Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-23
Union Farmers Club

Union Farmers Club
Union Farmers Club met at
Orchard Hill, the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Bessire, April
18th, 1914, all members present
except Mr.. and Mrs. C. H Deur
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Jones.
The program commenced
with piano duet by Misses Vida
and Clara Bessire, minutes of
previous meeting read and APP
proved. Selections were read,
"The trimmed lamp mauraders"
by Wilson Doty. "Should pop
ular songs be censored?" by
Mrs. j. w. Deal. Meeting adj
journed for the usual two
hours and was pleasantly spent
feasting and visiting with our
neighbors and visiting members
of other irlubs.
The afternoon session COM
menced with young folks pro-
gram with piano solo by Vida
Bessire; recitation. Jemima
Axtell; Song, Glen Green with
Miss May Greene at piano; rec
utation, Fern Axtell;; music,
Miss Christie Stevens and Ruby
Deal.
Questions laid over from last
meeting
Ans. No.1-That we do be-
slieve our taxes would be les,
considering benefits derived.
Secretary was instructed to
correspond with the Sec of the
various Farmer Clubs in the
southern part of the county,
and in regard to organizing
consolidated schools, and the
Pres. Of our club ascertain
hY0ngh our county Supt. as
o when we could arrange to
nave a lecture and give US
come instructions how to or.
ganize a consolidated school,
meeting to be held at Missouri
Valley.
Ans. No. 2-We are in favor
+ domestic sciencebeing taught
m our public schools after the
8 .venth grade, and if schools
are so small as to make it inn
practicable, the several schools
hould be consolidated so that
it could be taught.
Ans. No. 3-Laid over to
ext meeting.
The committee chosen to ar
ange for prizes for exhibits to
re made by the various clubs of
he county at the Harrison Co.
Fair, reported as follows:
We, the committee, recon-
mend that the Farmers Clubs
f the county make competitive
xhibits to be judged as fol-
ows:
First number of varieties of
grain, vegetables and fruits, 30
points; second quality of exhib-
its, 30 points; third beauty and
harmony of arrangements of
display, 40 points. These ex-
hlbits are to be grouped in a
limited space and judged as q
collection, no entry in a club
exhibit can compete for prize
in any other class.
Committee on questions, Mrs.
G N. Frazier, A. A. Green and
Mrs. A. E. sBessire. On pre-
gram selections, Mrs. Margaret
Myers, Mrs. A. A. Green, Mrs.
,. H. Deur, Mrs. H. L. Aldridge
and Mrs. E. G. Jones.
Original paper; Bernard
Jones, music, Miss Ruby Deal
and Gladys Jones; Reading, Ora
Frazier; Roll call, current
events.
Question No. l, Is there any
profits obtained from feeding
he various stock powders to
swine and does it make them
more healthy.
Cues. No. 2, What disposition
does the board Of supervisors
make of the special ditch taxes
levied against the drainage
district.
We had a number of visitors
who took part in making our
program more interesting as
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Axtell
and daughters of Riverview
Club, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and
son, Mrs. Glen Murphy and
daughter, Mrs. George Colver,
Miss Ora Goddin and George
Gunderson.
Adjourned to meet with Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Deal, third Sat-