Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09
BETTER HOME WEEK
WAS OBSERVED AT
COOLSPRING DISTRICT


spring and Harbeson communities
last week, was a decided success, and
the local committee of Better Homes
is to be congratulated upon the
splendid programs arranged for the
week.
The talks given on Monday even
ing, the 2Sth of April, by DR.. Jost,
secretary of State Board of Health,
on Child Health; Miss Pearl McDon-
aid, Nutrition Specialist of Univer-
sity of Delaware, on Nutritious Part
in Better Homes; Miss Anne Moore,
County Boys and Girls Club Agent,
on Recreation in the Home and the
part the Boys and Girls Club plays
in Better Homes; C. r. Snyder,
County Agricultural Agent, on "HOw
the Farmer Can Aid in Making His
Home a Better Home; Miss Laura,
Rutherford, County Home Demon
stration Agent, on Sussex County
Health Outlook; Albert EARLY, Ru-
raj Supervisor, on Adult Education;
Rev. ThOs. P. Mckee, pastor of the
COolspring and Georgetown Pfesby-
terian churches, on the spirit of love
which prompted the giving OF the
beautiful Community Hall, in which
all of the meetings during Better
Homes Week would be held to the
Coolspring Presbyterian church for
a Community Hall; Edward T.
Vaughn, president of the Coolspring
Community Center, in a few well
chosen words of welcome, and the
prayer by Rev. Gordon, pastor of the
n an1TPah which
an inspiration in itself; were both
helpful and interesting.
Mrs. AlbertsOn, of Lewes, in her
inimitable rendition of two parodies
OH selections from Grand Opera"
convulsed her audience with laugh
ter, and the short play, "The Woman
of No Occupation" which was pre-
sented. by a group of the HarbesOn
and Coolspring Home Economics
Club members, was also keenly ap-
pTeciated.
Miss Marguerite Burnett, of Wil-
mington, was unable to be present,
so Albert Early represented the Bu-
reau of Adult Education. Following
up the remarks made by Mrs. MollOy
c. Vaughn, local chairman of Better
Homes, earlier in the evening on
landscape gardening, Mr.. Early stat
ed that it was the desire of Miss
Burnett and her cO-wOrkers to give
to the communities competent lead
ership in whatever subjects they Sc
lected, and that he would like to be
one of the first to enroll in a class
in landscape gardening should the
Coolspring community decide to take
up this subject. Twelve persons i'm
mediately expressed a desire for such
a course, and Mr.. Early and Mrs.
Vaughn promised to take the matter
up with Miss Burnett at once.
The program on Tuesday after
noon was excellent and those who
were not present to hear Miss Nc
Donald and Miss Rutherford in their
illustrated talks on nutrition and
kitchen helps were unfortunate, in
deed. Mrs. Redheifer, Mrs. Mason
and Mrs. Albert NAPLES put on
short health play which emphasized
the need of fruits and leafy Vege-
tables in the diet.
At the beginning of the Tuesday
Gfternoon program, Mrs. Ackley and
Miss Carver, of the Eastern Shore
Gas and Electric Co., called the at
tentiOn of the women to a complete
neal which they were placing in the
over of the electric range, which had
been furnished to the Better Homes
committee for demonstration pur-
poses during the week. At the close
of the meeting, they very graciously
served everyone with cup of very
fragrant Pleezing tea-donated by
Z. +. Vaughn, the president of the
Coolspring Center-and angel food
and gold cake, which they had baked
just prior to placing the meat and
Veeeta hles in the oven. While the
refreshments were being partaken
q the owen neal was placed upon
the table and those present voted
this type of meal a real labor saw
er'-something the farm woman,
especially, is always looking for.
Wednesday afternoon was given
over to the Ladies' Aid and Mission
airy Society of the COolspring Pres
byterian church. Several ladies from
the Lewes and Midway churches
were their guests. Mrs. MOllOy G.
Vaughn spoke of the work the mis-
sionary societies are doing in train
in gthe boys and girls to make bet
ter homes, and Mrs. Thos. P. Mckee,
of Georgetown, told of the mission
airy work in Africa. Before adjourn
ing, delicious refreshments of tea,
small chocolate nut cookies and
strawberry mousse were served by
Mrs. Ackley and some of the local
women. a.;
From five, to seven o'clock p. m.
on Thursday, May l, a chicken salad
supper was served to about 175 per-
sons. Each adult was asked to sub
NIT a short article of not more than
100 wOT[ls-within the next week, to-
Miss Laura Rutherford, County
Home Demonstration Agent, George
town, Del.-stating whether on not
the supper served was a balanced
meal. and to give reasons foriisRch
decision. The Lewes Trust Co.,
Lewes, Del, offered two dollars and
fifty cents for the best article, one
dollar and fifty cents for the second
best and one dollar for the third
best, on this subject. The delicious
Pleezing peaches and coffee, served
at this supper, were donated by
Glenwood Harrington, of Lewes,
Del; the peas by the Stockley Cam
ming Co., of RehOboth (these. peas
were grown ythe farmers in this
community; the chickens for the
salad were raised and donated by
the generous hearted women of the
local communities; the Warren Can