The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22
HOME DEMO MoNsTRAT10N
DEPARTMENT
MISS CARO- TRULUCK,
County Agent.


ing, exhausting and processing, is
being used successfully in certain
places in the state, also the use
of preserving powders in vege-
tables such as beans.
Please make it clear to the
people of your county that we do
not recommend either Of these
methods of canning, nor do we
approve Of them. We recommend
only those methods taught by our
specialists. and described in buIle-
tins gotten out by the United
States department Of agriculture,
in which b1anching. exhausting
and processing according to the
prescribed time tables are used.
We would not advise the use OF
any preserving powders in can
ming, only salt and sugar as a
fayoring.y
Please give this information pub
licity as early as possible through
your county papers.
Sincerely yours,
Christian N. Smith,
State Home Demonstration Agent.
The annual short course Of the
Sumter county girls home DEM
onstration clubs. was held in the
form of an encampment at Bethel
school in, Privateer township, on
July 14th and 15th,4 and I am glad
to be able to say-proved to be a
very successful and pleasant
event and the sixty-one girls par
ticipating exhibited great interest
and proficiency, and reflected cred
it upon, themselves, their COM
munities and their county by their
lady like department at all times,
their consideration for each other
and their discipline and intensive
interest and work throughout the
two days and nights they We're to-
gether.
I desire to express, in behalf Of
the girls and myself our thanks to
the following for kindness and in
terest manifested and assistance
rendered in different ways which
contributed to the success and
pleasure of the short course and
the girls. We thank Bethel
school trustees for the use Of the
building and the grounds.
especially desire to thank Sec
retary E. I. Rearden, and Mrs. u.
J. Karrick, the committee Of ar
rangements on securing of supplies
and automobile transportation for
the girls.
And to express our. sincere ap-
probation to the following indi-
viduals and business concerns. for
the following:
%, DeLorme's Pharmacy, Sibert's
Drug Store and the City Drug
Store for two gallons of ice
cream each. For supplies, Ducker'
g. Bultman, City Of Sumter ice
plant, Mr.. E. .Schaderessi, Mr..
Moses Green, Spann's Cash Gro-
cery and Mr.. E. W. Yegel for
Grafaphone and records. For au-
temobile and truck transportation:
The Carolina Machinery company,
DR.. J. H. Haynsworth, Health Of
f1cer Browning, Mr.. Joe Warren.
Mr.. Austin Beck, Miss Helen
Wheeler. Mrs. Louis Stubbs. Mrs.
Waiter C. Boyle, Mr.. Davidson NJ.
Dick, Mr.. Hazel Kolb, Mr.. Ansley
Kolb and City Manager Samuel
O'Quinn. For assisting in the
short course, Mrs. William Hayns-
worth Mrs. w. E. Leayeli, Mrs.
James Pagan, Mrs. e. j. Karrick,
Miss Antonia Pitts, and Miss An
ME Laurie Booth. The following
lady specialists of Winthrop Col
lege attended and we are grateful
to them for their splendid dem
onstrations of interest and instruc-
tiveness: Mrs. Francis Y. Kline,
Miss Juanita Neeley, and Mrs. Har-
riett Johnson.
Will you permit me, Mr.. Editor,
in conclusion to remark that the
spirit of friendship, good will and
cooperation between the business
men and the women of Sumter,
the county seat of the Gamecock
county of Sumter, and the men
and women and boys and girls OF
the rural districts, working togeth-
er, is one of Sumter 'county's
greatest and most valuable assets
of which the Sumter County Home
Demonstration department as very
proud. Every summer when, we
have our annual short course, we
can always depend upon Sumter,s
business men,. through its cham
ber of commerce showing that
Sumter is interested in the rural
girls. and the Sumter women and
the rural women too always glad
ly give freely of their time and tai
ents, all pulling together, "ene for
all and all for one"
l can not recall that the home
demonstration department or any
of it's clubs have ever been refused
ANYTHING that was called for from
Sumter, men or women, and our
rural men and women have ever
responded with the city of Sumter
citizens to make our work and
our short course activities pleas
ant and successful. To your vail
ua BILE and generous paper we give
our most sincere thanks and ap-
probation for innumerable fAvors
done for us.
Yours truly.
Caro- Truluck.
Home Demonstration Agent.