Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
FARMERS INSTITUTE
A GREAT SUCCESS
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ANNUAL EVENT PROVES BEST
EVER HELD IN COUNTY
n AND STATE.
MANY EXCELLENT ADDRESSES GIVEN
Variety OF Subjects of Vital Inter
sss est to Farmers are Covered.
Officers Elected.

!. me delaware County Farmers II
9 Istitute closed its sessions ON Frida.
t afternoon, the attendance at til
l. closing session being the largest ev
y er witnessed at a similar occasion
Over 1900 persons crowded the op
: era house, while many were unabl
to find even standing room. Prof
. w. ]. Kennedy, director Of the de
. partment Of agricultural extension
in connection with the state col
9. llege, declared that the Delaware
S5ounty Institute, was the most sue
i cessful, In point Of interest and at
t tendance. ever held in the state. The
noted Ames college professor stated
: THAT from 500 to 700 is considered &
record breaking attendance. At the
morning sessions of the recently
held institute the crowds far exceed
FED the 700 mark. while at the after
noon sessions approximately 1,20(
"A We're in attendance each day
Just before adjournment for the
ltees on resolutins and nominations
: their reports. The committee on
!, ing resolutions:
In view OF. the fact that a sue
lcessful Farmers Institute, with a
program full of earnest and helpful
thoughts and inspiring views OF
\ farm life. has been given the peo-
pie of Delaware County,
BE 1T RESOLVED, That we here
by extend vote of thanks to Pres
/ ident r.. A. Pearson, of the Agricul-
i turai college at Ames, and to the
tNk T. ~ - %, 10
said college who have been present
4 and contributed able addresses on
various topics to make this the most
successful institute ever held in
4 Delaware County,
! SRE 3 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That we extend our thanks to the
! state officials who have been pres
lent and by their able addresses have
brought to us the great lessons learn
4 eG from the rugged pathway of ev-
cry day life.
! We also extend our thanks to J..
Z W. Jarnigan, editor OF the Iowa
Farmer. for his able address on
this occasion, and to the local speak
4 |ers of our own county, who by
Itheir efforts have contributed large
ly to our success. ..., AZ y s5s 81
/ BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
Il tfThatRwe extend our thanks to The
jticularly to the ,pupils of the Man
ished US with their inspiring music
to help make our institute entertain
ling as well as instructive. t
To the president OF the institute,
Mr.. F. H. a Munson, we extend our
|thanks.for the able manner in which,
he has presided oyer this body.
To Capt. u f.. Merry, the secre-,
tary, who has laboreG so unceasing-
Ily to gather in the talent from
abroad and who contributed SO
largely to the success Of our insti-
Lutte we extend our greatful thanks,
and shall ever hold him in kindest
remembrance.
! q And to the ladies who furnished
Eus the closing program of this in
istitute we hereby extend vote of
| thanks for the part, that body has
contributed to our instructions and
entertainments. 5Ei
Bis E. c. PERKINS,
| if4 A. s. BLAIR,
| fa6 E. E. REED.
Following the adoption of the above
- AOSO1uIAOA0 LILO, NSLAAAASSSS9 O1A AASAAA
nation s presented the following
names sficers for the ensuing
year: s$.e II,
president. ..@ F. H. Munson.
Vice President. &C. S. Lister.
Secretary. /. Capt. ]. F. Merry.
Treasurer. j. U. Rector.
Z Officers Of Ladies Day.
President. +. Mrs Frank Lawrence.
Secretary. Mrs E. NJ. Carr.
Executive committee-C. NJ. Gould.
w. F. Drummy and Miss Eva Smith
Delegate to the state agricultural
convention, which convenes at Des
Moines in December, 1914. President
E. E. Reed, Of Lenox college.
| The election of the above named
officers assures the farmers of Dell
aware county a program for the 1915
institute which will be equal to- IL
not better than the one. given here
last week. Capt. j. F. Merry, and
the other officers and committees
/ have labored increasingly for the sue
cess Of the recent sessions, and how
we'll they have succeeded in ar
ranging the program and the details
connected with the successful AIRY
ing out of thet sess ions. was evil
jdenced by the immense crowds
which greeted the speakers While
much of the work of procuring the
! speakers devolved upon the shoul-
| ders of the secretary. it must be
said that President F.. H. Munson
and th:: men and women associated
with him in this work each did their
work IN a way which could not re-
suit in anything but the success
which was made of the 1914 insti-
| tute. Every detail Of the. institute
was carefully planned and carried
out in clock-work fashion.
A brief statement as to the expense
| of the recent institute will be of
! interest to the farmers of the coun-
| ty. The total expense of the inst1-
| tute was $13S.15 The Institute re-
ceives from the state for Institute
purposes SIS. The balance of the
l,amount of the current expenses was
generously donated by the local
business men,. 1t will also be of in
terest to note that on the afternoons
of Thursday and Friday, there were
Representative farmers present from
/ every township of Delaware county.
I There was an aggregate attendance
.of over 5000 persons at the SIX
sessions The work of arranging for
Y the 1915 program is ALREADY under
4 way, Secretary Merry having writ
ten number of prominent men. in
the hope of booking them for the
next institute.
An Excellent Program.
The institute opened with an ad-
dress by President R. A. Pearson,
of Ames, a large audience greeting
the man who is at the, head of the,
state agricultural college at Ames.
The High school students and teach
ems attended the opening meeting
of the Institute on w Wednesday. the
High school chorus furnishing the