The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-09
MISS BARTON OUTLINES
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Her Work Among Women and
Young People of County Is
Explained in Report

The progress of homemaking in
Garrett county and the advancement
of other organizations coming under
supervision of the home demonstra-
ton agent, are given in the annual
report of Miss Mildred Barton, just
made public. The report is made each
year to DR.. T. B. Symons, head of the
Extension Service in Maryland.
The report shows that more women
are becoming interested in the activi-
ties of the Homemakers clubs and
that more young people are active in
All club work.
Work throughout the year has been
conducted in 80 communities of the
county with a number of local leaders
assisting Miss Barton. There are II
Homemakers clubs with a member
ship of 260 and IA All clubs with a
membership of 209.
Projects carried by the women
throughout the year were home man.
agement and clothing with some en-
phasis also being placed on music,
reading, peace, foods and recreation.
This year Miss Barton plans for cloth
ing as a major project with foods a
minor project, also continuing the
music-reading-peace activities. Each
club devotes fifteen minutes each
meeting to music appreciation.
She estimated that the women
saved around $4,000 this year as a
result of carrying out suggestions in
the home management program. Miss
Barton conducted al demonstrations
and as a result so families obtained
labor saving equipment, 100 families
assisted in making homemade con-
veniences; 211 carried out recommen-
dations on proper care of the home;
forty carried out a schedule of activ-
tiles and ten kept home accounts.
For the year 1871 Miss Barton is
striving for 10 per cent increase in
membership of homemakers' clubs
better organization in the newly
formed cotton mattress project, Sc
that mattress could be placed in
every deserving home Of the county
in the low income group. She also
plans for so per cent increase in
membership in the Garrett County
Youth Club, an organization spon-
sored jointly by Miss Barton and John
H. Carter, county agent; at least two
new All clubs organized; hot lunch
program sponsored by homemakers
clubs in at least five schools Of the
county.
Miss Barton wants members of hel
clubs to work also with other womer
of the county helping them to builC
the rest of their food program around
the hot lunches served to children al
school.
The activities of these extension
organizations have been carried from
time to time in The Republican as
they occur, achievement days, camps
countrywide picnics, regular meetings
of groups throughout the county, anc
details would be impossible to emu
merate here.
A complete report of the year.
work is available in the office to any
one interested. A statistical repor
shows that throughout the year thu
agent made 1877 farm home visits, hat
258 office visits, conducted 1877 meth
cd demonstrations, and held II othe1
meetings. Toward the latter part o,
the year she arranged for local mem
bers to take charge of homemakers
meetings, giving more time to devote
to organization of the cotton mattres!
project. She has been assisted in thi.
work by the Land Use Planning com
mittee of the county.