, 1935-05-30
Annual Home Demonstration
Encampment Is Held Tuesday
And Wednesday In Rio Hondo

feature. MISS NATION EDWARDS, VII
lacy county demonstration urged q
goal set TO work TOWARD and out
lined four steps of progress. Miss
Matte Wilroy, Hidalgo county dem
onstrator, told Of the recent Hidal-
60 county day. the one day meet
being a new thing with the Hidalgo
women. Miss Wilroy gave an inter-
esting outline OF events OF the day"
Miss Dorothy Porter, Cameron
county home demonstration and per-
sonal instructor OF the Is Cameron
county clubs spoke on The respon-
sibility Of Home Demonstration
Clubs in preparing for the Centen-
NAL"
Miss Porter told Of the space OF
approximately two blocks to be al
lotsed the Valley in the Centennial
exhibit at Dallas and urged the VIC
men not TO take everything to Dali
las and leave nothing at home, but
TO begin at once TO beautify their
premises and work toward the time
Of the centennial. She further ask
ed each club to work up the history
Of their own community for use at
that time.
Mrs. j. G. Fisher gave a highly
interesting and constructive talk on
Child Psychology" as a feature for
the Primera club. Other entertain
ment features on the morning SEES
SIGN were given the Los Fresnos,
South Harlingen. Brown Tract clubs.
Announcement was made by. Miss
Porter that $50 had been won by the
women for Cameron County Coun-
Gil in the Ball Glass Jar contest. The
money won is to be used in All girl
club work.
Blue ribbon winners for the best
canned tomatoes were: Mrs. L. r.
Murphy Of La Feria: second prize
T. Mrs. j. r. Hargis of Santa Rosa:
first prize for canned beans to Mrs.
G.. G. Page Of Los FreSnos; second
prize to Mrs. w. c. Cain. Los Fres-
nos; first prize beetS, MI. l.. r. Muir
ply, La Feria; second prize to Mrs.
Joe Stauffer. Los Fresnos: first
prize canned carrots, Mrs. <. v.
Burgess. Los FresnoS: second prize.
Mrs. j. K. Siderius. Los Fresnos.
Three hundred jars were on exhi-
hilton and were judged by Miss Mat
tie Wilroy and Miss Marion Edwards.
Following lunch a constructive talk
on parliamentary procedure was Civ
en- by Mrs. K. B. Williams.
Eleven Ct the Is clubs Of Cam
ercn County were present for the
TWO day meet which had a registra-
ton Of las members and eight visi-
tors. Achievement reports were Civ
en- by the Brown Tract. Clio, La
Feria, Los Indios. North Shore, Les
FresnoS. Palmetal. Pennsylvania
Ave, Primera, Santa Rosa and
South Harlingen clubs on the first
day Of the encampment.
In judging club reports first place
went to the Browne Tract club;
second place &c the Pennsylvania Ave
club and third place to the Palmetal
club. Mrs. j. j. Murray and Mrs.
Ben Sanders Of Harrington were
judges.
In charge Of the entire encamp-
menJ was Mrs. ID. r. White assisted
by Mrs. j. j. Mccarthy. secretary
and Mrs. j. G. Fisher, chaplain and
Mrs. L. r. Murphy, parliamenta--
ian. Accomplishments OF the first
day Of the encampment were play
ed by Mrs. j. W. Wallace and Miss
Blanche Taylor. Song leader for the
day was Mrs. j. c. King Of the Clio
club. Camp publicity was in charge
Of Mrs. Warren Galloway.
On the opening day Ct the encamp-
ment a beautiful memorial service
was conducted for Mrs. Lydia a.
Rowland OF La Feria, the only mem
Der Of the entire Cameron County
Club group who had passed on. Mrs.
J. c. Fisher was in charge Of the SER
vice.
Tuesday evening the following pro-
gram was given at the high school
auditorium before a large audience:
Mother Goose Tske-O ff-Browne
Tract club: An Actors Story.
Pennsylvania Avenue club; Boys
Quartet. Wanda Lee McMurtry;
Dance. North Shore Club; Mrs. Jar
Famous Wax Works. Primera
club; AS The Story Grew. La Feria
club: Campfire Scene. Los Indios
club: The Old Fashioned Album.
South Harrington club: The Whirli-
Gig OF Life. Palmetal club: An Old
Fashioned Garden Clio club.