BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
EAST PETERSBURG -
Lancaster County has a new
Farm Women Society with
the formation of 33 last
month. It is the second new
society to form within the
year after nearly 10 years of
no new organizations.
For County Farm Women
President Opal Ruhl, Society
33’s formation is “like a
dream come true.” The new
Society’s president is Gloria
Eitnier, Manheim Rl, who is
Opal’s daughter. Vice
President of Society 33 is
Lynette Jerchau, East
Petersburg, daughter of
former county treasurer
Janet Leaman.
Gloria and Lynette got
together at Opal’s
suggestion when she realized
that both had a few friends
who were interested in
forming a new Society. Opal
recalls, “We had no room to
invite her to join my group,
and since she was younger, I
thought it would be more
beneficial for her to be in a
group with those of her own
age and similar interests.
Gloria and Lynette quickly
realized they had much in
common and moved ahead
with the organization.
According to Lynette, the
two formed the society
because, “We want to learn
to know new people. Each of
us invited some friends.- We
want to be active in the
community, and to live up to
the Farm Woman motto of
“for happiness.”
Gloria added, “We want to
grow as mothers and in our
own way show the im
portance of being
homemakers and mothers.
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New Farm Women Society organized
We want to grow as women
and have educational
meetings.”
Lynette said with a laugh,
“We are not looking for an
escape from our homes. We
are taking our children with
us.” She said about half the
' new members have small
children, and their programs
will definitely be designed to
include husbands and
children for some of the
meetings.
While none of the new
members presently live on
farms, Gloria pointed out
that most of them have rural
backgrounds. “Somewhere
along the line, we have an
earthy feeling. We like the
values of rural living even
though it is not possible for
us to live on a farm,” she
stated.
They are just now plan
ning their programs for the
coming year, but Gloria said
they are anxious to draw on
members’ abilities and have
sessions on learning about
crafts done by members.
Furthermore, she said, “We
want to learn to be more self
reliant and to stretch our
resources.”
Meetings of Society 33 will
be held the third Wednesday
of each month at 1:00 p.m.,
and Gloria noted that an
afternoon was chosen so they
would not need to leave their
families in the evenings.
Both Lynette and Gloria
literally grew up in Farm
Women, with both of them
attending meetings with
their mothers. Janet v
Leaman recalls, “I joined
Farm Women when Lynette
was one month old. If she
couldn’t go, I stayed home.
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Opal remembers her early
years in Farm Women.
“Gloria was a year old when
I joined Farm Women and
little did I think that I would
have the joy of forming a
society which she would be
president of.”
She says that when Gloria
and she first discussed
forming a society, Gloria’s
reaction was that she didn’t
have the time to give it as
Opal did. Opal said it took
some persuasion but she
convinced her by pointing
out, “You can be as busy as
you want to be in Farm
Women. It fills a need in
your life when you have
more time.”
Starting a new
organization has many
advantages. Gloria said,
“Definitely one of the
benefits is that we can do
what we please.”
With the formation of
Society 33, Opal now realizes
the goal she set for herself as
county president upon taking
office a year ago. She had
wished to increase mem
bership to over 1,000 because
numbers had been declining
m recent years. While she is
delighted with reaching her
goal, with membership at
1004, she was quick to say,
“We don’t want to stop
growing. It would excite me
to no end to form another
group. Our motto is “for
happiness,” and we want to
spread it. By forming new
groups and keeping the
Gloria Eitnier, left, and Lynette Jerchau talk over some of the planned acti
vities of their new Farm Women Society 33, organized in September.
groups smaller, we can fill
the needs and fellowship
better.”
She adds, “The credit for
reaching the goal, however,
goes to the presidents of the
31 existing societies and the
two new societies. I could
never have done it without
them.” She encouraged
anyone who is interested in
forming a new society to
contact her, saying that any
group with lo or more in
terested persons is welcome.
She pointed out that
members of Farm Women
all have in common an ap
preciation of “the glory and
dignity of fanning and rural
living. Most of the programs
are for promoting homes.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1980—€21
rural living and making
women better homemakers.
Farm Women makes us real
conscious of the needs of the
home, home life and the
unity of the family today.”
The new Society is
Sale Reports
Franklin-Cumberland Co.
Holstein Sale was held at
Shippensburg, Pa.
Fairgrounds on September
30.
Large crowd in at
tendance. 44 cows, bred and
open heifers averaged 31622
and 4 small calves averaged
$506.25.
Top cow was $3OOO and was
consigned by Nicrete Farms
at Chambersburg. Jere Rutt,
Elizabethtown, Pa., was the
buyer.
Ralph W Horst, Marion,
Pa., was auctioneer and
Manager and Fred Naugle,
Carlisle, was manager and
handled pedigrees.
Gerald H. Kelso,
Newburg, Pa. had a sale
meeting primarily in the
East Petersburg-Manheim
area. Other officers include
Mrs. Darien Heagy, East
Petersburg, treasurer; and
Mrs. Leon Koser, Mount Joy
R 3, secretary.
October 3. 55 head averaged
$lO9B. Top cow sold for $1835,
second high $1650.
Ralph W. Horst, Marion,
Pa., manager and auc
tioneer. Fred M. Naugle,
Carlisle, Pa. handled an
nouncements.
Merle D. Woodring
Family, Chambersburg, Pa.
had a sale Oct. 2.
Large crowd in attendance
and good prices were ob
tained with 89 lots avg.
approximately $lBBO.
Top cow was $5,100 going
to Richard Crider, of
Chambersburg, Pa., second
price was $4200.
Ralph Horst and Art Kling
were auctioneers and Fred
Naugle handled pedigrees.