Milford chronicle., 1935-02-01
An CLUB NOTES


n present An election was held, and
n the following girls were elected to
d office: Elizabeth Spicer, president;
> Madalyn Warren, vice-president;
4 Marian Warren, secretary; Margaret
Dickerson, treasurer. The work to
s be undertaken by the girls was dis
a tcussed and it was decided that some
y tOf the members would cook, and
that some of them would. sew. Mrs.
Z Grill kindly offered to assist the
I lgirls with their sewing problems.
A social period was enjoyed by the
= club, followed by a demonstration
2 in setting a table and serving a
breakfast Elizabeth Spicer assisted
by several of the other girls gave
the demonstration. The County Club
Agent described a trip to Florida
J which he made during the Christ
mas holidays. She told of the love-
~ affect of the outside Christmas
tees dotted over the hills in North
tCar0lina. She described the turpen-
tine pine groves freshly gashed /
with the turpentine dropping slowly /
into cups fastened beneath the /
gashes in parts of Georgia. Il was
in Georgia also, that rice was seen
just peeping out of the ground in
shallow burrows, ALREADY for flood
ing. And it was in the swamps and
woods of Georgia and Florida that
hundreds of small bodied big horned
cattle were seen wandering at large
Signs warned drivers to watch out
for them, but Notwithstanding
number of dead animals, killed by
passing motorists were observed.
The first stop in Florida was made
at Jacksonville. the beauty Of whose
homes and grounds will long be
remembered. Many of the loveliest
homes are built along the shore,
overlooking a marvellous eXpanse OF
water One OF the many alligator
farms in Florida is located near
Jacksonville. A visit TO Il proved
very interesting. Hundreds of al
ligatOrs from a few months old to
five hundred years old were seen.
Christmas Eve and part of Christ
mas day were spent in st. Augustine.
one OF the most fascinating cities i'm
the United States. The lovely
Fountain of Youth" a drink of
whose clear water does make yon
feel younger. the Indian burying,
ground with five hundred skeletons
exposed. the Oldest school house.
with its quaint wax figure of teacher
and pupils and its room above where
the teacher and his family lived, and
the outside kitchen where his wife
cooked by an open fire; the slave
and picturesque Fort Mar
ion with its many tragic legends
a PARTON of the historic
wealth in which St Augustine
lbounds. The drive from ST. Angus
Inc to Miami reminds you of one I
Ovely painting after another Il
vas unique and very charming ;
way 10 spend Christmas Day. The
reaches, DaytOna, Palm Beach and
.liami are all SO lovely and all so n
Inherent. The white, glistening sand
nd the green instead of blue water
'as typical Of them all. The beaches
overed with bathers and the ther-
lOmeter registering 81 made il diff
cult to believe that IL could be ca
hristmas. A visit TO Sarasota on ol'
le Gull of Mexico where Ringing
ios. menagerie winters was most as
lteresting experience. The drive 20
n miles through the Everglades
lth flaming sunset over the Gulf str
Mexico as a climax, will be some- Ou
ling TO remember always The last SIN
op in Florida was st. Ocala, to see seV
'autiful silver springs. The num- ly-
II OF springs ranging in depth from tiv
Ateen TO sixty feet are seen thru
ass bottom boats. The clearness tba
the water and a silvery deposit the
the bottom which reflects the Pre-
'ht, enable you to see all life and 'tim
owth in the springs. The springs cos
ound in black bass, Dream. cat me-
II and turtles These. together safi
TN plant growths petrified trees. ste;
z. prove so interesting that the pro
ur spent in the glass bottom boat insl
es incredibly quickly All other The
I'D meetings for the week were ear
ncelled due to the weather condi- spe
=" fort
and
The Sussex Club Agent has just
en notified by Mr.. A.. ID. Cobb, as
tant director of Extension, of the
ults of the State Judging Contest s,
d in connection with the State ing
I'm Show. The two high boys were Sho
noel Cade of Greenwood, and Will nor
m Virden Of Georgetown. The RIM
'seX County Club Agent will be bis
of the county from January 29th icoi,
February End, attending Annual mot
snts meeting at at University of hot
aware. ma ts1
lnGc
he Viola All Club met at the u
ne OF Mr. and Mrs. G. Kersey ON -
lday evening. Jan. 2Ist. George U,
nShurst, leader of the club OPEN
the discussion Of the advisability Ad
making two sections of the club ana
'r the girls and for the bovd ffol.
h the present arrangements IL An
difficult to arrange a subject for I
ter program with so many pro th.Ns
and Interests represented The than
has asked Dorothy Sipple TO act you :
eader for the girls. Each divi- ~ Sse.S ;,
Will have its own business pro mn.
II and unite for the social pro- -
n. The Viola Club has been one
ne most active clubs in the cOun-
Seventeen members cOlnDIeted FOL
e years work and reported on Chas
lty-nine projects. Three boys. 1-0I
iner Kersey. Elmer and Smith tor. y
nd, as one of their projects Sc Del
d the growing Of cannery peas. 7-o-
boys planted 37i acres which ax,e IOi
tced over ten tons. After de- Del