Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-13

Harris Grove fafmefs' GLIB
Met atHillsdale. the pleasant home
of Mr.. and Mrs Meats. Saturday,
April "a, I'll but three members being
present.
Club was called to order by the vice
president, and Misses Blanche Hardy
and Bernices Moats entertained US
with On instrumental duet. Minutes
|ofsMarch meeting were read and ap-
proved. The reading selections were
then taken up. IA Few Minutes
Talk With Fathers WAS read by Mrs
Orr. Mrs. i.atta read ..The Exhibits
/ of Pockets At this time the host
ess announced dinner, so the usual
two hours were spent In feasling and
visiting.
At 2:30 the club va. again called to
order. and opened with music by MIL
|dred Lowens. The readings were
taken up by Mr.. Divilbiss reading a
very interesting selection entitled
zone Hundred Years Ago /" We all
enjoyed hearing some Of the older
ones comparing their boyhond days
with the present time. Prot, Ora
ham gave a very instructive talk up
on various topics on and about the
farm, but Thought the farm was
lacking in one thing, and that was
the consolidated schools; but he anti
cipates the country school will soon
be passed away, and our farm boys
and girls will be having the same adj
vantages as they are giving in the
city schools. Mrs. Whitman read
machinery in Women's Work"
Answers to Questions were then
taken up:
| Il Which is the most destructive
/ to the farmers, the quarantine or the
foot and mouth disease? This ques.
ton caused much discussion, as it is
one Of great Importance to the farmer
at the present time. 1t was decided
that the quarantine was the most ex.
pensive to the farmer.
2--ls it right that the farmer
should expose his business to the as.
sessor for the benefit of the general
public?
:. y is home study necessary for good
school work? Each of these were
answered in the Affirmative.
QUESTIONS FOR MAY.
LIN what KIM Of farming is the
largest income made, by dairying, by
stock raising, or by grain selling:
Referred to Mr.. Divilbiss.
2-Would 1t be q benefit to the com
munity to bond the county or state
for permanent road building? Re
.ferred to Mr.. Selvy.
(Which Is the most profitable fo1
the average farmer, the special pur
pose COW or the dual purpose COW:
Referred to A. L. Jones.
Committee to furnish questions for
June: Mrs. Beebee, Mrs. Whitman
1 VIM. Orr.
Reading Committee for May: Mrs
Meats, Mrs Latta, Mrs. Divilbiss, f
!. F. Beebe, and MIR Gowens
MI and, Mrs Grove Brown wer,
elected members Of the Harris Grove
Farmers club, taking the month o.
4 August.
| A motion was made and carried
!, that the club appropropri5te, Is To-
the corn growing contest,
Some splendid remarks were giyer
by our visiting friends.
Visitors present: A E,Bessire ant
family, Mr. and Mrs Aidrich, )
Jones, MrsW Doty and son, Mr. ant
Mrs Deal and daughter, A Grsen anc
(, wife of Union club, Mr. and Mrs
McGaverD, Mrs 5 K McGavern OF
River View club, Mr. and Mrs House
Hawkeye club, w w Latta, wife AM
daughter, Of Progressive club, MI an,
Mrs Robert Hsirsine. Mr. and Mr.
Glen Hairsine, Prof and Mrs Graham
and family, Mr.. and Mrs B Divilbiss
/ Mr. and Mrs Frank Divilbiss, Mr.
Smith and son, Horace Mckinney
Mr. Latta, Sr, Ruth Rodin, Misse.
!, Boose and Rand.
There being no further bushes
the club adjourned to meet with NJ
and Mrs Gowens the last Saturday II
May.
FF Beebee, Vice Pres
i Mrs G W Gowens, Secretary.