The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-30
HOME BUREAU
UNITS ACTIVE
DURING week
Cnits Over County Hold Meets and
Lay Plans to Free Organiza-
ton of Debt Soon.
Especial to The Argus.9


AIedo, Jan 30-At the meetings
of various Mercer county home ou-
reau units over the county during
the past week all voted to assume
the debts of their respective UNITS
caused by defaulting members.
At the meeting of the ADVISORY
council of the organization held
Dec. 20, it was recommended tnat
this body assume the home bureau
debt which amounts to approx
mately $3.50. Mrs. William clark.
president of the council called
meeting for Saturday afternoon ana
there it was learned that the vari-
ous-units over the county were
making plans TO care for their re-
spectiVe debts.
Miss Helen Schouten, advisor, re-
ported at the meeting Saturday art
ernoon that arrangements had been
made for the presenting OF a com
edy by home bureau casts In three
different localities with the pro-
ceeds to apply on the home bureau
debt and the council was unanim-
ously in favor of the project. The
advisor asked that she be allowed
10 have the books audited and the
report published. This was also
looked upon with favor by the body
The advisor stated that with the
interest now being manifested in
the various units that it would not
be long before the organization
would be free of debt.
Miss Mabel WilkersOn, of the ex-
tension department of the state uni
versity, assisted by Mrs. Dana God
dard, membership chairman, are
making plans to organize a home
bureau unit at Millersburg this
week. The organization has ex-
banded considerably since the De-
cember membership drive was stag
ed and requests have been received
from several localities for the or
ganizing of units.
Plans are being made by many
units to hold bake sales in the near
future and in this way free them
selves of the debts caused by the
dropping out of members. Some
time ago the Viola unit was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. John
MiIfikan and the unit voted unanim-
Ously to assume the debt caused by
defaulting members in their unit.
Besides favortng the system to
free their unit of debt the Ohio
Grove unit which met last Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. William Keat-
ing, made plans for an all day SEES
sion in cooperation with the Mer-
Ger county farm bureau. Arrange
ments will be made for some out of
town speakers and a big commun-
ity dinner. The date has not yet
been set. Wednesday the Burgess
unit met at the home of Mrs. Ed
gar Pearson and subjects pertain
ing 10 nome management were dis
cuSsed- Miss Schouten planned q
household account and poultry sys-
tenn for Mrs. Taylor Laughed, who
has one of the few record flocks
in this county. Plans for a bake
sale to be held next Saturday in
Afedo were made by the unit.
Thursday at the meeting of the
South Perryton unit at the home
of Mrs. Clyde Wood, $33 was turn
ed over to the advisor as their
share of the debt The same sub
jects were discussed as at the Bur-
CESS meeting. Mrs. Jane Mont
gomery demonstrated a quick and
efficient way OF cleaning silver
ware Friday the Presumption uni:
net at the home of Mrs. C. E. Huff
stedler Fourteen members were
presents They voted TO hold a bake
sale, the proceeds of which are to
apply on their debt. The advisor
talked on THE Home Makers
Desk"
Questionnaires were distributed
at. the meetings by the advisor for
the home equipment survey which
is being made by the extension de-
partment of the University of Illi-
nois.