The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-15
PRESIDENT BARRETT
OF FARMERS UNION
Will Visit Palatka on 3Oth
dashboard of Trade
to Honor Visitor.
Addesses, Public Recertio and Ban
quet at the Putnam House Have
Been Arranged.

N. e. Shonts, state organizer Of the
Farmers Educational and Coop.ra i've
tul9n Of America, has received let
ter from the state secretary advising
him that the National President, C. S.
Barrett, and the State President, ].
L. Sheppard, will be in Palatka on
Saturday, September 30. The pur-
pose of their visit is to officially pass
on the program of the national con-
vention in conjunction with the board
of trade. The convention will be held
the third week in November, begin
ming Tuesday the 21st.
This is an event of the greatest i'm
portance to Palatka as this city has
not only to uphold her own reputation
for hospitality, but that of the state of
Florida as we'll There will be about
400 delegates in attendance upon the
convention, but the national conven-
/ ton of the Farmers Union are of so
much Importance and their delibera-
tions are of such moment to the farm
ing interests of the entire country
that the attendance of outside visitors
will greatly exceed the number of del
egates. The people of Palatka and
Putnam county may as well realize
right now that they will have to open
their homes to the visitors in order to
see that none are turned away for
lack of accommodations. There are
hotel accommodations for about 600
visitors, and every other available
room in Palatka will be needed. This
is certain and the facts may as well
be met today. There is no further
time to be lost in making prepara-
tions for our guests.
The Importance of this convention
on the future of Palatka and the state
of Florida is too far reaching for US
to leave anything undone that will
make a favorable impression upon our
visitors.
1t is also Mr.. Barrett's desire that
a mass meeting of the members of
the farmers union from all this Sec
ton of Florida be held while he is
here, and President Tenney of the
Putnam county local has called a
meeting for Saturday, September 30,
at p. m. at the county court house in
Palatka.
Arrangements have also been made
for a public reception to Mr.. Barrett
and Mr.. Shepard at 4:30 in the after
noon at the Putnam House. In the
evening at 1880 at the Court House,
Messrs. Barrett and Shepard will ad-
dress an open mass meeting, and 1T IS
hoped that United States Senator
Duncan U. Fletcher can also be in
duced to accept an invitation to speak
at that time. -,
A general invitation is given for all
who desire to hear one of the most
prominent and influential men in the
affairs of the nation discuss the CO.
operative and educational movement
among the farmers Of America. Mr..
Barrett is the leader of more than
two million farmers in all parts of
the United States and his words car
rv weight in every state in the Union.
Under his leadership the Farmers
Union has become an important fac
tor in bettering agricultural condl-
tions throughout the country.
After the meeting at the court
house grounds Messrs. Barrett and
Shepard will be the guests of honor at
public banquet at the Putnam
House under the auspices of the
board of trade and the Farmers Union
of Putnam County. 1t is proposed to
make the banquet thoroughly repre-
sentative of the county and the city
and in this way bring about that spirit
of cooperation between city and coun-
trv for which the union stands.
Tickets to the banquet will be 81
They can be secured through secreta,,
ries of the different local unions and
the Board of Trade.