Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-09
Annual Planning Meetings

Fourteen men and II women
gathered at the Municipal building
Saturday when the annual meetings
of the Skowhegan local and ladies'
branch of the Somerset County Farm
Bureau were held. The reports were
listened to with interest and the
Skowhegan local elected the follow
ing officers: Chairman, George l..
Parker; secretary. p. {. White; .clup
project leader, Sumner &. Ellis
crops project leader, George Oulton;
dairy project leader. Perley Withee;
orchard. +. c. White; poultry pro-
ject leader. l.. l.. Sanford.
The arrangement and plans for the
following work were made: Three
campaign lime demonstrations;
three potato seed plots where certl-
fled seeds will be used and Mr.. c. A.
Storer the county agent, will assist
in routing out the diseased plants;
one campaign demonstration using
nitrate of soda on apple trees; TWO
grating demonstrations and two
caponizing demonstrations.
The Ladies Branch met with Miss
Marion G.. Hare. the county home
demonstration being president ana
assisting in the plans. The follow
ing officers were elected: Chairman,
Mrs. George j.. Parker; secretary,
Mrs. Sumner G. Ellis; the project
leaders elected are: Clothing, Mrs.
Will l.. Hill; food. Mrs. John Robin
son; household management. Mrs.
Nellie Hobart. The campaign for
the fireless cooker in May will be
directed with Mrs. Will Hill acting
as chairman, assisted by Mrs. sum
ner Ellis. Mrs. George Parker. Miss
Clara Gaylord, and Miss Bertha
Blanchard.
1t was voted to change the regu-
lar day of meeting from the first
Friday in the month to the first sat
urday. The following schedule or
meetings for the year was arranged:
Saturday, Feb. ;, Betty meeting. In
March there will be three days
clothing school but the dates have
not been announced. At this school
Miss Edna Cobb, the clothing spec
ialist of Orono, will be present. April
h7 will be observed as a Testimonial
Day at which time the ladies will
relate their results with certain tests
tried in their own homes. May Will
be devoted to the Farmers Fireless
Cooker: June . the meeting will be
on petticoat patterns. July has been
left open; Aug. 4, first aid meeting;
Sept. s, a food meeting; Oct. q. mil
linery meeting: Nov. ). food: the
Dec. meeting is left open.
A prosperous years work has re-
suited in both the local and the Ia
dies branch and the future year is
being looked forward to with inter
est by all the members and the
leaders.
The fireless cooker demonstration
to take place in the month of May
will be a house to house campaign
and all ladies. whether members or
not of the Farm Bureau, Will nave
the privilege Of being taught how
to make the cooker and purchase
the material for the same at the
same price as the Farm Bureau la
dies. Further notices will appear
concerning this campaign. of which
Mrs. Will L. Hill of Parkman Hill,
is the chairman.
Mrs. Annie Steward returned
Monday to her home in West Rox-
bury, Mass, after visiting with her
father, Felix Vincent.
Miss Hildred Tobey and her
friend, Miss Ruth Lunt, who have
been the guests Saturday and Sun
day of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sill
as of the Norridgewock road return
ed to Waterville Monday morning to
| resume their duties in the telephone
office.
Mrs. George Barrette returned
from Canaan Monday after passing
Sunday with her son, Clifton Bar
rette.
Kenneth Smiley, who passed the
Christmas vacation with his parents.