Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-12
.SOCAETY.
ORGANIZATION or HOME
DEMONSTRATION WORK


Home demonstration work h the
name given 10 the home economies
work conducted under the amlth.ieyer
hill BY the United States Department Of
Agriculture through A. a College FIX.
tension Service.
The director If extension Is In direct
charge Of all extension work. hut the
Etate h0ine demonstration agent and
ker assistants are IN charge 81 home
demonstration work. The home demon.
sttation staff In Texas consists Of. A
rate home demonstration agent. assist.
ant state home demonstration agent.
specialist working with women's or
ganization. home economies specialist.
clothing specialists. six district agents
who serve an supervisors OF the county.
home demonstration agents In the sig
districts Of the state. county home
demonstration agents who reside In the
counties to which they are assigned.
The aim OF HON. demonstration work
10 10 place "a resident county home
demonstration agent In every agrlcul.
tural county IN Texas To work primar.
ny with the women and girls In the
small towns and rural communities.
The aim Of the work IL Ia stimulate
interest In hon'emaking. based upon
the dignity OF home life; to develop
ideals 81 true economy and thrift
through systematic conservation. and
elimination of needless waste: to en-.
courage home industries through gar.
denlng. poultry raising and dllrylng.
thereby increasing food production; to
develop leadership for community life:
In u word. that they might find their
home environments and community life
more happy.
The machinery through which home
demonstration work IN cenducied In the
counties IN. tal Girls Member.
ship In these clubs IL limited to girls
leiweHn the ages OF twelve and eight.
cen Definite requirements are worked
out for the clubs. including some kind
q production work as food production.
sewing. home Improvement. and In.
structlonf for improving the health and
social life. The club members not oily
receive instructions IN the above sub.
jetts hut they put the lesson taught
them into practice by demonstrating
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Work-The women In the counties are
also organized into clubs and have def.
mite programs Ter study. These pro.
Ifams are worked out ~ ns To include
topics of community interest ~ well az
Including Subjects pertaining TO home
making. The nome demonstration
agents nrc always Rlsd To cooperate
with other organizations doing state.
wide work and al the present time they
are cooperating with the following or.
RnnizaiionF; State Department ~ Pure
Food and Drugs. state department Of
Health. V. W e A.. Extension Depart.
men, ~ the University of Texas. State
Library. Red Cross. woman's Division
NJ the State Department OF Labor.
Federation OF Woinen's clubs. ENten.
zion Department OF the College of In.
dustrlal Arts. the Home Demonstration
Wort, for Rural Home Economics In
Texas. which includes seven divisions.
namely: ~ Food Production. which
ircluhes Earcens orchards dairy poul.
try. and special food products ~ Food
Preservation: canning. drying. brining
and curing. 90 Food Selection and
Preparation tcnchcrs: Purchasing sta.
ples economically. choosing family diet
from home and commercial products.
cooking and Serving: Invalid and child
uiet. improved school lunches. u, Mar.
s.,ing Surplus Food. are grading.
lacking. shipping. and cooperation. In.
dlvldual and community. tsl Home I'm.
rfovcinon,. Home plans and arrange.
mcnts. house furnishing and dccorn'