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quired the first step in the education of being courteous. Chil- 

 dren, Uke grown-up people, acquire ease and gracefulness of 

 manner by coming in contact with others. The friendly col- 

 lision rubs off the corners and polishes the rough places, until 

 the child forgets to be rude and smiles and looks pleasant when 

 things go wrong. I think in the home which entertains a good 

 deal the children acquire a desirable deference to others. In 

 fact, the entertaining in the home might be a part of the cour- 

 tesies of that home. One of the viewpoints that is not always 

 put before children is that they can look at it from a selfish 

 standpoint. Other people will have a much better opinion 

 of the child who is polite, and the child himself will think so 

 much better of himself. Usually courteous children are fairly 

 good children. 



POULTRY SECTION. 



(Mrs. R. Lee Alford, Vandalla, chai.man.) 



The poultry section of the Home 

 Makers' Conference is a new venture, 

 this being the first year, and great in- 

 terest was manifested at the meeting. 

 We were especially favored by having 

 with us: T. E. Quisenberry, director of 

 the Missouri Poultry Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Mountain Grove, Mo.; Judge E. C. 

 Branch, member of the revision com- 

 mittee of the American Poultry Asso- 

 ciation, and H. L. Kempster, professor 

 of poultry husbandry. University of Mis- 

 souri, each of whom gave able lectures 

 advocating better methods and greater 

 attention devoted to farm poultry. Interesting papers were 

 also given by Mrs. James A Staples of Lamonte, Mrs. Scott 

 Cunningham of Palmyra, Mrs. E. M. Scott of Lathrop and 

 Miss Martha Blume of New Franklin, and others. 



The poultry section will undertake an egg laying contest 

 in the homes of the farm women of the State under the direction 

 of the chairman, Mrs. R. Lee Alford of Vandalia. Professor 

 Kempster in his lecture comprehensively outlined the method 

 by which such a contest might be conducted. 



Missouri now ranks as poultry queen of the Union, but 

 we must work hard to keep our reputation. 



Mrs. R. Lee Alford. 



