Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-08-26
Farmers Clubs Picnic

Ideal We ather, excellent roads,
abe addresses, entertaining
readings, fine instrumental
numbers and vocal solos and
duets. a royal picnic dinner, an
attentive audience of we'll in
form d farmers, young people
and their friends, fully five
hund red in number coming in
carriages and automobiles were
among the leading features of
the Harrison County Farmers
picnic held in the public park
in Logan Saturday.
About 1920 a. M, F. F. Bee
bee, president, called the club
members to order, and the days
program was opened with q
song, "America" by the mem
hers of the different clubs.
Prayer was offered by the Rev
Dow Crewdson of Mo. Valley,
and Homer Caldwell, secretary,
read the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting, Blanche and
Libbie Rayl gave a piano duet,
Una Young q reading and Haz-
ell Davis gave q historical re.
view of the Picavune club,
Rachel Rock of the Elk Grove
club followed with q reading
and a piano solo was given by
Bernice Peters. Committees
on nomination, location and
resolutions were appointed and
then an adjournment was taken
for dinner and a social time.
The Elk Grove, including
members and invited guests
served 81, the Willow Valley
club also the Harris Grove club
with invited guests were q close
second to the Elk Grove in
point of numbers. The Pro-
gressive and Elk Grove clubs
furnished the ice tea and free
lemonade. The dinner was
elaborate and an enjoyable
feature of the day especially to
the invited guests.
The afternoon program was
opened with a dulcimer solo by
]. B. Hardy who was accompan-
led by his daughter, Mrs. Paul
Lowell. A reading was given
by Mrs. d. H. Garner, Mrs.
Ellen ]. Orr followed with an
able address On "This, That and
the Other /" Mrs. Orr was CIV
en- the undivided attention of
the large audience and many
compliments upon the merit of
her address. Ada Shinn, &C.
companied by her sister on the
piano gave vocal solos and a
reading. A recitation by Emily
Hunt was next on the program
and she was followed by a
violin solo hy Oscar Doty, &C.
companied by Miss Doty and
Will Orr. Readings were then
given by Miss Ethel Joy, mu, h
10 the entertainment of all.
then follow d the Juvenile CT e
club of Beebeetown. Oscar
Doty gave an instructive talk
on GLOW Can We Increase the
Efficiency of Farmers Club
Work." Genevieve Axtel and
Mrs. George Mcintosh gave
readings and Merele Watkins
of the Jeddo club favored the
audience with instrumental
solos. Mrs. w. w. Reeser dis
cussed "Is there an equal divi-
sion among the men and women
on the farm of those machines
and convieniences which tend
to make the work on the farm
and in the farm house less irk-
some"
After the committee on reso-
lutions had thanked and COM
plimented the town of Logan
and extended the sympathies
of all club members to the be.
reaved in the death of Mrs.
Thomas Tovey, the days pro-
gram closed with a short ad-
dress by j. E. Jones and a talk
on the County Fair and a song,
"God Be With You. Till We
Meet Again"
The next place of meeting
will be at Mo Valley in August
1916 with Frank McGavren,
president, ]. E Jones, vice
president and Oscar Doty sec.
rotary
The Harrison County Farm
era Club picnic had its origin at
2 club Meeting at the home of
M and Mrs P. w. Lewis of
near Wo dbine, when Mrs.
P W Lewis suggested that the
different clubs of the County
bold an annual meeting in the
different towns of the County