The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-12
HOME CLUB MEETING WAS A
BIG SUCCESS.

ldlan tuesday, at the mid-winter
meeting of the club. II was more
than club meeting, as the general
public was invited to partake of the
hospitality of this growing organi-
zation.
The Home Club has been in exist
ence for several years and is COM
posed of farmers residing in sect
ion south of Meridian. The presi-
dent this year is l.. F. Abel, who,
together with Mrs. A. j. Matcham, as
secretary, and Messrs. S. Fl. Gron-
dahl and r. v. Wolfe, officers of the
club, had general charge of the pro-
gram.
County Agent f. l.. Williams gave
his help in making the program
fine success, and Dean E. J. Iddings,
OF the Idaho Agricultural college,
was also present and spoke in an in
teresting manner.
The program was as follows:
Song, America, by everybody.
Invocation, Rev. Joel Brown.
Opening address by l.. f. Abel, Pres
ident of the Farmers Home Club.
Address by Lulu E. Vance, Co. Supt.
Address, Canning and Preservation
OF Meats" Mrs. G. A. Holt.
Noon Hour. luncheon at the Boosters
headquarters.
lis pm. sharp-Music by Prot. Hug
gins G Co.
Address by Prof. F. F. Williams, on
fnFUo 80 No. Dee
Address by Prof +. j. Iddings, Ret
ter Live Stock
Song, Mrs. E. F. Hunt.
Mr.. Abers opening address was
along the line of more social interest
being taken by the people of the
community and was well received.
Miss Lulu E. Vance, the newly
Installed superintendent of the Ada
county schools, gave splendid talk
on educational subjects. She COM
plimented the Meridian schools and
especially the Meridian rural high
school. and favored Capitalization of
school districts, so that there would
be less school officers. less buildings.
and thus enable the larger districts
to improve the buildings and grounds
The talk of Mrs. Holt on Canning
and Preserving Fruits" was practical
and told in way that everyone
could understand and benefit by the
experience of one who is well quail
fled to give advice to the housewife
on this important subject.
Prof. Williams gave a resume of
farm inspection work and particularly
of the subjects of pressing moment.
This included clover aphis, squirrel
poisoning, infected herds. hog chol-
era. black leg, potato diseases, etc.
He suggested the formation in Ada
county of a farm bureau of 800
members with officers, including an
advisory board or council from the
different neighborhoods. This person
should present the problems from
his section. and they would be dis
cussed and treated, with the help of
experts. A paper would be published
showing the result of the work of the
board and the experience in farm
r UptTdIIOH Vi tic
The big organization would plan
silo demonstrations and excursions,
an annual picnic, and trips of invest
igation. Considerable interest was
evinced and the matter will be agi--
tated by Prof. Williams and others.
Prof. Iddings opened his address
by saying that he. was almost
tempted to talk on the betterment of
our social life, as he said such
gathering as this of so many happy,
contented farmers with their fam
lilies, was too infrequent an affair.
He said he would rather talk of hui
man beings, and how they needed TO
get out from their homes and mingle
more together in community affairs.
His subject was Better livestock"
and although his address was quite
lengthy, was listened to with inter-
est. He said the last year had not
only been the banner year for
prices, but also in all manner of ag-
ricultural activity. More interest
was taken in improving the farm
and adopting new and better meth
ods. He said the Boise valley and
the Buhl section took the lead in the
live stock and dairy industry and
such things as the COW testing asso-
ciation here evinced the interest in
the subject he was treating. He
emphasized the overshadowing inn
portance of the pedigree and high
standard of the male. and without
this, the value of cattle herd would
be indefinite. He said the record
making cows in history were the de-
scendents of the best cows of to-day
and this was a matter of record.