The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-18

A. = climax 10 an important phase
az the great work 10 " h3ch the Com
feE%.aca for Education 10 The South Is
devoted better farming ~~ a topic
which has furnished food for ihuught
~ many ef the aftih8tcd bodies since
the present session WAS inauENrated
MONDAY. fhe second general session
Of the con ference last night Was given
ever a. t}te practical portrayal 81 the
demonstration work in the South
The mon wha inau&ur3tFd and are
executing this movement praEen}tQfs
and field WORKERS. told rite audience
i'm form Marshall high school audi
tarlum I'm practical f1rcctNi way
why IL Nas done ANA auW faeE ed a.
but tire real feature Of the session
was tire appearance IF the champion
corn club boys and canning club girls
Of Virginia the practical results -
" lio related Their personal experiences
10 the delight and deIectatlon Of an
apprec3atiVe audience,
Day Of Great Activity.
The general session wound up n day
Of marked activity with the auN!fa-
RES of tho organization, The confer
ences on cooperation and the South
crn Association Of College Women In
the morning and those on local CO.
operative credit associations, taxation,
the country church and education Of
the country women, in the afternoon
occupied the interest and attention of
the more than two thousand dele
gates. bat all these activities were
suspended for the general session at
night The auxiliary conferences yes
terday were marked by good audi
ences and hundreds attended the
demonstrations in the old high school.
bat there was a noticeable decrease
IN attendance upon the meeting last
night. though the interest was great
o. by reason Of the more practical
program,
Country Life Bureau.
Tho important announcement was
made last night ny Or. Wallace But
trick, secretary OF the general edu-
cation board, that arrangements had
heen completed with Secretary of As
riculture Houston for the establish
mcnt Of rural organization bureau
in the national department the ex-
penses to he borne Jointly by the
hoard and the government DR.. r NJ
Carver. of Harvard, has been selected
To head this bureau. and two univer-
sity professors, whose names cannot
now be divuleed will be offered the
positions of assistants to him The
new bureau Is to carry out the idea
of the board and the conference for
bringing the great forces for the bet
terment of country life conditions to-
gether To work to a common end
DIR. Walter Fl. Page presided at the
meeting last night with accustomed
grace, though he employed neither
preface nor preliminary in opening
the session The meeting in part took
the form of a memorial tribute to DIR.
Seaman A Knapp, the founder OF
the farm demonstration work in the
South and every speaker from DIR,
Buttrick who was responsible for his
entrance into a virgin field ripe for
his efforts, to DR. Payne, who outlined
the plans for the great agricultural
school which is planned as last
ing memorial eulogized him. His
SON. Bradford Knapp, who succeeded
the father. was present on the plat
form and talked to the audience
which so enthusiastically applauded
reference to his fathers work and
worth.
Elect Officers Tonight.
The annual election II officers OF
the conference viii take place tonight
and DIR Page last night appointed tbs
following nominating committee &c
frame a slate for submission 10 the or
ganization DR. S, e. Mitchell, South
Carolina; DR. Bradford Knapp. Wash
ington. =. c.; Harry Hodgsnu, Georgia
He appointed also the following com.
mittee on resolutions, which is in
structed TO report tonight: DIR. Wyck-
life Rose, New York Joseph u. Eg'
sleston. Virginia; w. X. Tate, South
Carolina.
The executive committee of The con-
yerence held special meeting yester-
day afternoon To receive bids Tor the
seventeenth annual meeting of the
conference Representatives. We're pres.
ent from Charlotte and Raleigh, n. c,
Continual on Second raCel