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HOME BUREAU RESOLUTIONS FOR 1947 



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THE Illinois Home Bureau Federation 

 1947 resolutions are being presented 

 to the county organizations throughout 

 the state this spring. 



Members of the committee on resolu- 

 tions were Mrs. Carroll Colegrove, chair- 

 man ; Mrs. N. C. Ackland, and Mrs. Gil- 

 bert Brown. 



The resolutions are as follows: 



"During this period of reconversion from 

 war to peace, we re-affirm our belief in the 

 American way of life, with its ideals of serv- 

 ice and opportunity for all men. 



"We urge that Home Bureau seriously con- 

 sider the need of conservation of land fer- 

 tility, of forests, of waterways, and other 

 natural resources. 



"We believe there must be more home 

 training for tolerance toward those of differ- 

 ent race, color, or religion. 



"We would suggest that Home Bureau 

 members make greater use of the library at 

 Springfield, through the reading courses of- 

 fered by the extension department. 



"We endorse the present county school sur- 

 vey. We believe that each Home Bureau 

 member should become informed in order that 

 she may vote intelligently. We advise Home 

 Bureau women to show a friendly and helpful 



STEPHENSON HOME BUREAU 

 HOLDS MANY NATIONS TEA 



"A Tea of Many Nations" was held 

 in Stephenson county reports Mrs. Roger 

 Heitkam for Home Bureau members. 



Mrs. Samuel Taylor, Lena, spoke on 

 her life in Lucknow, India, where she 

 was a missionary for six years. She wore 

 a lovely red silk costume embroidered in 

 gold thread, which was a bridal sari 

 from India. She also had many fine 

 pieces of hapdiwork from India to illus- 

 trate her lecture. Many of the members 

 and visitors also exhibited souvenirs from 

 other countries. 



Mrs. Ena K. Chesney, Home Adviser, 

 told about the International Organiza- 

 tion — Associated Country Women of 

 the World. Home Bureau members in 

 Stephenson county as well as every Home 

 Bureau member in the state of Illinois 

 belongs to this world-wide organization 

 of homemakers. 



"Friendship" games and folk songs of 

 diflFerent countries were sung. Flags 

 of the various nations decorated the tea 

 tables. Mrs. William Miller and Mrs. 

 Wesley Schaper, charter members, poured. 



attitude toward the teachers of the commu- 

 nity, and to cooperate in all possible ways 

 with the local schools. 



"We wish to encourage the efforts beinp 

 made toward an appropriation for a new 

 building and new equipment for the home 

 economics department of the University of 

 Illinois. 



"We suggest that each county board con- 

 sider these resolutions, and that they include 

 such projects as they deem most needed in 

 their county program for study and action. 



"Finally we recommend that these resolu- 

 tions be spread on our records and that a 

 copy be sent to each Home Bureau county." 



President Shuman in his editorial 

 on page 3 of the Record decries 

 the fact that so few farm homes 

 have been modernized. Do you 

 agree? Who is to blame? We'd 

 like to hear from you. Address 

 letters to lAA Record Editor, 608 

 South Dearborn, Chicago 5, III- 



ACCESSORY SET 



It's tint* to think of spring accessories. If 

 yeu'vo never crocheted, here is your op- 

 portunity to learn. Both hat and shoulder 

 bag are simple rounds of single crochet; 

 the directions are written for the just- 

 learning crocheter. Of course, experts will 

 want an crttractlve hat and bag set like 

 this, too. For free instructions send a 

 stamped, self-addressed envelope to Wom- 

 en's Editor, lllinel* Agricultural Association 

 Record, 608 South Dearborn, Chicago S, III. 



These four Illinois 4-H'ers have been 

 picked to represent state at National 4-H 

 Club Camp to be held next June In Wash- 

 ington, D. C. From upper left: Irene 

 Downey, Putnam county; Miriam Wrigley, 

 Peoria; Leren Nelson, Marshall-Putnam; 

 Orvan Peters, Kankakee. 



PLAN 4-H CAMPS TO 

 BLANKET ALL OF STATE 



Every farm kid in the state that be- 

 longs to a 4-H Club will be in reach of 

 a club camp if plans drawn by an ad- 

 visory committee of farm and home ad- 

 visers develop. 



The plan, endorsed by delegates from 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association and 

 the Home Bureau Federation, envisions 

 four district camps to be developed in 

 the state. 



Shaw-waw-nas-see will serve northern 

 Illinois and the state 4-H memorial camp, 

 east-central Illinois. Camp sites for 

 western and southern areas arc to be de- 

 termined soon. 



The committee also decided that fund- 

 raising and fund-dispersing activities are 

 to be centered in one controlling agenc)- 

 so groups can work together for the bene- 

 fit of the state-wide camp program as a 

 whole. 



Donors will have the privilege of 

 picking the camps to which their gifts 

 are to go but if no designation is made 

 money donated will go to camps most 

 needing funds. 



APRIL 1947 



