
them on the subject of Home Con-
veniences.
Lafayette County women and girls
win another championship at the
recent state meeting of Home De non
stration agents at A. & NJ Cole ge,
Miss Powell made announcement of
the results of the sweet potato race
which ran through the month of lto-
vember in every county in Mississippi,
where there was a Home Demonstra-
ton Agent. Lafayette County led nd
was awarded the pennant. In that
county two communities, Abbevi'le
and Taylor ran very close in the con
test for the, county championship.
However, in spite of a Diptheria Quar-
antine, Abbeville was declared The
winner with 72 finished records to tler
credit. The memberes of the local
Parent Teachers Association desc We
great credit for urging the varied u ,es
of sweet potatoes in the diet. The
Home Science class at Taylor-did so ne
very pretty work in preparation of
potato dishes. Indian Mound did It's
share too in trying the new ways of
cooking potatoes.
Their next meeting with the idea
that they intend to cooperate with
the Home Demonstration forces in The
plans for the mechanical servant p o.
gram to be put in every Home Demon
stration during March, All womol's
organizations are invited to cooper te
and help make the servaatless ho ne
happier. If you are not already in
line with this movement, find = out
about the plans at once.
/, During last month DR.. Robinson of
the Hygiene Department of the Uni
versity gave several days to the prob
lem of public health in the county
schools by physical examination of
school children. The Red Cross is 90
operating with him in this work. DR..
Knott, of Jackson, was with the ex; n
nation force for two days. This is
good work which will be continued
during the remainder of the school
year if parents will only heed the
warnings of minor troubles the Larger
ones will be avoided. DR.. and Mrs.
Robinson will accompany Miss Doney
on part of the schedule outlined for
February.
The butter put up by the A. H butter
club has been bringing such good
prices in Jackson that we understand
they will handle all the quality butter
the members in this county can pgO-
duce.
We want to organize garden clab.
The records are simple to keep and we
do not want you to plant it to sell but
to use fresh and can for home use acNt
winter. Who wants to join? Women
and girls are equally eligible. Lafay-
cite County was the only one submit
ting garden reports for last year.
Send in your name to Miss Mary
Doney, Oxford, Miss, for garden
helps.