The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-11-07

Cook, Chas b. Cook, Chas. f. Ward
and p. b. Reynolds and others spoke
warmly for the carrying out of the
plan of raising the acreage, believing
that it meant too much for the county
to allow it to stop for any reasons which
had been given. The fact that to raise
the amount by subscription would take
still more money, and the time of men
who could scarce afford to give it APP
pealed to them also. Throughout the
discussion, however there was at least
a hopeful appreciation of the advant-
ages to be derived from the presence of
the factory, an appreciation which left
room for the hope that the visitors pres
ent would not entirely forget to be gen
erous when the day of the special cleo
ton came and leave the entire burden
OF the raising of the acreage to the cit j.
zens of Owosso who would of them
selves receive the smallest part of the
benefits from the factory but who had
already done much more than what
they asked the whole county to do.
After the sugar discussion was closed
the question of providing the state or
ganization with more generous al
lowance came up. The discussion was
again animated, there being by no
means an agreement as to the advisa-
bility of making the increase and going
to the expense of keeping an organizer
in the field 1t was clearly pointed out
that the state organization could never
hope to exercise the influence many
wished it to unless it were better pro-
vided with funds. No vote was taken
however, to show the opinion of the
club but from that very fact the infer
ence was that the club did not as yet
feel ready to advocate the large extern
sion of the work.
The afternoons program was closed
with just the right kind of a paper to
send the guests home in CHEEKY, kind
ly frame of mind, and to put them in a
mood for singing the doxology with
which the meeting was closed. The
paper was entitled The American
Standard and was given by Mrs. E. j.
Cook. Her standards for the husband
and father, the wife and mother and
the sons and daughters were high but
they were also practical. The ideals
were all the more beautiful because
they seemed to be written for flesh and
blood men, women and children. They
seemed so easy of attainment and it
seemed so certain that if they were real
ly attained the American home life
would be so much happier than now at
so little added effort. The man was to
be courteous and kind, not d. D.,
just an ordinary man, and yet man
strong because, as never before, work
ing with God. The woman should be
slow to criticise, and patient. She
should not try too much to 'straighten"
her husband around. 1--WE are given
too much to criticism and not enough
to comm endation. The boy and girl
should be partners in the family life.
Advanced education should be planned
for and even the athletic reputation of
the college will have to be considered.
Not the one that runs most to athletics,
however, should be chosen. After all
the duty which lies nearest our hearts
is the duty of making the home happy.
The paper can be but partly described.
The points enumerated are but the
merest fragments of the entire paper
but it was the cheeriest and most in
spring part of program full of life
and interest.
The next meeting of the club will be
held with Mr.. Frank Whelan.
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