Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-16
GATHERING OF
VALLEY WOMEN
, BIG SUCCESS
Enrolment Of Over 200 at
McC Coils Clubhouse Moves
Managers to Decide on
Another Event in 1923

An enrolment Of two hundI cd MEM
bers was registered at the " omans
siuh cncampment which was he'll. at
Mc ais Club House, between McAllen
and Pharr. according to Miss Helen
Higgins. head Of the home demoLs stra-
tion agents division of the department
Of extension, a x NJ College
Tine hundred of these took the.
meals nj the club house and about sew
enty-fivc stayed at the club house an.
ing Their stay at the cLcampmcnt. Elc,-
en- woinan's clubs were represented 1T
the cncampmcnt. and representatives
from other clubs out side Cameron AMI
iiidalgo counties were present. Thirty
seve- states We're represented in the as
Semblage ~ women which gathered III
the club house.
on The morning Of the first da,
wednesday. temporary officers we're
elected. Mrs. Taylor of McAIcn was
chosen president. Mrs. L. NinSon u.
M"Al'en. vice president. AMI Mrs. l..
Hennikc. secrctary-trcasurcr Folcn
ing elections u full program of work
AMI enfertaii ment was held during the
first day.
Miss Higgins delivered talk on
Farm Women's Problems"
Mrs. Dora H. Barnes. cIrthing Spe.
'iaiist. \. Nj College. dcnartment of
extension. demonstrated renovation and
selection of hats. and also color schcn-
- for different types
In the evening. following Mrs Bar
nes demonstration. n program consist
ing of songs, readings and stunts. was
given. Every club was rcprrScntcd IN
the stunts which were staged A styl.
show was nut bv Miss Amanda
Stoltzfus of the University of Texas rx-
tension denarfmcnt Miss Sioltzfus
also delivered talk in the afternoon
on recreation and grimes f"r children.
I'm the second dav readings. songs
md mnsic were held during the morn
ing. Miss Sioltzfus spoke again aIonp
the same lines as her talk on the pre-
vionS afternoon. Mrs. Barnes gave an
other demonstration on tailored finish
Sc Miss Higgins then spoke on -
tension work. its history and develop
mcnt.
In the afternoon Mrs Barnes con
"'"ted the demonstrations in taIlor,...
III ishcs and millinery.
The rest of the time was DEVOTED ~
permanent organization. the tcmporarv
officers being clectd permanent off
GERS. II vas decided to hold nm an
pual meeting every year similar H. the
en- ampment. II il desired ~ make
the encampmnt next year as hig an af
fair as possible.
The encampment was n significant
thing" said Miss Higgins 1T was or,
of the biggest affairs that the extern
sion service peorlc have brought about.
u meant that farm women left their
homes a'd their work and came I. goth
or I" talk over tho problems which con
front them and t. have y good time All
credit u dne 10 Miss Kate Kelly and
Mss Myrtle I."velace. Iisfri.t ana
county home demonstration agents re-
snertively. for the success of the en-
carnnmcit Z. and the womer who attend
ed il nnvrd ar~nie tribute ~ these
two women. Manv interesting read
ings and stunts were given. in fact. il
was one of the most talented prornS
of wom.r ! have ever seen was III.
manner in which Miss Higgins express
.d her oninion of those prrSant They
ore rarf "f group of 10000 women IN
T-vnS who have handed together ~
make the the better best"