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Flo Duvall of Flint Hill explained that through the club she was able to become involved in the community after moving to the area in the 1970s. “Russie Miller invited me to a. meeting,” said Mrs. Duvall, who went on to become president of the( Flint Hill club. “It helped me get acquainted with the community.”
However, whether it is holding a club office, quilting or making lap rugs for nursing home patients,, helping with 4-H camp or providing • refreshments for a baccalaureate tea, the activities take time from a busy woman’s day.
Louise O’BannOn, ex-president and 25-vear member of the Woodville club, said the clubs asked too much from their members. “It was expensive to provide the materials^ and the time for the projects,” she said, explaining that the Blacksburg* headquarters expected the local clubs to contribute more and more' time as the years passed.
“The projects were fun and thecclub was very active at times,” she . said, but added that when the club was designed its goal was “for ; Blacksburg to help the community, and women. That has changed to women and the community helping Blacksburg.”
Mrs. O’Bannon said most of the* members of her group worked full-' time outside their homes, “but it was. fun and we made time” for the group.
But time now works against the ; Homemakers Clubs as membership') lags and groups continue to disband.
“Clubs are going to have to take an aggressive approach,” Mrs. Priest predicted. She said she feels that the targets lie with younger . people and better publicity.
Extension Agent Olafsen said that the name “Homemakers” may mislead newcomers but a random sample taken several years ago found widespread support for retaining the name.
“It may be misleading," Mrs. Priest agreed, “since many homemakers are men. But what else do you call it?”
“Lifestyles have changed,” she added. “Values and morals are dif-~' ferent. The family is no longer the core of our society. We have more to pick and choose from in life and less * time to do it ourselves. But, many of the things our clubs do are things homemakers will do forever.”
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