Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-10-12
FARMERS FINISH
THEIR CONGRESS
Had Intended to Hold l0-Days'
Session but Changed
Plan.
ATTENDANCE WAS TOO SMALL
Omcers Are Elected and a Lengthy Set or
Resolutions Passed-womsn
Delivers Interesting
speech.
ATTENDANCE WAS TOO SMALL

Sioux Falls, Oct. 7.-While the Farm
srs' National Congress is scheduled for
ten days from the 1st to the 10th, there
was only a four days program ar
ranged.
II was generally understood in ad-
vance that should the attendance and
Interest warrant 1t that future pro-
grams would be arranged. 1t was also
expected that excursions woul be
made TO Mitchell, Yankton and other
points, but the attendance has been
uch a disappointment that 1t is alto
gether likely that the congress will end
with the completion of the program this
evening.
Oncers aud Resolutions.
The finished its work and
adjourned this afternoon. Officers were
elected as follows:
President-George l.. Flanders OF AL
,any, N. Y.
First Vice President-Colonel Harvie
Jordan Of Monticello, Ga.
Second Vice President-Colonel 3.
Cameron of Statesville, N. G.
Treasurer-Dr. ]. II. Reynolds OF
Adrian, Mich.
Secretary-John M. Stahl OF Chicago.
AbsISLdHL CtIINNdl ~
If Albany, N. Y.
Second Assistant secretary-John NJ.
Whitaker OF Boston.
Third Assistant Secretary-Joel M.
Roberts of Nebraska.
Executive Committee-Colonel i, F.
Clayton OF Iowa, Colonel Il. w. Wicke
Of Georgia, and w. s. Ames Of Wis
:onsin.
Vice presidents for states:
Georgia-D. M. Hughes.
Illinois-R. II. Purdie.
Indiana-John b.. Brown.
Io~wa-Samuel Il. Jones.
Kentucky-J. H.. Anderson.
Michigan-Truman Turner.
Minnesota-John Cooper.
Mississippi-N. l.. Hutchinson.
Montana-R. N. Sutherlin.
Observation-Disclosures X. Greene.
Nebraska-L. l.. Young.
New York;. S. Amber.
North Ca~rolina-John S. Cunning
Pennsylvania-Geo. G.. Hutchinson.
South Dakota-John Armstrong.
Wisconsin-E. M. Anderson.
Resolutions were adopted indoslnh
the postmaster general for his recent
ruling on second class matter; asking
for an appropriation for nee
essary improvements OF rivers and
harbors: petitioning congress to imme-
take steps for the building and
operating OF the Nicaragua canal with
out aid or Interference OF foreign coun-
tries; expressing sorrow on the death
Of President Mckinley; condemning
anarchy; indorsing the action OF New
Wisconsin and other states fo$
teaching agriculture In the public
schools; praying that "A tax Of 10 cents
per pound be put on o~leomargarine and
states the right TO control traf-
&c in ol~eomargarine, butterine n
such commodities, even IL In original
packages; indorsing McKinley's views
reciprocity; for further extension Of
.ural delivery Of mails; "petitioning con-
yress for assistance In retaining arid
ands.
Last evenings session was the most
puccessful OF the meeting. This was
undoubtedly due to the fact that n
Mrs. Bertha Dahl Laws OF
Minnesota, was on the program. Mrs.
avs was honored by being the only
woman invited to give IN address be-
ore the congress. Mrs. Laws address
on The American Girl and the
lone" While by no means a new
yoman'' Mrs. Laws takes broad views
is to the sphere OF women. She con-
ends that while women should never
overlook the home she should not house
lcrself SO completely In the home that
HE knows little or nothing OF the outer
world. In her address she paid u glow
tribute to the American girl, and
he picture that she paints Is certainly
n ideal.
Mrs. Laws was followed by Hon. NJ.
:. Greeley of Deuel. county, this state,
Who read a very interesting paper on
The Farm Home and Life"