The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-02

Atlanta, Ga, December IS National
President q. 8. Barrett. of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union,
has issued u call for rallies, Of union
members all over the South.
There are now practically 1000, 0OO
members of the Farmers Union in the
South and West, and the organization
is rapidly growing and extending It's
sphere Of Influence.
, Local unions In I'll the States will
hold their meetings on Tuesday, JAM
uary S.
Folio wing the locals the county and
parish unions will meet on Tuesday,
January Is. ~ q
Ali of these meetings are to be held
preparatory to a grand rally of the
Farmers Union to be held IN Atlanta
on Tuesday, January %, Oh the occa-
sion OF tine meeting there ofthe nation
al board of directors and the State:
presidents of the union.
This meeting will be held at tue Stae.
Capital, and all interested in the work
of Organization are invited TO attend.
The purposes of these meetings are
explail,ed III the following call issued
byNational President &. s.. Barrett:
PRESIDENT BARRETTS CALL.
"Atwater, Ga, December II, 1906
To the Mem uers of the Farmers Union
AS president of your organization, IT is
my disire to interest every member III
the manner ofour plans orthe approa-
ching year, and 10 this end / hereby
call meetings as follows: J,
II. Or alIlucal unions ON Tuesday,
January g..
%. Of all county and parish unions
on Tuesday, January Is.
"3. or the national board of direc-
tors, and of the State presidents for
Tuesday, January %, at l0:O0a M, in
the Capitol building, Atlanta, Ga, and
at the latter meeting all members in
terested in the work of the organiza-
ton are invited to attend.
"The general purpose Of these meet
ings is to discuss matters effecting the
welfare of our great organization and
TO outline in a general way:the plan of
action to govern us during the ensuing
year. InIthis work I am anxious tn
enlist the sympathy and supporter ev-
cry member of the organization, andto
this end I have called meetings Of the
local unions in order that the move.
ment may start from the heart5of the
members themselves. So let devery
member assemble at the local meeting
Mace on the date indicated. discussing
lamopg themselves the work demand:
ing II attention and awakening re.
newed enthusiasm for the coming year.
Let the county and parish unions do
the same thing at their meetings, and
the result of ali these deliberations he,
forwarded Immediately to the respec-
Eve. State presidents
SEQ this mannergW1hen the State
nres,dents and tlIa national directors
aasemblefin Atlanta onTuesday. .JanI.
ary %, thew wilFbe IN position more
than avsrt tn trulv renrasent the Nom.
hershin of the orsanization'in consider.
ing and Terminating orr general pIap
lof ecti ,nlfor the next year
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