Lancaster Society 8
The Lancaster Society of
Farm Women #8 met on
Wednesday, February 9, at the
Mount Joy Country Homes
Community Room. The host
esses presented a delicious des
sert table on the Valentine
Theme.
Gladys Ney, president, pre
sided at the business meeting.
Delegates to the State Conven
tion on Farm Show Week gave
reports and related highlights of
their trip.
Vera Albert, a noted local his
torian, focused on the history of
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Women #26 held the February Land Senior
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Beverly Laughman and Janette eak e r , Roxanne Yost
Lowerv were hostesses 14 mem- BS ’ , RN gave a ta,k and showed
Lowery were nosresses. w mem a film Qn » Women and Heart
bers were present. »
V i Ce . P . r^ id " nt . Jan Sec t hler Evelyn Beshore had a Febru
conducted the business meeting. birthdav
Donations were made to the ,
„ i, . IT . . . The door prize was won by
Cancer Fund, Heart Associa- Tan . f r J
tion, Red Land Library, Annie J ei
presidential political buttons m
her lecture entitled “Button
mania.”
Members are to note meeting
date changes for March. March
1 is a luncheon at the Mount Joy
Culinary Arts Center at 11 a.m.
followed by a tour of the new
Milanof-Schock Library.
On March 8 the society will
travel to Willow Street to be
luncheon guests of Society #22.
A reservation for each luncheon
is required. Call <717) 653-4389
if you have not yet signed up for
either date.
The Berks County Society of
Farm Women Group 6 held its
Jan. 18th meeting at the home of
Barbara Kelchner. Six members
attended.
The theme, An Afternoon for
Reminiscing, included sharing
scrapbooks and recalling memo-
ries.
York Society 11
Our January meeting was
held at the home of Melba Dise;
our opening was Jingle Bells fol
lowed by Scripture Prayer and
the Pledge to the flag.
This year we will be celebrat
ing 50 years. We have four living
charter members. They are Ada
Strickler, Alene Carman, Hester
Keeney and Naomi Bupp.
Our roll call response was a
recollection of things of the past
starting with, I remember when-.
The Secretaries and Treas
urers reports were given and
the delegates to our first ever
one-day convention at Harris
burg were discussed. All re
ports seemed favorable. We
missed meeting at the Forum
building in Harrisburg but
appreciated being dropped off
at the front door of the Penn
Harris-Raddison and avoiding
Choose A Perfect Pineapple
Pineapples don’t ripen well
after picking and their shell
color, which can range from
green to yellow, doesn’t tell any
thing about flavor. In the field,
pineapples ripen from the
bottom, thus that’s generally
Berks Society 6
During the business meeting,
monetary donations were made
to Oley Valley Senior Bash and
to two local fire companies.
A member reported on the
new booth of the Society of
Farm Women at the Farm
Show.
Spring Rally is scheduled for
May 17.
all the steps we had before.
The program was interest
ing and informative, and din
ner was very good.
There were 240 delegates
and friends attending. York Co.
has 1 one-hundred-year-old
member residing at Autumn
House in York.
This year the Society of
Farm Women had a booth at
the Farm Show. The people
who were attending the show
over the weekend were excited
about the responses, and a lot
of cookbooks were sold.
Several games were played
and prizes were given. Refresh
ments were served by the host
ess.
The next meeting will be
held at the Lions Pride at Red
Lion with Charlotte Dubbs as
hostess.
where the sweetest pieces will
be. Unlike a watermelon, which
should sound hollow when
thumped, a flavorful pineapple
should have a solid sound. In
addition, it should have that
pineapple smell.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4, 2000-89
Bring Japan
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.)-Bnng the world into your
home this summer by hosting a
Japanese student! These young
people are excited to learn about
your family’s customs and cul
ture, your values, foods, clothes,
and lifestyles. But, mostly they
want to make friends with other
young people and try communi
cating in English.
The exchangees of this pro
gram range in age from 12 to 18
years old and are members of
either the Japanese Lex, Labo,
or Utrek Organizations. Since
1972, over 33,000 Japanese
youth have stayed with families
in North America. The Japanese
teenagers will stay with their
American host families the last
two weeks of July and the first
two weeks of August.
The costs of hosting a Japan
ese student are minimal. The
Japanese organizations provide
complete medical insurance, and
students bring their own spend
ing money for souvenirs and per
son purchases. Hosts are not
required to be 4-H members to
participate, although the Penn
State approved screening pro
cess is required.
Host family applications and
additional information about
this or other 4-H opportunities
are available by contacting
Laune Szoke, Chester County
4-H Coordinator, at Penn State
Cooperative, 601 Westtown Road,
Suite 370, P.O. Box 2747, West
Chester, PA 19380-0990, or you
may call the office at 610-696-
3500.