Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-29
HOME BUREAU WILL.
OPEN SCHOOLS FOR
DEPARTMENT HEADS
SCHEME IS TO TRAIN LEADERS
TO HIGH DEGREE OF PRoFl-
clENcY IN ALL PROJECT WORK
UNDERTAKEN BY WoMEN's OR.
GANlZATION.

In order that each project leader
OF the home bureau of the county may
become a specialist in her line of
work, training schools will be held
early In the new year to give these
ladies instructions in their appoint
I've Offices. During the first week In
January training schools for the
Clothing" and Home Management"
project leaders will be held In four
centers throughout the county.
Miss Marjorie Haugh and Miss Mar
1orie Sims, both Of the state univer
sity. will conduct these schools. In
order that It will be possible for ev-
cry project leader to obtain the Of
fered instruction four OF these ses-
sions will be held in the various sec
lions Of the county.
The meeting at Serena will be held
In the high school Tuesday, Jan. 3,
with the leaders from the following
units: Adams, Serena. Worthwhile,
Mission. Freedom and Earl.
At Ottawa the meeting will be held
in the home bureau Office Wednesday
Jan. 4, with the leaders from South
Ottawa, Dayton, Farm Ridge, Mar
settles, Seneca. Miller, Miller-Manlius
and Wallace.
The Streator meeting will be held
at the high school Thursday, Jan. 5.
with the leaders from the following
townships: Eagle, Bruce, Grand Rap
ids, Otter Greek and Allen.
The meeting at La Sale will be
held in the high school Friday, Jan.
nd LA fnlI ,,,;iI ha
represented: Dimmick. Eden. Hope,
Utica, Deer Park, Troy Grove, Men
dota and Ophir.
These meetings will all begin at
$3.50 a. m. They will be all day meet
ing and the project leaders will be
given instructions in ways that will
be most helpful in conducting their
project in their local units The ma
jority of the units are taking up cloth
ing as their project this year, to be
carried out at their regular unit
meetings. The work that will be
done during the first three months
Of the year will be the practical work
of making dress forms, studying the
correct proportions of the human fig
ure and a definite study Of color and
line and design in clothing The work
Is so arranged that the local leaders
will conduct two Of these lessons and
the adviser one, thus giving the adj
wiser more time to meet with the
leaders themselves and to develop
more efficient local leaders.
The work the first week in Janu-
hry will include teaching the local
leaders, how to make dress forms and
definite study of color and line and
lesign that will enable the leaders
10 conduct their own local meet
ngs.
Miss Marjorie Haugh from the uni
rersity will have charge Of this work
with the local leaders and the ses-
lions will be we'll worth attending.
The clothing leaders are expected to
be 100 per cent present and each of
hem to bring at least one assistant
Any member of the home bureau is at
liberty to attend these meetings and
will receive a hearty welcome
The clothing chairmen from the
nits are Miss Edith Halverson,
adams; Mrs. Elgy Birtwell, Allen;
lrs. John Eustis. Dayton; Miss Ag
es Baldwin, Deer Park; Mrs. Chas. |
trout. Dimmick; Mrs. Albert Schae-
pr, Eagle; Mrs. Anna Morris, Earl;
FRS Emma Ong, Eden; Mrs. B. c.
mstead. Freedom; Mrs. Charles
Iagie Grand Rapids; Mrs. J. E.
ohnson. Marseilles; Mrs Martin
nderson, Miller; Mrs. Wilbur Lor-
be-. Miller Manlius; Mrs. Cora Clark.
ission; Mrs. George Skinner. North
lille; Mrs. Joseph Moore, South Of |
lwa; Mrs. III. w. Davis, Ophir; Mrs. !
]. Horn, Otter Creek; Mrs. ]. c. |
all, Serena; Mrs. Thomas Murphy, |
roy Grove; Mrs. j. w. O'Donnell,
yallace; Mrs. Herman Grosch. Men
bta; Mrs. J. N Hoag, Seneca.
At the same time these clothing !
aders are meeting the home man
cement leaders will be meeting with
ISIS Marjorie Sims from the univer-
ty. Miss Sims has very definite
an for some home demonstrations
home management which she will
bmit to the home management
airmen with definite instructions
to the best ways and means of
FRYING them out. This work is an
tirely new phase of home manage
ent work in the county and it will
Pdu tIidt Tic WOUleH Will uOl nave
60 out of their homes to conduct
1t will mean much time and la
r. saved for any Of the women in
unit that wish to carry out Miss
MS plan.
The home management leaders are
Is. J. B. Thorsen Adams; Mrs. John
ibley, Allen Mrs. ]. H. Baker and
IS. Charles Retz, Dayton; Mrs.
aries Mitchell Dimmick; Mrs. M.
CONFESS, Eagle; Mrs. J. e. Nc
aw, Earl; Mrs. Louis Rinker, Farm
ige: Mrs. e. T. Norris Freedom;
s. Frank Poundstone, Grand Rap
Mrs. Il. A. Collins, Marseilles;
s. o. A. Berge. Seneca; Mrs. Her.
n Grosch, Mendoza; Miss Eta Ho-
lson, Miller; Mrs. Gus Duttenhav-
Miller-Manlius; Mrs. e. ]. Ritzen-
Ter, Mission; Mrs. J. c. Rupp,
rthville; Mrs. Ben Fishburn, South
ava; Mrs. James Leonard. Ophir;
rhorinc CfocalI Ottor Craak and