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of Germany; Dr. Trochman, of the Netherlands; Mr. Aarnson, of Palestine; 

 Chevalier Rossah, of France; Mr. Rogers, of South Africa, and several 

 others. Twenty-ifive hundred people were in the Hall and over fifteen 

 hundred weje presented. After the reception, the Queen awarded the 

 prizes and short speeches were made by the recipients. The famous 

 Cardstone Choir occupied seats on the platform and rendered pleasing 

 selections. 



Wednesday Morning. 



Mrs. A. M. Kepper gave an interesting address on "One Farm Woman 

 to Another." She said farm women hold an important place in the world. 

 They create new wealth. By their efforts the poultry industry is now 

 a source of wealth, and millions of pounds of butter vouch for their 

 unremitting toil. The home garden shelves, laden with filled fruit jars, 

 bear testimony to their thrift. Farming life need not mean isolation, for 

 no one is lonely who has the companionship of authors. By systematic 

 reading we may .get much knowledge that will serve us well. The world 

 is an educator. Get out in it and elbow along. The farm mother has 

 better opportunity to keep close to her boy than the mother in the city 

 where so many things beckon. The whiff of the field is not the same 

 thrft hovers over the saloon bordered sidewalk. Our boys are safe with 

 nature as a companion. We should add beauty touches to our home. 

 The country needs the artistic as well as the city. 



Mrs. John Habert, of Colorado, read a very practical paper on "Modern 

 Kitchen Equipment in Dollars and Cents." She said: 



"I come from the rank and file of farm women who do their own 

 work. II prepare three square meals a day, wash dishes, wash and iron 

 my own clothes, and look after a large flock of poultry, superintend the 

 care of a cherry orchard, which Ts the pride of my heart. I can fruit, 

 vegetables and meat, and keep my home clean and neat. I find time 

 for all these duties because I have labor saving devices in my kitchen, 

 run by electricity. One electric motor runs the sewing machine, washes 

 the dishes and clothes, supplies with power the ironing mangle, the electric 

 iron, the toaster, the electric fireless cooker, at the average cost of three 

 cents an hour. Nowhere do we find so many instances of lost motion 

 as in kitchen work. House plans should be directly related to the kitchen 

 labor." Mrs. Habert spoke of the desirability of plain aluminium surfaces 

 on ranges, of an apron over the stove to carry off all odors and steams; 

 of a color scheme pleasing to the eye; of flowers in view of kitchen 

 windows and all the attractive points that make one want to stay there 

 and use the equipment. All the above devices can be installed for the 

 price of the piano in the parlor, and, if she can get these first, she can save 

 time enough to practise on the piano later. 



Mrs. Cooper, of Treesbank, Manitoba, discussed the chicken business 

 in its different aspects, giving her experience from early pioneer days 

 to the present time. She says her business is paying, both in the satis- 

 faction you can get out of producing such necessary products, and it also 

 pays well financially. Mrs. Cooper exhibited some useful devices in the 

 way of coops, trap nests, etc, 



