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THE QUESTIONNAIRE. 



Early after the conferences a questionnaire was sent to each club in the 

 department and partial reports were returned from 203 not including the 

 county reports. Since the clubs do not answer the questions in full the 

 statistical report is not accurate in these figures, but some of the interesting 

 things are mentioned. In answering the question when was your club or- 

 ganized we have these figures: one club in 1894; two in 1897, three in 1898, 

 one in 1900, three in 1901, four in 1903, three in 1906, one in 1908, five in 

 1909, twelve in 1910, ten in 1911, twelve in 1912, sixteen in 1913, eleven in 

 1914, fifteen in 1915, ten in 1916, twelve in 1917, one in 1918, three in 1919, 

 seven in 1920, nine in 1921 and five for 1922. 



The total membership given for 203 clubs is 5,406, of which 2,853 are 

 town and 2,553 rural members. Total attendance for the year 2,956. Eighty- 

 four report monthly meetings, 35 semi-monthly and 3 weekly. 



Meeting places 94 clubs met in the homes of members, 6 in churches, 

 16 in club rooms or libraries and 10 in schools. 



Days of the week on which meetings are held Monday 4, Tuesday 4, 

 Wednesday 47, Thursday 23, Friday 24 and Saturday 10. 



Time of elections January 11, clubs elect, February 5, March 11, April 

 29, May 36, June 7, July 6, August 1, September 5, October 5, November 3, 

 and December 7. It is impossible to have complete or comparative figures 

 at this time. 



One hundred and forty-six report printed programs for meetings, and 

 the subjects for study include foods, 21 clubs, sewing 10, health 12, Circular 

 No. 3, 30, Yearbook 12, School lunch 43, Civics 5, Household management 10, 

 Americanization 3. There were 1,963 modern homes reported by clubs. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The 1920 Year Book was off the press last March and 15,000 copies dis- 

 tributed. The State Fair School report compiled and 1,800 copies printed, 

 the 1921 Year Book compiled and edited, 15,000 copies printed and ready for 

 distribution, 5,000 copies of the Dress Form bulletin printed and ready for 

 distribution. We also had our part of the speakers' bulletin No. 28. Forty 

 thousand score cards for judging 20 exhibit articles have been printed and 

 ready for use at institutes, (and other food demonstrations). 



Just a word further about the score cards and exhibits. The 1921 Year 

 Book contains all the score card figures and they should become familiar 

 to every speaker and officer. They should be discussed and used. Exhibits, 

 unless educational, have no place at an institute. The classification of ex- 

 hibits should be given greater attention, and consideration, for the education- 

 al value means much not only to the exhibitor but to every woman who sees 

 the exhibit. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



No account, or estimate, can be given of the correspondence which in- 

 cludes all the club letters, correspondence with household science speakers, 

 county officers, state fair school, state meeting and many special organiza- 

 tions. The secretary has done her own letter writing and endeavored to 

 keep in touch with every phase of the work. Failures have been made but 

 rush of work has sometimes been the cause. 



THE STATE MEETING. 



Publicity with distribution includes 7,000 programs, 3,000 songs (Illi- 

 nois), 10,000 small posters, 10,000 folders, 300 credential blanks, 3,000 large 

 posters, 10,000 Illinois stickers, 10,000 postcards, 15,000 blotters, 15.000 

 calendars, 1,000 reservation cards, 18 special cards for newspapers, 1,000 press 

 sheets, 1,000 personal invitation cards and 800 press letters to clubs. The 

 above material was all handled through the office, every member of the force 

 doing team work early and late. 



Summing up the club work we find that community service, supporting 

 tuberculosis sanitariums, buying equipment for domestic science departments 



