This Day in History: 1917-11-02
The Mahwah Canning Club has completed a very successful first year. One hundred club members, under the direction of Miss Smith, put up 1,444 quarts of fruits and vegetables and pickles, and 1,031 glasses of jellies. This does not count what individual members did in their own homes. About $500 was made from the sale of canned goods. These, plus generous donations made the efforts almost self-supporting, aside from the money spent on equipment all of which can be used next season. Particularly gratifying was the work of the Houvenkopf kitchen where 700 quarts of foods were put up by women who had never been able to do this for their families before. 369 quarts of jams and 502 of jellies have been put up by Club members for the soldiers. The Club took First prize in the Bergen County Fair for its exhibit and First, Second and Third prizes in the Community Club Fair in Suffern. (Bristow)