The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-22
FARMERS MEET
CLOSES AFTERA
F|NECONVENT|ON
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Few Addresses Are Made at
Closing Day of Ses-
i sions. -.I
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RECEPTION Is HELD
Visitors Are Given Free Boat
Ride on the Three
y States.
RECEPTION is HELD

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The session of the State Farmers
Institute hold in Cairo the past three
days closed yesterday afternoon
The officers of the institute, a num-
Der OF the speakers and visitors were
given a ride on the steamer Three
States yesterday afternoon, compli-
ments of County Supt. Fanny P.
Hacker, and reception was given
last night at the Alexander Club,
which concluded the entertainment
features.
The reception was informal,
Among the state officers who re-
mained over to attend this function
We're Secretary and Mrs. II. A. Me-
Keene, Mrs. IT. M. Dunlap, president
of the Department of Household
Science, and Mr. Dunlap, Mrs. DAN
iels, vice president, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer.
Mrs. J. J. Rendleman, chairman
Of the entertainment committee, and
Mrs. j. EStrong, chairman of the
reception committee, introduced the
visitors to the many Cairo people
who called to pay them honor.
Ffappe was served by several young
ladies. The visitors appeared to en-
JOY the occasion and spoke frequent
~ of the hospitality Of the citizens
during their brief visit here.
W. Adopt Resolutions.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted at the morning session of
the Institute as follows:
Whereas, the active interest of
the members of the Cairo CONNER
cial Club, the Board of Trade, the
Retail Merchants Association, the
Cairo Woman's Club, Mayor Parsons
and the, business and professional
men and women whose efforts were
unhaggering for the success Of this
meeting, be it
Resolved, that the Illinois Farm
ers' Institute desires to commend the
people of Cairo through their var
ious organizations for their untiring
efforts to make this meeting a sue
cess" =
Other resolutions endorsed the
work Of the Illinois Highway Com
mission, the State Alfalfa Growers
Association, the Illinois system of
permanent agriculture; and urged
the adoption of the bill providing
for federal aid in demonstration
work aud state legislature to provide
funds for the purchase of live stock,
farm implements, development of
the poultry plant, the erection of a
silo and necessary farm buildings,
and the complete equipment and de-
velopment of the agricultural de-
partment of the Southern Illinois
Normal at Carbondale.
The morning session was opened
by an invocation by Rev. A. p. Gar
rett. Prof. John w. Lloyd, of the
University OF Illinois, made an ad-
dress on Growing and Marketing
Small Fruits and Vegetables" which
was followed by a general discussion.
In the afternoon Prof, Jahr, of the
State University gave Principles
and Practices of Farm Drainage" a
subject that is interesting many
farmers
Senator Dunlap concluded the pro-
gram by very interesting talk on
'Fruit Growing and Care of Or
ehard5'
AT the opera house the last days
session of the Department Of House
hold Science was equally as inter
esting to the ladies as had been the
work of the two previous days. An
address on 'tThe Home From Many
Viewpoints" was the theme which
Mrs. II. A. McKeene, of Springfield
ILL.,, entertained She gave many
practical points that will be of value
to those who heard her
''The Feeding of Children" was a
subject of great interest to mothers
Miss. Grace j. Jones, supervisor OF
Domestic Science and Arts at the
Normal at Carbondale, showed care
full study of children's needs. She