NEWS ^ VIEWS 



ASSOCIATED WOMEN 

 PLAN WORLD MEETING 

 JN HOLLAND 



An interesting program is being 

 planned for the triennial conference 

 in Holland of the Associated Country 

 Women of the World in September. 



Among the events are a reception at 

 the Stedelijk Museum (Modern Art), 

 a film on the reconstruction of 

 Holland, a concert by the famous Con- 

 certgebouw orchestra and a "Dutch 

 Day" which will feature a show-play. 

 This will include a flag parade, greet- 

 ings from all the countries, and an 

 exhibition of dolls in national costume. 



The second week of the conference 

 will be devoted to day trips to farms, 

 dairies, flower markets, the American 

 war cemetery in Margraten and the 

 battlefields at Arnheim. A delegate 

 representing the Illinois Home Bureau 

 Federation will attend. 



SHORTY GLOVES 



PRESIDENT TO SPEAK 



Miss Pearl E. Barnes, president of the 

 Illinois Home Bureau Federation, will be 

 the annual meeting speaker for the DuPage 

 County Home Bureau Annual Meeting?, June 

 26, in Wheaton. — Mrs. John A. Wiesbrock, 

 DuPa/;e County Home Bureau publicity 

 chairman. 



STAR STITCH BLOUSE 



Tha charm of this crocheted blouse lies in 

 its simplicity. Straight rows of star stitch 

 form the complete sweater and that's good 

 news for the beginner. Soft baby wool 

 is used for this pretty blouse. For free 

 instructions send a self-addressed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association Record, 608 South 

 Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, III. 



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Plain or striped, these shorty gloves are 

 sturdy hand protectors. For all your sport- 

 ing life — rowing, driving, ball gimies, 

 picnics ^ they're tops for good looics and 

 long wear. Crochet them with or without 

 tlie bright stripes in a strong washable 

 cotton. For free instructions send a self- 

 addressed stamped envelope to Women's 

 Editor, Illinois Agricultural Association Rec- 

 ord, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, 

 III. 



SPONSOR UNIQUE CONnST 

 FOR WHITESIDE WOMEN 



The Rock River Production Credit 

 Association is sponsoring a window 

 display contest for the Home Bureau ' 

 units of Whiteside county. 



A window has been secured in a bus- 

 iness building in Sterling, and each 

 unit plans and arranges its own dis- 

 play, writes a short article for publi- 

 cation on the display. The exhibit is 

 left in the window for two weeks 

 during which time the windows are 

 judged. Prizes are to be awarded. 



At present three units have ex- 

 hibited "Proper Table Setting," "Home 

 Bureau Aims," and "Feed Bag Clothing 

 and Accessories." — Mrs. J. G. Grid- 

 ley, Whiteside county publicity chair- 

 man. 



CONGRATULATIONS 



Hats off to Henry County Home Bureau. 

 They held their antiual tea May 1, and 

 honored 115 new members by presenting 

 them with corsages. The 115 new members 

 resulted from a two weeks drive just before 

 the tea. This brings the membership in 

 Henry County Home Bureau to 557. 



KENDALL BURNS NOTE, 

 IS NOW DEBT FREE 



On May 28, members of Kendall 

 County Home Bureau were surprised at 

 the dessert luncheon when the note for 

 the Home Bureau car was burned. 



"We had such a successful money 

 making campaign . . . antique exhibit and 

 the serving of the livestock banquet . . . 

 that we are able to pay oflf the note on 

 our new car. Think of it, in five months 

 to be free of debt," writes Mrs. Frank 

 Slauf, Kendall county publicity chairman. 



EDGAR HEARS NEW 

 HOME ADVISER 



The tenth annual meeting of the Edgar 

 County Home Bureau was held April 9 

 in Paris. 



Mrs. Helen Drew Turner, newly ap- 

 pointed home-adviser-at-large, University 

 of Illinois Home Economics extension 

 staff and former home adviser in Edgar 

 county, gave the home adviser's report 

 and introduced Miss Laura E. Heddleson, 

 Iowa, the new home adviser. 



Mrs. A. R. Rohlfing, Farmington, for- 

 mer president of the Illinois Home Bu- 

 reau Federation, gave the address in the 

 afternoon. — Mrs. Owen Curtis, County 

 publicity chairman, Edgar county. 



MY FAVORITE RECIPE 



Baking Powder Biscuits 



2 cups sifted flour 2 to 4 tblspns. 



3 tspns. baking shortening 

 powder 2/3 to V* dP n>i'k 



1 tsp. salt 



Sift together flour, baking powder and 

 salt. Cut or rub in shortening. Add milk 

 to make a soft dough. Turn out on lightly 

 floured board and knead gently Vi minute. 

 Pat or roll out Vi in- thick. Cut with 

 floured biscuit cutter. Bake on ungreased 

 baking sheet in hot oven (450* F.) 10 to 

 12 minutes. Yield: About 18 biscuits. 

 VARIATIONS: 



Cheese Biscuits — Add Vi C"P grated 

 or shredded nippy cheese to flour mixture 

 before adding milk. 



Frankfurt Biscuits — Add 2 frankfurts 

 cut in pieces to flour mixture in biscuit 

 recipe before adding milk. 



Savory Biscuits — Sift Vi teaspoon dry 

 mustard and 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning 

 with dry ingredients. 



Parsley-Bacon Biscuits — Add I table- 

 spoon minced parsley and 1 slice cooked 

 bacon, chopped to biscuit recipe. 



L A. A. RECORD 



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ST. CLAIR 

 HEARS YO 



E. D. Lyon, 

 People's Acti 

 Obligations t( 

 Annual Meet 

 County Home 

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 past year. — '. 

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Kane County 

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 Kane County H( 



JUNE, 1947 



