Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-03
COUNTY RALLY FOR FARM BUREAU
OOO Postas Sent to the Twenty One Town Chairmen- Working For Big Representation at Saturday Meeting at Town HalI-Agricuura Experts For Speakers.

President H. R. Branche of the Nor wich Business Mems association ha.- appointed one new member to the committee working for the organizing of a. farm bureau or County Improve ment league, the exact name to be decided at the meeting called for a. the town hall on March 7th, at p. m.
 The committee of five consist of the following members who are meeting each evening to perfect arrangements: w. o. Rogers, chairman: c. I. Smith, treasurer; T. E. Vaughn, W. E. Man ming. E. c. Jewett, secretary.
 invitations Issued.
 One thousand postals will be mall ed today to the twenty-one chairmen appointed by the committee. These postaIs giving notice of the meeting read as follows:
 Do you want to improve conditions in New London county?
 Do you want to be more prosperous yourself?
 A meeting will be held in the Town hall at Norwich, Saturday, March 7th, D. m. for the purpose of forming a permanent organization for improving the conditions In New London county. At that time representatives from the Department of Agriculture at Wash ington, Conn Agricultural college, and Hampden County Improvement league of Massachusetts, will be present and explain the methods-that We may claim the state offer of $1,00O.
 It Is of vital importance that we have a large representative gathering of our men and women that we may the movement.
 Please attend and kindly extend the invitation to others in your vicinity Norwich Business Mems Association.
 March 2, 1914
 The several chairmen will address and mail to those most likely to be in terested in interesting others in this movement to make New London coup ty the most wide awake and up-t to- date county in New England.
 It is desired that at least 1000 rep resentatives of all classes attend this meeting and become better acquainted with the work and the committee is extending special invitation to farm CTS, merchants, manufacturers, bank CTS. clergymen and school teachers.
 Town Chairmen.
 For each of the 21' towns of the county chairmen have been appoint ed. The list is as follows:
 Bozrah, Edward A. Bishop; Colches- ter, c. E. Staples; East Lyme, J. T. Cruttenden: Franklin. c. B. Davis; Griswold, F. S. Palmer; Groton, I. F. Crouch: Lebanon, Fred Taylor; Led Palmer; Lyme, William F. Clark
 MontvilIe, w. W. Woodward; North Stonington, Chester L. Howe; New London. New London Business Mems association: Norwich, Norwich Busi- ness Mems association; Old Lyme. Barnes; Salem. E. L. Latimer. Sprague, R. J. Jodoin; Stonington. Ar thur G. Wheeler; Voluntown, E By ron Gallup: Waterford, E. J. Hemp stead.
 The committee believe that each AA 1a to1 hx- a% I,,oe fifty. The Norwich Business Men $ association alone will have tw1 hun dred present and Norwich Grange nearly one hundred. The Business Mems association of New Loroon will also send a strong delegation.
 Towns to Choose Directors.
 Those attending from the several and each town will choose it's own di- rector.
 Speakers Secured.
 Those who have been secured to address the meeting are Prof. Clinton, agriculturist, Washington. in charge of Farm Studies and Field Demonstra- tion for Northeastern States; John A. Scheuerle, secretary Hampden County league, Springfield, Mass, and Prof Jarvis, state leader field studies and demonstration, Connecticut Agricul- tural college They will tell of the excellent work being accomplished in Massa sachusetts, Vermont, all counties but one in New York and many west ern states.
 On Thursday of this week a meet ing of all engaged in extension work will be in Boston and on Friday, the third annual meeting of New England Federation for Rural Progress will be held in Boston.
 These meetings will be attended by Committeeman, Vaughn from the Nor wich Business Mems association, who has already gained and tabulated much valuable information for the Shore Line Electric railway, and F. E. Rug- CTS, president New London Business Mems association.
 After attending and taking part in the Boston meetings, Secretary echeuerele, Prof Jarvis. President Rogers and MT Vaughn will adjourn to Norwich for Saturdays meeting, and hope to be able to secure other speakers from the Boston meetings.
 What County Agent Can Do.
 The committee has been very thor