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is aroused in any particular work she is eager to accomplish and 
perform her everyday duty in that same pleasing, easy and forceful 
manner. 
When the women come together in their meetings, valuable 
ideas are exchanged. They enjoy the sociability of the occasion, 
and oftentimes members who have had splendid thoughts on the 
home life had never before shared them because no opportunity 
has presented itself. Many a woman, as she goes about her home 
performing the tasks of the day, has ideas suggested to her that 
often would never find expression except through the medium of 
the club. There is rest and recreation in leaving the cares of the 
home for an afternoon and mingling with friends. The house- 
wife returns to her home refreshed and with many helpful sug- 
gestions, and the work of the coming day is anticipated with 
pleasure. 
The farm bureau in cooperation with the domestic science de- 
partment of the New York State College, organized eleven canning 
clubs in Cortland county in 1914, with a membership of 284, which 
comprised both women and girls. In two clubs, sales agents were 
appointed to take care of those customers who wished to purchase 
the superior product put up by club members. The sales of one 
member, made to some of the best families of the city, have already 
amounted to over $40, establishing a cooperation between the 
women of the country and the city. 
Meetings in each club were held regularly every two weeks. 
Miss Bertha E. Titsworth of the State College was the instructor. 
The meetings were held in a grange hall or in the home of some 
member. As products appeared in season, Miss Titsworth demon- 
strated the canning of them, at which time the members assisted. 
Questions were asked and answered, and the time intervening 
from one meeting to the next was spent by the club members in 
their homes canning their products according to the methods 
demonstrated. 
A report of every club meeting was made to the farm bureau 
by Miss Titsworth. It included the name and place of club, mem- 
bership, number and names of members present, number of vis- 
itors present, what products were canned for demonstration, and 
some of the questions asked by the members. 
