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The agents of the VP1 Extension Service have been available in Rappahannock for many years. In Amissville Homemakers Clubs under the direction of the Extension Service have been in existence for 37 years. In this time, however, the Amissville club has undergone organization three times and Mrs. J. L. Walter, Mrs. S. W. Riley and Mrs. A. C. Latham, Sr. have been charter members each time.
A look into the history of the club shows that it was originally organized in 1932 and was one of| the first ones in the county. Miss Matilda (lamer was the Home Economics Agent and additional members of that group were Miss Louise Anderson who now lives in Culpeper and the late Mrs. J. M. Rowzie.
This was still the time oj the depression, so programs and demonstrations centered around the preparation of meals using home grown or raised food as mam dishes, especially eggs. At that time eggs were selling for 8 cents per dozen. Other instruction included canning and drying vegetables for winter use and reseating chairs with paper] fiber and splits.
For a time the county was without an agent but received some instructions from a relief worker named Mrs. Thornhill who stressed sewing, smocking and decorative finishes for children's dresses.
In 1941 club work was resumed) under the direction of Mrs Wilkerson Charter members at this time were the three named plus Mrs. Charles Green, and the late Mrs. Will Walter and Mrs C. A Smith I’ll is was during the second World War and many food items were rationed, especially sugar. Demonstrations provided ingenuous ways to use syrups and honey for sweetening agents When Mrs. Wilkersons husband returned from military duty
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