The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-10-17
COLUMBIA HOME
CLUB MEETS WITH
MRS. EARL COHOON


Columbia.-The Columbia Home
Demonstration Club met Tuesday
at 2:30 pm. at the home of Mrs.
C. Earl Cohoon. with Mrs. Cohoon
and Mrs. ]. ]. Armstrong as hos
tesses.
The meeting was opened by the
singing of the Club Woman's
Hymn, followed by the United Ma
tions Hymn. A poem 81 met my
Lord One Evening" was read by
the president, Mrs. E. ]. Brick
house. Mrs. Earl Meekins gave the
devotional, using as her subject
Stewardship of our Children"
Visitors welcomed included Mrs.
Charles w. Spruill, Pres. of Tyr
rell County Council OF Home DEM
onstration Clubs, and Mrs. H. N.
McClees. There were nineteen
members present.
Mrs. Rodney S. Bateman, Chmn.
of the exhibits for Fall Achieve
ment Day, asked each member to
bring an article of crochet to the
November meeting to be judged,
as only one article is allowed to be
used. Mrs. Katherine Kelly was
appointed to assist her. Mrs. Will
liam G. Liverman, Mrs. C. Earl
Cohoon and Mrs. James w. Swain
were appointed on the flower ar
rangement committee.
The annual garden project re-
port was given by the Garden
Leader, Mrs. J. J. Armstrong. Mrs.
Minnie Spruill, Educational prof..
ect leader reported two persons to
receive book certificates: Mrs. Earl
Sexton and Mrs. c. Earl Cohoon.
The Pres. reported that a Cen
eral Club House for North Caro-
lima Home Demonstration Clubs
was to be built on State College
Campus in Raleigh, and that Club
members in the state had been as
sessed $1.00 per member to be paid
in three years to be used on said
Club Building, and it was her ex-
pressed desire that our Club pay
a portion of this sum this year.
Motion was carried that the Club
send the full amount representing
membership at this time in the
amount of $1,000.
1t was announced that the Coun-
ty Council was holding a Bake
Sale in the Agriculture Building
on the last Saturday in October.
1t was voted that the club pay
for pins and guards to be present
ed to its members having 1000
attendance.
Turning the chair over to the
V-President, Mrs. Brio XII gu S e
thanked the club for letting her be
their president for the past two
years; that she had been benefited
so much by the privilege; it had
afforded challenge to her; the
perfect cooperation, the beautiful
loyalty; and the sweet fellowship
afforded by each member. Not once
IN the two years had she called or
member who had refused to dc
her bidding, but had accomplished
purpose beyond her expectations
She would keep each one in worC
pictures in her scrapbook of mem
cries. She paid honor to the prof.
ect leaders, who had given inter
esting and beneficial reports al
their respective times to the COM
mittee who had worked on the
three money making projects
which she had set forth for the
purpose of extra activities OF
which had been accomplished; do
nation of so place settings-of sill
yer, and $500 towards glass plates
to be put in the home demonstra-
ton office for their use, and the
donation of $4,000 for shrubbery
to help beautify the new health
center grounds; to the music lead
er, for the music project of vocal
lessons under Mrs. D. F. Cohoon,
payments for same paid individ-
ually. For the harmony of the
works and the wonderful accom-
plishments, it shows that our club
women are anxious for the prog