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WOULD YOU STILL 

 MARRY A FARMER? 



THE Chicago Tribune recently asked 

 some city gals if they would like to 

 marry a farmer. Below you will find 

 their answers. You women who de- 

 cided long ago to marry a farmer, if 

 you again had the choice, would you 

 still marry a farmer? 



Willette Ubl, Berwyn — It would all 

 depend upon the type of farmer he is. 

 I'm afraid I wouldn't make a very good 

 helper on a farm, isecause milking cows, 

 cleaning separators, cooking for a thresh- 

 ing crew and all that sort of work 

 doesn't appeal to me. I wouldn't mind 

 marrying a gentleman farmer, though. 



Eileen McGreevy, Oak Park — I could 

 never marry a farmer because I just love 

 the city! I'd be too lonesome in the 

 country. It's so isolated. I like to go 

 to the country for several days in the 

 summer, but then I get enough of it 

 to last me for a long while. I'm always 

 more than ready to get back to the city. 



Mildred Campbell, Geneva — I person- 

 ally don't think I'd like to marry a farm- 

 er unless I could have all of the con- 



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venience in my home that living in 

 the city offers. I'd also want some hired 

 help if I were to be a farmer's wife. 

 Otherwise the city is for me — where 

 I work certain hours and have the rest 

 of the time free. 



Nancy Zipoy, Highland Park — Yes, I'd 

 marry a farmer — the ranch type farmer 

 I wouldn't want to marry a farmer who 

 has to work all day in the fields and' 

 never gets time to enjoy his home or 

 his family, but I'd like being married 

 to someone who had a ranch — either a 

 dude ranch or working ranch. 



Gloria Mayfield, Woodlawn — If the 

 farm were very large and very modern, 

 with all modern conveniences I'd like 

 to marry a farmer. I like the space and 

 fresh air and cleanliness that a farm 

 offers. But if the farm were just an 

 ordinary farm where I'd have to struggle 

 to keep up with the work, I'd rather 

 marry a city man. 



KANE COUNTY HAS 

 FLOWER SHOW 



The Kane Gninty Home Bureau spon- 

 sored a flower show in June at the St. 

 Charles Community High School with 

 approximately 800 in attendance in the 

 afternoon reports Mrs. Elmer Flanders, 

 Kane county publicity chairman. 



The special feature of the afternoon 

 was the demonstration of many attrac- 

 tive flower arrangements given by Mrs. 

 Anita H. Schoomaker of Genoa. Mrs. 

 Myrtle G. Gyler arranged the bouquets 

 and made the lovely corsages which were 

 modeled by various members of the 

 Home Bureau units. 



MRS. HARRY SMITH 

 HOME BUREAU 

 DIRECTOR DIES 



Mrs. Harry C. Smith, Griggsvilie, dis- 

 trict director of the west central district 

 of the Illinois Home Bureau Federation, 

 died June 26, 1947, at the Passavant 

 hospital, Jacksonville, following an ill- 

 ness of several months. 



Mrs. Smith was an active member of 

 Home Bureau in which she has served 

 as chairman of both her local and county 

 units. 



She leaves her husband, Harry Smith, 

 a daughter, Mrs. J R. Vose of Cham- 

 bersburg; a son, Ray, in the navy; her 

 mother, Mrs. Grace Coover, and a sister, 

 Mrs. Allen Dunn, both of Rock Island. 



Mrs. Smith was born in Madison, 

 Wis., Dec. 20, 1S94. She attended 

 Illinois College, and the University of 

 Illinois. Following her graduation she 

 taught in both the Pittsfield and the 

 Perry schools. 



She was a member of the Presbyterian 

 church of Perry, and the Order of Eastern 

 Star. At the time of her death she was 

 Past Worthy Matron and secretary of 

 the Order. 



SEE "SHOWBOAT" 



Members of the Christian County Home 

 Bureau planned to see "Show Boat" in St. 

 Louis the last of August. Christian county 

 recently sent 110 members on a tour of 

 Arthur, which included the Rockome Gar- 

 dens, the Pro/?ress Manufacturing Compsny, 

 and the Amish settlement. 



SEPTEMBER. 1947 



