The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-10
Officers and Directors Win Be Cho-
sen at Annual Meeting April
Fl Big Free Feed in
the Evening
FARM AGENT HAS
BEEN GOING SOME
McNabb Travels Over 1900 Miles
in County During Year Holds
Many Meetings Increas-
ing Interest in Work

That the annual election Of officers
aud directors shall be held on Tuesday,
April 2l, and that on tn evening Of the
same day all members will get togeth-
er at big free feed.' was the de-
cision reached at the meeting OF the
obard OF directors of the Commercial
and Farm Bureau Of Grady county last
night.
In accordance with the bylaws, Pres
ident Johnson named a nominating
committee consisting Of H. J, Brown
son, W. H. Gilkey and John Crib, who
will select list of 80 candidates from
which the Is officers and directors
will be chosen by ballot. On the bal
lot the member will indicate his choice
for president, vice president and treas
urer and designate 10 others for di-
rectors. Notice of the election will be
mailed all members together with the
list Of candidates. AS soon as the list
is made up. twill be published and
members who desire other names ca
the ballot can get them on by petition.
No member of the nominating com
mittee Is a member of the present
board Of directors
The bureau now has members in
Verden, Tuttle, Minco and Alex, aid all
will be urged to attend the banquet
to be given on the evening Of election
day, when the results win be announce
ed. A committee was appointed to ar
range for the banquet, to which all
members will receive free tickets J.
E. Schow is chairman OF this commit
tee and others members are J. r.
Abercrombie, Elmer Terrell and H. r.
Bettis. They will select the place and
have charge Of all arrangements. At
this get together" meeting. plans for
the coming year will be talked over
and the work Of the past year will be
reviewed.
tors by the farm agent last night, to
be followed by complete report at
the annual meeting, contained figures
showing that Mr.. McNabb has been
going some" since he went on the job
about year ago and also that the IL
terest in the movement for better agri-
culture has been increasing in interest
and effectiveness.
J During the year in his journeys over
the county. the agent has travelled
| 1912 miles. of which 2400 miles were
BY railroad and 1912 BY other methods.
During the same period he has adj
dressed rs public gatherings, speaking
to approximately 2S77 people. mostly
farmers, and he has held SO school
house meetings. talking to 1880 schooi
children, He has also held many meet
ings Of his club members. vast
volume of correspondence has been
handled
AT the beginning of his work in the
county, Mr.. McNabb had 1874 co-opera-
tors and demonstrators among the
adult farmers and at the present time
he has 402 on his list. The total num-
Der of members OF the boys and girls
clubs last year was l4S. This year
107 boys in the corn clubs. So in the
kafir club, Sc in cotton clubs. "A in the
pig contest and 14S girls in the can
ming clubs.
These figures, however, give no ade
| quate idea ais to the field that has been
covered by the agent in his work
among the farmers and the boys and
| girls of the county. Mr.. McNabb re
ceives phone calls every day from
lfarmers asking for advice and when
ever he is In town he has callers al
his office on the same kind Of hus
ness. In his report at the annuad
meeting he will show in detail what
has been accomplished BY the farm
bureau during the first year of IL
existence
The bureau winds up its first year
4 in good shape financially having a
small surplus on hand.