Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-04
SPEAKERS URGE.
WOMEN To WORK
WITH CAMPAIGN

The agricultural rally held in this
city yesterday was featured by spien-
did addresses delivered by men and
women well known in the state wide
campaign for more efficient methods.
in farming and home economics.
Two well attended sessions were
held in the Carnegie Library auditor
ium, with free barbecue served ar
noon in the Armory. The barbecue
was particularly enjoyoble and more
than 300 guests were served by the
ladies of the Womans Club, under the
auspices of which the rally was held
Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, one of the
most successful woman farmers in ths
South and president of the State Fed
cratic of Woman's Clubs, spoke both
at the morning and afternoon ses-
sions. In her address in the forenoon.
Mrs. Black urged the Importance OF
securing the cooperation of the
farmers wives in the effort to wage
a successful campaign against the
boil weevil.
Diversiication of farm products
was a point particularly emphasized
by Mrs. Black and she impressed her
hearers with the idea that the We
men of Georgia can do much to bring.
about the desired condition of affairs
as regards properly balanced farming
She called upon the women of the
state to use home grown products
wherever possible, thus creating q
market for the Georgia raised crops
of all descriptions.
p. A. Methyin, state pure food i'm
spector, spoke interestingly on the
methods used in inspecting the food
supplies of the commonwealth, dss-
cribing the efforts being made to in
sure efficient sanitation in daries-
markets and all places where food
products are prepared or dispensed.
H. F. Branham, dairy Inspector
working under State Veterinarian p
F. Bahnsen, delivered most interest
ing address on his work throughout
the state and showed the possibilities
for a greatly increased production Of
dairy products in Georgia.
The morning session was opened
with w. T. Lane presiding as chair
man, Mayor L. G. Council and Mrs
Frank Sheffield, president of the Wo-
mans Club, delivering short address
es of welcome to the visiting speak
ers and guests.
At the afternoon session addresses
we're delivered by Messrs. Branham
and Methvin. while Secretary P. A
Kenmore of the Chamber of Com
merce made a short but Illuminating
talk on the Third Agricultural Dis
-rict Fair that is to be held in Amer
cus in October.
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, at teh head
If the women's department of the
Fair, spoke on the
results accomplished by that institu-
ion. She also exhibited displays NJ
landiwork done by Mrs. Wilmer Moore,
read of the Arts and Handicrafts Com
nittee of the State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. Mrs. Moore was to have
,een present at the rally to deliver
III address but was unable to make
he trip to this city
At the close of the regular session
II the afternoon, a special meeting II
he Woman's Club was called anc
Hrs. Black addressed the members on
he work of the State Federation.
The ladies in charge of the barbecue
-ery kindly turned over the surplus of
,atables to the convicts at the county
tockade and the Sunday dinner for
hese unfortunates will be made up to
large extent of the good things pre-
Jared for the guests at the rally. MIR
Arthur Rylander of the county COM
nissioners accepted the gift and ex-
PRESSED the thanks of the convicts-
The rally, including as it did ex-
positions of the various features of the
resent campaign to increase the
of Georgia and particularly
he Third District, has aroused much
interest among the hosewives of this
section in the plans suggested during
he discussions.
Singer Sewing Machine Co., in the