hHOMEMAKERS 



SMARTLY DRESSED 

 FARM WOMEN ARE 

 ASKED 



FARM and Home Week is a mad rush 

 to see everytfting one wants to see, to 

 decide which session to attend, to find 

 a place to eat, to find one's way around 

 the campus. 



At the federation meeting, one of the 

 voting delegates got lost and wasn't pres- 

 ent when roll was called by the secretary-. 

 She finally arrived and announced that 

 she understood that the reason the home 

 adviser was absent was the fact that the 

 home adviser was out looking for her. 



A Gallup poll wasn't conducted but it 

 seemed that many of the women enjoyed 

 Mrs. Lilla Russell and what she had to 

 say about England; "Color Harmonies in 

 the Home ' by Clara Dudley; "The Secret 

 of a Smart Appearance" by Celeste Car- 

 lyle, and "The People Behind the Iron 

 Curtain," by John Strohm. 



It would seem from the looks of the 

 crowd in general that many of the women 

 had learned the secret of smart appear- 

 ance. So we asked some of the women 



"Now that the war is over, what 



are you doing with your time and 

 money ?" 



Mrs. Gordon Kramer, Clinton count)-, 

 "We are still saving our money for ne'w' 

 furniture, we certainly aren't going to 

 buy any now." As to the time problem. 

 Mrs. Kramer still doesn't have too much 

 time because she helps her husband on 

 the farm. She did during the war and 

 just continued. 



Mrs. Lester Helms, St. Clair count}, 

 stated that they were going to buy new 

 machinery. They do general farming on 

 173 acres. She feels that she doesn't 

 have any more time, but that she does 

 different things. "More time to attend 

 meetings like these." 



Mrs. Herman Bergman, Champaign 

 county, assists with the farming of 200 

 acres. They have a new home, but plan 

 to spend their money on new machiner)-, 

 modern conveniences and more land. 

 "Guess we'll just work like we always 

 have." 



Mrs. Ralph Bartlett, Shelby count}-, 

 some of the money has gone into new- 

 church decorations, a new carpet for the 

 rural church in the neighborhood. As 



SOX FOR MEN 



You can make a hit with the man In 

 your iife by Icnitting him a pair of 

 these comfortable wool sex. For in- 

 structions on how to make them, write 

 to Women's Editor, Illinois Agricultural 

 Association Record, 608 South Dear- 

 bom Street, Chicago 5, III., enclosing o 

 self-addressed stamped envelope. 



for themselves, they have spent more 

 money on musical programs .... going 

 to a nearby town for concerts and special 

 programs. -Mrs. Bartlett feels that they 

 have more time for family recreation and 



plan to take a trip west just as far 



west as they can go. 



Mrs. A. R. Rohlfing, a past president 

 of the Illinois Home Bureau Federation, 

 but who is now the state legislation chair- 



WHAT ARE 



YOU GOING TO DO 

 WITH YOUR TIME? 



man for the Illinois Woman's Club Fed- 

 eration, and serves on two committees. 

 The Illinois Committee on Child Welfare 

 Legislation, and the Education Legisla- 

 tion Committee. "We just finished re- 

 modeling our house .... but we did 

 buy several shares in a local grain ele- 

 vator. And, what do I do with my time 



serving on the two legislation 



committees keeps me busy." 



Mrs. Grace Schrader, Lawrence county, 

 feels that now her children are grown 

 she spends most of her time sewing for 

 the seven grandchildren. As to how the 

 Schraders are going to spend their money 



"Well, I got an electric stove 



for Christmas and it is wonderful." And, 

 they plan to build a new machine shed 

 with concrete blocks. 



Mrs. Ernest Wiese, Edgar county .... 

 "Never did have a whole lot of time." 

 She would like to make a new kitchen in 

 another room, and make the present 

 kitchen into a utility room. She would 

 also like a new sink for this new kitchen 

 .... but plans to wait until everything 

 eases up some. Would like a new rug, 

 too .... "But, we'll get by until we can 

 get what we want." 



Illinois Home Bureau Federation officers are shewn together during their annual meeting 

 in Champaign-Urbana, front row: Mrs. Harry Smith, Pike county; Mrs. Arthur Page, 

 DuPage county; vice president; Mrs. Clarence McCauley, Jefferson county; Mrs. Frank 

 Garwood, Christian county; Miss Pearl E. Barnes, Mercer county, president; Mrs. Eari 

 Kenlston, Will county, treasurer, back row: Mrs. Burton King, Henry county; Miss Nora 

 E. Bore, Christian county home adviser, president of the Illinois Heme Advisers Associa- 

 tion; Mrs. D. M. Ames, Coles county; Mrs. Kathryn y/an Aken Burns, state leader, honte 

 economics extension service; Mrs. James C. Graham, Mercer county, secretary; Mrs. Stan- 

 ley CasHe, Madison county, immediate past president. Absent was Mrs. George S. Esgor, 



Grundy county 



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