Blflancaster Farming, Saturday, November 14, 1998
Farm Women Mark 81 Years At Lancaster Convention
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Society of Farm Women of
Lancaster County celebrated its
81st year at a day-long convention
held at the .Farm and Home Center
last Saturday.
The county society raised
$2,915 to donate to the Lancaster
American Red Cross. Accepting
the donation was Kandace Roll
man, financial development spe
cialist for the Red Cross.
The celebration was touched
with bit of sadness as the members
participated in a memorial service
for 18 members who had passed
away during the last year. In
charge of the memorial service
were Marian Kurtz of Society 13;
Sylvia Lchncr of Society 21; and
Julia Zahn of Society 1.
In addition to 23 guests from
other counties, six members who
are 90 years old or older were rec
ognized. These included Mary
Grace Martin of Society 8 who is
100 years old. Bom in 1908 were
Sara Weber of Society 1, Martha
Landis of Society 7, Eliabcth Shu
man of Society 8; Anna Mae Ney
of Society 8, and Mary Brinley of
Society 9.
In keeping with the society’s
From left, Marian Kurtz, Society 14 president, and Grace
Bigler, hold a copy of Entertainment ’99, which is sold by
Farm Women members to raise money for community
needs.
Dale Smith, right, welcomes Poultry Ambassador Sara Woodling, left, and Dairy
Princess Audra Wood to the convention.
commitment to uphold the dignity
of fanning, the program included
reports from commodity represen
tatives. Audra Wood, Quanyville,
spoke of her work as the county
dairy princess. Sarah Woodling,
Landisville, told of her scientific
experimentation with eggs that led
her to the position of Lancaster
County Poultry Ambassador.
Nancy Wiker, home economist
for the Lancaster County Exten
sion Service, spoke on Food
Trends and Grazing.
The entertainment included a
challenging message by Doris Ort
man of Chambersburg. Although
physically handicapped, she
refuses to waste her time by being
angry or bitter. Instead she con
tinues a musical ministry. The
Appalachian Players also provided
musical entertainment.
Providing leadership to the
county’s 28 individual societies
with 587 members are Allegra Lei
ninger, president; Barbara Nissley,
first vice president; Hazel Reist,
secretary; and Betty Griffith,
treasurer.
One of the ways members raise
money for service projects is
through the selling of Entertain-
Providing leadership to the Lancaster County Society of Farm Women are, from left,
Allegra Leininger, president; Barbara Nissley, first vice president; Gladys Esben
shade, second vice president; Julia Zahn, outgoing secretary; Hazel Reist, secretary;
Verna Hostetter, outgoing treasurer; and Betty Griffith, incoming treasurer.
ment Books. For more information
about the book, call Loma King, a
Millersville member at (717)
872-6632.
The Lancaster Society was
organized in 1917 by Barbara
Moore and Florence M. Brubaker.
The county society is part of the
state organization that was found
ed in 1914 by Mrs. Frank Black. Its
primary purpose is for farm
women to serve others by meeting
the needs of the heart, soul, and
mind by promodng better living
and working conditions and
influencing the world.
The state organization has 2,772
members and holds an annual
meeting during the Pennsylvania
Farm Show and a Spring Rally in
May.
musical program.
County Farm Women President Alleges Leininger, left,
presents a $2,915 check to Kandace Rollman of the Red
Cross.
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Most people take their vaca
tions in the summertime. But as
we live on a dairy farm, we have
learned over the years to take
day trips. Even now, though
we're not tied to a milking
schedule, we still enjoy a day
away from the farm now and
then.
So, the other week I had an
a opportunity to visit Pearl Buck's
home in Buck's County near
Philadelphia. The size
impressed me and also the num
ber of things that she wrote.
Many articles, poems, and books
were written by her and totaled
425. She received both the
Pulitzer and the* Nobel prize.
She adopted several Asian-
American children ad set up a
foundation to continue this
adoption process even today.
Another recent excursion was
to a dinner theatre where we
saw "The sound of Music." Even
urn
a
though I have enjoyed the movie
several times, I still get pleasure
from this romantic treasure
with Maria, the VonTrapp chil
dren, and the Captain.
Oneway to make myself real
ly clean our house is to have
company for a meal. Sure, I
clean every week—vacuum,
dust, and wash a few windows.
But, having several couples here
for supper gives me a push.
My sister tells me, and I
agree, that no one but I will
know the difference. Even so I
fell better knowing the furniture
has been moved and rugs have
been taken out on the porch.
Some of our furniture is simply
too heavy to move unless all of
their contents would be
removed.
Many a woman has been
embarrassed when her refriger
ator was moved and there was a
thick pile of dust under it. We do
what we can.