Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

S109.03, valued at s31o.25. with a say
ing of $201.22.
Millinery work in Somerset county
IS being conducted more and more
by members of training classes. One
training class was held at SHOW
hogan. Another will be held in
september at Hartland. Those at
tending the Skowhegan class were:
Mrs. George Foster Mrs. o. F. Luce,
from Madison: Mrs. Emma Locke.
Mrs. Ella Davis, and Mrs. Nellie
Scott. from Cornville Miss Lucy
Blgelow, Mrs. Harold Hoxie. from
Fairfield; and Mrs. Elizabeth Mer-
row and Miss Alice Buzzelh of La
rome.
The Tuesday morning session be
ginning at 10 o'clock. was devoted
TO a discussion led by Miss Edna NJ
COBB, State Clothing Specialist on
Proper Hat Selection, emphasizing
the points necessary to consider as:
individual type of figure. features OF
the lace, and general shane of the
lace. bringing out the points that
short person would. want to avoid a
broad hat as this would tend to fur
Their shorten the figure that a person
with long thin face would want 10
avoid too small a hat; that person
with an angular face should wear
hats having soft lines.
Some time was also spent on
What Materials Are Being Used
This Season" Following this Miss
Cobb demonstrated the steps to be
taken in actually making hat
In the afternoon the women
started their own hats and discussed
the problems of construction as they
came up so as to be better prepared
to meet the problems IN their own
communities. The main purpose of
this two day class is to train the
leaders in the fundamentals of hat
making rather/than TO have each
leader make a hat.
Wednesday was passed in finishing
the hats and talk was given in the
afternoon on suitable hat ornaments
after which some time was passed in
making several ribbon ornaments.
East New Portland Farm Bureau
met with Mrs. H. \. Emery for a
Pressure Cooker Demonstration. Miss
Evelyn Avery, State Food Specialist,
conducted the demonstration. In the
morning the cooker was used for pre-
pairing the dinner of beef loaf with
dark bread and butter and apricot
/, tapioca pudding.
In the afternoon Miss Avery gave
an interesting, instructive talk on
canning, emphasizing the use of the
pressure cooker. Also she explained
the reason for and use Of hot pack
method. A few cans of peas and
green's were processed in the pressure
cooker.
During the afternoon the women
present were scored by the use of the
food habit score card as to their
food habits East New Portland
should be proud of the fact that one
member of their group, Mrs. Irene
Parsons, scored 1909, showing that
she follows perfect food habits. This is
really an exceptional score as In
most cases where the score cards
have been used So % has been about
! the highest score.
At a later date this community
will be re-scored and possibly Mrs.
Parsons will have one or two COM
retitors for her honor of holding the
highest score.
North Arson, community of 80
women members, is especially inter-
ested in the foods work. In 1925, they
adopted the plan of having balanced
meals at each meeting. They served
II of these, no two of which were
alike, from February 1925 to January
1926. which was virtually balanced.
inexpensive meal Of one hot dish, with
a salad dessert and hot drink.
In 1926, their Food Project Leader.
Mrs. Martha Van Antwerp, put the
question to vote as to whether or not
thew should continue the balanced
meals, to which the majority voted
yves" Then the chapter at the sug-
gestion of Mrs. Van Antwerp decided
to get the cost Of these meals by pay
ing the market price for everything
the members furnished, as of butter,
pies, cakes, etc. Adding 1t up, divid-
ing the amount by the number who
partook of the meal, and each one to
pay her apportionate share.
Next a rather unique plan for
planning these meals was drawn and
is explained in the following letter
sent the Extension office by Mrs. Van
Antwerp:
II then proposed that we form into
teams and have contest Tor the oest
balanced meal. They voted yes" for
that too: so you see we have work
ahead for this year in the food de-
partment Of this chapter
1.-THE menus of these meals Will be
sent to the Home Economics Depart
ment or whoever you designate, to
be passed upon. The winning team
TO receive a. years subscription to
"Good Housekeeping" magazine.
"The meals are to be simple, mex
pensive, easily prepared, rich in vita
mines, proteins and the essential ele-
ments- of good food. We have done
double work for this Farm Bureau
chapter in this way; at every meeting
we must have dinner; and so we have
made the meals a special subject
aside from the topic Of the day.
"I have hoped that other chapters
might be interested so that we might
have some contests in the county, to
make it interesting in the study of
| good food, pure food and proper food
to help preserve the general good
health of the people,"
Selection of Clothing Meetings
have been held during 1926 in Har-
tsmony. Ripley, Hartland. Palmyra, st.
Adams. Athens, Cornville, North An
son. Madison, New Portland, Fair
field, Larone, Norridgewock, Skowhe-
gan, Mercer, Pittsf1eld, Starks and
Greenleaf.
At each meeting the morning was
passed in discussing lines and ma
terials becoming to various types of
individuals and the placing of deco
rations to emphasize good points
and diminish bad points. There was
much general interest shown and a
great deal of discussion on the part
Of the women present.