Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-17
7TH SHORT COURSE
OPENS AT u. OF M.
Nearly 600 Register for In
structionS in the Art of
Homemaking.
BY GEORGE PORTER,
STAT Correspondent of The Star.

STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, June IT.
Planning to take advantage Of the in.
structions in the art of homemaking
community social life and ideas to bt
presented in addresses by Gov Albert
c. Ritchie, Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture R. w. Dunlap and others, nearly
600 women from all sections of the
State of Maryland who have registered
for the seventh annual rural women'S
short course were arriving at the Uni
Versity of Maryland today.
Features of the program include a
"Homemakers' Club day." to be staged
tomorrow, when reports of county work
will be presented; master farm home
makers recognition assembly on Thurs
day, and daily periods of community
singing, inSpirational lectures and social
activities.
Governor to Speak Wednesday.
Gov. Ritchie will address the women
at their daily IL o'clock assembly on
Wednesday Assistant Secretary Dun
lap will speak Friday when the gradu-
ates of the course will receive their
certificates.
Other assembly speakers will be DR..
Raymond A. Pearson, president, Univer-
sity of Maryland; DR.. A. F. Woods, di-
rector of scientific work, Department
of Agriculture: c. w. Warburton, direc-
tor of extension work, Department of
Agriculture: DR.. 7. B. Symons, director,
extension service, University of Mary
land; Miss Gertrude Warren, club or
ganization specialist, Department of
Agriculture: Miss Bess NJ. Rowe, edi-
torial field service the Farmers Wife:
Mrs. Caroline B. King, women's editor,
the Country Gentleman; Miss Curry
Nourse. University of Maryland and
Mrs. John w, Smith, 1928 Master Farm
Homemaker.
The course is arranged by the Home
Demonstration Department of the Uni
verSity of Maryland Extension Service,
under the direction of Miss Venia M.
Keller. State home demonstration agent.
It's aim is to give help to the rural
homemakers of Maryland through lee
lures and demonstrations in the art of
homemaking, and to afford them an
opportunity to meet and exchange
ideas and experiences with women from
every section of the State.
Courses will be given and demonstra-
tions conducted in foods and nutrition,
clothing, household management, house
furnishings. landscape gardening, home
dairying and poultry. In addition class
work will be given in health, parlia-
mentary law, citizenship and music ap-
probation. At each of the assemblies
there will be 20 minutes of singing. led
by Miss Fannie Buchanan, with Mrs.
Laura Rogers accompanying.
The instruction work of the week will
be supplemented by an elaborate social
program, beginning with an informal
reception to the short-course members
In the Richie Gymnasium tonight.
Visitors Tomorrow.
Il
when visitors from all over the State
are expected to swell the attendance to
more than TOO, tea will be given by
the home economics department of the
University of Maryland in Gerneaux
Hall, at 4 pm, and reception will be
held at pm. by DR.. and Mrs Pearson.
The home economics department Will
give a garden party Wednesday after
noon, while that night the Shakespeare
Society of washington will present
play.
Thursday evening there will be re-
ception and musical on the campus, and
FRIDAY afternoon will be devoted to
sightseeing trip through Washington,
concluding with picnic supper In ROCK
Greek Park.
The list of lecturers and demon
Htrators for the week follows:
Miss Harriet Ashby the H. w. Cos
sard Co., New York City, N. y;
w. r. Ballard, landscape gardening
specialist, University of Maryland; Mrs.
Alice Buchanan, specialist in clothing,
Washington, D. c.; Miss Fannie Bu-
chanan, Victor Talking Machine Co.,
Camden, N. j.
DR.. F. B. Bomberger. assistant direc-.
tor. extension service, University OF
MARYLAND: Mrs. Edna Bryte, specialist
in clothing, Brooklyn, N. Y: Miss Mary
E. Garden, interior decorator, Hutzler
Bros Co, Baltimore, Md; j. A.
Conover, dairy specialist, University OF
Maryland.
Miss Marye Dahnke, director, home
economics department, Kraft-PheniX
Cheese Co., Chicago, Ill; Mrs. Martha
Foster, president, County Council of
Homemakers' Clubs, Clearspring, Md;
Miss Ella Gardner, recreation specialist,
United States Department of Labor,
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Louise Huston,
director, Educational Service Bureau,
American Bemberg, Corp. New York;
Maurice p King, Cantilever Shoe
Shop, Washington, D. c.; Miss Helen
A. Mcclellan. art instructor, Washing
ton city schools, Washington, D. G.;
Miss Margaret McPheeters, nutrition
specialist, University of Maryland; Miss
Grace NORM State housing specialist,
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Miss Marie Mount. dean, home eco
Monies department, University OF Mary
land; E. j. Murphy, president, E. j.
Murphy Co., Washington, d. c.; Miss
Helen Pearson, home demonstration
agent, Frederick County, Md; w. II,
Rice, poultry specialist University OF
Maryland; Dr. Esther L. Richards, as
sociate psychiatrist, Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, Md
Prof Charles S. Richardson, professor
of public speaking, University Of Mary
land; Mrs. Maude +. Roby, vice presl-
dent, Eastern district National Story
Tellers' League, Riverdale, Md: Mrs.
Evelyn Tobey Teachers College, Column
bia University. New York; Mrs. Marion
Tolson. Woodward & Lothrop, Washing
ton. D. c.; Miss Anna Trentham, di-
rector, bureau of home economics, Con-
solidated Gas. Electric Light & Power
Co. Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Claribel Welsh, associate pro-
fessor. foods and nutrition. University
of Maryland: Miss Bertha Frances
Wolfe, Bureau of Education staff,
Washington, d. C.; Mrs. Fanny w.
Yeatman, home economics specialist,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. G.