Show I CLUBS ASSIST IN COMMUNITY WORK Most Often Consists of Improving Improving Im Im- Improving Im- Im proving Public H Houses oases Prepared by the th United States Department of ot Agriculture A number of counties in Virginia have ha carried a community project during Juring 1027 1927 as a part of their home demonstration I h program Many Inter Inter- ning results nine nave been neen reported to 10 the United States Department of Agriculture Most often the community work consisted in establishing or Improving Im- Im Improving proving roving proving some gome public building used frequently by farm women or by the community as a whole For example Foz-example example the Elon Home Dem Dem- Demonstration Demonstration club In Amherst county decided to Improve the library with Its ts attached kitchenette used for large lal-ge community gatherings and the library grounds The dub Club contributed d a Il 20 gold jold piece e won the proceeding year ear forthe for forthe the he best county record and each memer memo mem- ber er gaye gave o n dollar while a n nL L Lynch Lynch- nth bun burg business man interested in home I demonstration worK ork added 25 Husbands Hus Bus bands sons and brothers helped with the work but the women did their share too oo The old platform formerly used as a porch for the library was torn down and replaced with th a con concrete con coh- crete and andro ro rock k porch which adds greatly to the appearance of the building The windows were screened the he kitchenette was equipped shrubs flowers and evergreens were planted and the library was painted Several other home demonstration clubs chubs report such accomplishments as getting the road to the school repaired I helping me tue the not hot lunch system tern tem em making playgrounds out of ot rough areas or equipping the playground playground play play- ground with apparatus like slide boards an and swings and contributing to o the cost of putting running watern water In n the school In Brunswick county the Edgerton club undertook to help set out trees along its main highway A counts count cemetery wa was taken c care re of ot by mem mem mern bers bels ers of the Beulah BeulOh eul h club in Henrico count county The women put gravel on th the walks and cut the grass I |