The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
THE HoMEMAKERE' CLUB

O-OD
Tn Homeu4skers' Club of Pleasant
Hill Township entertained their hus-
bands and families at the home of
Louis Kraus, Thursday night, April
21.
Just as the sun sank behind the
western horizon and the moon cast its
first smiles of gladness, one hundred
people from all over the southwest
part of Ellis county began to gather
at the home of Louis Kraus for what
proved to be the biggest event in
Pleasant Hill Township this year; in
fact, if the conversations of those
present tell the story, it was the
greatest affair of this kind for a good
many years.
1t was a real democratic crowd that
gathered here on this occasion. The
Farmers driving their big Sedan park
ed their cars along side of the "Tin
Lizzies," wheat raisers visited with
dairymen, pOultrymen engaged in
conversation with cattle feeders on
the porch while the voices from the
kitchen told the men that the women
were having a good time preparing
the big feed.
The door of the hall opened few
minutes past seven and Mrs. Kraus
appeared wearing the same jolly
smile, and shouted, Supper is ready,
go to the kitchen, get plate, knife,
fork, and spoon, pass around the table
and fill your plates" A second in
vitation was not needed for the men
began to file in one by one. 1t made
one think of those days when a child
and he visited Grandma. Potato salad,
beans, beets, onions, pickles, cream
potato salad, dressing, heaping dishes
of chicken, deviled eggs and all the
other things that go to make ban
quet; all cooked in the very best way,
in fact, the way farm women always
cook. After filling their plates the
men again went to the porch and soon
emptied their plates, declaring as they
did so, that Pleasant Hill had the best
cooks in the world. The next course
was ice cream and cake, and a. few
men were seen eating ice cream and
drinking coffee by turns. Their ex-
cuse was that the coffee was too hot
and needed cooling.
If this had been all, everybody
would have said it was excellent, but
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helped make the day the most won
derful of all; in fact, it fitted in the
evening so well that the men just had
to give the women credit for being
the best entertainers in the world.
After calling the crowd to order,
Mrs. H. G. Feitz turned the meeting
over to the program committee.
Goldie Copeland gave reading about
her doll. 1t was so we'll rendered that
those present called her back for an
other. Mrs. Ed Kraus then accomp-
anied her two children in a selection
which was we'll rendered. Harold
Copeland then gave two short read
ings which were both well rendered.
After this, Mr.. Kent was asked to
give talk on Community Life.
Mr.. Kent stated that having good
time was a matter of habit and Com
munity Life was conferred around this
good time He pointed out the fact
that there was no danger of the young
people going wrong when both old
and young met for their good times
as they did on this occasion. This Is
one of the best means of keeping the
boys and girls on the farm. Mr.. Kent
pointed out the dangers of allowing
some commercial firm to furnish the
entertainment for the young people.
He pointed out some of the economic
and intellectual advantages of such
meetings. His talk was closed by a
brief appeal for better Community
Life.
Mrs. Albert Copeland then an
nounced that the next meeting of the
Club would be the third Thursday in
May, at 2:30 p. m She extended an
invitation to all women to be present.