The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-20
ANNUAL community PLANNING MEETINGS
HELD IN SOMERSET COUNTY TOWNS
Important Happenings in the Extension Service
and Farm Bureau Work in Different Sections

your COW, pasture improvement, farm
survey, farm accounts, grating DEM
onstration, pruning campaign, capon-
izing and selecting breeders. Off
GERS elected for 1924 were: Chairman,
Walter Ring; secretary, Elmer Quinn
by: crops. Roy Watson; dairy, Ed
Bunker; farm management, Glen
Ring; orchard, S. l. Mower; poultry,
all day farm management meeting
WILDE held at the Grange Hall. with
NJ. D. Jones, farm management spe-
cialist, In attendance. The same day
will see the women holding one
piece dress pattern meeting. 1t is
hoped that a large and enthusiastic
group will be present. Both of
these projects are deserving of more
than passing attention, and whether
those present follow out the plans
made at that time or not, they can
not fail to get considerable useful
information. Following is the list
of work outlined for the women dur
ing 1924 Dry cleaning, one-piece
dress, BEETLES, foods fireless cookers,
underwear, slips made from one
piece dress, foods, use of milk, MILL
merry, Christmas suggestions, annual
meeting: and the officers are as fol-
lows: Chairman, Mrs. ]. B. LaBree,
Mrs. Almon Pease, secretary; Mrs.
Annie Sawyer, clothing; Mrs. Myrtle
Hilton, foods; Mrs. S. |. Mower house
hold management; Mrs. Louise Saw
yer, fireless campaign leader; assis-
tant leaders, Mrs. j. B. LaBree, Mrs.
Annie Sawyer, Mrs. E. r. Hill.
A new mixed club has been formed
In st. Adams, with Miss Frances
Baine as club leader. Miss Baine
has been active in club work for the
past two years, and should make a
very capable leader. Eleven boys
and girls have already, or will with
in a day or two, have signed up for
the work At meeting held Saturday
afternoon, December 16, in the school
house, Miss Hare, home demenstra-
ton agent, with Mrs. Susie Lucas and
Mrs. Addie Hilton in attendance, Of
ficers were elected This was the
most successful first club meeting
that the home demonstration agent
ever attended.
MISS Hare anu MI. DuHh WCiO
both in Harmony, and visited the
school in order to bring club work
before the boys and girls of that
community. Altho no definite club
has been formed as yet, 1t is very
probable that either a mixed club or
separate boys and girls clubs will be
formed sometime during January
Steps are being taken to secure Mrs
Bailey as club leader, and il she will
accept the position, there is but little
doubt that the boys and girls will be
able to have the supervision OF
very interesting and efficient woman.
Special attempts are being made to
secure at least one club in every
community. With the start made in
St. Adams, and the prospects OF Har-
mony and Cambridge, 1t will mean
three new clubs for the coming year
Too much emphasis cannot be laid
upon this form of extension work. for
by this means young people can be
kept interested in rural life as by no
other means.
Meetings to be held this week are;
Cornville, Grange Hall, December 1S,
picnic lunch; Mercer, Grange Hall,
December 10, baked beans; Canaan,
Grange Hall, December 20, at l p.
M; Madison Center, Lee Ketchum's,
December 81.