The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-24
Oak Grove Farmers Club.

Moses Derr. President w. X Cole
called the meeting to order. Mrs. j.
F. Bilhimer conducted devotional exer
cises.
Messrs. Wilcox and Morris, delegates
to the State Association of Farmers
Clubs were called upon for their re-
spective reports Mr.. Wilcox gave a
lengthy and intensely interesting one,
said in part, that he considered the
State meeting all that could be desired
and that the farmers seemed capable OF
carrying on their business without
calling in extra help. Both gentlemen
were delighted with the exercises of the
boys from the Industrial school. A
pleasant rivalry existed between them
in giving report of Miss DIR. Davison's
talk on "Good roads," They rather
surprised the club with their enthusi-
asm, but they are both young as yet
and impressible. The sentiment OF
Oak Grove Club is in favor of the
system of road building now in vogue
with some additional improvements.
The names of Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Campbell were presented for member
chip and were admitted with clear
vote just then dinner was announced
and the next hour was happily spent in
demonstrating to the hostess that her
efforts in the culinary line were highly
appreciated and in kindly greetings
and social chat The short hour passed,
then a call for order, and the club dis.
cussed the ACCESSIBILITY of limiting the
membership of the club. One member
said, Let them come and when we get
too full we will swarm" A, Strauch
then talked on "Club extension" He
thought we ought to be doing something
to help ourselves and then we would be
in position to help others We should
setprices on our own produce and not
always be obliged to ask the buyer
what he would give. Mr.. Wilcox was
in favor of the farmers getting ac-
quainted with each other then they
would be in position to do something,
thought there was nothing the average
farmer was more afraid of than his
brother farmer. He also said the board
of trade was help to the farmer. We
were then favored with a vocal duet
by the Misses Edna and Ethel Derr.
Mrs. w. r. Coles paper us woman's
intellect capable of grasping the ques-
tons of the day." was next in order
and it is her opinion that the women,
generally speaking, are not as well in
formed On the questions of the day as
are the men, but does not accuse them
of lacking in capacity, all that is neces-
sary for them to do is to read and in
form themselves and they would soon
average up with the lords of the earth.
In discussing the paper A. Wrigley
quoted scripture Let your women
keep silence in the churches" ETC., and
said formerly long ago, women were
looked upon as interiors to men, but in
spite of all this it was easy to see his
sentiments were in harmony with the
paper. The Misses Iva and Vivian
Bilhimer favored the company with an
instrumental duet.
After some discussion the following
resolutions were adopted by the club,
to be presented to the county club to
be held in Owosso in February.
Resolved, That we favor direct legis-
laton, or in other words initiative and
referendum, when all proposed i'm.
portant laws would be referred back to
the people for rejection or adoption.
Resolved, That we are most en-
opposed to ship subsidy
measures.
Resolved, That we favor q revision
of the tariff on Cuban sugar. not that
we favor the bad spirit of the sugar
trust in trying to kill the beet sugar
industry in Michigan, but believing it
would be boom to the great common
people as against few.
Miss Edna Derr then gave recita-
ton. followed by fine instrumental
solo by Miss Katie Morton; Recitation
by Miss Ethel Derr and one from little
Miss Wilma Strauch. Miss Lewis then
favored the club with an instrumental
solo. The children's part in the pro-
gram was greatly enjoyed by all, and
too much credit could not be given
them.
chestnut Farm" is the name by
which Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Derr's home
will be known In the future. After
some of the chestnuts grown
on the place it was considered very
name. In the report of
the December meeting the name of Mr..
and Mrs. James McBrlde's home was
oyer looked. The McBride's home is
now hillside Farm"
The February meeting will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cole
on the second Thursday instead of the
third, on account of the county meet
ing occurring in the third week.
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