20 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 18.1969
Mrs. Towner Serves As A Leader
Of The Little Britain Sewettes
By Mrs. Charles MeSparran craft classes They recently had
Lancaster Farming Staff Writer a candy-making demonstration
Seven yeais ago the Jeny They made large coloied flowers
Townei family weie newcomers fiom colored tissue paper which
to the Oak Hill aiea of Lancaster were veiy attractive They also
County Thev came in their made mosaic pictures by creat
house' trailei' which had been mg a design with little colored
then home in a laige tiailei stones and glueing them on black
paikin Delaware County and liv- velvet material then putting the
ed in it while then piesent home pictuie in a fiame
was being bu.lt In tact Mi and She has done Swedish embro-
Mis Townei did a lot of the idery and Tiapunto (Floientine
woik in constiucting this home quilting) pictures, some people
To some this might have been a call them thiee dimentional pic
pleasant change to be out in the tuies She knits beautifully and
wide open spaces but Mrs Town- has made a numbei of sweaters
ei ielates the lonesomeness of Yes, Mis Towner is a very crea
bemg in a new community and tive person There is much evi
so veiy few of the neighbois dence of this as one glances
stopping to get acquainted or around in hei attiactive and tidy
bid them welcome In this in- home
dustuous society in which we ers a famil veget .
find ourselves many of us may be own
guiltv of having lost this ait of shaw ° beiries Mls ° Townei can ,
neig or mess anc j f iee zes a lot of vegetables
Mi Towner is a telegraph op- and f lU its, also makes jelly and
eiatoi foi the Baltimore and pieseives This has been a new
Ohio Railioad at Wilmington, expenence for her as they nevei
Delaware and duves a school had space for a gaiden nor space
bus to the Swift Junior High to keep canned and frozen foods
School and to the Little Britain ir their tiailei She said she just
Elementary School These Jobs got a canning book and followed
keep him away from home much t he directions She also grows a
of the time so Mrs Townei ] o t 0 f flowers
(Lauretta) resoits to her hobbies jj r s downers parents were
to make homehfe more in erest- Ml and Mls Fred GardnBl who
mg In fact she often tells her j ived m the Thornton area of
husband My housework intei- Delaware County She was born
Teres with my hobbies Her sew- and 1 aised in Delaware County
ing comes first She says I en- and g ia( j ua ted fiom West Ches
joy my sewing She expertly tei jj lg h School Mr Towner
tailors most of the outfits foi g iadua t e d fiom Boothwyn High
fat i self and daughtei s and makes school They have three child
faousehold items such as drapes ien jyfary Jane, 20, lives at
and slip covers This talent she Chester Heights and woiks in
shaies with the Little Biitam Lima as a hairdressei She giad-
Sewettes 4-H Club by serving as ua t ed two yeais ago fiom Solan
t>ne- of the leadei s She has as- CQ jjigh School She also does a
sisted them for foui years There 0 £ sewmg gara is 7 and at
weie 25 oi 30 guls in the club tends Fulton Township Elemen
this yeai but theie have been as j ai y school Frank will be 4in
many as 55 one yeai Decembei
Lametta has painted many
pictuies, mostly in oil Last yeai
she sold 12 01 15 paintings She
lias taken prizes on some of hei
pictuies at fairs This is a natuial
talent as she nevei took ait les
sons, in fact was discouiaged to
do it m high school Recently
she imned the Oetoiaio Ait Club
and she hopes to take lessons
■this wmtei
She has made several ceramic
pieces such as pitcheis ash
hays, table lamp, lack o lantern
Chnstmas decoiations etc She
painted floweis on the lamp and
on china plates Mtei painting
them they must be filed in a kJn
then moie designs added and ie
filed She does beautiful woik
Anothei hobby is diymg vai
aous kinds ot flowers and weeds
then making them into anange
ments At this time of year she
has many floweis diymg She
also makes wood fiber floweis
and includes them in anange
ments You practically have to
touch them to tell if they aie
leal She hopes to sell some ai
langements ’ 1
Mis Townei is Secietaiy of
the Little Butain Homemakeis
Club They have 22 members
They have a progiam at then A favorite oil painting done by Mrs. Towner is a scene
meetings and learn to do many m the Thornton area of Delaware County. In the background
things fiom demonstiations and ls one 0 f her dried flower arrangements. L. F. Photo
FOR THE
FARM
WIFE
AND
FAMILY
Mr and Mis Townei enjoy
bowling They bowl in the Ball
MRS JERRY TOWNER made her ceramic pitcher in her china closet and the
ceramic jack-’o-lantern and had an elec- one she is holding She also painted the
trie light installed in it She made the ceramic bird L. F. Photc
and Cham League at the Ox- aie plentiful a veiv delicious 1 unbeaten egg
Giove Bowling Alley which is dessert is Place apples m a giea sed cas
three miles east of Oxford Mis M _
Townei’s aveiage last yeai was c APPLE CRISP serole dish Spi inkle above mix
-6 shced apples true ovei apples and add \z cuy
, Mix until crumbly melted buttei Sprinkle cinna
She enjoys cooking and does a j C up flour . mon on top ot butter Bake a f
,loi of baking She makes her cups su g ar 350 degiees foi 35 minutes Sei
own fruit cake every year The teaspoon baking powder ve hot 01 cold with whipped
family favorite is % teaspoon salt cieam, milk 01 ice cieam . I
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE
DOWN CAKE
Va lb. butter
1 cup brown sugar
Cook in non skillet slowly un
til dissolved Arrange one can of
pineapple slices on the brown
sugai mixture
Cake Batter
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs (separated)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup flour
6 tablespoons pineapple juice
Beat egg yolks until light,
ci earn in white sugar Add pine
apple juice and floui sifted with
baking powder Fold in stiffly
beaten egg whites Pour batter
over pineapple Bake in slow
oven, 325 to 350 degrees Leave
in pan to cool
This time of year when-apples
FARM WOMEN NEWS
Farm-. Women h
Society pi. Farm, Women 1,
Lititz, metTecetUly at-the'home
of Mrs J. Clayton Sahgrey, Lit
itz R 2, who was also hostess
Mrs Scott Caiman, president,
conducted the meeting Mrs Roy
Biubaker was the song leader
and Mrs Amow Shenk had char
ge of devotions
On Nov 11, members will eith
ei sew at the Lancastei General
Hospital or fold seals at Heait
Haven The sewing will be held
from 9am to 2 p m while the
folding continues until 4 p m
Mis Carman announced that
the Agncultiue Extension Sei
vice Chnstnjas meeting will be
held at the Farm and Home Cen
tei Thuisday, Dec 4 The sub
ject of the all day and evening
event is “Chustmas Old and
New ”
On Tuesday, Nov 18, the So
ciety will be entertained by Soc
27 at the United Methodist Fel
lowship Hall 33 J 3 Main St,
Mount Joy at 7 pm
Tickets for the Countj Conven
tion to be held Nov 1 at the
Farm and Home Centei and
luncheon tickets can be obtained
from Mrs German
A $5 donation for socks to be
given to Embreeville Hospital
and $5 to the Needlewoik Guild
foi the In-gatheung at the Ins
Club Nov 13
The speaker for the meeting
was Samuel Campbell, manager
and buyei for Hager’s diapeiy
depaitment, who spoke on “Col
or the Fact of Life and Inter
im Decpiating’’ Mis Elizabeth
Hess won the dooi prize he do
nated „ 1 ' ;
The “next meeting will be'Nov
8 at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs
Willis Bucher, Lititz R 2 with
Mis. Daniel Brubaker as co-hos-
tess They will demonstrate mak
ing Moravian sugar cookies.
Society 14
Society of Farm Women 14
met at the home of Mrs. Ira Herr
in Gap Devotions were by the
hostess Roll call was to bring a
leaf to be identified. Election of
officers was next in the order of
business
Officers are as follows: Presi
dent, Mrs Leon Thomas; First
Vice Piesident, Mrs. Ira Hen,
Second Vice President, Mrs
James Hall, Secretary, Mis Ed
win Rohrer, Treasurei, Mrs.
Howard Gioff
The annual plant and food
sale was held. The proceeds
amounted to ai ound $5O 00 The
next meeting will be Nov 12, to
Smithville Inn, New Jersey The
gioup plans to lea\e Stiasbuig
Fu e Hall by bus at 8 a m and le
tuin around 8 pm The puce is
$8 25 for lunch and faie Anyone
wishing to join the group is to
contact Mis John Groff Ph 687-
6652
Chrysanthemum
Show Today
The Twelfth Annual Chiysan
themum Show co-sponsoied by
the Men’s Gaiden Club of Lan
castei and the Towne & Coun
tiy Garden Club of Lancastei
will be held Satuiday Octobei
18 (today) and 19 at the Man
heim Township Branch of the
Conestoga Bank located on Lit
itz Pike opposite the Holiday
Inn According to Harry S Sloat,
Committee Member* the- show
will be held fronuL- to 6 p m on
Saturday and 1 m. on Sun
day * ’
The public is invited and ad
mission is free