Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
COLOMBIA
Milk Producers Organize First Farm ers' Local in the State-Annual Church Meetins-Reorganix of Sunday School.

There was an interesting meeting as usual Mrs. c. H. Lathrop as ap- hall, from 11.30 a. m. to 2.30 p. m. The object of the meeting was to form a local organization of farmers and milk marketing and purchasing farm pro- ducts and supplies. The speakers were County Agent Clifford, Prof Baker of the c. A c. and C.. E.. Ernber who has had some 20 years. experience in- forming such organizations in Maine and on Long Island. MT. Clifford spoke of the necessity of farmers organiz-
 gether and hold together The work of the Farm Bureau was along this line. Professor Baker spoke of mar keting produce as one of the big things to be considered. These farm CTS local organizations will be what you farmers make them, he said. He was particularly interested in the Providence Cooperative Milk Produ- cers' Association and spoke of the need of milk producers organizing. c. P. Embree. the principal speaker, proved most interesting. In leading up to the object of the meeting he gave a brief history of his boyhood and the times when the family was cloth ed and fed from the products of the farm-when but comparatively little money was used to get through the year-today 1t is different, times have changed. We must keep up with the procession or get plowed under, com HIS 10 the SuDJeCL DI I1lIh he said, Manufacturers of cloth when producing it at a loss charge higher prices. Why should milk producers continue to produce it at a loss? He erative work in Maine, Long Island and other places: and predicted the biggest scrap over the milk question" next May that had ever taken place and producers should organize to pro- tect themselves. Producers who are shipping their milk to Providence would do well to become members of
 the Providence Milk Producers Coop eratiVe association which would even tual1y be affiliated with the New Eng land organizations.
 A paper containing the object of such an organiza ton was circulated and about 20 signed as members. A meeting of the members was then held and the following officers chosen: President, Herbert F. Collins: vice urer, Henry B. Hutchins: secretary, William c. Robinson; directors, J. Timmis, J. A. Isham, L. J. Hutchins, A. T. GrefoiS, Ralph Buell..
 The directors are empowered to ap point a manager, fill vacancies, etc. The articles of association were read and adopted. The organization is to be known as The Columbia Farmers Local.
 The annual meeting is to be held the first week in June- A committee was appointed to canvass the vicinity for additional DnSnOefS. 11uJlCn was ScIN- ed at the close Of the meeting.
 This is the first Farmers Local to be organized in the state About a
 dozen local milk producers are mem bers of the Providence organization. Won Banner.
 The town Attendance Banner for December was won by the school in | Pine street district.
 Miss Harriet K. Porter, who spent the holiday vacation at the home Of her parents on Columbia Green, re- turned to her duties as instructor in Walnut Hill preparatory school, Nat ick, Mass, Friday of last week.
 Miss Agnes Lyman. for several years at Mrs. Dow's boarding school for girls, Briar Cliff Manor, N. Y., has been spending a holiday vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. 4. Ly- man. She returned to Briar Cliff,
 Monday.
 Meeting, Roll Call, Supper. The annual church meeting, supper and roll call was held at Yeoman's hall last Saturday evening. The attend ance was large. Supper was served at 7.S0, followed by a roll call of the
 members of the 40 names called 91 responded either by word or message
 sent. The various reports were then
 heard. The clerk reported a present
 membership of 142. Additions during
 by profession and six by letter; re-
 moVals. five by letter; infant baptism
 one The treasurer's report showed
 The total amount of contributions for
 the past year amounted to $212.25, of
 which s29.55 was expended for the
 home church and the remainder for
 warded to the various benevolent as-
 sociations. The amount collected ex-
 ceeds our apportionment by several
 dollars At a special collection for
 the suffering Armenians and Syrians
 S42.6S was secured. The report of the
 treasurer of the Ecclesiastical Society
 c
 I75.os and expenses s1o366e with a
 balance in the treasury of $13S39. The
 Woman's Missionary association re-
 ported a membership of 2S and con-
 tributions for the year of S65-42. The
 election of officers resulted as follows:
 Pastors assistant. Edward P. Lymon;
 treasurer, L. E. Winter; one member
 church committee. F. A. Hunt. A let
 the Columbia Congregational church to
 the Unitarian church in Dorchester, Mass. The matter of church music
 was discussed by several and the fol-
 lowing committee was appointed to ar
 range matters if possible and report
 at a subsequent meeting, Mrs. Will
 lami P. Johnson, H. W. Porter and
 L. E. Winter. After some interesting
 remarks by the pastor the meeting ad-
 journed.
 Sunday School Reorganized.
 The Sunday school was reorganiZed for the ensuing year last Sunday. The report of the secretary showed that A sessions were held during the year, seven Sundays no sessions were held on account of the epidemic which pre- vailed. There were 29 pleasant Sun days eight cloudy and seven stormy. The total attendance was PISA: ave- rage 63, and the largest attendance was on Children's day when 1S0 were present. The smallest was on April g when only 30 attended. The present membership is 92. There are also 20 in the home department. The total receipts for the year were $137.55 of which $S0.S4 had been paid out for benevolent and other purposes, leay- ing a balance of s56.s1, in treasury Election of officers resulted as fol- lows: Superintendent. Clayton B. l Hunt. assistant Howard A. Rice: sec retary and treasurer, Philip Isharn.
 Tn the above report of the annual church meeting the report of the La dies Aid society was omitted by an oversight. Here it is: Receipts during [ year $286.21: disbursements, S262.86; in treasury, $2S.35; on deposit in saw ings banks $64S.83