Milford chronicle., 1931-11-27
DEMONSTRATION
ACHIEVEMENT
DAY PROGRAM
Was Held In The George
town School Auditorium
Last Friday.

The annual Home Demonstration
Achievement Day program of Sus-
sex county was held in the George
town School Auditorium, Friday,
November 20, with 250 in attend
ance.
The meeting was opened at 1890
a. m. with the audience singing
"America," after which the devo-
tional exercise and welcome were
given by Rev. Omar Jones, pastor of
III. E. Church, Georgetown.
The program of the day was
largely devoted to reports, stunts
and playlets by the II individual
Home Demonstration Clubs of the
county. These reports and stunts
were given for the purpose of show
ing the work of the clubs for the
year 1881. The stunts and playlets
were quite humorous and brought
many good laughs from the audi
ence, as we'll as being instructive.
Each club displayed fine original
ity and dramatic ability in the de-
velopment and production of the
SIuuIS. II was QulIS pODpADAC AOA
non-club members to understand
the nature of the clubs years pro-
gram of work after having obserV-
ed the stunts, since each one gave
in a very clear way some phase of
club work.
A prize of $500 was awarded the
club making the best showing of
their years work through their re-
port, stunt and attendance at meet
ing. This prize was awarded to the
Hollymount Club.
Other interesting features of the
days program included talks by
Allen Hulsizer, director of the
Georgetown Demonstration School;
Mr.. Kennon, superintendent of the
Georgetown High School; Miss
Pearl Macdonald, State nutritionist;
Miss M. E. Wagner, State dental
hygenist and demonstration on
cleaning teeth by Miss Johnson,
county hygenist for Kent county.
Each one of these talks were quite
interesting and instructive and were
appreciated by the entire audience.
The twelve Home Demonstration
Clubs have a total membership of
300 The reports which they made
on Friday included the following
achievements, among others. They
have held Ill regular instruction
meetings with an attendance of l.
1872. Twenty-six other meetings
with an attendance of 152 have been
held in the communities when the
Home Demonstration Agent was not
present. Fourteen women of these
clubs attended the State Home Eco
nomic meeting which was held in
Camden in April. Sixteen women |
were members of the Kitchen I'M
provement Contest and made fine
in their kitchens.
Twenty-one other members i'm
proved their kitchens, although they
were not in the contest. Forty-fve
of these club women have fall
garden.
The reports show 5,932 quarts of
and 1891 quarts of
fruits having been canned this sum-
mer and fall.
From the home craft work car
ried on by the clubs during Septem-
ber, October and November largely
through local women who had been
trained, Sc rugs; II slip
covers, and so. stools have been
made, AZ chairs have been caned
and five pieces of furniture have
been refnished.
The clubs have handled through
heir treasury $195.69 during the
year. The large majority of which
las been spent for such causes as:
churches, inside and out,
to the county hospi-
al, contributions to Delaware Col
my, helping needy families with
ood and clothing, etc.
Articles such as rugs, stools and
hairs and slip covers all of which
lave been made by club members
his fall, were on display from each
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