The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-29
Rural Sanitation viii Be I'M
portant Feature OF
Discussion
REDUCED RATES OFFERED
Tentative Program Announced
For Event; DR., F. {. Harring-
ton Will Be Speaker; Rooms
and Board viii Be Furnished
at A. and M. at Small Cost.
Delegates Bring Covering

The Farmers Convention and the
Farm Women's Convention will meet
at the A. and NJ. College in Raleigh
for the first joint session at 1890
o'clock on August "a. One Of the
features Of the conventions this year
will be the emphasis laid upon health
in the country and rural sanitation in
general. Among the speakers on
these subjects will be DR.. F. E. Har-
Service. DR.. w. S. Rankin, Of the
State Board of Health. DR.. G. M.
Cooper, chief Of the Bureau of Rural
Sanitation.
On account of the convention, the
railroads have agreed to offer reduced
rates. Meals will be provided at the
college dining hall at a small cost and
the dormitory rooms will be free to
those who attend. However, each
person will be expected to furnish
sheets, pillows cases, pillows and
towels.
The program which has been pre-
pared for the occasion is as follows:
Tuesday. August 24-Joint Session.
1880 a. m.-Assemble in Pullen
Hall. Address Of Welcome by Presi-
dent d. II. Hill.
1O:45-"Conditions hat Actually
Exist In the Average North Carolina
Home"-By Francis e. Harrington,
MD, u. S. Public Health Service.
11:15-"How Some of these Condi-
tons can be Remedied"--By W. S.
Rankin, MD, Secretary North Caro-
lima State Board of Health.
11:45-"Medical Inspection OF
School Children as a Help Toward
MD, Chief Bureau Rural Sanitation.
12:15-Address: How I Made My
Farm Pay"-By President B. F. Shell
ton, Speed, N. G..
12:15-Women's Section Meeti n Y.
M c. A. Auditorium. Address. Of Wei
come by Mrs. G.. NJ. Garren, Asst. Di-
rector of Institutes. Address by Mrs
j. G. Boylin, President Farm Won
ems Convention.
1:00-Dinner in College Dining
Hall.
900 to 4:0O-Horticultural Con
ference in Agricultural Building
Room No. 40. second floor. Conduct.
Tuesday Afternoon.
200 to 4:00-tLive Stock Confer.
ence in Pullen Hall'@Conducted By
Dan 7. Gray. "Agronomy Confer,
ence in Library'-Conducted by c. r
2:OO-Farm Women's Conference
In Y. M. G. A. Auditorium.
2:00-Greetings from Rural Clubs
2:30-"Organization Of Clubs"-B,
Mrs, Josephus Daniels, Washington
2:45-"community welfare"-B,
Mrs: John Robinson. Hickory. N. G.
salemburg. N. G. yin
3:15-Cuestions and Discussions @
Rural Club Work.
400 to 6:0o-'How to Grow Corn
n W. t-0
Conducted by Professors Newman an
Sherwih
s:so-supper in College Dinin
Hall.
$500 p. m.-Joint Session in Pulle
Hail.
Cornell University. ithaca, n. = s.' :
- S:46-Address-By DR.. g. v. Pipe
.. s. Dept. Of Agriculture Washing
Wednesday, August 25.
a:so to $50 a. m.-Horticultur'
es%HnssIatson al by H P9efsglsOn
Pillsbury n HUT.
Joint Session:
s:so-'Water and Sewerage sy
TENS for the Country Home"-I
Prot. N. p Fullan. Auburn, Ala.
l9:SoI"HoT to Provide the Mea,
OF Installing Above Systems" (spea'
10:s0-~"Butter and Milk in t
Country Home"-By j. HI. McClai
Washington, p. G.
11:00-"How to Have Chickens a,
Eggs the Year Round"-By Allen
Oliver. Agent in Charge Poult
Clubs, West Raleigh, N. G.
11:30-.The Farmers Home Ga
derby Prof. T. c. Johnson. Dire
tor OF virginia Truck Experime
Station. Norfolk. Va.
12:O0-'The Home Table,
Miss Jamison, Of the State Norm
and Industrial College. Greensboro.