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MORI: than 100 members were pres- 

 ent at the annual play day held in 

 Siielhyvilie, Mar. 2 1, and carried 

 out the theme of a Homemaker's 

 Holiday. Tach person present was 

 dressed in housedress and ajTon with 

 a rihhon in her hair. 



After a morninq filled with peppy 

 soncs, games, and stunts, everyone en- 

 joyed the pot-luck dinner at noon. 



Mrs. Velda Middleton and Mrs. 

 Maude Scully, Home Bureau members 

 entertained with humorous readings. 

 The guest speaker. Mrs. Less Mass, past 

 president of the State Federation of 

 W'omcns Clubs spoke on "Life with the 

 Indians." Her talk was illustrated with 

 photographs, shawls, embroidery, pot- 

 tery and other Indian articles. She car- 

 ried everyone in imagination to the 

 Indian reservations of southwestern 

 United States. Mrs. V'augie Jones, 

 recreation chairman, was given a big 

 vote of thanks for a most enjoyable 

 day -- Mrs. V. N. Shutt, County Pub- 

 licity Chairman, Shelbyville, Illinois. 

 Stephenson County 



At the March Stephenson County 

 Home Bureau board meeting. Mrs. Sam 

 Kloepping. county 4-H chairman in 

 home economics, reported 19 clubs al- 

 ready planned for this year, one of 

 whiih is a boys' home economics club. 



More than 200 members of the 19 



units ot StcpiKn>on County Home Bu- 

 reau enjoyed the "Progress " Dav |^ro- 

 gram .\larJi 30. Mrs. Perry Cromley 

 pre^ide^^ and .Mrs. Roger Heitkam was 

 program chairman. Recognition was 

 given by Mrs. judson Richards, vice- 

 president, to new members — making 

 the present total tU> members in the 

 county. — Mr>. I I:, ^'eager. 



Home Adviser Changes 



Miss Lucile Entsminger will take over 

 her new duties as home adviser in Chris- 

 tian county on June 1. She has taugiit 

 liome-making in the Tavlorville. Mason 

 City and Parmer City high sclioois. 



Airs. NX'anda Razor Dean is the new 

 assistant home adviser in Woodford 

 county. She has worked lor an insur- 

 ance company in Bloomington and as 

 a stewardess for United Air Lines. 



Miss D. Louise Rice is the new home 

 adviser in \X'oodtord county. She has 

 been assistant home adviser in Bureau 

 county. 



Miss Ella Jane Eikuart >tarted working 

 this spring as the Clark county home ad- 

 viser. She comes to Illinois from Lamar 

 and Barton counties in Missouri where 

 she was county home agent. 



Have you a First Aid Kit in vour home.' 



And Jo family members make it a habit to 

 use the kit when ihev receive even minor in- 

 juries? 



Louis Hiither receives 

 trophy from McLean 

 County Associate Farm 

 Adviser Jack Steven- 

 son after tractor op- 

 erating contest in 

 which Hiither showed 

 most sicill in operat- 

 ing with efficiency 

 and safety. John Kline 

 placed second, and 

 Allen Allers (right) 

 was third. 



TABLE OF DISTINCTION 



Now you can begin to crochet a lace table- 

 cloth, a treasure you may have wanted for 

 a long time. There is no substitute for a 

 hand-crocheted dinner cloth in lacy ele- 

 gance and durability. A small, almost 

 square motif of loops and clusters Is the 

 basic pattern for this lovely table covering. 

 For free instructions send a self-addressed 

 stamped envelope to Women's Editor, Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association Record, 43 East 

 Ohio Street, Chicago 11, Illinois. 



HOW DO YOU VOTE 

 ON EASTERN TOUR? 



ARE you planning to attend the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau convention to be 

 held Dec. 12-16 in Atlantic City, N. J..' 

 What would you like to see in the East.' 



The Ilhnois Agricultural Association 

 has approved the idea of running a spe- 

 cial train packed with Illinois folks head- 

 ing for the convention. Railroads are 

 now submitting itineraries for the trip. 



What do you want to see? Washing- 

 ton? New York City? Mt. Vernon? 

 Williamsburg? Independence Hall? Rev- 

 olutionary \X'ar scenes? Gettsyburg? 

 Tennessee Valley Authority? I'lorida? 



If you have any ideas. let's hear from 

 you. VC'rite to Roy Johnson. Director of 

 Special Services, Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation, 43 East Ohio Street, Chicago 

 11, 111. 



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Nut trees, especially black walnuts and 

 pecans, can well be included on the Illinois 

 farmstead. 



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