The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-03
Cecil Farmers
Club.
Members and Friends Enjoy
Picnic AT Pequea.
HYHE Cecil Farmers Club met
= in special session at Pequea

= in special session at Pequea
= Hotel on Sept. 18th. The
occasion was the annual picnic of
the Club, in which the families
and friends Of the members took
part.
The meeting was called to order
at Ii o'clock by the president 81
wood Balderston, and /. Wayne
Reynolds was appointed Secy. for
the day.
On the call Of the roll the follow
ing members responded, r. X.
Rawlings, James Fl. Maxwell, G. r..
Biles, w. Palmer McFaddeD, Ell.
wood Balderston, Jos. T. Grove,
Robt. T. Cameron, w. r. Cameron,
John s. Cullen, Reuben Reynolds,
L. Wayne Reynolds. Among the
visitors were the following: Jas.
G. McSparren, Furness, Pa; Mrs.
r. K. Rawlings, Miss Mary Raw
llings, Miss Agnes Fox, Glepside,
Pa; Mrs. J. FL. Maxwell, Miss Es.
ther Maxwell, Mrs. G. r. Biles,
Mrs. Palmer McFadden, Mrs. FL
wood Balderstou, Richard Balders-
ton, Miss Bertha Balderston, DIR.
Chas. P. Miller, Mrs. Miller, and
son Francis, Mrs. Robt T. Cam.
eron, Mrs. W. r. Cameron, Miss
Helen Cameron, Mrs. J. s. Cullen,
Miss Helen Cullen, Chas. Fox,
Port Deposit; Mrs. I. Wayne Rey-
nolds, Miss Bertha Tyson, Rising
Sun; and Miss Mary Phillips, Ok
ford, Pa.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
On motion the committed on leg
islation was requested to draft re-
solution insisting on the passage by
the present legislature of an amend
ment to the bill on tuberculosis in
Cattle requiring. the payment by
the state of fair and just valna
ltion of all condemned cattle.
1t was the sense of the Club that
there will be no effectual stamping
out of tuberculosis with out this
provision.
The usual order of business was
then suspended and Hon. y. G..
McSparren addressed the meeting
in his usual forceful and apprecia-
| tive manner.
r After endorsing the action of the
Club in the measures proposed for
the re. endorsement of condemned
cattle; stated that you must go
further and demand that this and
other necessary legislation be ex-
ecuted. That the farmers are
ready and willing to help rid the
country. of the sconrge of tnber-
Iculosis in cattle, but they must not
be the individual losers.
Mr.. McSparren then dwelt on
| impressions and experiences of his
trip abroad in connection with the
commission lately appointed to in
vestigate farming conditions in
Europe and England.
The interesting feature of his
address was that the nplift that is
being given to the agricultural
community is not one of charity but
one of necessity. That these
countries have come to realize with
their dense population, that they
must provide better and more
profitable methods for the lower
classes as they are there, or they
will eventually lose the best ele.
ment by emigration to more favor
ed countries.
The meeting convened to meet
with j. H. Kimble on Oct. %, and
then adjourned to the large and
capacions hotel dining room where
they partook of a substantial and
satisfying dinner.
The afternoon was delightfully."-
spent in exploring the Caves,
motoring on the river and finally
the inspection of the great electric
plant at McCalls, which was en-
Ijoyed by all who availed them
selves of the opportunity.
The party regretted the absence
OF John B. and Miss Fassitt who
were detained by a broken axle
Iof their machine and were unable
to join the company.
/. WAYNE REYNOLDS,
Gnnw, ,~.A kn,n&