Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-16
OUTLINE CLUB
WORKPLANOF
COMING YEAR
Interesting Demon
stration Scheduled
For Farm Club Boys,
Girls In Cameron

SAN BENITO, Sept. i5-Numerous
contests and demonstrations are in
cluded in the plan Of activities for
boys' and girls clubs in Cameron
county during the fall and winter,
according to announcement by Hen
~ Alsmeyer, county agricultural
agent, and Miss Kate Adele Hill.
home demonstration agent.
Improved yard demonstrations viii
be a feature expected TO arouse
much interest, and the popular poul-
try culling demonstrations. which
have aroused widespread interest IN
the county will be continued.
The following circular outlining
the club activities for 192S-29 has
been sent out by the club members
and others interested in the work;
eat the beginning of the club
wear. in the month Of September, the
agent would like 10 remind all club
members Of three important phases
Of work 10 be carried on In the
county during the year; merely,
aThe Living Room Contest-Hlans
for the 192S-29 living room contest
will be submitted to the contest
leaders at the council meeting on
September Is. The date Of enroll
ment Is from October ! TO Novem-
Der rs. There were sever contest
ants who completed their living
rooms in 1929.
"The Wardrobe Denomination
The home demonstration agent de-
sires 10 secure as volunteer y
member from each club 70 be the
demonstration in the care and Sc
lection OF her wardrobe for one year.
This person must be selected by Oc-
tober l.. Upon being selected il is
necessary for her to make m in
ventory Of her entire wardrobe and
its value, for her to estimate the
clothes that she will need for the
year following and rs near as pos
sible figure the prices which she
will pay. The agent will call at
her home and discuss with her the
possibilities of %renovating and re-
modelling problems; line and designs
suited to her particular type; the
use Of patterns, choice of materials;
and principles of construction.
Throughout the year this club men,
Der is invited to bring TO the agent
her problems and plans. At the
June encampment in 1929 each
wardrobe demonstration will be ask
ed to give a summary Of her results
and benefits derived from a study
Of her wardrobe, any difficulties
that she encountered and any saw
ings that were derived from a study
of this type. Throughout the year
this demonstration will be asked u
pass on her information 10 other
members Of the club. The club
member is not obliged to spend any
specific sum Of money but the prob
lem Of this demonstration is for her
to use wisely that which she has.
Improved Yard Demonstration
At the September council meeting
three names from each club will be
submitted. Those submitting names
ire to understand that one is 10 be
chosen from the three to be the
yard demonstrator for that club. In
October the agent and Stanley
Crockett, who Is TO landscape the
yards will visit each Of these three
yards and select the yard TO be used.
The club member whose yard is Sc
lected viii be visited again and the
plan Of improvement discussed and
explained. The amount Of money
TO be spent upon the yard is 20 be
determined by the club member aft
er her discussion with Mr.. Crockett
and she understands the POSSIBLE
ties OF her yard. Emphasis is TO be
placed upon native shrubs, trees
and flowers. Following Mr.. Crock
ett's visit TO the yards he will make
a plot for the club member to fol-
low in improving her yard. In Feb
ruary the club meeting will be held
at this members hcme where Mr..
Crockett viii give a demonstration
explaining his plot and the general
principles Of yard arrangements.
Throughout the two years this
club member will have the advan-
tage Of Mr.. C~rockett's advice and
help. Her obligations are to pass
on this advice to other members Of
the club and to keep her yard in
such a condition that all members Of
that community may look upon II as
a demonstration and worthy Of
study with a view 70 using the prin-
ciples set forth in her yard. in their
w yards.
"All girls clubs will be reorgan-
ized the first September meeting
and work for the new year begun.
Cameron county girls ranked well in
the state contests held az the A. &
M. short course in July. Maria
Guerra and Mildred Young each won
second place in the state contest On
their essays written for the clothing
contest.
CITRUS Meetings-Mr. y. r. Ros-
borough. extension horticulturist Of
A. 4 NJ college will assist the coun-
" agent with a series Of citrus
meetings, September II, 70 and Is.
Poultry Culling Demonstrations-
Mr.. +. n. Holmgren. poultry spe-
clalist. extension service OF "A. &
NJ. college. will assist the county
agent with a series Of poultry Gull
Ing demonstrations the latter part
Of September. Every poultry owner
should attend these demonstrations
and learn how TO remove the Gull
hens from the flock