Show THE RELIEF neuer SOCIETY i we are loyous joyous and happy and our hearts boarts they are gay As aa we me greet erect one another on this our annual day aur ur hearts have been heavy some almost to break when our sons and our husbands from us they did take and put them in training and sent them to france weve seen joy and sorrow since our last carpet rag dance when uncle sam this thia war did declare said we As brave mothers we must do our share weve worked and weve eve struggled for years to save wheat we gave I 1 this to the nation tor for the hungry to eat we got us some land and started to work xo mot tone one of 0 us ventured a duty to shirk I 1 I 1 we e first worked our husbands and then worked our son and before many days the plowing was done rhen we all did get busy using beans for the seed with shots of the boys who over there we ne would teed feed wo we worked and wo labored the whole summer though and when harvest time came what do you think we did do we red fed all the allies on bean soup and jam till rill down their poor throats threats no more beans could we ve cram then president lambert just pulled a long face the rest shall be given to the poor in ili this place weve eaten beans early and eaten beans late kt t picnics and served on a plate weve eaten them cooked and esteril eaten them raw weve eaten so many they hang in our craw and as for a bean we surely will croak if they try down our necks another to poke is s an all inducement for work so the president said for each organization beginning right from the head who on oil an acre of ground potatoes would plant nd lud raise the most bushels a cash prize hed grant chere was the primary mutual and relief society too ay y 1 the deacons and elders and the bishopric knew rhey were sate safe tor for they had bad farmed all their lives they hated to contest against their poor wives go 30 they all got together and picked out some ground rhe best in the country they they had found go 30 then we poor sister 3 said well well try to be outdone by our husbands wed all rather die so then dro timothy who loves women married or maid said now my good st eters ill come to your aid now ow on your roll hook yu just slip my name and as sure as youre lavint well beat in this game so 30 down on our list heber timothy went then rhen gladly to us an acre he lent the deacons and elders and bishopric pl planned enned they plowed and they harrowed their good piece of land ahey gathered up knowledge from all the farm books they ga gare ve us poor sisters such pitiful looks our potatoes were planted and wat ere dand hoed the sun beat down on them and every seed when harvest time came fathers said to their son 1 I sure will be glad when this thing Is done go help your mother gather those spuds she has neglected her sewing were wearing old duds she should have known better than get in ili this muss this contest is meant just for farmers like us the potatoes were gathered and weighed with much care tho judge scratched his head saying well ill declare tho the sure goes to our wives we cant dig a pound more no not on our lives ot of course we were proud we had to admit and pity the test rest well we dl a bit we then gave gare in a party our good will to show ilk bro and sister bistel timothy were guests of honor and so we gave then them a rug an and a rocker or two tva j y cause they helped uj us show what women can call do we are helping the sick the needy and poor the hungry we never have turned from our door at ai d now flow my dear friends you are welcome tonight just juat give us your rags to help in this fight andall and all you good brothers your hf ty cents pay if I 1 you dont know the french reel well show you the way we may be old fashioned and our eyes may be dim B but u t we know the old dance beats the new shimmy shim and to the new bishopric this I 1 must tell if you ever want help you just go eo to the roosevelt relief society M US E M SWAIN 0 |