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VolumeE) N. C. State College, Raleigh, N. C., December, l956 Number 4

Off to Texas

It's a very special day for a coun-try woman when she sets aside allwork and home duties and boards aplane to Texas for the National HomeDemonstration Council meeting. Asshe soars into the sky above her be-loved mountains, her heart is thrilledand she is reminded of what thepsalmist said, “I will lift up mineeyes unto the hills from whence com-eth my help.” As the hills are left be-hind she finds herself high above theclouds and she learns it is true, “Be-hind the clouds the sun still shines.”

Mrs. Herman KennickellDistrict No. 4

Our Train Trip to

National Home

Demonstration

Council Meeting

Our train trip to the NationalHome Demonstration Council meetingin San Antonio was a very enjoyablejourney. Five North Carolina dele-gates traveled together. Our trip waslong and time consuming but nevertiresome for we spent the time visit-ing, sleeping, and eating in the diner.We made our only change of trains

in New Orleans. The approach to thecity over Lake Pontchartrain wasvery beautiful. We left New Orleanson the Sunset Limited crossing theMississippi. River over the impres-sive Huey Long Bridge.,We were very interested in seeing

the rice fields, herds of cattle, oilwells and refineries and the broadexpanse of land which could be noneother than Texas, the Lone StarState.

Mrs. C. F. McIntyreChairman, District No. 21

Touring to Texas

My trip to Texas is one I’ll never

This issue of the "News” gives to itsreaders the program of the NationalHome Demonstration Council as toldby the delegates.

forget. The drive down in a new 1956Chevrolet with two nice people wasreally an enjoyable one. The driverwas a young man going in service atEl Paso, Texas; the other, a friendgoing to visit friends and the NationalHome Demonstration Council.We left Laurinburg, North Caro—

lina. on Wednesday morning, Sep-tember 19th at 6:00. The weatherwas perfect, fair and mild. We wentdown through South Carolina by wayof Columbia and on through Georgiaby Savannah. Having never beenthrough Georgia I enjoyed seeingthe country-side. I was disturbed bythe drought and the dried up pas-tures and fields and I was just asimpressed by so many pecan groves.On through Georgia, Alabama and

into Mississippi and it was gettingdark by now. We stopped at a nicetourist court in Meridian, Mississippi,to spend the night. It was 9:00 andwe had driven six hundred and sixty-three miles.At 7:00 the next morning after

having had a good night’s sleep andbreakfast we were on our way. Wecrossed the Mississippi River atVicksburg and then we were in Loui-siana. I’ll have to say I was a bit dis-appointed in the size of the Mississip—pi River. It was smaller than Ithought. Then we went on throughLouisiana and on to Texas.We were met in Beaumont, Texas,

by some friends. 'On Saturday morning at 6:00 we

left with our friends for San An-tonio, another 300 miles. We arrivedaround 1:00. First, we went to thetrain station to get our tickets backhome. Then we went to the zoo, theAlamo, the Chinese tea gardens andthe sunken gardens. When we were

so tired we could go no farther, wewent to a motel for the night.

Mrs. Jesse SneadFirst Vice-Chairman, District No. 22

Congressman Burleson

Mr. Omar Burleson, Congressman,4th Congressional District, Texas,recognized the convention theme,“Prepared unto every good work”—II Timothy 2 :21, as the central prin-ciple of our society for family, com-munity and nation. He discussed thistheme as applicable to foreign policy.It is essential that we avoid discon-nected and high-keyed approach toour responsibilities in the world. In ademocracy our foreign relations growout of and are expressive of our en-tire national life; they reflect ourtotal culture. It is impossible for usto be isolationists. We must minglewith the world on all planes, and ifwe are to fulfill the responsibilities ofleadership in the world, it is essentialthat we achieve a union of our moralpurpose and our physical power.

Mrs. H. D. RobertsonDistrict No. 26

Tour of San Antonio

On Monday, September 24 at 2 :00p.m., 832 club women met at theGunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas,to tour the city. Each bus had a de-lightful hostess who is a native ofTexas. We can well understand theTexans’ pride in the “Lone Star”state as we viewed the many pointsof interest one of which was theSpanish Governors’ Palace built in1792. We saw the San FernandoCathedral which is over 200 yearsold and still in daily use. We crossedthe San Antonio River beautifullylandscaped and wandering throughthe heart of the city. We spent sometime at the San Jose Mission where

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OfficersPresident MRS. J. C. BERRYHILLFirst Vice-President. .MRS. RALPH PROFFITTSecond Vice-President ..... MRS. L. B. PATERecording Secretary. MRS. C. B. STRICKLANDTreasurer ........... MRS. CHARLES GOUGHCorresponding Secretary

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Continued from page 1, col. 3we were served Mexican refresh-ments. We saw the Alamo known asthe “Shrine of Texas Liberty” wheremen fought hard to protect them-selves and their families. Next weVisited Roosevelt Park, then FortSam Houston, the largest army basein Texas, 3000 acres in area. Nextwe visited the Chinese Sunken Gar-dens which is one of America’s mostbeautiful gardens and the Open AirTheatre near-by where outdoor meet-ings are held. As we arrived backat the Gunter Hotel, we were convinced that these three hours andthree dollars were well spent.

Mrs. D. L. WhitfieldDistrict No. 13

The Banquet

The banquet was one of the highlights of the National Home Demon—stration Council meeting. We all wereseated in the Banquet Hall of theHotel Gunter and adjacent rooms.As we entered the Hall we could seebeautifully decorated tables. Thespeakers table was decorated withTexas roses. On other tables citrusfoliage, limes, and ligustrum berriesof Texas formed the motif. Tiny Mex-ican hats and the convention paper,“The Texas Round-Up” were at eachplace. Mexican troubadoures were onthe stage and furnished colorful en-tertainment.The National Treasurer, Mrs. Jay

Lawrence, gave the invocation andMrs. E. L. Survant, who is NationalSecretary, was toastmistress.

Mrs. Cecil Eakins ,Chairman, District No. 19

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Greetings :This being the

last time I shalls p e a k to youthrough this columnI want to thank eachof you again for theprivilege of servingas your President,

' for your considera-tion and many kindnesses.You have been wonderful to work

with and I shall ever look back uponthis past year as one of the happiestand most pleasant years of my life.May we ever continue to hold highthe ideals and carry forward the prin-cipals of our great organization.

Will you give to the incoming offi—cers the same loyal and unselfish sup-port you have given this past year, sothat the coming year will be one ofthe best we have ever had. Mrs. Prof-fitt will need your cooperation if thisis to be done.We want the best for our county,

state and national leadership—wewant to give our best. Women, it isa great privilege to be a member ofa Home Demonstration Club—to havea part in their work and to learn moreof our different phases of the work.

Please see that all the objectivesset forth in our Executive Boardmeeting be carried out to the best ofyour ability, for in so doing——we areprogressing.Our organization is a wonderful

training school for leaders, and theworld today is in need of capableleaders. You can never know whatthe future has in store for you.“May the future that lies before youMany gifts of gladness holdAnd the skies bend above youNever lose their tint of gold.”Last but not least, I would like to

say a farewell word to Miss RuthCurrent and Miss Verna Stanton for

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their wonderful help and encourage-ment during my three years as yourVice-Presidents and President.

I wish it were possible for each ofyou to have had the opportunity asI to know them and see first hand thetremendous amount of work they aredoing for us. Miss Current’s work isin the field of organization and pro-motion of Home Demonstration workand Miss Stanton’s in the planning ofwork for the Federation.

It has been an eye-opener to meto see and know the amount of workdone, and all the extras they are calledupon to do and, of course, with allthe interruptions that come—it is un-believable so much can be accomplish-ed.

So, from an humble heart, thankyou again for the TREMENDOUSwork you are doing for us and thegood of our state.My love and best wishes always.

Lee BerryhillPresident

Music at the

Convention

From the prelude beginning theVesper Services on Sunday nightSeptember 23rd to the closing noteson Wednesday afternoon of the 26ththe vast audience of nearly 3,000 dele-gates, attending the 20th NationalHome Demonstration Council meetingheld in San Antonio, Texas, enjoyedthe music so beautifully given to usby the organist, Mrs. Betty Kotillaand National Convention Chairmanof Music, Mrs. Maynard Gaines. Bothnative Texans, Mrs. Gaines was re-sponsible for the little Blue songbooks used throughout the Conven-tion. They made nice souvenirs totake home and sing again the songswe all enjoyed there together.Each program was always opened

and closed with lovely music by Mrs.

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Kotilla with Mrs. Gaines always thereto teach the eager audience a newsong. One of these was the new Na-tional Song “Ever Onward” writtenby Mrs. Dorothy D. Bullock of An-thertonville, Ky. She was first placewinner in the National song contest.This was the first song she ever hadpublished. Among the other awardsin the contest was honorable mentiongoing to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Cole ofRutherford County North Carolina.Their song, “God Bless Our Homes”was written for the home demonstra—tion clubs.

The youth of Texas entertained uswith marvelous talent in song anddance on Texas night and throughoutthe convention. Among the soloistswere Joseph Messinger and Mrs.Edith Noel Luce both of San Antonio.

It was fun each night before themain program began, to listen for thefamiliar tunes of the different Statesongs as they were played and recog-nized with ear splitting applause fromthe State’s delegation. We NorthCarolinians did not hear the “OldNorth State” and upon inquiry, wefound that they did not have a copyof the music. Let’s not forget it nexttime girls.We thank our many Texas friends

for all their generous hospitality andspecial thanks to all the committeesthat worked so hard for our everycomfort and enjoyment. Really Texas,we thoroughly loved and enjoyedevery minute of it and will alwaysremember “The Eyes of Texas AreUpon Us” as we try to accomplish thegoals set for'us this coming year,and may we all “Be Prepared UntoEvery Good Work.”

Mrs. W. Allen HarrisChairman, District No. 6

One Afternoon in

TexasMonday morning Mrs. P. O. Brig-

ham who went to Texas by car withher son Mr. John Brigham of Raleighasked Mrs. Cecil Eakins, Mrs. M. B.Simpkins and me to go touring withthem in the afternoon.We left immediately after the

morning meeting. John had found usa wonderful place for lunch, “TheWesterner” on Highway 81. We atelunch on the patio among the mostpleasant surroundings.We went for a short tour through

Randolph Air Force Base.

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Back to San Antonio where ourfirst stop was the Alamo. There wesaw war relics and documents andbooks of historical interest. Therewas also a portrait of the hero of allsmall boys—David Crockett.We enjoyed a ride through Brack—

enridge Park and a stop to enjoy andmarvel at the beauty of the ChineseSunken Gardens.

In the heart of San Antonio wefound the quaint old Spanish village,La Villita. Seven of the originalhouses have been restored and todayhouse a rehabilitation center forhandicapped persons. There theylearn the ancient arts of weaving,ceramics, tin and copper craft, dollmaking, porcelain painting, glassblowing and leather craft. Back ofthe Cos House is the beautiful andunique Arneson River Theatre. It isbuilt on the banks of the San AntonioRiver. The audience is on one side onrising tiers of grass covered seatsand the performers on a patio-typestage on the other side.We returned to the hotel very tired '

and foot sore but satisfied we hadseen “a lot of Texas” in one shortafternoon.

Mrs. Paul E. StoneChairman, District No. 10

Vesper ServuceFor the Vesper Service on Sunday

evening the scripture Proverbs 31 :10was used. Special music was givenby Gilbert Ware. Someone has said aman’s greatness is measured by hisservice to others.Our President of the United States

said “I believe there is more powerin a body of dedicated women thanany other people.”

Dr. Imogene Bentley spoke on thesubject “What Are We Seeking?”She said outstanding women of theworld take time for meditation andthought—“Take time to be still andknow that I am God.” Part of theanswer may be found in what weread, what we buy, what we do, butmost of all on what we meditate.We are all seeking the same thing;

First, our faith,Second, our home,Third, save our freedom.We should find a way to make this

life better; a return to faith, livebetter and think more about thebeauty of Holiness.

Mrs. C. C. MaconChairman, District No. 12

Three

Texos NightAn interlude of organ music by

Miss Betty Kotilla, recognizing thedifferent states, welcomed over 2,000women assembled in the auditoriumfor the Texas Night program. Thebirth and growth of Texas unfoldedbefore our eyes. The youth of Texas,in colorful costumes, portrayed eachscene in a beautiful way. Tiny Indianboys took us back to the earliest In-dian settlement. With the entry ofthe French flag, the era of 1685-1690was portrayed by a French ballet.With the arrival of the Spanish flag,we whirled through the Spanish erawith a stage of graceful senoritas.The green, white and red flag ofMexico came next with a dozen oftiny tots in gay Mexican costumes,doing the folk dances of Old Mexico.Midget dancers did the Mexican Hatdance, which was thoroughly appre-ciated. With the singing of “The Eyesof Texas are Upon You,” the BonnieBlue flag of the Republic of Texaswas carried to the stage and teen-agers, called the “Texas Stars,” dida peppy square dance. The programclosed with the flag of the UnitedStates in the center of the stage andeveryone singing “God Bless Ameri—ca.” This truly beautiful picture ofthe great growth of Texas is one ofour best memories.

Mrs. Arlie SteelmanChairman, District No. 11

LG VillitoOn Tuesday night, September 25,

1956, at 7 o’clock, we were literallycarried back many years to partici—pate in a fiesta at La Villita. We aretold this was the original San An-tonio, and has been restored withinthe city of the present San Antonio.The generously filled plates of bar-

becued beef, beans, potato salad,pickles, fritos, hot-pepper-pods (Tex—as Strawberries!), peanuts, pralines,slices of HOMEMADE BREAD,GOOD COFFEE, will long be remem-bered as a very satisfying experience.Then, we enjoyed an hour of enter-tainment, opening with a Magician’sact and several individual talent acts.The beautiful square dancing andsinging by Red River Dave, of RadioFame, and his company was mostenjoyable.

Mrs. D, K. SnyderChairman, District No. 9

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EasternThe report of the Eastern Region

was given by Mrs. Corodon S. Fullerin charge. It was brief but interest-ing. New Jersey had workshops tohelp county councils with parliament-ary procedure, program planning,etc. Rhode Island gave a great dealof emphasis to Health and Safety;West Virginia used county evalua-tion sheets relative to local conditions.Delaware focused attention on High-way Safety as travel through thestate causes an excessive traffic situa-tion. Massachusetts chose UNESCOCoupons for Ceylon as the major pro-ject; Maine has a long-time programon Farm and Home Development; andMaryland used the theme in shortcourse “Family living in other lands.”

Mrs. M. B. SimpkinsChairman, District No. 20

CentralThe reports for the Central Region

were led by Mrs. Theo Sander How—ard, South Dakota.

North Dakota is spotlighting in-formation on Health and Safety;Nebraska is studying Social Securityfor Farmers; Michigan has all coun-ties active in Okinawa project withgifts and home economics scholar-ships; Missouri has a survey on needsof young homemakers resulting inspecial schools, television programsand news columns. Ohio launched thefirst Homemakers Short Course atOhio State University; Kansas givesminimum of two home economicsscholarships for upperclass girls andtwo freshmen. Wisconsin held 8 dis-trict meetings with homemakers;South Dakota had 100% cooperationin counties on Highway Safety. Illin-ois had two delegates from each coun-ty attending the annual CitizenshipConference and Indiana shares creditwith Brazil College of Home Econ-omics.

Mrs. Raymond ThompsonSecretary, District No. 14

SouthernThe first report was from the

Southern Region and was led by ourown Mrs. Charles Graham, RegionalDirector. These facts alone inspiritedthose of us from North Carolina. Itwas with rapt attention that com-parisons were made as the statepresidents gave number of clubs,number of club women and highlights

of work accomplished.Alabama emphasized leadership de-

velopment; Arkansas conducted astatewide survey to get better pro—gram needs for the most people.Florida and Georgia made greatstrides in improving 4—H camps. Fam-ily reading program was very suc-cessful in Kentucky—“An unlearnedworld in an uninformed world.” Loui-siana furthered International Rela-tions by financing a visit from MissRottink of the Netherlands. An edu-cational program in Health and Safe—ty was started in each county inMississippi. North Carolina gave anoutstanding report on work accom-plished in the field of Citizenship; acontest was held in savings bonds.Leadership development was stressedin Oklahoma. Puerto Rico’s objectivewas to reduce accidents in the homesand on the farms. South Carolina sup-ported four foreign orphans and en-acted legislature for the enrichmentof all rice and corn meal products.Believing in the motto—“Alert today—a1ive tomorrow” Texas supportedthe Civil Defense Program. Virginiabacked a Safety Program.

Mrs. Alton ChapmanChairman, District No. 22

Western

The report of the Western Regionwas made on the last afternoon ofthe convention. The program was pre-sided over by Mrs. Lewis Edmundson,Regional Director. All reports werebrief but showed a great variety ofinterests stressed. For instance; Alas-ka, the newest member of the Nation-al Council, reported on their Scholar-ship program for a week’s shortcourse for homemakers at the Uni—versity of Alaska. Wyoming told oftheir participation in Civil Defense.Oregon told of their method of select-ing a delegate to represent them atthe Associated Country Women ofthe World meetings. Washingtonstarted new homemaker and 4-Hprograms. New Mexico participatedin community projects such as CivilDefense and Health and Safety. Mon-tana chose International Relations,and told of the “Peace Garden” onthe Canadian border. Idaho told oftheir progress of developing leader—ship in their clubs. They have onlyhad home demonstration clubs for sixyears. Colorado told of their study ofprogram planning. Hawaii was quite

proud to have been visited by thePresident of the Associated CountryWomen of the World. Their programof working with many races of peoplewas interesting also.

Mrs. P. O. BrighamDistrict No. 17

Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby

Mrs. OVeta Culp Hobby, formerSecretary of Health, Welfare and Ed-ucation, Washington, D. C., gave thebanquet address. Her talk was builtaround the convention theme, “Pre-pared Unto Every Good Work.” Herfirst point was on the inevitability ofchange and our responsibility ofmeeting it intelligently in our ownlives and in law and government.“This is every citizen’s responsibility,if we wish to keep a government of

i ‘We’ instead of ‘They.’ ”She compared the way of life when

she could first remember her Grand-mother drying fruits and vegetableson the cellar door to our modern wayof preserving fruits and vegetables.She told what home demonstrationwork by our agents has meant to ourfarm and rural women since 1910 to1956—starting out with 315 homeagents in 1910 to over 5,000 at pres-ent and said, “Changes will be evengreater in the next fifty years, will itbe better or worse, largely we decidewhich way the changes take us.”Do we remember vividly enough

self in self government or do we saythey instead of we? Are we going toleave our job to political politicians?Are we willing to give of our time toself government? Each of us is anessential cog in our government.

Litter bugs and traffic offendersare the evaders of their part in ourgovernment. Sharing responsibilitiesis what helps our government. We in-herit our freedom so casually we failto appreciate it and help preserve it.Anyone who absents herself from vot-ing doubles the power of one whovotes.

The task of our country is to findthe equation between human and sci—ence. Principles should be put first.“I should do all I can to make a betterworld.” Nothing is static. What wasgood yesterday is not good today un-less we have made it better. We mustcontinue to struggle because thestruggle is worthy.

Mrs. J. N. MooreChairman, District No. 7