Learning To live Better 



In Dewitt County 



By Nell Flatt Goodman, Home Bureau Editor 



MRS. LEO WALSH, MARILYN GENE 



. AND JOHN 

 "In the finf place I learned to sew." 



>^F YOU have wondered just how 

 l/l many lessons in Home Bureau 

 S,^ really touched your home and 

 family, you should talk to Mrs. Leo 

 Walsh who resides near Wapello, De- 

 witt county, former state treasurer of 

 the organization. Before doing so, 

 however, you should know that the 

 Walsh household centers around two 

 young people, Marilyn Gene, 10, and 

 John, 8. Mrs. Walsh thinks in terms 

 of the lessons that are a help to her 

 with the children. 



"In the first place," she counted off 

 some of the points on her fingers, "I 

 learned to sew. This fall I made two 

 print dresses for Marilyn Gene and in 

 December I plan to tackle a velveteen 

 one. If you count the material for 

 the prints at 25 cents a yard, using 21/2 

 yards, allowing 10 cents for a pique 

 collar, you can see how much less 

 money was spent than when $1.98 or 

 $2.98 was paid for a school dress. 

 Think how much may be saved if I 

 am able to make some of her clothes 

 when she is in High School. 



"The lessons on music appreciation 

 may yet be turned to a practical pur- 

 pose. John wants to play a musical 

 instrument and be in the band. The 

 pictures, descriptions, values, and re- 

 cordings of various musical instruments 



may help us in our selection. At least 

 we are much more aware of what the 

 instruments are than before the lec- 

 tures." 



All is not a matter of dollars and 

 cents in family living, Mrs. Walsh will 

 tell you. Happiness is dependent on 

 harmony in the home. Parents need to 

 know how to treat children. When a 

 father or mother studies to improve 

 his or her own personality they un- 

 consciously aid their children. Perhaps 

 they become easier to live with. If they 

 learn to control their tempers, the 

 young ones will learn too. By under- 

 standing and studying the age develop- 

 ments parents may avoid countless pit- 

 falls in guidance. With proper termi- 

 nology and good attitude of mind as 

 suggested by the Margaret Wells Wood 

 lectures, difficult situations in family 

 affairs may be met with simplicity and 

 ease. All of these subjects were con- 

 sidered in the "living with the family" 

 series presented in the county. 



Whether Thanksgiving day in No- 

 vember stays put, or is moved to an 

 earlier date, Mrs. Walsh will keep on 

 being thankful for the many helpful 

 hints she has learned. Running a 9 

 room house, with Mr. Walsh farming 

 480 acres, and with two busy children, 

 she contends she needs helpful hints. 

 When asked to help in the state or- 

 ganization, she accepted the treasurer's 

 task because she could do that and not 

 be away from home. 



Money For School 

 Books 



CVI-HEN Mrs. Noble Rains, 

 ^.y 1/ Charleston, served lunch for 

 ff (f the 200 Coles County Home 

 Bureau women attending the 19th an- 

 nual meeting, she was branching out in- 

 to big business for her. That was 196 

 more people to provide for than the 

 first time she served a meal. 



An energetic farm woman, moving 

 into town to be near the college, she 

 began looking around for some way to 

 make extra money. She soon found it 

 although the work and pay was small 

 in the beginning. A friend with com- 

 pany for Thanskgiving was complain- 

 ing about not having any help, and 



MRS. NOBLE HADJS 

 "She's an institution in Charleston." 



wishing she could find some one to 

 serve the dinner. Mrs. Rains heard 

 opportunity knocking. She helped, 

 kept the biscuits hot, passed the gravy, 

 and brought in the pie. 



So successful was the arrangement 

 that other women, who didn't mind 

 preparing the food but liked to sit 

 quietly at the table with their guests, 

 began having Mrs. Rains to come over 

 just at meal time. Then came the time 

 when some one couldn't have the bridge 

 club, and suggested that Mrs. Rains 

 cook and serve at her house. A new 

 angle of the business was begun. After 

 several years of helping when and 

 where she could, Mrs. Rains has be- 

 come an accepted institution in Charles- 

 ton. Teachers groups, science clubs, 

 womens clubs, and family parties call 

 upon her. Her business is growing 

 daily. The evening of her largest ven- 

 ture, the Home Bureau dinner, a med- 

 ical organization was to meet and eat 

 at her house. 



"Extra money helps when there are 

 school books to buy." Mrs. Rains said. 

 "I like to cook, this was what I could 

 do easiest. I believe there is a need for 

 such a service." 



Mrs. Bertha Rolofson, one of Dewitt 



county's ardent flower growers recent- 

 ly took stock of her garden. In spite 

 of those hot drying winds this fall, 

 roses were still blooming. Cosmos and 

 moss roses also stood the test. "When 

 you set out to plan a fall garden stick 

 to the old standbys," she said. These 

 may include zinnias, asters, cannas, hy- 

 biscus, and marigolds. On one fence 

 white clematis was fronted effectively 

 by brilliant salvias. Mrs. Rolofson has 

 been adding and changing in her gar- 

 den for six years. She speaks from ex- 

 perience. 



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