Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS |
WILL HAVE GREAT MEET
Folks Who Are Doing Good Work m
Virginia Are to Hold Important
Conference This Week.
BLACKsBURG IS VERY BUsY
Regiment Of Demonstrators and Otl,erl
Leaders in Agricultural Advance.
ment I'm Virginia Will BE holding
Forth Several Days at V. P,I. n

The regiment OF district and countylI
iarhl demonstration agents OF VirEinta1
are expected to assemble Tomorrow in
Blacksburg for conference consultationtl
ana Tor further information as to ltowsI
best to pursue the good work they have
been engaged ina work that haE;
proven to he blessing to Virginia.
All departments OF this demonstrationI
work VIII be represented. Jesse Msi
Jones. director OF demonstration WORKED
THOMAS o. Sandy. State agent: Miss
Ella 6. Agnew and Miss Roberts, OIL
the home department; n. e. B. Talcott.
State poultry agent; s. ~. Miller, Dr.iI
&. II. Hays and j. Sterling Morgan. of
the United States Department of Agrf-SI
culture: Nat II. Frame. OF the West!
virginia Department of Agricultural
Godfrey Morgan. State agent of Ken.i
lucky; A. b. Thornhill. OF the Virginia
Farmers Union; r. c. Stearnes, STATED
Superintendent of Education. and
others are listed as the distinguished
workers who will be present for such
service as they may be called upon toll
perform. The meetings will be held
in the Agricultural College Building
or the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
BLACI<SBuRG WILL TAKE
CARE OF THE CROwDI
On account OF the crowded conditionI
or the hotels in Blacksburg. a numbep5
or private homes In the communityI
have been placed at the DISPOSAL ofI
those In charge OF the arrangementsI
for accommodations, and COMFORTABLE
quarters will be provided for all whoI
attend
The conference will be opened Mon.I
day morning at 10 O'Clock by Mr.. Jones'.
who will preside at the meetings, and
addresses OF welcome will be made bY3
President Eggleston. of the Virginia.
Polytechnic Institute. and DIR. A W.
Drinkard. director OF the State experi.j
ment station. Others on the programI
for talks during the week are: DR., CT
III. Hays. specialist in hog cholera: SAB
Miller specialist in agricultural educa-|
tton United States Department OIL
Agriculture: n. +. B. Talcott, STATED
poultry agent: Nat. r. Frame, STATED
ugent of West Virginia; Miss Edith
Roberts. specialist in home economics:I
Godfrey Morgan, State agent for KEN
lucky: A. b. Thornhill, PRESIDENT
Farmers Union OF Virginia.; T. w. HnI.|
in charge Of boys club work: J. Sters|
ling Morgan. office OF rural organizas1
ton. United states Department of Acrf.|
culture; X. c. Stearnes. State superins|
tendent OF Public Instruction. and ]. Ell
Montgomery. secretary OF the Co3l
Operative Education Association.
BRADFORD KNAPP
WILL BE ON HANn|
Bradford Knapp. chief Of estensioHI
work In the Southern States, will baI
present one day during the conferencsl
and deliver an address. The programi|
calls for talks by each of the county]
and district agents, field agents ard
specialists, and every phase Of the ex.
tension work will be up for discussion,
Time will be allow ed for field trips over
the college farm and experiment. sta4
ton plnts, and nothing will be left un-
done that might enable the agents to
take back new ideas and fresh enthi4
| siasm to the counties where they arc
employed