14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18,1969 qQ^SBPL Needlework And Gardening Are Hobbies Of Miss Workman by Mrs. Charles McSparran Lancaster Farming Staff Writer This week brought together uader one roof the finest of pennsyhania’s agncultmal prod ucts at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in Harrisburg Har x sburg was also the meeting place January 13 and 14 for the annual convention of the Penn sylvania Society of Farm Wom c-i Among the presidents and delegates of Lancaster county’s lai m Women societies who at tended was Miss Elizabeth V orkman of East Petersburg, rtesident of Society #5 This society has a present membei s'np of 40 women of the Man tcim aiea The other delegates i ora this group attending the convention were Mis Clyde Hot tonstem and Mis Guy Mussel i' an Miss Workman is a past president of the Lancaster Coun ty Society of Farm Women, having skived from 1940 to 1942 Society fills envelopes 60T IT! Texaco Fuel Chief... the finest beatiqg oil money can buy! 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Texaco Fuel Chief Burner Sales & Service 105 Fam lew St MOUNT JOY, PA Pli 653-1821 FOR THE FARM WIFE AND FAMILY with Christmas seals for the Tuberculosis and Health Society of Laneastei County and seals for Heart Haven in Febiuary They also provide a treat once a year for the guests at the Lancaster County Home This past Thanksgiving season they packed 35 baskets of fruit foi shut-ins in the neighborhood They will be sewing for the Lancaster General Hospital January 23 They held their Christmas party at Willow Valley restau rant December 28, 1968 and en tertained their husbands At this time they presented their president, Miss Workman, with a lovely ceramic bowl which was made by Mrs Raymond Hess, Landisville, who teaches cer amics The fine craftmanship exemplified in this iridescent, blue grape embossed, gold trim med bowl attests to the esteem MISS ELIZABETH WORKMAN admiring a ceramic bowl made by Mrs. Raymond Hess, Landisville, and given to her as a Christmas present from Farm Women Society #5 of which she is President. L, F. Photo they hold for Miss Workman and her fine leadership She is justly proud of this truly mag nificent howl. Miss Elizabeth was born and raised on a farm, just outside the borough of East Petersburg, which was owned by her father and her grandfather and now owned by her brother Frank and where he still lives She and her sister Matilda own the house in East Petersburg which SAVE AT BOB’S Save Rite market 743 S. BROAD ST. LITITZ, PENNA. was built by their grandfather in 1880 and they have lived there in the first floor apart ment fdr four years Pnor to that they lived in Lititz Although Miss Workman was NOTICE! LAST DAY TO SHOP AT | GROFF'S Hardware I New Holland We will close our .doors at 5:30 • tonight, January 18 Watch For Future Announcement I SPECIAL VALUES | IN OUR BASEMENT WE HAVE MEN’S AND BOYS’ '• WINTER COATS AND JACKETS 3 AT REDUCED PRICES SOME AS MUCH AS 50% | KETTLECLOTH MATERIAL ,! $l.lO to $1.75 yard ii I; CALICO MATERIAL j 49c to 52c yard I 1 l! THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL S STAINLESS STEEL KNIVES, FORKS, | SPOONS AND CARVING SETS jj REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE | x STORE HOURS: 7:30 A.M. to 9 P.M. Except Weil, *- j Sat. 7:30 to 5 P.M. Closed Sunday ' Clothing, Shoes, Houseware, Hardware an<? 1 General Merchandise " GOOD'S STORE R. D. 1, East Earl, Penna. Ph 445-6156 1 Mile North of Route 23 Along Route 625 never married and privileged to have a family of her own she has mothered countless children duiing school hours because she taught school for 42 years, re tiring m 1964. Yes, to meet her is to feel like one of her own. In these days of hurry and scurry and push and shove it is indeed a rare treat to meet and associate with someone with such a gracious manner as this lady possesses She first taught eight grades in a one-room school-house in Rapho township, then taught third grade in Manheim borough and lastly taught first grade in Lititz She still does substitute teaching in Warwick Union. She was educated in East Peters burg School in East Hempfield township and Millersville Nor mal School (now Millersville Stale College). She took sum mer courses at Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University) and the Uni versity of Pennsylvania She is a member of Lancaster County Retired Teachers Association v hich meets four times a year She comes from a family of teachers Her father, four broth ers, her sister and she all at tended Millersville Normal School Her brother Charles was principal of Maytown and Fulton township high schools before becoming a lawyer Her brother Walter taught in Penn township then became a cattle dealer, her brother John taught in Elizabeth township and Frank (Continued on Page 16)
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