The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-08-13
texas farmers CONGRESS
HELD INTERESTING SESSIONS
Resolutions Adopted, Officers Elected
and Noman's CcunciI Organized
to Aid Texas Women; Etc.

College Station, TeX.-Ihe leHas
Farmers Congress completed its elgh-
teenth annual session Wednesday,
electing John Gorham of Waco 10 the
presidency. H. E. Singleton OF NC,
Kinney, retiring, did not stand for re-
election. Fritz Englehardt Of Eagle
Lake succeeded Mr. Gorham as vice
president c. 0. Moser of Dallas, sec
retary and treasurer, was reelected.
The name of Mrs. l.. Cough, who is
also chairman Of the farm UNITY cohl-
mittee of the Texas Farm Women
was added to the list of executive COM
mittee members as temporary presl-
dent of the Woman's Council inns
council was organized Wednesday,
with twelve women in attendance as
q sectional branch of the congress, 10
take the place of the Texas Woman
Educational and Industrial ASsoc1a-
ton, which its president, Mrs. X. H.
HAYES of Alvin, requested dropped
Mrs. Harry E. Singleton, Jr., OF Dallas
was named as secretary. permanent
organization was deferred until next
year.
The new executive committee Is DIS
follows: E. w. Knox, San Antonio
Texas Nursery Mems Association; j.
n Arbenz. Sarita, State horticultural
Society; C. 0. Moser, Dallas, Texas
Dairy Mems Association; H. e. SIN
gleton, Mckinney, Texas Swine Breed
ers' Association; A. NJ. Ferguson, Sher-
man. Texas Field Crop Improvement
Association: C. NJ. Evans, Texas Boys
and Girls Agricultural Association;
Louis Scholl, New Braunfels, Texas
Bee Keepers Association; +. }. hyie'
College Station, A. and M. representa-
tive: e. s. Stockwell, Alvin, Texas
Orange Growers Union; Benigna IT,
Kalb, Bellaire, Texas Cooperative
Poultry Producers; Fritz Englehardt,
Eagle Lake. Texas Truck Growers
Association; B. Youngblood, College
Station, Texas Experiment Station AS
ISOLATION; A. B. Conner, College sta
ton, Texas Farm Management Asso'
citation; T. F. Gilley, Caldwell, Texas
Cotton Growers Association; John Z,
Burns. College Station, Texas Horse,
| Jack and Mule Breeders Association;
Mrs. l.. Cough of Hereford, Woman
| Council.
Resolutions urging for county unit
administration of country schools and
rural free libraries, and thanking the
college, the railroads and the press tol
care and attention bestowed on the
congress were adopted.
w. w. Doughty, State superintend
ent of public instruction of Austin, de
livered an address on THE Rura
School Problem" That is, he said
largely a matter requiring time anc
money, but above all men and women
"You will never have better schools
without participation in their manage
ment | believe that governing rea
son for the relative excellence OF cit!
school is that on their boards you vii
find their best business men, givlns
their time and brains and enthusiasm
to the work. Something Of the kint
must be done for the country. Rura
education is the greatest problem tina
can be brought before us today
Everything depends upon increasingl.
better agricultural production and tina
in turn depends upon education"
Mrs. e. NJ Barrett of Austin, lee
turer for the State department of ayr
culture. said: The country wome
are starving spiritually. They nee
. books to read new thoughts to leave
the dreary routine of their lives. Blu
as has been said, their work last
twenty-four hours a day. To give ther
the time for leisure in which to n
cuperate body and spirit from thei
!, daily grind, we must teach them tn
short cuts, the domestic science tia
, has been worked out in the labor;
, tories. But we can not go out to then
saying; Here we are, come to hel
you. What do you want?' The coul
try woman is timid and sensitive, an
= when you address her so she take
refuge in her dignity, Just, indeed, {
q would the city woman were her cou
q try sisters to come and say: Her
a we know lots more than you do-wh;
;, do you want us to do for your Nor
4 over, the country woman who meet
help does not know exactly what ST
does want. What can she know
= dishwashing machinery, fireless coo
, ers-the hundred conveniences TIL
relieve homework of its drudger.
9 To teach them we must have teache
with personality in our rural school
Just as the boys and girls taught the
parents corn growing and canning,
4 can they bring home the lessons
70 sanitation and domestic economy"
The Farmers Congress will me
H. with the short course again next we
N on the college campus.