Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
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In CAMERON COUNTY In 80
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Is OUTLINED BY MISS PORTER

Fair and a nice profit was made
on products sold. When the Hous-
ton city federation Of club women
met In December, Cameron county
was given the opportunity to have
q display for sale before that body.
A number of sales and orders re-
suited. In the same month the
Valley Federation OF Women's
clubs convened at Mission. A dis
play or products was set up In the
convention hall, and again several
orders were received. The marketing
venture has proved satisfactory and
plans for the coming year r un-
der way.
Living Rooms Improved
Only one living room contestant
was enrolled in 1880 but 40 living
rooms we're reported improved.
Mrs. NJ. +. Orr Of the Los Fresnos
club enrolled for the living room
contest, but let the improvement
extend to include her entire house
and yard as well. Her room won
first place in the district and
fourth place In the state contest.
Living room improvement was &C.
compliShed BY Encouragement OF
furniture, addition or renovation
OF furniture, improvement of walls.
floors and wood work and improve
ment Of natural and artificial
light. Is hooked and braided rugs
valued az $3.50 were made for
home use.
Twenty-Five other rooms were re-
ported improved. Most OF this i'm
ent was accomplished
through the labor of the club men,
berS and their families.
"A yard contest was established IN
the county in 1923. One yard In
each OF the ii communities having
club work as planned by a land
scape architect. In all Of the yards
lawns were established and some
planting done. IL new yards were
enrolled for improvement and work
begun.
Attend Short Course
Every girl enrolled in club work
reported cleaning the yard and
some planting done by all. Elsie
Wilkinson Of the Wilson Tract club
built a rock garden.
-Four women and two girls at
tended the annual short course at
A. & NJ. The chambers Of m
of Brownsville. Harlingen and San
Bcnito furnished the trips for three
Of these. Cameron county hNs q
part in the agricultural pageant
given two nights. Alice Miller was
elected major or her section in the
dormitory system Of self govern
ment.
Mrs. Charles Yost and Mrs. J. p.
Peek attended the Medina-Here-
ford encampment and gave dem.
onstratlcns and talks-Mrs. Y0st
on the making OF hooked rugs. and
Mrs. Peek on making and market
ing c~rystallized grapefruit peel.
The San Benito, Harrington and
Brownsville Chambers Of Commerce
furnished transportation to Mrs.
Peek 70 attend the Dallas Fair and
demonstrate the making or grape
fruit peel.
Katharine Schultis Or the Stuart
Place All club SEN a complete ex-
hibit to the Dallas Fair.
The annual girls camp was held
at the Girls Reserve Camp at Rio
Hondo in May. Miss Veldron Ro-
selle and Miss Ophelia Estell acted
As ~c0unscllors and recreati0nal
leaders. Mr.. Epstein. Mr.. Alsmeytr
and Miss Estell heloed The agent
in putting on the educational pro-
gram.
At the women's encamDment
speakers were Miss Mildred Horton.
state Home Demonstration agent.
Miss Bonnie Campbell. District
Home Demonstration agent, Mrs.
Dora Barnes. clothing specialist.
Mrs. Volney Taylor and Mrs. Eta
Ringgold.
Cameron county was visited BY
four extension specialists who gave
Is days to special problems In the
county, and by the State Home
Demonstration agent, Miss Mildred
Horton.
There were eleven organized home
demonstration clubs in the county
IN 1880 with an enrolment OF gas
members; So girls we're enrolled In
. All clubs. and there were AZ in
dlvidual demonstrators in clothing.
living room improvement. yard i'm
provement, and home industries. In
carrying out the work with women
and girls the agent held 1874 DEM
onstrations, made 229 home visits.
wrote 681 letters and "a news
stories. received l64 telephone and
264 office calls, and travelled 1922
miles.