The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-03

of n.La-hs the education Of children
- others. as upon this depended the
proper surroundings for the education
OF her own children.
country school, she held need
co .he attention Of the women OF
eaeh heighborhood. in order TO i'm
49, tne surroundings and condi-
9ohS, work which women could well
10 ~ was her information from act
uaI IRE that women could do things
~heh they started TO do them. just as
ndu peen said by a negro woman OF
her husband in telling OF a fght in
"hlch he was knocked down. and
"heh ne got up with his razor II
rlz a-cuttin'." SO when women start
IN to do things they do them, and the
Iuture would show the value OF the
work Of organizations.
The minutes Of the session Of last
year were here read by the secretary.
Mrs. Walter Crimes, az was also the
treasurer's report, showing a balance
OF $3.50 on hand
Address by DIR. TAFT Butler.
DR.. TAFT Butler was next introduced,
and having been in charge as the d.
rector of the Farmers Institutes, his
theme was most suitable. it being Of
the work and worth Of the woman's
branch Of the farmers Institutes. The
object OF these is for instruction. not
as was too often done in farmers
meetings to glorify and gush over
their great profession and glorious
unit that the professional orator
and politician had too often monopo-
llzed these affairs and work was neg
lected. He wanted such things cut
out OF Women's meetings as well as
those OF men in farmers organiza-
lions.
The purpose is to instruct and get
information, and the arousement fea-
ture should not be overworked. do
practical things. Teach the women
from The - T-Iaf fL.x- naaI ~
not let the city women dominate the
meeting for country women, let them
assist, bat let the country women
manage, manipulate and control. Let
scientific things be presented by sci
entiStS and practical things by those
who did them. Do not have too much
formality, the fewer rules and less red
tape the better. Let the organizations
be uniform in the State 50 that the
central force may keep in ouch with
these. There was a need for Women'S
institutes, and he promised to try and
get these for counties which asked
for these. More money was needed
for more such meetings, and he prom
Used to urge this upon the Board or
Agriculture which as it gave $35, 900
for Farmers Institutes should at least
give $1,000 for the Women's Depart
ment. but as the Board was of men
entirely it was hard to convince them,
but in his opinion h women's meet
lngS were more important tnan tnoSe
of the men.
Declaring that he had a bone TO
pick with the mothers Of North Caro-
lima. he aid his fight was with
the mothers whose actions sent the
boys from the farms to the city, to
seek social recognition, position, and
money. on the farms if they were
able they could develop and grow
and do things. He urged h cooper
alton of all the women in the work
of the women's department, and that
from every county be sent to the
Board of Agriculture asking for more
money for the work of this depart
ment.
Impressions of Institute Work.
Being called upon for their impress
sions Of the value of the work of the
summer Institutes for ladies
who had spoken in those answered as
follows:
Mrs. w. r. Hollowell, of Colds
boro. The women want the
institutes n they are doing
great good, carrying opportunities to
women who as one had said in talk
ing to her 1--WE never had no chance
nohoW." She was tired of hearing talk
of the il~literacy of women and making
illiteracy and women synonymous. s
for saying woman's clubs she was
glad the work was used. Women
should make them veritable big clubs
for Improvement, and drive out silly
notions as to what wOmen'S clubs are.
Cooperation between town and coun-
try women is needed, there is no
gulf them. One way to help
is for the city women to send out ac-
cumulated magazines to the country
homes and schools They would be
received with delight. In going out in
to the country she always carried
many in her buggy and they were al
ways acceptable.
Miss Mae Card, of the Department
of Agriculture, said her experience
was that the women's institutes were
of value, as women would go from
one to another. Her lectures We're
on the lines of feeding people and
great interest was taken in the re-
ceipts and plans for cooking.
Mrs. Walter Grimes, of Raj
eigh. Her report was tina
great interest was shown in thu
meetings, and if the men received
$4,000 for their Institutes, the Womer
should receive $4,000 as they were
; three times as enthusiastic. She TOLD
t of incidents which showed that the
7 women were enthusiastic, and OF prac-
teal matters explained, which interest
ed them. Her report was a clean
one that h institutes are needfu
: to the women of the State.
t Miss Eula Dixon, of Alamance, wa;
, called upon to speak, and as a visitor
: to the institutes she reported them a.
? of value, that she had learned much
and would know more next year. Fo1
: the benefit of her hearers she tO1(
f how in her cOuntr home, where
the situation had rendered a wind,
mill of no service that a water sup
t ply had been obtained by the u.s.
t of a compressed air machine. AS there
were no men at her home, no father
n husband. sons or S~Weethearts she die
S the necessary pumping herself. Sht
t spoke also for the betterment O
schools, a work women should do.
Mrs. Stevens explained that Mis-,
f Dixon was her pride, a woman doin.
a big work. a factor in the schoo
e life of Alamance county, whom tn.
e people wanted on their school board
but the law of he" and not she
s on these boards kept her off, yet he
aid was sought in school work anC
s plans. Mrs. V. c. Royster, in refer
d ence to the getting of power to ruI
the compressed air pump advise
s mule power as she had seen tn
e mule used in making power on he
brothers place in California.