Missouri Home Makers' Conference. 



(Proceedings of Fourth Annual Meeting Held Under Auspices State Board of Agriculture 

 in the Agricultural College, Columbia, January 10, 11, 12 and 13, 1911.) 



MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. 



The Missouri Home Makers' Conference met 

 on January 10, with a large number in attend- 

 ance, which number increased as the meeting 

 progressed. 



The president, Mrs. N. H. Genti'y, of Sedalia, 

 called the Conference to order and declared it 

 open for business. 



In absence of the secretary, Mrs. Selvidge, 

 Miss Pearl Mitchell of Rocheport was elected sec- 

 retary pro tem. 



Miss Mitchell. The program was then begun and contained 



papers which discussed care of infants, care and improvement in the 

 home, farm management, management of children, what the State is 

 doing for her women, the problems of the rural school, the planning 

 of a house, adulteration of textiles, pure foods, butter making, bread 

 making, etc. 



A strong appeal was made by Mrs. Greene fqr careful preparation 

 of infant food as a prevention of mortality. It was recommended 

 that young women should take a course in scientific care of babies 

 along with other studies which fit them for life. That co-operation 

 was needed in demanding clean milk depots, and elimination of the 

 house fly. Argument was used by Mrs. Viles against elaborate ward- 

 robes for the baby, plain, dainty, Avashable garments being recom- 

 mended. 



Mr. W. C. Hutchison of Jamesport, in the absence of his wife, 

 read a paper on "Curing of Hams." Much interest was evinced in 

 this subject by questions from the audience. 



The discussion of "Butter Making," by Miss Kinney, developed 

 a great variety of theories and methods and an amazing number of 

 model churns. 



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