A glimpse of the two days clothing School held for Home Demonstration club leaders in Lumberton May 5th and 6th. Those present were: Mrs. Mary F. Graham, Rennert; Mrs. N.A. McMillan, Parkton; Mrs. W.W. Parker, Lumberton; Mrs. Daisy W. Jenkins, Lumberton; Mrs. C.H. McIntyre, Rowland; Mrs. D. McP. McArthur, Philadelphus; Miss Helen Estabrook, Raleigh; Mrs. A.J. Breeden, Lumber Bridge; Mrs. D.A. McCormick, McDonald; Mrs. Nannie W. Crump, Lumberton; Mrs. Leafy Ward, Back Swamp; Mrs. J.A. Love, Red Springs; Mrs. A.J. Steed, Maxton; Miss Katie Stone, Orrum; Mrs. Oliver Prevatte, Clibon; Miss Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent. Mrs. T.C. Parham of Marietta, who also attended, was absent at the time this picture was made.
From the front page of The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, June 1, 1925
To see the photo in the newspaper, go to newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn84026483/1925-06-01/ed-1/seq-1/#words=JUNE+1%2C+1925. If you would like to see the original, check with the Robeson County Cooperative Extension Service office, www.bing.com/alink/link?url=https%3a%2f%2frobeson.ces.ncsu.edu%2f&source=serp-local&h=Be2mh5CqZzkXGCDxmVH6yADaANVtKwC5k8HNFlm4DAc%3d&p=lw_gb&ig=EE3DAAA2F3E64F2CBA471B4135C37221&ypid=YN873x7815514747246657492 and ask about photos taken locally in the 1920s. The person answering the phone may not be aware, but Home Demonstration Clubs often kept scrapbooks. This photo, surely, went into several club’s scrapbooks. County centers also made annual reports to the County Commissioners who provided part of their budget. And the state Cooperative Extension office at N.C. State University also collected information for statewide reports. Copes of completed reports and material was often sent to the college library; check with the Special Collections Research Center (www.lib.ncsu.edu/scrc) to see if they have a print of the photo. For a charge, they can scan or make a print and send it to you. Give them a link to the newspaper article; they’ll probably pleased to see the women identified.
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