Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

Charles P. Bushnell was reelected president of the New London County Improvement League at it's annual meeting held Saturday afternoon in ed to order at 1.s0 o'clock by Presi [. dent Bushnell and in the absence of Woodbury O. Rogers c. D. Whitman was appointed secretary protein Presidents Annual Report. Following the reading of the call by the secretary, President Bushnell read his annual report as follows: provement League and Farm Bu- reau, Ladies and Gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure at this | time to present to you the fourth an nual report of the president of this m tering upon the duties of president, the New England Milk Producers As- sociation asked the assistance of the Farm Bureau in re- orgaf1izing 8 new association to replace the one already in existence which help was gladly given and a committee was appoint ed to go to Boston to attend meet ing for the purpose of temporary or sanitation of the New England Mifk Producers Association with very sat- isfactory results. Upon our return We were occupied with the forming of several locals in the different towns Of the county, after which these locals met and elected county chairman to | represent them in Boston to perfect permanent organization which was affected. The next work of the Farm Bureau was to take up the different projects, namely dairy, poultry and boys and girls club work and later home economies and cow testing, all Of which wifi be given in detail later by the different Farm Bureau work | ing staff.
 Interesting and Instructive. The work of the Farm Bureau has been very interesting and instructive to your president, having attended all the meetings of the directors and ex- ecutive committee, the convention at Storrs Agricultural College. which was most interesting and much good mittees have been formed in nearly all the towns of the county with l chairmen and administrative boards | whom I hope are here today to assist | in the election of officers and direc- | tcrs and the revision of our constitu- i ton and bylaws, which is to be done at this meeting; also to change the name of this organization from New London County Improvement League | to the New London County Farm Bu- reau if possible. to obtain the neces- | sary two-thirds vote of all the mem | bers of this organization, either in person or by proxy, so that this and all of the similar organizations in the
  Bureau. The past year alternate meetings of the directors have been held in New London and Norwich, thus accommodating those from the north and south ends. of the county. In nearly all the towns of the county directors have been chosen who, I hope, will be ratified by this meeting. Extension schools were held in some of the towns during the last year, which were not as we'll attended as I had hoped they might have been. However, feel that much good was accomplished. Several institute meet ings and demonstrations were held in the different towns which were very instructive, and very well attended | also numerous demonstrations in | home economies.
 The work of supervision of home Bureau the past year, whether we Hpreau the past year, whether we shall continue this work another year or not will probably be discussed later by this meeting or at an early meet l ing of the directors whom you elect The question of finance is going to be vital question this coming year and I hope that measures may be adopted whereby. This organization may be put upon a self sustaining basis. Remember that prompt pay i ment of our annual dues Is a great aid in this work. Let us not wait un til the last thirty days before we send them to our directors or the chair man of the membership committee and thus relieve them of all unnec- essary trouble.
 , Remember the Farm Bureau is yours and do not be afraid to cali up- on any of the officers or agents if YOU wish for any information in their line of work. l am sure if they do not have the information you desire at hand they will be glad to obtain it
 Start Projects Early.
 Your retiring president recommends that the different projects to be taken up next year be started as early as possible in the year, thus affording more time to devote to each project. It seems to me that one new protect might be taken up this year to ad- atfvely of the different grains, seeds and fertfufzers, etc. This | will leave for you to decide later
 In closing I wish to thank you all for your Kind attention ana also for the honor conferred upon me the past year in selecting me for your presi- dent in my absenct I also wish to thank the directors who have attend ed the quarterly directors meetings and given much valuable assistance by so doing. I also wish to thank the members of the executive com- rnittee who have so faithfully attend ed the committee meetings and so
 
 to their attention, and finally I wish t3 thank the Farm Bureau agents for their untirtng work, both in the office and ftld. They have worked hard. both early and late. to accomplish the results obtained and deserve great credit, all of which Is respectfully sub- mitted.
 County Home Economic Board.
 Miss Katherine Luddington of Old Lyme, chairman of the county home economic board presented her annual report as follows
 The Home Economic committee of New London County Farm Bureau was orgS1ized about the middle of June, at meeting held for the purpose in New London.
 Previous to this meeting, considera- ble work along good conservation lines had been done among the women of the county. Whcn the Farm Bureau first decided to introduce home econ onics work into the programme the suffragists of the county (who had de. cided to take up food conservation as their form of war service), offered CO., OperRtion both f1naucfallv ara ot1,a~