The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-09-20
WHAT THE CLUB MEANS TO
THE RURAL WOMAN


The following very interesting
paper was read at the Woman's booth
at the Stearns County fair by Mrs.
Morton of st. Cloud. The lady re-
sides on farm has raised family
of ten children, yet she has time to
take part in Club activities. Her ex-
periences will be of interest to many
Herald readers, as follows:
The subject that has been assigned
to me is a very broad one. l shall be-
gin by telling you little about the
Farmers Club to which belong.
The organization is called the Sank
Valley Faramers' Club and is composed
of sixteen families living west of st.
Cloud along the Sank river. We meet
once month at the. home of some
member. The evening is spent in
listening to program followed by a
social hour and closes with lunch,
served by the hostess.
1t sounds very simple in the teiling
but this Farmers Club means a. great
deal to every one in our community
From the little tots, who SIT on
mothers or grandmothers knees TO
listen and perhaps to fall asleep pc
fore the evening is over, to the mature
man and women, this monthly gatHlr,-
ing is always looked toward TO Win
pleasure and anticipation.
This organization was formed ioi
the purpose of neighborhood soclapl-
iity. and to give us all a greater re-
spect for our calling. Fifty years ago
the rural people assembled togetn =
for the purpose of entertainment ana
social enjoyment at spelling bees
and Literary societies. At the same
period they gathered for barn ralS-
cuttings" These latter were for the
most part for mutual help, doing TO-
gether what the farmers or their wives
and daughters could not do alone
the necessity for these gatherings.
hut young and old should get together
for a social time in the present DAY
and age. OF all the people In tae
recreation more than agricultural
workers-not physical exercise 1--WE
all get plenty of that but social ana
mental diversion.
golf after his days work is over FOR
recreation; the well do city folks
take their families to summer cottages
by the lake for the fresh air, and a
folks do not need this sort OF reiaxa-
tion as we all have plenty of fresh ar
and exercise every day. w nat we
want is a chance to put on our sunday
clothes, and get out to meet our neigh
bors The country women exchange
E. 'eceipts and crochet patterns at the
lub They admire the new gown one
E ady has on and give the young mother
advice regarding the nice baby that
she displays so proudly. We all feel
that the clean, wholesome recreation
we find at the Club makes country
life more pleasant and helps TO keep us
happy and contented.
Cooperation is another lesson that
the Club is teaching us. In a small
way we are getting to cooperate Ell
ficiently In 1921 we took up the pro-
ject of club exhibit work, and have
followed this plan now for three years.
This year we are putting on display
for Stearns County at the state Falr.
Our young men have organized a base
ball team and they get much pleasure
from it, Cooperation is training us
to mobilize thought and energy, We
can in this way make our strength ana
influence felt.
We get a chance to hear good music
at our meetings. We have some talent
and we are often favored with GOOD