The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-04-23
Extension and Club Work
By Miss Gertrude Gage

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caring to be confined to the contest
basis, l will describe the first and sec.
ond prize winning kitchens. For the
sake Of convenience we will speak
of them as Kitchen No. 1 and No. 2.
When the contest started three
months ago, Kitchen No. 1 scored 30
points. 1t had only one exposure. one
window and door which had a glass
panel. These opened off a covered
porch facing north. The floor had
never had any finishing whatever.
and the walls were covered with dark
paper. One door opened into a bed
room, another into a pantry which
ran almost the entire length of tho
kitchen on the south. Another door
opened into the living room. The kit
chen contained no conveniences. Wa
ter was carried from the river. There
was no sink, little cupboard space g.
poor arrangement. The pantry had
one window which being on the south
side, afforded enough light for it. The
cupboards were just open shelves.
The windows and door were un-
screened. On the whole the kitchen
was very dark, dismal and exceed
ingly unhandy. At the end of the con-
test the kitchen scored 81 or gain
of 81 points. According to reports.
at the present time this is the great
est Improvement of any kitchen in
the state. However, they have not
all been judged yet.
In improving this kitchen, contest
ant No. 1 and her husband did all
the work. themselves, spending only
$19.28 on necessary materials, such
as lumber, calcimine, paint, etc. They
first removed the wall between the
kitchen and pantry, giving the kit
chen double exposure. The window
that was in the pantry was removed
and placed in horizontally instead of
upright. In front of this, the husband
built sink with double drain boards.
These were treated with several coats
of enamel. Closed cupboards were
placed at either end of the drain
boards with free working surface.
On the left of the sink, the cupboard
is used for dishes. All cupboards are
sealed to the ceiling to prevent I'M
necessary cleaning. The stove is at
the left of the cooking table and plac-
ed against the west wall, between
the two and handy to the fire box is
a wood box on castors. An oil stove
for warm weather is located further
to the left of the stove. On the right
of the sink, the kitchen which was
formerly the pantry has been length
ened to take in part of a porch. This
is equipped for a wash room with a
closet for wraps and brooms. The
walls were calcimined light color
with oil cloth paper behind the tables,
stove and separator. The floor had
two coats of gray floor paint. The
ironing board was built stationary to
the wall. A high stool was obtained
to permit rest during work. A cooler
was made and the windows and doors
screened.
This kitchen at the present is very
neat, compact and cheerful as well as
being labor saver. Such a kitchen
could not help but make life more
worth while when we consider what
part of it is spent in a Kitchen.
Kitchen No. 2's problem was some
what the same as that of No. l in
that it was exceedingly dark and
poorly arranged. This kitchen had
two exposures, one on the east and
one on the west, but both opened on
screened porches which are heavily
shaded by trees. On the south of this
room was a pantry and small catch
all closet. The walls were covered
with dark brown oilcloth. The floors
were covered with linoleum that was
showing wear badly. The sink was
in the southeast corner, completely
isolated from the other kitchen equip
ment. The stove was in the center of
the south wall between the pantry
and closet doors. The only cupboard
room consisted of open shelves in the
pantry. The wood work was finished
in dark brown. When the judges re-
turned three months later, change in
this room seemed almost marvellous.
The wall between the kitchen and
pantry was removed and cabinet
kitchen built in. The window in the
pantry was also reversed to a hor-
Total position. The sink was moved
over to the left of the cupboarls and
table and draining board added to the
left. A window which was upright at
this place was changed to horizon
tai one over the sink. The worn plac-
es in the linoleum were patched with
scraps and the entire. surface painted
gray. The kitchen was wainscoted to
a depth of three feet. The walls were
painted gray and all wood work was
painted and enameled grey with pam
nels of grayed blush green. A dumb
waiter was built to the basement. The
catch all closet was cleaned up, the
hot water tank enclosed in cup
board and permanent wood box OPP
ening on the outside was built in. A
unique thing was done to take the
place of sizing on the walls. Old
green shades were pasted where the
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