Farm Women
Societies
Saturday, January 16
130 p.m.—Farm Women Society
18, entertain Society 26 at
Farm and Home Center.
February 13 in the-home of Mrs. 2 -P-m.—Farm Women Society 8,
Andrew Lowe, Manheim RD2. borne of Mrs Martin Musser,
Saturday, January 9. Society „ Joy - . _ .
of Farm Women #2 met at the c . 4 _ Fa ™ Woi^ n 3 ' J™ 1 *
home of Mrs Sara Kline, Fruit- Society 7 Pines Social Room, Route
Ki e ne? k was M cJhosTess MrS Farm Women Society 7 met at,Farm-Women° Society 12. home
b la lhe home of Mrs. Menno Stauffer of Mrs James Frey, Cones-
SvSr?pre“enf Wlth MrS ’ Barl > ara • toga RD2.
inree visitors present. serving as co hostess. Miss Cindy
Mrs. Andrew >Lowe conducted Denhnger had charge of.devo- Thursday, January 21
the devotions tions. , Farm Women Societies 2 and 3,
Society 2
The Pres Mrs. Marlin Hosier
was in charge of the meeting
A donation was' given to The
Volunteer Service Bureau. Dele
gates to the Farm Show were
Mrs. Marlin Hosier, Mrs. Grace
Miller and Mrs. Martha Brandt
' Alternates are Mrs Elsie Wit
mer and Mrs. Earl Petticoffer
Six members received gifts for
perfect attendance, they are
Mrs. Andrew Lowe, Mrs Grace
Hahn, Mrs. Grace Miller, Mrs
Elsie Witmer, Mrs. Eva Keener
and Mrs Martha Brandt.
Mrs. Mae Donough was ac
cepted as a new member The
speaker was Mr Leonard E
Stults who spoke on “Is the
Cross Contemporary’” The next Mis Henry Ebersole, chair-te, and Mrs. Carlton Homsher,
meeting will be held Saturday, man of Membership Committee chairman of Luncheon Coramit-
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Following the opening song entertain residents at Cones-
Mr and Mrs.‘John Koshuta gave togs View
a coordinated talk using simuh Satarday> January 23
taneous slides movies and omen 4>
recordings of Mexican music. The _ Bank Museunit Columbia
Koshuta’s spent a year in Mexico
teaching in a school for children
of workers with the Wycliffc Mrs Charles B. Hoober Jr.,
Bible Translators Mr. KoshutaChairman of Nominating Com
also taught a local class in'Eng-mttee, Mrs William S Mcll
lish, which gave him rapportvame, chairman of Sunshine
with teachers from a nearby Committee, Mrs. Charles H Roh
town rer, chairman of Publicity Com-
The following committee^ 66 - Mrs f Walter Denhnger,
were organized Mrs Barbara 6 * 16 ™ 311 of Homemaking Com-
Denlinger, chairman of Program 111 ,, 6 ,, .
Committee; Mrs J Arthur Roh- Mrs - M f vm Rlc6 - <*f man of
rer, chairman of Ways and Conservation and Gardening
Means Committee. Committee, Mrs Stanley Hoffer,
chairman of Birthday Commit-
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Farm Women
Calendar
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16,1971
Ida ’s Notebook
January brings some of the dreariest
weather snow, ice, slush and grey skies
We really have to look in order to find a
bright spot. WelJ this morning I saw one.
High in a bleak dark limbed tree were
clusters of bittersweet The bright red and
orange surprised me as I had searched for
some earlier in the Fall. It was as attractive
as seeing a cardinal in our hemlock tree
Yesterday, the hoarfrost was so beau
tiful in our woods along the Conestoga that
we took several pictures of it.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is a big
event for many farm families.
If you aren’t an exhibitor, you will
still enjoy seeing what your neighbors have
to show.
Collecting ribbons can be- youngest had the measles And
come a hobby as all members she got them despite innocula
of the family participate. tions.
My son has been on a 4-H Maybe this year we will be
potato judging team and last i U ckier and I might even he
year, as we prepared to go to a bj e squeeze in some shop-
Harnsburg. I found that my pmg during the day.
Society members will entertain spare time reading, I've tried
guests of Conestoga View in my hand at crewelwork. It is
March. Society 15 will be guests more work than embroidery,
for a luncheon at the Leacock which I did previously. But
Presbyterian Church on March then, if it turns out as I hope,
13 with Mr Eugene Saylor as maybe it will be framed.
speaker.
entertain
A musical group will
The February meeting will be gifts and for years afterward we
held at the home of Mis Carl- remember the person who gave
ton Homsher with Mrs George them to us.
Russo, professional photograph
er, speaking on “Making Some
thing Out of Junk ”
Society 10
Farm Women Society 10 plan- Miss Joan Lucas, assistant
ned a bus trip to the flower home economist for Lancaster
show March 10 at the January County Extension office of the
meeting held in the home of Mrs Penn State University told the
W. Raymond Dixon, 2349 Mid- Farm Women the story of the
dlegreen Court, Lancaster. Mrs extension work, comparing it
Jacob Evans, president, presided to the early days in Lancaster
and Mrs. John Esbenshade led County when Miss Forbes pio
devotions. neered in the home economist
Mrs. Frank Hodecker, 907 field in extension services.
Rohrerstown Road, is in charge The next meeting will be held
of reservations for the flower February 6 at 1 30 pm. ai |fch€
show excursion Reservations Holiday Inn with Miss Frances
may be received also from Mrs LeFevre and Mrs Mary Stewart
Jennie Shoemaker, village of serving as hostesses
Willow Street. (Continued on Page 26)
By Ida Kisser
Instead of spending all my
Hand knit sweaters and
scarves are very thoughtful
Miss Ida Kunkle and Mrs.
Cyrus Neff were named to at
tend the state convention in Har
risburg as representatives of the
society.
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