Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-29
4 ROUSING MEETING
or COUNTY UNION
J. E. Fugate Of Alachua Elected
President.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED

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Aeeeptsnee--A Feast Prepared BY
Good Ladies' Of the West End Which
Was Fit Sor tho Gods.
Bell, Jan. 2S.---One OF the most en-
thuSiastic meetings Of the County I'm
Aon Of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union Of America ever
A6ld in AlachuR county was held With
JaxviIle Local, three miles southeast
Of Bell, there being over 500 people
present.
First on the program was the In
stallation Of officers, the same being
public and the house could not hold
the crowd. The nTsG to be installed
was our new county president, J. q.
Tugate, who spoke TO the officers and
members as follows:
Brothers. thank you for the high
compliment paid me in placing me In
che highest position within the gift
Of our great order, and ask your in.
diligence IN any mistakes that I might
make md assure you that such mis-
takes VIM be from the head and not
hron the heart. II viii be my earnest
SndeavoF 10 carry on this great work
and build up AlachuG County Union
'untl Il stands ahead Of ell other
county unions In the State, and ask
not only the help Of my fellow OfIicers,
but the earnest cooperation OF every
member IN the county. Without your
heip ] viii be a. helpless TO carry On
this great work 40 an infant babe upon
~ mothers breast.
LET US 90 i've and conduct our
Hives that our union win stand out
SOnsplenously 10 the world as q guAran-
tee for honesty, friendship and broth.
sriy love.
brothers, let's every one Of as right
here make new resolve to enter into
this great work with q determination
TO build up this great union 40 Il has
never been built up before, and let's
commence right here by cultivatinE
more friendship and brotherly love.
'Noh, what difference some friend
Aat made m the lives OF most Of us.
How many men and women have
been kept from suicide BY the thought
that someone loved them, believed in
Iheml How many have preferred 70
suffer tortures to dlshonorinE or dis
appointing their friendSl The thrill
Of encouragement which has come
nom the pressure Of q friendly hand
or en- encouraging word has proved
the turning point In many q life. So
now 10 you, brother oficerS, say,
~ We are about to enter upon the
duties OF our ofSices, let's enter upon
thom with a vim and an energy that
will accomplish something, 30 that
the confidence and trust our brothers
and friends have placed In us will not
BE- regretted by them. Many a man
enduras hardHhips and suffers prlva.
tons and crltlciams Ia the hope Of
winning az last for the sake OF his
friends, OF those who love him, believe |
In him and see In him what others
do not when II he had only himself |
10 consider he would give up,
Again thank you"
Each ofiocr installed made short
talks, among the most important Of
which was that Of =, II, Love, county
organizer and lecturer, who dwet
apoH the short time Alachua county
had been organised and how much had
been accomplished IN that time IN
The way OF organization, He said We
must not lose sight OF the old Officers.
~ TO them was due our success 10
tate. and he was afraid We had not
showed our appreciation to them a.
Ne ought TO have done especially To
'uF retiring president. Rrother Gay.
- TO him was due most OF our sue.
'ess, and that he had borne the brant
u the hght
The house was then cleared OF all
,ut members and delegates, and Prcsi
lent Fugate appointed the following
committee on credentials; T. A. Gay.
q. ~. May and J, n, Snyder aud while
hese were Nt work Ne had sood talk
rom our Brother. County Commits.
ioner J. w Mathews. ca the good
4 the order.