The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-12
MANY HOME CLUBS
SPONSOR SUPPERS
Gatherings Are Held In Beau
fort, BERTHE, Camden,
Other Counties
BY SMITH
District Home Agent

Snow and cold Nealner ILLS Will
ter have given Home Demonstra'
ton club women the opportunity to
bring families and communities to-
gether at husbands ,suppers and
family night gatherings, with the
men folk as honor guests. Icy
weather brought leisure from out
side work on farms, and the rural
women of the following counties IN
the northeastern section Of the
state took advantage of the oppor'
tunity to hold such community
events:
Beaufort, Betrie, Camden, Chow
an, Currituck, Edgecombe, Gates,
Halifax, Hartford, Nash, North
ampton, Perquimans, Washington
and Wilson.
The suppers, in many instances,
showed the husbands what the
Home Demonstration club women
have learned from foods and nutrl-
ton projects. Meals were planned
using foods from home gardens
from pantry shelves, and from stor'
g houses-examples of how faml'
lies may live-at-home and be happy
and healthy.
ia Attend Suppers
Mrs. Effie Vince Gordon, home
agent, and Miss Iberia Roache, as
sistant agent, of Nash county, held
IL of these community suppers with
TIA people in attendance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee King, Of Taylor's Cross
Road; Mrs. J. I. Landen, of the Ry-
way club, Mrs. A. H. Wick, of Cor
NTH; and Mrs. j. ". Bone of Sandy
Cross, were hostesses to four groups
Will the Oak Level, Bailey, Sharps-
burg, Red Oak, and Ben1 enue clubs
used their club houses. The Over
ton. Dorch, Salem, Mt. Pleasant,
Horne, Fraziers, and Gordon-Best
clubs used churches and other con-
venient places. The Horne club
cleaned up a tobacco pack house
for their first community meet.
Local leaders had charge of ar
r. ,ngements at Deans, Gold Rock,
and Taylors. Fourth club girls
served, and later tables were pushed
back and games played until late
with a great deal of fun and good
fellowship.
Practice Lessons
Down Washington county way,
club families are putting into prac'
tice many lessons learned in the
house furnishings work under Mrs
Frances M. Darden, home agent,
and the house furnishings and home
management specialists at State col.
lege. Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Wilson
of the Roper club bought a pair of
box springs and with material on
hand built a wing chair, beautiful
and comfortable, valued at $40; cost
eight dollars.
Mrs. Corbett Swain Of Pleasant
Grove, has improved her living
room by making a barrel chair and
slip-covering the chair and couch
Mrs. Clara Smell refinished a fine
old drop leaf table. Mrs. Tom Davis
painted her kitchen and regrouped
all equipment. Mrs. Walter White
upholstered chairs, painted the liv
ing room, and made slip covers for
the living room. So the face lift
ing" of drab %colorless rooms goes
on, pleasing colors, comfortable
groupings, and more convenience al
small cost to meet the economic
needs of the decreased incomes OF
eastern Carolina.
BOilahack Club Leads
Miss Gladys Hamrick, home agent
in Perquimans county, announces
that the Bollahack Home Demon.
stration club did the outstanding
work during 1889, with Whiteston
taking second place, and Burgess
third.
Mrs. Erin Anthony, Mrs. R L.
Whitehead, Mrs. C. E. Cotton, Mrs
]. 81. Pope, Mrs. T. R. Violet
Mrs. ]. E. Porter, Mrs. S. M. Gary
Mrs. c. G. Vaughn, Mrs. J. J.. Burt
Mrs. Ralph Wiley, Mrs. N. M
Hockaday, Mrs. Hugh Hockaday
Mrs. Lillian smallwood, and Mrs
M. e. Faison, representing the home
demonstration clubs of Halifax
county met Mrs. Hazel Wheeler