hHOMEMAKERS 



MATCHING PLAID SET 



Summer and cotton plold go hand In hand. 

 This deep-crowned plaid gingham bonnet 

 covers a smooth hairdo and frames the 

 face with a turned back cuff. A self bow 

 trims the baclc. When buying fabric for 

 the hot get enough material for gloves. 

 For free instructions send a self-addressed 

 stamped envelope to Women's Editor, Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association Record, 608 

 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, Illinois. 



ST. CLAIR HOML BUREAU 

 HEARS YOUTH DIRECTOR 



E. D. Lyon, lAA director of Young 

 People's Activities, spoke on "Our 

 Obligations to Youth" at the ninth 

 Annual Meeting of the St. Clair 

 County Home Bureau, May 14, at St. 

 Paul's Church Hall in Belleville. 



Mrs. Charles Young, safety chair- 

 man for the Illinois Home Bureau Fed- 

 eration, presented the safety report in 

 the form of a skit. At the luncheon 

 the New Athens unit was honored for 

 outstanding progress made during the 

 past year. — Mrs. A. A. Germain, St. 

 Clair county publicity chairman. 



DAUGHTER BORN 



A daughter, Marilyn Rae, was born. May 

 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hanley, Winchester. 

 Mrs. Hanley was the former 4-H chairman 

 for the Illinois Home Bureau Federation. 



TO DISCUSS CHINA 



Kane County Home Bureau scheduled 

 Mrs. Leland S. Brubaker, Elgin, to discuss 

 China at their annual meeting May 22. — 

 Mrs. Cecile M. Reckinger, chairman-at-large, 

 Kane County Home Bureau. 



ADAMS COUNTY HOLDS 

 29TH ANNUAL MEETING 



The 29th annual meeting of the Adams 

 County Home Bureau was held May 22 

 at the Salem Church Hall in Quincy. 



Miss Irma Cottingham, extension spe- 

 cialist in 4-H Club work at the University 

 of Illinois, was scheduled to be the after- 

 noon speaker. Miss Margaret Walbridge 

 is beginning her tenth year as home ad- 

 viser in Adams county. — Mrs. Ray Sims, 

 president, Adams County Home Bureau. 



TO CELEBRATE IN MACON 



Plans are being made for a member- 

 ship tea to be held in May or June for 

 new Home Bureau members in Macon 

 county. 



"We have increased our membership 

 by about 1 50 members and five new units 

 this year so we feel we should celebrate 

 in high style," states Mrs. Everett Goffi- 

 net, Macon county publicity chairman. 



PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN BACK 



We are glad to have Mrs. Edward A. 

 Schilf, Illinois Home Bureau publicity chair- 

 man, back on the job reporting the affairs of 

 her organization. She had been confined to 

 the hospital because of illness. 



This hand-crocheted table or buffet runner 

 provides a lovely setting for your party 

 refreshments. It is easy to do. If you'd 

 liice matching napkins just Insert a 

 crocheted motif In the comer of each nap- 

 kin. For free instructions, send a self- 

 addressed stamped envelope to Women's 

 Editor, Illinois Agricultural Association Rec- 

 ord, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 5. 



MADISON HOLDS CONTEST 



Mrs. Richard E. Ellis, Madison county 

 publicity chairman, reports that they cele- 

 brated National Home Demonstration week 

 the first week in May by having window dis- 

 plays all over the county. Each unit in 

 Madison county displayed articles that were 

 made in Home Bureau. 



Moi-gan Co u nty Farm Bureau recently completed a $30,000 remodeling program. The 



bright, modem lobby of the office In Jacksonville shown above gives you a glimpse of 



one of lllbieis' most beautiful Farm Bureau interiors. 



JUNE. 1947 



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