Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-27
Harrison County Farmers,
Clubs Hold Joint Picnic

Clubs Hold Joint Picnic
Magnolia, la, Aug. % More
than 500 people gathered in the
public park in the historic old
town of Magnolia today for the
FIRST annual picnic of the associ-
ated farmers clubs of Harrison
county. The picnic was a sue
cess in every way. Harrison
county has eleven organized
farmers clubs and all were re.
presented in this convention. A
temporary organization which
had been created several weeks
ago to make arrangements for
this picnic was made permanent
today and it was detinately
settled that once each year
these farmers clubs shall hold
a picnic of this character.
The program today included
songs, recltations, papers and
addresses in addition to the
principal feature, which was a
picnic dinner in which fried
chicken was the chief piece de
resistance. A paper by Mr..
McGavren and another by MIR.
Jones were especially good for
the reason that they contained
much valuable statistical infor-
nation of interest to those en-
gagged IN agriculture. An ex-
cellent feature of the program
was a chalk talk by Carl kleeb
of Missouri Valley. Mr.. kleeb
is very clever in cartoon and
carlcature work and he carries
on a rapid fire of humor in con-
nection with his chalk work
which keeps his audience in
fine feeling. Many of the mu
seal numbers and recltations
were highly creditable to the
young people who gave them.
NEXT MEETING TO LOGAN
In the election of Ulcers for
the ensuing year F. +. Beebee
was chosen president, w. S
Kelley vice president and H. c.
Caldwell secretary and treasur-
err. Logan was selected as the
place for the next annual meet
ing. 1t was voted in this con-
nection to move the picnic from
place to place as has been the
custom in the case of the coun-
ty farmers institute.
The eleven clubs represented
in the proceedings today, with
their officers, are as follows:
Elk Grove E. Beck, pres
il. nj; Blanche Rayl, secretary
Boyer Valiey-F. Sternherg,
president; Kathryn Lotspeica,
secretary
Harris Grove-W. A. SeIvy.
president; Mrs. j. b. Lalta.
secretary.
Progressive Club-H. {. Cad
well, president; Mrs. Will Tate.
secretary.
Unlon-A A. Green. presi-
den: ". Alien Jones, secretary
Walew Vale. Albert 8.sd.
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vice president Pao=os l.s--
SIN. secretary.
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likely nat ire county has the
premier Organization Of this
K ~ il the state in point OF
age. The Harris Grove club
d.t-s is existence back to
1855. The Elk Grove Club was
organized in 1854. And in no
case where 2 CLUB Of this char
acter mas been organized has il
ever dissolved. Most Of the
clubs included in this picnic 10.
day are Of much more recent
origin, though a number extend
back more than q dozen years.
j. E Jones, a farmer living
near Missouri Valley, who is a
n ember of one Of these clubs,
has missed but one Of the regu.
lar monthly meetings since the
club was organized fourteen
years ago. On this occasion he