HOMEMAKERS ARE*
ACTIVE IN VALLEY
Organized work among the woYnen
of the valley is carried on under the
supervision of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service of the University of
Alaska, which maintains a Home
Demonstration Agent in the district.
At present there are four organized
Homemakers’ clubs in the valley:
Mountain View at Camp 2; Butte
Club at the Butte, Palmer Club for
those women living close to the Com
munity Center, and the Sourdoughs.
During the first part of September,
at least f ive more clubs will be orgn
ized, so that the program will be
available to the women of each
neighborhood in the valley.
The general purpose of Homemakers’
clubs, as the name might imply, is
to study the profession of home
making, in its various phases and
many problems, enabling the women
to learn not only the theories, but
practical aids to increase their skill
and efficiency in their work, and
thus to provide more leisure time for
the cultural phases.
At a program-planning meeting
on August 25, attended by represent
atives from each club and neighbor
hood, it was decided to make “Cloth
ing for the Family” the main project
for the coming year. This will include
sub-projects on the care and use of
the sewing machine, garment con
struction and remodelling and the
construction and use of guide pat
terns. Short projects included in the
year’s program are “Home Grounds
Beautification” and ‘ Budgeting
the Farm Home Garden.” Since the
importance of recreation is emphasiz
ed in Home makers’ club work, a
program for this phase was planned
also, the subject chosen for this year
being the study of folk music of
different countries.
One of the purposes of Home
makers’ clubs is to sponsor and pro
vide leaders for the 4-H clubs which
are also supervised by the Univers
ity of Alaska Extension Service,
through the Agricultural Agent and
the Home Demonstration Agent.
Through these clubs, boys and girls
10 to 20 years of age learn high stan
dards and better agricultural home
making practices, and develop lead
ership aud cooperation through work
ing and playing together. They
“learn bv doing.” At present there
are five 4-H clubs in the valley, with
a total enrollment of approximately
85. Projects being carried on are
varied: gardens, grain, potatoes,
calves, sheep, pigs, colts, poultry,
baking and sewing. Many of the
members exhibited their products
at the Matanuska Valley Fair this
year. The summer’s projects will be
brought to a close and prizes and
achievement pins awarded at the
4-H club Achievement Day on Oct
ober 17.
rERSONALS
Mrs. Katherine Wolfe, mother
of Harry Wolfe, assistant archi
tect, is here visiting her son.
O 1 a f Halverson, adventurer,
school teacher and civil engineer,
made the long flight by plane to
Bethel on the Kuskokwim last
week. Olaf will teach there this
term and promises to keep in touch
with all his many friends here,
letting them know how he gets
along in the land of the Eskimo, g
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