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Farm Women Societies
Berks Co.
Society 3
Berks County Farm
Women Society 3 met at the
home of Mrs. Harvey Moyer
Boyertown R 4. The ladies
worked on sewing bed pads
to take along to Berks Heim,
November 10, the night they
help host a Bingo Party for
the guests.
Mrs. Ernest Hartline
reported the high lights of
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1977’s meetmgs were a
surprise 80th birthday party
for Mrs. Lydia Cleaver, the
founder of Society 3, and the
fact that the society gave
over $1,500 to chanties and
needy families m the
Boyertown Area.
The next meeting will be
October 26 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Har
tlme, Boyertown. Speaker
will be from the Social
Security office.
Just Announced
Special Finance Charge waived on
select new John Deere and used
forage harvesters and forage boxes for
use in corn. Finance Charges waived
to Sept. 1,1978.
Berks Co.
Society 4
The Berks County Farm
Women Society 4 met Oc
tober 4 m the home of Mrs
Barbara Campbell,
Earlville. A program on
cake decorating was
presented by Mrs. Elsie
Rothenberger Mrs.
Rothenberger demonstrated
different techniques on a
cake later won by Mrs.
Lottie Burkepile.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
Members planned for a
workshop for October 13 at
the home of Mrs. Verna
Taylor.
Final plans are being
made for a bazaar bemg held
on October 29 at the Odd
fellows Hall in Boyertown to
be held 8 a.m. until 4 pm.
Featured will be homemade
baked goods and various
crafts.
Miss Linda Taylor gave a
report on the Berks County
Farm Women’s Convention
held October 1.
The next meetmg will be
held at the home of Mrs
Dorothy Barrett on
November 1.
Dauphin Co.
Society 1
The Dauphin County Farm
Women Society 1 held its
monthly meeting October 11,
1977 at 7 p.m at the Hor
nerstown Church. Hostess
for the evening was Daisy
Cassel and co-hostess was
Harnett Baldwin. Roll call
was taken with eighteen
members answering.
The County Convention
was held on October 8, 1977
at Camp Hebron m Halifax.
It was noted that Society 1
won third prize m the Safety
Poster Contest. This poster
will be on display at the
Conewago Elementary
School. The Group was
pleased that many of its
members were able to
attend inis convention
December 7, the group will
get together cookies, punch
and gifts and travel to the
State Hospital where they
will be entertaming the
patients there. This is annual
event for the group
Plans are also underway
for the Group’s Christmas
Party and Banquet. This
event will be held on
December 13,1977.
A committee was ap
pointed to purchase a
rocking chair which will be
donated by the Group to the
Child Care Center m
Hummelstown. The Society
also plans to contmue doing
mending for the Center.
Election of officers was
held with the following
results; president, Kathy
Moffatt; first vice president,
Pat Baum; second vice
president, Ruth Oberholt
zer; recording secretary,
Jean Janssen; correspon
ding secretary, Ruth Rife;
treasurer, Daisy Cassel.
The project for the
meeting was the making of
wreaths by braiding baling
twine.
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Lancaster Co.
Society 1
A meeting of Lancaster
County Farm Women
Society 1 was held at the
home of Mrs. Edna Shearer,
Lancaster, with Fay Gar
man acting as co-hostess.
The society will have a
garage sale October 22 at the
home of Mary Kurtz,
Rothsville, from 8 a m. to 2
pm. The women are also
sponsoring a bus trip to
Flemmgton, N.J., and Ox
ford Valley Mall, October 27.
An election of officers was
held with the following
results: Recording
secretary, Mrs. Marion
Fuhrman; corresponding
secretary, Jean Newcomer;
and treasurer, Dorothy
Hollmger.
Speaker for the day was
Mrs Ruth Dourte, whose
topic was centered on
handling emotions.
November meeting will be
held at the home of Anna
Sargrey.
Lancaster Co,
Society 2
Lancaster County Farm
Women Society 2 held the
October meeting at the home
of Margie Shelley, Elm Co
hostess was the President of
Society 2, Grace Miller
“Packages for Pennies”,
was the title of the timely
pre-holiday gift wrapping
demonstration by Mrs.
Wallace Heisey, Penrvn.
Elected as treasurer of
Society 2 was Kathryn
Shreiner, assistant
treasurer i* Mabel
Pinkerton.
Grace Miller reported on
the executive board
meetmg; and reminded all
of the November 5 con
vention to be held at the
Farm and Home Center in
Lancaster.
The Convention delegates
to the State Convention to be
held in Harrisburg on
January 9 and 10 are:
President, Grace Miller,
Mabel Pinkerton, and Vivian
Hemeisan. Alternates are
Edna Loose and Elsie
Witmer.
Society 2 will be
represented at Home-
Makers Day on November 8
which will be held at the
Farm and Home Center in
Lancaster.
Eva Keener was made an
Honorary Member of Society
2, and given a life mem-
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