The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-06-16
GLASGOW MOTHERS CAMP
FIRST IN UNITED STATES
Meeting to Be Held Here July 58 Is New Departure and
Will Furnish Recreation and instruction to Nations
Most Important Citizens.-Splendid Speakers Coming
Cost of Attendance Low-Entertainmen and PLAY
Program Features Each Day.

Montana state extension service. is
the first Of it's kind in the state as far
as the writer knows, and possibly is
the first to be held in the United
States.
There is no one in the county who
needs or deserves a real vacation more
than the mother. The children get out
and play and forget their troubles,
the men 60 to town with load of
grain or hunt stock or something of
the kind, which of course is work, but
it is change that is interesting and
cuts into the sameness of things. But
the mothers routine of duties are the
same day after day with very little
change. If anyone is to stay at home
it is mother. To give something ex-
pressly for her has been under consid-
Grafton for some time and this idea of
mothers camp was advanced by Miss
Turly, state home demonstration agent
leader, and Valley county decided to
try the experiment.
The Farm Bureau communities are
taking hold of the idea with enthus-
iasm and are going to make it sue
cess.
The camp will last four days and
the cost will be five dollars for each
woman. The communities selecting the
women will pay 81, the mother herself
81 and the Farm Bureau 81. Some
communities are sending four mothers,
others three, and it is expected that
some communities will send even more.
more.
Application blanks have been sent
to the following persons from whom
they may be obtained:
Ole Stensland, Glasgow; Mrs. Chas.
Meyer, Nashua; Mrs. L. S. Parks,
Nashua; Mrs. Cal Pippin, Saco; Mrs.
Robert Whittle, Opheim; Mrs. Clara
Tinney, Saco; Mrs. J. F. Tuttle, Hins-
dale; Mrs. o. C. Anderson, Tampico;
Mrs. H. H. Keefer, Hinsdale; Mrs. D.
F. McGregor, Baylor; Mrs. J. F. Schu-
ster; Mrs. L.. Thompson, Roanwood;
Mrs. T. L. Roshoft, ~Roapwood; Mrs.
Carl Hanson, AvondaIe; Mrs. w. E.
Leach, Nashua; Mrs. Tyner, Oswego;
Peter West, Glasgow; Mrs. C. w. An
derson; Mrs. Harry Anderson, Nash
ua; Mrs. James Keil, Nashua; Mrs.
Ayel Peterson, Nashua; Mrs. A. C.
! Busby, Glasgow; Mrs. C. H. Reed, OPP
helm; Mrs. John Johnsrud, Saco; Mrs.
F. B. Gillette, Hinsdale; Mrs. Henry
Lick. Genevieve; Mrs. C. J. Ebersold,
Hinsdale; Mrs. Levi Mayberry, Baylor;
Mrs. George Tilton, Opheim; Mrs. Carl
Gamrath, Roanwood; Mrs. Ossette
Miner, Ossette; Mrs. V. E. Greene,
Larslan; Mrs. Fred Scott, Oswego;
Mrs. L. H. Sheldon, Nashua; Mrs. Le-
Roy Balsley, Glasgow.
Project leaders and any woman
wishing to attend should see the pro-
ject leader and request application
blanks, fill them in and leave with the
project leader, or write to the extern
sion office, Glasgow, for an application
blank. When more application blanks
are received by the project than the
community is allowed the blanks will
be forwarded by the project leader to
the president of the Farm Bureau,
Peter Peterson, and The executive
board will select from the list the wo-
men to attend.
The purpose of the camp is, first,
to provide a satisfactory and pleasant
four days. vacation for the women
selected from eahc community; second,
to provide a splendid opportunity for
training school for community lead
ers who will carry back to their COM
munities the inspiration gathered at
the camp.
The chief interest of the camp will
center about discussions and instruc-
tion in home management, foods, nu-
triton and recreation.
DR.. Caroline Hedger, noted health
worker and national authority, will
give series of six lectures on Health
Standards for Different Ages"
DR.. Hedger's experience and proc
tice is international. During the war
she was called to Belgium to assist
in campaign against epidemics rag
ing among the children of that coun-
try. Her broad interest in people and
in things and her keen sense of humor,
together with her unquestioned know
ledge of her subject, make her a per-
son whom everyone should make a
special effort to meet, and hear. Ev-
cry day will have it's full program in
cluding demonstrations, lectures and
entertainments. Local people and
SPECIALISTS from the State College will
direct the various parts of the pro-
gram. Members of the State Board of
Health will also participate.
Mrs. Mignon Quaw Lott will be in
charge of the recreation periods, which
insures an interesting time for every
one. Community singing, plays, story
telling, games and stunts will enliven
day and evening and make every
camper girl again. Special instruc-
tion will be given along the line Of
planning programs, training perform
ers, originating all manner Of enter
tainments. Carefully prepared MATER
ial will be given each delegate 80 that
she may return to her community pre-
pared to lend practical assistance in