The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-18
ORGANIZATION Of
A. S. OF {. MADE
For Ohio County With
Good Membership.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Hello
Here Last Saturday When the
Old Order OF Things Was
Revived.
PROSPECTS ARE VERY BRIGHT


October IA. 1916, the Equity
members of Ohio county came to-
gether at Hartford, Ky, for the pur-
pose of organizing the County Union
of the A. s. of Il. Mr.. s. r. Blan-
ton. special State Organizer. called
the house to order and appointed
committee on nomination which was
composed of the following members:
j. S. Cecil, L. B. Shafer, William
Harrel, ]. R. Weller, A. F. JONES' t.
E. McQuady.
The committee Immediately went
into session. While the committee
was at work our valuable County
Agent, w. w. Browder, made
short and interesting talk, urging
the farmers to take hold of the or
ganization and stating some OF the
benefits to be derived from COOP
Grafton and urging the farmers to
take more interest in the work. This
was followed by short talks by S. K.
Blanton, H. NJ. Pirtse. Albert Cox
and E. C. Baird. Then the commit
tee came in and made the following
report:
1--WE, your committee, beg leave
to submit the following: That we
recommend for president ]. R. Well
Ter, for vice president E. G. Baird.
for secretaries, L. p. Bennett and H..
M. Pirtle."
1t was then ordered that the re-
port be received and the committee
be discharged.
Moved that ]. R. Weller be made
president by reclamation and car
ried. Moved and carried that E. c..
Baird be made vice president by &C
clamation. The vote was then taken
on the secretary, which resulted in
Henry M. Pirtle being elected by
rnearly a unanimous vote.
= 1t was then moved by l.. p. Ben
nett that the county secretary-treas-
urer be made business agent for the
county and the vote was unanimous.
pIIt was then moved and carried
that there be committee on resolu-
lions appointed and the following
were appointed: L. L. Porter, j. s.
Cecil and S. R. Blanton.
All members being allowed a vote
in all elections till this time, the roll
of locals was made and the follow
ing locals reported with the below
named delegates and stated number
of members:
Benefits. F. Bennett, Bob Mil
burn and S. ]. Hawkins, % men,
bers.
Bells Run-T. E. McQuady, IA
members.
Concord-A. F. Jones. 10 men,
bers.
Pleasant Walk-Wm. Harrell,
John Robertson and F. M. Bailey, 81
members.
Hefiin-L. p. Bennett, l.. B. Sha-
fer and l.. L. Porter, 25 members.
Clear Run. R. Weller. IA men,
bers.
Westinghouse. r.. Tinsley and,
e. e. Tinsley. 20 members.
There being other locals not re-
ported, we are not prepared to give
our full membership at this time.
The house was adjourned till one
O'Clock. The house was called to
order at 1880 by president Weller,
and the committee on resolutions
made the following report:
Whereas, the County of Ohio and
State of Kentucky is pressed with
the necessity or organization for the
common good of all, for the general
uplift of the rural home, We this day
organize a County Union of the A.
s. of e.. movement which makes
for a permanent and abiding pros
xArity. Therefore be II
Resolved. that we covenant anew
TO stand together. to work together,
and to counsel together. In all mat
teH pertaining to our social. intel
lectual and financial bctterment.
Resolved, second, that at present
the selling OF the tobacco being the
most important matter. We recon-
mend that selling committee of
three be appointed to-day to get
bids on a million pounds Of tobacco.
TO be delivered at Hartford, also to