Happenings in Home Bureau 



The I. A. A. Annual Meeting 



Business sessions, reports, dinner 

 meetings, conferences, teas, lectures, 

 tours and concerts, made a busy week 

 for Home Bureau members at the Farm 

 and Home Conference, University of 

 Illinois, January 13 to 17. Mrs. Leonard 

 J. Killey, State President, presided at 

 the business sessions of the State Fed- 

 eration. Mrs. Katherine Van Aiken 

 Burns, State Extension Leader, served 

 as hostess at numerous gatherings. 



Home advisors took notes and com- 

 pared problems. Home makers studied 

 charts and listened to suggestions. Young 

 men and women took part in the recrea- 

 tional program with eagerness, com- 

 bined with serious intent. 



In appreciation of financial aid and 

 assistance given to 4-H Club work, the 

 Home Bureau executive board enter- 

 tained the county board of supervisors 

 of Woodford County at a luncheon in 

 December. After the meal, Mrs. L. A. 

 White, county 4-H Club chairman, spoke 

 on the work of the Home Bureau. J. 

 Sullivan, president of the board, re- 

 sponded. The 4-H Club program in the 

 county was also explained. 



Speaking before the business session 

 Miss Anna May Price, state librarian. 

 Springfield, praised the legislative work 

 of the Home Bureau Federation in the 

 interest of appropriations for rural 

 libraries. "In organization there is 

 strength," said Miss Price. "Only with 

 help from such organizations as this can 

 we hope to further the work of libraries 

 in all communities." 



.\ total of 1050 people passing in four 

 lines, were served in 27 minutes in La 

 Salle County by the Home Bureau at 

 the Farm Bureau annual meeting. At 

 the s&me meeting, the County Home 

 .Advi.~or spoke to the Farm Management 

 group on "Planned Living." 



In Macoupin County, the young men 

 outnumber the women in attending the 

 Rural Young Adults recreational pro- 

 grams. The popularity of these pro- 

 grams is shown by the fact that at a 

 New Year's party, admittance was limited 

 at the doorway by invitational card 

 only. 



Ninety-seven of the 102 counties of 

 the state were represented by the 1622 

 women who attended. With 3.S2 women 

 registered. Champaign County led. Mc- 

 Lean county was second with 155. 



Lake County Home Bureau members 

 call attention to their seven placings on 

 the State Honor Roll in 4-H Club work. 



Because of the growth of the IHBF, 

 with a membership of over 11.000, a 

 new constitution was adopted at the an- 

 nual business session. An advisory 

 board, including the president, execu- 

 tive board, past presidents, and com- 

 mittee chairman will function this year. 



Co-operating with the State Depart- 

 ment of Health, Nauvoo unit of Han- 

 cock County assisted with an immuniza- 

 tion campaign in the schools. Home Bu- 

 reau, with the Carthage Parent and 

 Teachers, sponsored two talks, one for 

 boys and girls, the other to parents, giv- 

 en by Margaret Wells Wood of the 

 .American Hygiene Association. 



OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF ILLINOIS HOME BUREAU FEDERATION FOR 1936 

 elected during Farm and Home Week af Urbana. Front row, left to right: Mrs. John Clif- 

 ton, vice-president, Milford; Mrs. Pearl Reifsteck, treasurer, Champaign: Mrs. J. V. Steven- 

 son, president, Streator; Mrs. Charles J. Elliott, secretafy, Streator. Back row, left to right: 

 Mrs. Gordon Filllngham, director, Pontlac: Mrs. Clark Fullerton, director, Tuscola; Mrs. Leon- 

 ard Killey, past president and ex-officio director, Monmouth; Mrs. Will Park, director, Rey- 

 nolds. Mrs. Clarence Sunderland, director, Oilphi. not present. 



Nell Flatt Goodman 



Earnest, thoughtful, undaunted, and 

 yes cheerful farmers and their wives 

 gathered, four thousand strong, for the 

 annual meeting of the I. A. A. in Deca- 

 tur, the last three days of January. 



Not a political question, but an eco- 

 nomic and social problem touching the 

 farms and the homes must be met and 

 solved. 



Ever determined, these men and wom- 

 en took it for granted that if a new 

 difficulty had arisen, then, they would 

 face it. and it could and would be over- 

 come. 



What about the women ? 



Were they interested in what was go- 

 ing on, what was being said and what 

 was being done ? 



According to an estimate made by 

 one of the leaders. 10 percent of those 

 in attendance were women. Of this num- 

 ber, a large porportion were members of 

 Home Bureau. 



Why ? Because that's part of the job. 

 Other than hints on household duties. 

 Home Bureau furthers education on cur- 

 rent affairs. Legislation, financial con- 

 ditions and outside influences on the 

 home are considered. Home, not .iust 

 House, is the major premise of Home 

 Bureau. 



Have you ever noticed how a woman 

 will broaden her interests from her own 

 immediate surroundings after working 

 with the organization? 



That is one reason most men are such 

 loyal supporters of Home Bureau. 



Who should be more interested in 

 learning about farm legislation and 

 farm problems than the women ? 



And, that is why so many women are 

 such loyal supporters of Farm Bureau! 



This is what they said: 



Mrs. J. F. Probst, Moultrie county: 

 I am 100'"; for Farm Bureau. In our 

 community the women have a stronger 

 organization than the men. We have 

 set as our goal for the coming year, 

 "Every Home Bureau member's hus- 

 band a member of Farm Bureau!" 



Mrs. W. S. Batson, Shelby County: 

 We have found the women always very 

 helpful in Farm Bureau programs. We 

 can depend upon them in anything we 

 ask. 



Mrs. Harry Reifsteck. Champaign 

 county: I like to come to these meetings 

 to see how the men conduct them. This 

 one was very interesting. 



One woman who did not give her 

 name was heard to remark. "I'll never 

 let my husband come to an ^.\.\ meet- 

 ing again without me." 



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