—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26, 1976
54
Farm Women
Societies
Society 3
( Society of Farm Women 3
met Saturady, June 19, at the
home of Mrs. Elam Shelly, 84
Front St., Lititz.
During the business
session conducted by the
president Mrs. John Ed
wards the following business
was transacted: $3O was
given to help defray the
expense of the 4-H club
members from Lancaster
County who will attend the 4-
H Congress at Penn State
University, June 21 to June
24.
Mrs. Clarence Stauffer
and Mrs.. Willie Stober were
appointed on the mem
bership committee.
Plans were made for the
family picnic July 18 at~
Shady Grove Park. A picnic
lunch will be served at noon.
The entertainment will be
miniature golf and games for
, children and adults.
Mrs. June Hanaman, a
director of the State Council
of Republican Women was
the speaker. Her subject
was: “Women’s Work Is
Never Done.’’
A social hour followed,
refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Society 8
Farm Women Society No.
8 met in the home of Isabel
Endslow Marietta, Rl, June
19 at 2 p.m. Grace Bixler,
president, was in charge of
the meeting and led the
group in singing several
songs. Sixteen members and
one visitor were present.
Mrs. Ruth Musser had
charge of devotions. Mary
Grace Martin, secretary,
read the minutes. Each
individual mentioned her
choice of a fragrance or
aroma as roll call was taken.
Elizabeth Shuman gave the
treasurer’s report. There
was nothing new to report
from the other committees
this month.
Doris Thomas, home
economist for Lancaster Co.
was the main feature of the
afternoon. She gave a
demonstration on sum
mertime desserts. She
shared a number of recipes
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Isabel Endslow, Elizabeth
Shaman, Viola Greider, and
Ruth Musser also supplied
and served food to the ladies.
July is vacation month and
members will be notified if
plans for a trip are made.
August 4 is the date for the
County Picnic when each one
will provide a covered sih.
September 18 at 2 p.m., the
meeting will be held at the
Church of the Brethren,
Florin.
Society 27
Farm Women Society 27
and their husbands met at
" Brubaker’s Spring House,
Route 1, Mt. Joy, for' a
Hawaiian Luau, Saturday
evening, June 19th. Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Nestleroth
roasted and fresh
pork hams. The food com
mittee prepared-the other
Hawaiian dishes. Mr. and
Mrs. Luke Brubaker served
the dessert from a canoe at
the foot bridge.
After the meal and
fellowship the group
gathered for devotions lead
by Mr. and Mrs. James
Garber. Garber was in
charge of giving away fresh
pineapples and coconuts as
prizes. Husbands answered
roll call by telling where they
went for their honeymoon
and how long they stayed. '
The guest Mrs.
Mark Nestleroth,' spoke on
the high protein low fat pork
that is on the market today.
She also showed a film of
how to buy and prepare
delicious meals of pork. A
booklet Hawaiian Parties
Indoor and Out with the
recipes of the meal were
available to pick, up, plus
many other booklets on
buying and preparing pork.
Mr: Albert Fry ac
companied his wife on the
autobarp and sang several
selections. Mrs. Larry Miller
served as hostess with co
hostesses, Mrs. James
Brubaker, Mrs. Luke
Brubaker, and Mrs. John
Nissley.
, Society 31 .
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? The’ June meeting of the
Lancaster County Society of
Farm Women No. 31 was
held at the-Southern Lan
caster County Community
Fair Grounds, Quarryville.
The meeting was in the form
-of a family covered dish
picnic. A'short business
meeting was held, followed
by a softball game including
farm women and their
husbands and some children. "
The next meeting will' be
the annual bus trip to the
ocean. The bus will leave
Mechanic Grove Church of
the Brethren for Ocean City,
N.J. on July 19 at 7:00 a.m.
Berks Co.
Society 6
The Society of Farm
Women, Group 6 of Berks
Co., met at the Agriculture
Center in Bern Township,
Tuesday, June 15, at 8 p.m. ~ ~.
Mrs. Fay B. Strickler, home t t?*® 3 wdl take their
economist of Berks Co., husbands or a friend to the
spoke on “Latest Sewing Sorks Campus Theatre on
Tips.” Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m.
The next meeting will be to see “ 1776 ” The B rou P will
held at the home of Mrs. Earl me ®t in the auditorium of the
Hoffman, Oley Rl, on July 20 theatre at 7:45 p.m.
at 8 p.m. It will be a The president, Janet
Bicentennial program. Schjegel, gave a report of the
The laches were reminded P* cr n c held at Berks Heim,
of the family picnic which Sunday, June 13. She was the
will be held at the home of old y person from the group
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Yetto to attend. -
on Sunday, June 27, at 12:30. A donation was made to
p.m. A covered dish and a Muscular Dystrophy,
beverage is to be brought fh® M members who at
with them to the picnic. Hot tended the meeting went to
dogs will be provided by the Dempsey's Restaurnat for
group. tight refreshments.
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Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
I enjoy seeing a neat farm 7 there were no wooded areas
with white painted fences as for them to enjoy.
much a$ anybody else. Andr I
like to have my yard and
garden well-kept and week
free. .
But you know, there are
advantages to letting some
areas grow wild and un
tended; as where would the
thrush build her nest if there
were no thickets. Also, we
probably wouldn’t see indigo
buntings and the beautiful
red-headed woodpeckers if
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The Friendly First
This spring I was able to
gather many meals of poke -
from fence rows. This plant
is similar in appearance and
taste, when , young and
tender, to asparagus. In
these s«une fence rows we
find blackberries, and
wineberries. '
, So others may chop down
every tree In sight and farm
right out to the road and
sometimes even on the road,
but I prefer to let nature
have soifle things to herself,
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third’day
was open, we K “ ?
buckets a„ d P S2>
almost a waste of tin, l *'
discovered
chenies left in th e
and Iwasn’t about
the breeze and risk T* l
accident;'as just
tore ahgament
andha^rb^if
around ever since.
So, I picked some cW
off the ground and A
Blbical
took what others left ,*
find* man's wrist watd'
having my nose ft
ground and I turned }
when we paid our bill iu
surprising to hear them *
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