The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-09
President Stevens of HorticuI-
turaI Society in His Inaugur-
al Address Makes a SpIen-
did Plea.
PROGRESSIVE IDEAS
HAVE GREAT DEMAND
Farm Life Has the Greatest
Advantage in the Produc-
ton of Strong, Able Men,
The Speaker Stated.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Wayne County Horticultural society
was held yesterday afternoon at the
court house, the time being devoted
principally to the installation OF Off
GERS and the selection of committees.
The years work was also outlined as
were also the meeting places. Jesse
c. Stevens of Centerville is the new
president and he delivered his inau.
gural address.
The society determined to hold the
annual dinner in June instead of Feb
ruary, as has been the custom, hereto
fore. The monthly meetings will be
held in different places. The next four
will be in the Commercial Club rooms,
the June, July, August and September
meetings at homes Of different men,
bers and the last three of the year at
the court house.
President Stevens announced the
following committee appointments:
Various Committees.
Agriculture-Caleb w. King, Thom-
as Elleman, Wallace Reynolds. Benja-
min Duke. Captain w. II. Lough and
Isaac Dougan.
Fruits-Nathan Garwood. Stephen
Kuth, Jesse Stevens. Richard Sedg-
wick, Harrison Nichols and Joshua
Rich.
Vegetables-Evans Kenworthy. San
ford Henning. Eli Jay, Levi Fulghum,
Jehu Norris and Oscar Fulghum.
Flowers-Hannah Graves. Leonora
Noggle. Agnes King, Mary Clark, Ella
Kenworthy. Flora Branson. Emaline
Elleman, Jennie Kuth and Lizzie May.
hew.
Dairy and Culinary Ella Ken
worthy, Anna Garwood, Essie Burgess
Emaline Dougan, Rose Reynolds and
Dan Medearis.
Miscellaneous-Rand Runnels. Fan.
ME Darlington, Leonora Noggle. Laura
Kitson, Sylvania Wissler, Emaline Me.
dearis and Jennie Kuth
Statistics-Caleb w. King
Ornithology-Walter S. Ratliff and
Eunice Shute Frame.
Membership-Essie Burgess. Anna
Garwood. Eliza Stevens, Ella Kenwor
thy Emaline Dougan, Leonora Noggle
Frank Clark. Evans Kenworthy and
Thomas Elleman.
Address Of Stevens.
President Stevens in his inaugural
address spoke briefly and in part, as
follows:
No person is esteemed by others
| above the estimation OF himself; nc
calling is esteemed by others above
| the estimation placed upon it by its
| followers, and no class. calling or pro
fession commands the respect of the
| world at large unless their members
| first respect their calling.
This being true, the estimation ir
| which farm and farmers are held by
those of other callings depends on us
We must magnify our calling. Thi:
will not do until we know that We
are the peers of any in the land anG
until our ranks are filled with educat
ed men and women. BY such, I NEAR
not alone those who have graduated
| from our schools and colleges, hui
those who have in any way acquired
the power OF forming progressive idea:
and expressing them in clear and for
chile language.
Il do not say that all farmers art
destined to become great men, or tha,
all great men come from our homes
but do state that farm life has great
er advantages to develop those who
have the spirit within them Of reach
ing the top than any other calling.
Nature Assists Him.
The president stated that the rugged
| constitution and broad mindedness o.
the farmer was due to his association
with nature, his regular habits, hi.
acclimation to conditions and the
pleasure which true farmers take il
their labors. Comparison between
the farmer boy and the city boy wa:
made. Too much idleness is thu
trouble with the city boy, according tt
the speaker. Real recreation is no,
| idleness. but a change of pleasant EN-
ployment and this accounts for the
reason why the farmer boy develop:
the more rugged constitution and the
better mental development.
Fashion reduces all young men and
women" continued the speaker, 'tc
| the same dull and uninteresting level
How much Of a man is due to the quail
| tiles born in him and how much to tn.
early environment: No philosopher
has been able to tell us. But it Is i'm
possible to conceive of q sagaciou.
mind. like that of Lincoln; OF . glo
rious mind like Webster's--emergina
from the false glitter and noisy com
motion OF a city.
Now comes statement. perhap:
new to you-not one OF the PRESIDENT
0f the Emitted States from first To last