Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-02-14
SIX GIRLS CLUBS
IN WINNESHIEK
Have Recently Been Organized In
Different Townships. Will
Take Up Study Parli-
mentary Law.
STATE CLUB LEADER
HELD MEETING HERE
Numerous Farm Bureau Activities
Are on For the Coming
Week.


Miss Josephine Anquist, State Club
Leader for Girls, were intensely in
teresting and resulted in the forma-
tion of six girls clubs in Winnie
shiek county. In Orleans, Mrs. Steeh
Henderson was chosen leader; IN
Springfield, Miss Lansing; i'm Frank
vile, Miss Pankow. The girls il
Bloomfield township are meeting
February 10th with Miss Ethel Thor
ton as club leader. Three girls
clubs were organized in Pleasant
township with Mrs. Arthur Ellingson
as township leader. Local leaders
will be chosen for the different clubs.
Practically all the clubs have de,
sided to take up the study of parll-
amentary law at their first meeting,
Besides doing some special kind OF
work. Most of the clubs will take
up clothing work, inasmuch as the
leaders have had the five months
clothing course which was put on
by the Farm Bureau cooperating
with the Extension Service during
the past year.
Miss Arnquist made friends wher-
ever she went in Winneshiek county
and it is not to be wondered with
such a leader that Iowa won out in
the National Club Contest and that
Iowa girls with their leader have
been chosen to represent American
Club work in France next summe,.
Poultry Record Flocks
interest IN poultry -TITeec0rrd1- -rfF5cRT-@ Is
growing in Winneshiek comfy DUR
ing the two days which Mr.. Gordon
johnson, Extension Poultry Special
list, spent in the country several new
record focks were established. Cory
siderable work was done in selecting
and mating birds for breeding pens
for the coming season. One of the
focks is owned by Roscoe "icks of
Burr Oak. Roscoe has fine flock
of purebred Rhode Island Reds. They
have been winning prizes at many
of the local fairs and the work OF
selecting breeding pens from such
a flock was extremely interesting
It is hoped that the matings vii
help to improve Mr.. Wick's ALREADY
excellent flock.
Farm Bureau Activities for the Com
ing Week.
Wednesday, February Iftn--Fan
and Home Service day at the nom
of A. r. Bryant, Hesper township
AT this meeting Mrs. Dack viii TAX
up decorative stitches in the cloth
ing work for the ladies. Al lade
are requested to bring iong-eye
needles, different colors Of embroic
cry thread and a half yard o. pidl
colored cloth. Orchard work an
discussion of livestock sanitation WI
be of especial interest to men a
tending.
Thursday evening, February LOT
Community meeting with motto
pictures supplied by Visual lnstru
ton Service, Iowa State College,
the home of John Meyer, Milital
township.
Friday evening, February 10th
similar meeting will be held at Il
s. F.. Pierce home in Burr U;
township. The County Agent W
attend the Pearson Purebred Polal
China sale that afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Lynn, EXtenSi
Specialist in Home Manageme'
will spend three days in the cou
~ demonstrating the home-ma
freless cooker and the pressure coo
err. Meetings will be held:
Orleans twp. at the Peter How
home on Monday, February i"
Frankville twp. at the Elmer Rt
home on Tuesday, February Il
Canoe Twp, at the VIM. Dress
hause home on Wednesday, p
ruary Dist. All of these meetf
are called at 400 A. NJ. and tn
attending are requested to brl
lunch, which will be served catete
plan at noon.
The County Agent will discus 81
Sects of interest to the men at
of Ahese meetings.
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