Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-04

NElecleu county League FreSlQenC.J At the annual meeting of the New London County Improvement League held at the town hall in this city, on Saturday. Charles P. Bushnell of Nor wich was elected president for the en- of Waterford. In connection with the annual meeting county corn fair was held at the town hall also. There were many entries and the county farmers made an excellent showing.
 The meeting was called to order at I2 o'clock by Vice President J. D. Avery of North Stonington in the ab- sence of President Whitman who was a member of the reception committee which met the speaker of the day at New London an descorted him to the town hall.
 After Secretary Woodbury o. Rog- CTS read the call Director B. T. Avery moved that the election of officers be take up first. His motion was carried and w. A. Cook of Montville moved that nominating committee of three be appointed by the chairman. Chair man Avery appointed as this commit tee President c. D. Whitman. Secre- tary w. O. Rogers and Farm Bureau Manager F. c. Warner.
 brief recess was then taken to await the arrival of the speaker. Prof. l.. A. Clinton, of Washington, D. C., who has charge of agricultural work carried on by the government in the western and northern states.
 He was met at New London by committee comprising Robert W. Per kins. president of the Shore Line Elec- tric railway, State Director H. J. Ba- ker, of StorfS Agricultural college c. D. Whitman of1the~County League and Congressman Richard P. Freeman.
 Upon arrival in the town hall Pres Ident Whitman took the chair and in Ev-,nl ~ A "A CT a brief address Congressman Free man introduced Prof. Clinton as the speaker of the day. Prof. Clinton spoke along agricultural lines and his address proved highly interesting and instructive.
 President Whitman's Report.
 The shelling contest followed and the meeting then adjourned until 2.30 o'clock, when it was called to order by President Whitman. Reports were next in order. President Whitman present. ed his report which follows:
 As we come to our third annual meeting it is a time for review and outlook. The review will l,e found in our secretary's and agents report. The outlook will be for us toconsider at this session.
 an organization can do must be meas ured by physical conditions A man can't do the work with crip- pied body,s so an organization must be healthy, have good working organs and members. But it cannot become the main business of an organization to keep itself alive. Too many church. es di when they cease to be Evangeli- cal. Many granges succumb to a monotonouS order of exercises. Grange work must be aggressive and accumu- lative of members or death ensues.
 It behooves the Farm Bureau to get busy. Gone of the earliest demands at the threshold of Agricultural his tory was Be. fruitful and multiply "Replenish the eart1l.'' There never has been 9 time when the rewards to the farmers seemed so sure as at the present.
 The league has justified it's birth and continuance by the work it has done in the three years of it's life Three large work ahead. A builder may not erect a large house on a poor founda- ton. The house founded on a rock shall stand.
 The foundation of our league are organization and cooperation. I be- ieve in co-operation in the concrete as we'll as in the abstract. Concrete cooperation in New London County will do many jobs not yet started. believe in doing big jobs. I believe In doing work that will take all the men and women in the county to ac- complish. That means a better organ tzation; that means increased member ship.
 All of us have seen the lack of in terest shown by young men in the United States towards enlistment in the army. Men do not believe there Is to be war. Nothing to fight for. When men believe the United States