inois Home Bureau Joins 

 Women of A. F. B. F. 



AFL RTHKK -top t.Av.ai.i siivimtlu- 

 ing the c!'»f ivlalionship lictwci'i 

 the Illinois Hoiiif Huii'.ui FciUth 

 ti»n and the Farm Buifau \va> takfii re 

 rently whon the Illinois Homo Buvoai; 

 .'oined the newly iri-atcil Assoriatiil 

 Wonu-n of th( Aiiii'iii;ui F.uni Hm^■:l^ 

 Kedfiatioii. 



.Mis. I.eonaiil -I KUI>-y. .\loiiiii >u;li. 

 Wain-n county, pii-^iilent < f thr Illirtoi- 

 Home Hui'fau since .January l!t.!4, rcim- 

 -ented her orjrani/.ation at ihe prelinii 

 nary nieetinp <i|" the .Associated Wunut: 

 lurinir thi- .\. F. H. F. n.nvention a- 

 Nashville in I>''( cihIxt. She is ii.iw >i r\ 

 Mtf on the It'jfi.^-lativi' coiniiiiTttr ..f -li' 

 ?<aitiona! ■■rirani/atini!. 



Mr~. Kilicy. .1 ~-.ii-^|,.,k<-M. >uc.'i-t';H-. .i 

 Aoina:. was Imhii chi a lleiidii son coiiiitv. 

 III. farm, writes Helen M. Crane nf Hn-t- 

 \ tile. >ecr«tary of the stati fi'ileratimi 



Three years .ifter the cluse of 1 in- 

 W.nld War. she an.l Mr. Kille\ otal. 

 lished a iii« hioiie uii an cdd homesIiM.i 

 and l>e)iai to find ttn'ir |)laie in tiv 

 'il"e iif the o-mmunitv. Iii(aii>c they 'n- 

 !ie\e<i th.it I'lie tr*>t "Ot <>( life just wti.ii 

 he .>r shi- (nit intti it. they yavc of 'heir 

 ■■|m- •■ >> (mid ai'l I'loniniinii y ai'tivitii -, 



I. oval Sii|jpi>rlcr 

 P'ri'lii lile \i'ry fir-t nun';. 01 ■•( llooi'- 



Kureaii it Warrei unt\. Mi-. Kilii'V 



•vas ;i Icy.'il supiini'iT. W'lun the teni 

 ooiary chairmai: ••! ;ln- 'irnnnizatimi 

 f'lund it iieii->sar.\ tn !(*iu!i. .Mrs. Kilhy 

 u-as asked to fill tin- \a«-;ii»\-. .At that 

 ';m<- the ~niall ~"i< wa^ -rai'cfly a year 



■ dd. and >\:f felt that she had ;.". many 

 little fnllis I.I In- aide tu y:ivt- -,. imiih 

 of her tiiui- t.^ .iiitside wi.rU. Feeiiiiir. 

 I'.owevei . that prcviUv:,''- <>',' licme a';d 

 rommUii:ty demanded -mm- 1 .-spiiisilil- 

 ity. -hi- prcimisod t" dn Inr hest if tl'.e 

 uonien <■( her county wculd stand haik 



■ if Inr. That pr.nnisc tin-y faithfull.v 

 kept. 



"1 lever could liave dniif the tliim;- 

 1 have at home m in in\ .pwii cnunty 

 and staie without the cu-i.peration of 

 my famil\ and friemls. My i.wn family 

 are !(»)'"< Home Bureau." s.n.i Mrs. Kil- 

 ley with a smile "I have always had 

 loyal support at lionie in all I've at- 

 tempted to do in Home Bureau work. So 

 faithful were the women of my own 

 community that when they wanted a 

 name for their unit, they proposed a very 

 flattering tribute to me that my name. 

 •Jennie Killey. be used as the name for 

 the unit. It has Ueen an insnirat ii>n to 



MRS ! roNARD I k:: : • v 



iin'. I t!a\e lelt I ni;i.-t not fall in.\ ' u i. 

 LTIoup." 



With a happy lie^iiining in lier ou :: 

 local .uioup, .Mr.-. Killey gradually began 

 lo take an actiNc interest outside hei 

 own county. .She .ser\ed on a state com 

 inittee. She entered the district speak 

 ers contest, in the midst of a music tiii.i 

 dramti touinanu iit of AJiicli sln' wu- 

 chairman. and won the decision of tin- 

 Judges. Her name was placed on 'h 

 list of state -penker- available for Hone- 

 Bureau work. Hilling the early niusn 

 and drama loin n.-mu-nts in Illinois. .Mi- 

 Killey wa- on.' of the ■listrict chairiin-n. 



Aclite III ( i>inniunit> 

 .■\l\\.i\s believing 111 lomniunity iiuil.l 

 ing and sii Farm and Home Bureau 01- 

 ganiziitioii-. -be has fi iliiil many thiiig- 

 to do. and ha- -plead her iiiteie.-^t and 

 enthusiasm into many -jroups. The -fain 

 ily an- aiti\<' church members anil fiiul 

 time to do their share of the work in 

 their church. Being interested in tin 

 problem of educsition for the boys ami 

 girl? of today, shi- accepted the privileg- 

 I'f representing the mothii-s of her town 

 on the School Board. 



Her interest in .1-11 (lulis for girls 

 has never wavered through the years her 

 own two little girls were growing old 

 enough to become members. La.st sum- 

 mer, for the first time, both Helen .Isan 

 and .Marcella wei'c club girls. Mrs. Kil- 

 ley. anxious that as n;anv as possible of 



■|.e .It'll- ;;iil> :n titi- r ■ .-igi'.'i.irr. I 



•lave .1 way of attending these l-H iul) 

 nee"'iig-. could always be found, on cbd' 

 lay. with Iter car [)acked full of happ-, 

 jirls. -.iDiiig: to club meetings. Victor, the 

 -ever, year old son. has a few years yet 

 ■0 grow befoie he can be a 4-11 club boy. 



riie Killey home is n.it a mere hou.se 

 A iK-re the children come for food and 

 -le.o. but a real home. There is a book 

 ■a-.- t'ilh'd with books ami iiiteiestiin: 

 ini- -tone- and curios nicked up 1>\ 

 Ml. Kille\ on his trips through the 

 Slate- \ inano in one corner of a loon; 

 A It -1 a •iiusic lesson book on it. for tw.i 

 if llo- chiltlreii are taking lesiim*. rho- 

 •iti-re i» ai.itber room with flowers i'l tin- 

 wind lU. and .1 little yellow caiinry -:ii-/:- 

 gailx in hi- cage. The play ro.mi. pe? 

 ;iaps -be niosi fascinating of all. with a 

 small desk, a -hair or two. a table witb 

 1 doll neiche.l preciiriously on tli-- ejge 

 -o tliat it tni-gl-it look out of the \\:ndu«. 



and iiook- III MU(-re-t tl Iiildlen I'ei 



liaps you iiilghl fiiiil on the table * |i'<- 

 •lire li.iok. ready for coloring, with ma-iv 

 loioied crayons .11 band. And of c«urse. 

 Iniddy ba- .1 corner fm lii- work. :i- 

 doe- .Ml-. Kdb\ for hers. 



I'; her little iiiiMe than a year a- pre-: 

 -i.i't if the Home • Bill eaii I'edi-rat ion . 

 Ml-. Killi-;. iia.- been |irivilegfd to make 

 !ii.iny coi:t;icl- with honiemnU-r- ano 

 !eaiU-r- ill other -tales. .Stic wa^ a dele 

 gate 'o the Unial Homeinaker- Confer 

 I'lice in Wa-irngtoti. 1>. C. in N'ovendiei 

 presenting Illinois' Home I'.uii-au lleal't- 

 Work '11 the afternoon session of tlie con 

 I'eieiice With 'he guidancT* of -uch 1 

 I'Mieible nre.-ideiit «e are e\|iectiiig 'b- 

 I !l. U. F to make iirogie-- ti atta t. 

 ii;.j I-- )iope- and ideal- 

 Approve Membership 



In Associaicd Women 



The board of director- ..f the lllin-..- 

 .\gricuitnral .As.-ociatioii recently ap 

 orovi'd a membership a|)plication in the 

 .\s-o-ia'.d Women of the A. F. B. I 

 I'liili-i the new I. .A. A. faiiiih nieiiiin-i 

 -hip the i-ntire f;iinily of a Farm I'urea'i 

 im-niber residing 11, the bonn- i- entitled 

 to orgaiii/.at ion benefits. 



The new III gai!i-/.atioii report -tipproxi- 

 mately l.")(l.l>()(l member.- in 12 slati-s 

 with a potentiwl iiii-inbei<hi|i of more 

 than a million .American farm wmneii. 



Officer-^ of the .\sso<iat<d Women are 

 .Ml-, .\bbie C. S;ir-gent. New Hainiishir-. 

 president: Mrs. Fllsworth IJichardson. 

 Iowa, viie-president ; Mrs. Florence Bo- 

 vett. Nevadti. -ecretary: W. U. Ogg. Chi- 

 cago, treasurer. Directors are 'S\v<. 

 .Naomi T. (iiles, .Alabama: .Mrs. Cola I.. 

 Tyler, New York: Mrs. I.oulie Redfoid. 

 .Missouri: and .Mrs. Mabel D. Ahart, Cali- 

 toriiia. Mrs. Cha-. W. Sewell i< execu- 

 tive director. 



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