Evening journal., 1918-04-15
FLRR BUREAU FOR
County FORNED
]. T. ShallCross is Chosen
First President Of Agricul-
turaliStS' Association
NAME CHAlRMEN
FOR DEPARTMENTS

Organization Of the New Castle COun-
ty Farm Bureau was affected Saturday
afternoon, with election Of these OH
GERS: j r. Shallcross, president; A. c.
Smedley, vice-president; Mrs. G. p.
Dickey, secreta "; George II. Medill,
treasurer. These committees were
chosen: Dairy and Livestock, C. p
Dlckey; Boys and Girls Extension
Club Work, Horace Dilworth. Other
committeeman to have charge Of poul-
try, fgruit, etc, viii be appointed later.
The association starts with $50 MEM
bers.
At the afternoon session Reuben Sat
terthwaite spoke of the Liberty Loan
His appeal was earnest and was lis
tened TO with interest by the farmers
and their wives. Cottage cheese was
the subject Of Miss Marie Sayles, of the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture. A fine exhibit, showing many
uses and ways Of preparing the cheese
was shown by Miss Helen COmstOcb
also a government agent.
In the morning the total membership
had been announced as 3O3. Late re-
ports Of the afternoon brought this
total up to $50.
The program committee, and the
nominating committee were in charge
Of the meeting The program commit
tee were William Peach, Of Harmony
Eugene Shallcross. Of Middletown; II
B. Mcdowell, Of Middletown, and Mrs
Frederick Snyder, of Newport The
nominating committee were the nine
teen temporary chairmen Of the variou:
communities represented, and theil
vice-chairmen. as follows: Odessa
Alexander p Corbitt and Mrs. ]. T
| IShallcross; Middletown, George Janviel
and Mrs. Poole; Townsend, w. S Money
and Mrs. w. c. Money: Deakyneville
Walter Donovan; New Castle, ]. Franl
Megginson and Mrs. Sarah Simons
Bear Station and Red Lion, Clayton
Appleby; Blackbird, Royden Caulk an,
Mrs. Faulkner; Mt Pleasant, Norri
Eliason; ST. Georges, James B. Moor
and Mrs Snedecker; Smyrna, w. II
Armstrong; kirkwood, Griffin Ellison
FTalleyville, A. C. Smedley and Miss Ev
Weldin; Hockessin, John Mitchell an
Miss Nellie Gray; Newark, Thoma
Green and Mrs Everett Johnson; Mer
maid, William Naudain and Mrs. VII
liam Peach; anton, C. p Dickey an
Mrs. C p. Dickey: Newport, Wesle
Maclary and Mrs. Robert p. Robinson
Fairview, Frank Whiteman; Centervill,
H. L. Dilworth
Elected in charge Of the lines Of wor
to be undertaken by the Farm Bureau
were the following: Chairmen. Dair
and Livestock, c.. p Dickey, stanton
Boys and Girls Clubs, H. L. Dilwortl
Centerville; Soil and Crops, William !
Naudain, Harmony; Farm Labor. Gr
! fin Ellison, Kirkwood; Fruit and Pou
= try, Eugene Shallcross, Middletowr
y Food Conservation, Mrs. Robert p Rol
inson. Newport; Health Conservation
Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell Middletown.
Within two weeks, each communii
committee will hold a meeting in eac
Of the nineteen communities. to elect o
hcers and TO make a beginning Of carr,
! ing out the work planned by the Far
Bureau Of New Castle county.
There will be farm tractor demon
stratnons on the Bishop farm. one mi
west Of Dover, on April i6, II and 1
with from fifteen TO twenty-five ira
tors shown.
Demonstrations will be given IN fle
plowing and orchard cultivation. und
the charge Of the Kent County Far
y Bureau. The demonstrations are for 6
d the people In the State