American Agriculturist, August 25,1923 
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A Typical Meeting of an Active Club 
Dress Patterns For the Kiddies Who Soon Start For School—Fall Catalog Ready 
R ECENTLY a friend took me to the 
monthly meeting of the Good Cheer 
Club, which has done much for their 
small, but very up-to-date and enter¬ 
prising community. 
The program for the afternoon was 
as follows: 
Roll Call. “Housecleaning hints.” 
Discussion. “Gardening and Flow¬ 
ers adapted to this Country.” 
Music. (Arranged by Mrs. N.) 
Covered dish dinner in Grain Grow¬ 
ers’ JHall. 
The first item on the program had 
a lively interest. One member told 
how she made her own dustless dust¬ 
ers. She preferred black cheesecloth, 
or an old black stocking, which is soft 
and leaves no lint. This she dipped in 
boiling water, wringing it out well. 
Then it was dipped in a mixture of one 
part turpentine and one part boiled 
linseed oil and wrung dry. When not 
in use the duster should be kept in a 
tightly closed tin can. 
. A second hint was to varnish the 
linoleum so that dust and grease would 
not adhere to it. This makes the floor 
easy to clean with the dust mop. 
Then some of the women brought up 
their special problems. One woman 
want'd to know the best method for 
treating old floors. Hers were not in 
good enough condition to have them 
stained and varnished in natural color, 
so it was suggested that she use linseed 
oil on the cracks and then fill them 
with putty, after which the surface 
could be painted in brown or gray as 
near the natural wood color as possible. 
Another member planning on new 
window drapes wanted to know if it 
was correct to use figured hangings 
with figured wall paper. It was de¬ 
cided that it had seldom been done 
successfully, and plain hangings were 
advised. 
One member was in doubt about 
using paper borders for a room, and 
it was agreed that unless a room was 
eight feet high a border should be 
avoided. Borders, especially when 
wide, have the effect of lowering the 
ceiling. A continuous paper to the 
ceiling or a simple finish of molding 
where walls and ceiling meet would 
solve the low room problem. 
How best to clean enamels and paint 
was next discussed. For the former 
hot water had been found best. This 
dissolves grease, frees dirt and does not 
harm the gloss, while soap does. For 
painted woodwork the best results had 
been obtained by the use of a cloth 
well wrung out of light suds made by 
white soap. Soap if applied directly 
had been found to soften and dull the 
surface of paint. 
The paper on gardening called forth 
just as interesting discussions. After 
the music, the school children and the 
men folks came in for a social time and 
to do justice to the covered dishes and 
fragrant coffee. 
Yes, it takes an afternoon a month 
of a woman’s time—but it is well worth 
it. Because of its informality, one can 
tak^ the “littlest ones”—and the rest 
of the family are disposed of by school 
and farm work, “till long about supper- 
time,” when all the neighborhood gets 
together, thanks to the Good Cheer 
Homemaker’s Club.— Etta Boies 
Rankin. 
FRIENDS-BY-MAIL WANTED 
Up in New Tork State there is a 
young girl who is anxious to make some 
new friends by mail. She writes that 
her mother is dead and her two sisters 
are married, and that she has recently 
moved from her old home to a place 
where she is not so well acquainted. 
She writes a clear hand and an inter¬ 
esting letter and I hope that some of 
our younger readers in their old teens 
or early twenties will be interested to 
get acquainted with this American 
Agriculturist niece. Address A. P 
Care of A , 
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YOUR, CHIEF SEWING AID 
Keep it with your workbasket, this 
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a boy or a girl 
cuts in sizes 2, 4, 
and 6 years. Size 4 
takes 1% yards 44- 
inch material. 1 
yards contrasting 
Price 12c. 
No. 1165 is a 
long - waisted, two- 
material dress for 
the growing girl. It 
cuts in sizes 2, 4, 6, 
S, and 10 years. 
Size 4 takes 1% 
yards plain material, 
% yard contrasting. 
Price 12c. 
rh°tf d Be , sure y^u have written clearly your name, address, sizes 
nod n L v? lbers - Enclose proper remittance ,(12c for each pattern) 
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A Birthday : September 1—We announce the new catalogue. It’s the 
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^ Next Week: A special fall fashion number of the department with an 
extia number of patterns and some news about fall styles and materials. 
dressmaker. Certainly not at so low 
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It is a pattern catalogue, but much 
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The 
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Direct from grower at lower prices. Apple and Peach trees. 
Asparagus and Berry plants. Privet and Barberry hedging. 
Guaranteed. Write for new price list. 
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Address the Pattern Department and if 
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I appreciate your Fashion Book, and 
wish you all success in the future.— 
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