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Lancaster
The Lancaster County Society
of Farm Women No. 1 met at the
Akron Park for an annual picnic.
Members brought a covered dish
for the meal and the social com
mittee provided a meat tray, rolls,
and drinks.
After the meal, Ann Landis
introduced Ben Kreider, who
entertained with some poetry and
several musical selections on his
guitar.'
Harriet Fasnacht called the roll
and members responded by contri
buting an amount of money equal
to their age. Nineteen members
and twelve guests attended.
Sara Weber led devotions and
shared several poems pertaining to
gardens and recited the 100th
psalm, with the Lord’s Prayer con
cluding devotions.
Vice President Wolf, substitut-
Lancaster
Lancaster Society of Farm
Women No. 8 met on July 14 at
the Maytown Park for a family
picnic. Doris Batten gave devo
tions. For entertainment, members
played bingo. The August 3 meet
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Society 1
ing for President Carman, made
the following announcements: 1.
On July 17th at 9:00 a.m. mem
bers will meet for breakfast at the
Country Table. 2. The Country
picnic will be held on August 3 at
Hoffmans Park. 3. The next meet
ing of Society No. 1 will be held
on August 7 in the home of Marth
a Jane Brubaker. Members were
reminded to bring items and
materials to make cancer pads. 4.
For the September meeting mem
bos will be taking a bus tour of
Lancaster County. S. Lancaster
County Farm Women’s Day will
be celebrated on October 14th at
the Dutch Apple to see' “The
Phantom.”
For this meeting each member
contributed a one-pound wrapped
package for an auctibn. Barbara
Ann Becker sereved as auctioneer.
Society 8
ing will be the county picnic in
Quarryville.
The September 8 meeting will
be at Elaine Fuhrman’s at the St
John’s Retirement Home in
Columbia.
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Lancaster Society 20
Lancaster Farm Women #2O
met at the home of Vera Herr on
Thursday, July 1, ‘with Freda
Winter, Kathleen Keen and Anna
Mary Groff entertaining. Follow
ing the refreshments the scripture
was read by Anna Mary who
chose the 6Sth Psalm and had a
reading "Hugs”, then all joined in
praying the Lord’s Paryer and
salute to the flag.
For the entertainment, Sandy
Huber gave some very interesting
Berks Executive Board
Berks County Society of Farm
Women executive board meeting
was held on June 28 at the Agri
culture Center with 14 members
and 1 guest present Pres. Fan
Phillipy read Psalms 118:24 and
also read a short story entitled
“The Laugh” followed by The
Lord’s Prayer and flag salute. “Do
you have special plans for a sum
mer vacation,” was the roll call
question answered by the mem
bers present.
Plans are being completed for
the farm women’s participation at
Scenic river days July 29, 30, 31
and Aug. 1. Special hand-out
favors were ordered with The Get
tel Press of Rehrersbutg.
Berks Society 3
Members and families of Group
3 of the Berks County Society of
Farm Women recently toured the
Edwards-Freeman peanut butter
factory in Conshohockon. Follow
ing the tour, the group picnicked
and visited the Elmwood Park Zoo
in Norristown.
The July meeting will be a fam-
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readings telling about the authors
of some very familiar hymns. For
the Roll call, each member
brought cans of food to be given to
a family in need. A report was
given on the Yard Sale held in
June in Strasburg where $2OO was
raised even though it was a bad
day.
In August, the covered-dish
picnic will be held at the Kirk
wood Park at 6:30 p.m.
Secretary Marie Gettel reported
on the spring rally trip to Hager
stown, Maryland, thanking every
one for helping to fill our bus from
Berks Co.
Group #2 informed the execu
tive board of the death of Mary
Weber on May 25.
Dorothy Strieker, Ist state vice
president, reported state board
meeting will be September 16.
A motion was made to give a
monetary gift to enable a teacher
to attend an agricultural workshop
at Penn State.
The next executive board meet
ing will be held at president Fem
Phillipy’s home on August 30 at 6
p.m. for a covered-dish picnic.
ily picnic at the home of Joan
Locb, Oley. Members are asked to
bring a covered dish and the recipe
used to prepare it. Games will fol
low the picnic supper.
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Berks
Society 6
Eleven members of the Berks
Co, Society of Farm Women,
Group #6, met in the home of
Nora Schweitzer, Limekiln. Guest
speakers were the Berks Co. Dairy
Princess, Jennifer Grimes, and the
alternate Dairy Princess, Karen
Davis.
The farm women will save
refreshments at the Youse family
bam rebuilding.
The family picnic will be
August 8, at the Oley Legion
Grove.
Ruth Herbein is in the Leader
Home in Laureldale.
On July 20, a youth program
will be in the home of Joyce Mast,
R.D.#l, Oley.
Berks
Society 4
Marguerite Rush was honored
on her 80th birthday by Berks
County Society of Farm Women
Group 4 when they met at her
Boyertown home. President Mary
Fizz presented her with the Farm
Women 80th anniversary pin, a
plant and birthday cake. Also
attending were Dolly Moyer and
Jill Houck, her daughter and
granddaughter.
Students who received the
Group’s home economics awards
in the Boyertown Area Schools
were Senior High Jean Boettiter,
Junior High East Alison Moore,
and Junior High West Erica
Pristash.
The next meeting on August 7
will be a picnic at the home of
Verna and Charles Taylor in Loy
sville, Perry County.