The Dickinson press., 1917-12-22
nine LOCALS
REPRESENTED AT Big
STATE CONVENTION

STATE CONVENTION
The second annual state convention
of the North Dakota division of the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union of America took place in
Bismarck Wednesday, and Thursday
of last week. Sixty-nine delegates,
representing thirty-nine locals, at
tended. New officers were elected.
George N. Remission, secretary of the
Bismarck Commercial Club welcomed
the convention in a well-phrased
speech and the response was given by
Secretary Treasurer D. E. Shipley.
Miss Poole of the Agricultural col
lege and Commissioner of Agriculture
and Labor John N. Hagan, addressed
the convention, the latter dwelling up
on the subject of grain grading. Rev.
George Buzzelle addressed the conven-
ton upon the subject of the Red
Cross.
The various committees appointed
were as follows:
Credentials. w. Granting, Re
gan; O.: A. Brown, Dickinson; c. F.
SUlCl, Hell.
Revision of Constitution and By
Laws-Geo. w. Sorber, Gladstone;
Chas. E. Davis, Belield: S. D. Gregg,
Gladstone.
Resolutions and Good of the Order
j. L. Cahill, Leith; w. J. Motley,
Dickinson; Fay Harding, Braddock; A.
Mccoy, Regain; H. P. Knappen, Bis
marck.
Congregational. N. Blexrud, Re-
gan; John F. McNulty, Fl. Clark; A.
H. Anderson, Belfeld.
The resolutions committee sub
mitted a report which wa unanimous
ly adopted. 1t proclaimed loyalty of
all the members to the Government
and support of President Wilson; it
condemned the newspapers that
sought to impugn the motives and dis
credit the loyalty Of the farmers of
North Dakota; it endorsed the reso-
lutions endorsed at7the conference of
representatives Of the grain-growers
of North Dakota recommending Ger
tain changes in the system of grain
grading now in effect; it endorsed the
administration of Governor Frazier
and Commissioner Hagan;> it reco2-
niZed the justice of the cause of the
St. Paul and Minneapolis street car
employees and condemned the street
car companies: the Farmers Union
was pledged support and the admini;-
trations of the officers of the. state
union were endorsed; sympathy was
expressed for President Armstrong
who lately lost his wife through death;
votes of thanks were given to Mr..
Remission and to Mr.. Buzzelle.
Ormanzo A. Brown of Dickinson,
who represented the State Union at
the meeting of the. National Union
held at Jonesboro, Ark, in Novem-
Der, submitted a verbal report of his
Stewardship. The report brought
forth much discussion and many ques-
tions, and was finally accepted, with
a vote of thanks by the convention to
MI. Brown for the conscientious man
ner in which he had discharged his OBJ
legations to the state organization.
Secretary Shipley, who attended the
national convention as a special rep
resentative from North Dakota, also
submitted his report, which made a
very favorable impression, and was
similarly disposed of.
The New Officers
President-R. j. j. Montgomery,
Happen.
Vice President-Geo. w. sorber,
Gladstone.
Secretary-Treasurer-Mrs. D.. =.
Shipley, Bismarck.
State organizer-D. p. Shipley,
Bismarck.
Conductor-D. c. Williams, Wood
worth.
ling.
Sergeant-at-Arms- August Nick
ell, Judson.
Chaplain-Miss Della Olson, SELL.
Delegate to National Convention
". /. Anderson, Still; alternate dele
gate, C. F. Smith, He'll.
Board Of Directors-W. j.. Smith,
Hebron; w. b. Breen, Bismarck;
Frank Mehring, Melville; CT Ma
lone, Regain; ". j. Motley, Dickinson,
Delegates of this section with the
locals they represented are:
Fryburg-Ghas. E. Davis, +. q.
|Dunham.
Heart River-Ormanzo A. Brown.
Antelppe-George Gusey.
Versippi-Ss. p. Gregg, Charles Charles
Muecke.
Belfeld-ack Cameron.
SnoW-A. A. Shaekbeck.
Gaylord-Milt Robinson.