The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-10

white sisters During the third meet
ing of the Indian group, Mrs. Church
demonstrated the making of . fireless
cooker and cooked beef roast, serving 1t
in the form of hot sandwiches. Follow
ing the lunch, two of the Indian wo.
men put the apparatus together again
after Mrs. Church had taken IL apart,
and they did II in "A speedy manner. One
of the husbands who was present dur
ing the fireless cooker demonstration
became so interested that he visited
Mrs. Churchs office the following day
and asked for list of the necessary
requirements for the construction OF
one of them.
One Visit Turns Tide
II only required one visit to the home
of one of the members of the Chic Choc
club to make them looked forward to
with eagerness to the visits of the home
demonstration agent which followed and
which have been conducted regularly
, since Her first trip to the home OF one
of the Indians Is described in very
interesting manner by Mrs. Church
Through Mr.. Homer. the interpreter
she had ARA anged for the meeting in ad-
vance and so expected TO find gath
erng awaiting her arrival when she
made the trip. But to her surprise she
discovered that Mrs. Shoemaker, at
whose home the meeting was to be held
had gone to a nearby town on business.
The daughter and grand daughter OF
Mrs. Shoemaker were husily engaged
washing clothes, and with the excep-
ton of these two, there were no other
members OF the club in sight. Mrs.
Church informed the two of her mis-
slon explaining that Mr.. Homer had
= told her that arrangements had been
made for the meeting. They looked at
her and did not speak. Don't you want
me to come in?" Mrs. Church asked.
Still there was no reply and Mrs.
Church asked whether they would pre-
fer her visit on another day. But
the Indian women maintained their 81
lence and continued TO stare. Mrs
Church turned to a Mrs Georgia johns,
: another Indian woman who had ac'
i companied her from Ardmore, and who
: spoke English as well as her own Ian
: guage. For five minutes Mrs. Johns
- spoke to them in the Indian tongue, and
then informed Mrs Church: They say
don't care, do what want So Mrs
Church Immediately proceedd to unload
=, a carload of vegetables which she hao
= brought with her for the demonstration
+, Accompanied by the women, sh' startec
II to inspect the garden beside the house
! taking bucket with her. On trac'
, comprising about one-twentieth of al
- acre she found some tomatoes, ant
: gathered them. Other Indian womer
>, from neghborlng farms had gathered
!. in the meantime, and Mrs. Church III
, structed them to bring things out
Il their gardens and some jars to pu
I. them in. They did so, and immediately
the canning demonstration was on
- When Mrs. Church was ready to leave
+. the women had canned 13 quarts o
Ia vegetables. one pint OF sausage ah'
one pint Of yellow tomato preserves
q using the steam pressure cooker an'
N hot water system.
Interpreter Not Needed
n After the work OF the club had got
1t ten well under way. the services OF th
)s Interpreter were not required Tor IN
;" women started to discuss the merits o
of canning and similar matters with on
m another, and the demonstrations wer
n. sufficient to teach them. The lndiai
rs women laughed as they practiced IN
m new cooking art. and appeared YER
5. happy. On inquiry as to whether IN
\, women were talking about her' MITE
le Church was informed, NO, they sa
+, they glad you come, they like can &c
+. ing to can some more
Of In addition to their community CLUB
d. the farm women OF Carter county nav
Id organized Farm Women's Federatio
I'd with an initial membership OF 73. Meet
h. ings are held quarterly and a well al
II. ranged program Is presented.
es The farm clubs OF the county ar
is aided to a great extent by the count
le advisory board. composed OF busines
IN men of Ardmore. Through the influenc
n of this board. the members Of the club
rs were enab,ed to have shipped TO I'M
n. county a carload of glasstop Jar'
Al. which were distributed to them imm'
Il. diately after they arrived here. Othe
r. matters OF a similar nature are sponsor
as ed ~ the board.
ne Annual Camp Event
4 one OF the big events of the year i
N Carter county farm circles. IL the al
n. nual club camp. which is conducte
ne through the efforts OF the advisor
OF board. county federation and the HON
OF Demonstration clubs. All the girls an
MS boys OF Carter county farms, with YER
ig few exceptions. are furnished tran'
~ portation TO and from the camp by tn