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Thursday Afternoon, 2:30. Home Economics Dept., High School. 



Conducted by Mrs. Sue V. Hollowell. 



Demonstration — Proper Preparation Infants' Food. 

 Comfortable Clothing. 

 Proper Feeding Bottles. 

 Simple Remedies for Simple Ailments. 



THtTRSDAY Afternoon, 3:30. 



Class in Cooking, conducted by Miss Louise Mahler. 

 Demonstration — Bread and Rolls. 



OFFICERS FOR 1915. 



MRS. J. G. BOYLIN, President, Wadesboro, N. C. 

 MISS CARRIE HUDGINS, Secretary, Raleigh, N. C. 



The IVonien's Branch of the Farmers' Institutes. 



Mrs. John W. Robinson. 



This is or should be the most interesting subject to farm women. Our 

 lives are necessarily more or less isolated, and it is a great pleasure to look 

 forward to our monthly or semi-monthly meetings with our neighbors and 

 talk over better ways of doing things, how our children should be made 

 "better babies," and make plans for the betterment of our homes and com- 

 munity. 



The men are doing quite a lot through cooperation, and I am glad that 

 the women begin to realize the need in their work also. 



Eighteen months ago the women in cur community organized; we have 

 semi-monthly meetings six months in the year, and monthly meetings in. 

 the busy seasons. We have programs prepared for one year, varying them as 

 we wish. Each member is asked to help render these programs, and the 

 President or Secretary helps them get the literature necessary to study the 

 different subjects. Health, cooking, care of children, conveniences, gardens, 

 flowers, etc., are some of the subjects. Then we have demonstrations occa- 

 sionally, comparison of cooking, etc. We give the corn, tomato and poultry 

 clubs all the encouragement possible. The club members' ages are from 

 fourteen to fifty years, and all interested. We have a query box and round 

 table discussions at each meeting. We give ice cream suppers, picnics, old 

 time singings, spelling bees, etc., for amusement and to help us make money 

 for our work. 



At our county fair the young people gave an excellent agricultural play — 

 three performances. This was educational, and helped us quite a lot finan- 

 cially. Since we organized we have made $250 for our school, also $100 pri- 

 vate subscriptions for our teacher's salary. We now Have individual patent 

 desks, nice three-room school building, painted inside and out, piano, kitchen 

 curtains, shades, nice teacher's desk, etc. 



Of course we were helped by teachers, men, women, children — all. It 

 takes cooperation all around to make a community better. 



All our meetings are held in the school building; we are making this the 

 social center. In the grove we have swings, hammocks and a croquet ground. 



Once each month a committee meets with the children and have a social 

 afternoon, serving some light refreshments. We believe that all work and 

 no play makes Jack or anyone else dull. 



The South was once noted for its hospitality, but it is fast losing that, I 

 am sorry to say. And it is not that we do not enjoy social life, but we have 

 more work to do and cannot enjoy the social side of life so much. The slaves 

 are gone and we cannot hire help for love or money. One lady said to me 

 some time ago, "Oh, I wish we were back in the good old days of slavery." 

 But not I. What would we do with slaves and the high cost of living? We 



