The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-03
FARMERS INSTITUTE
TO MEET NEXT WEEK
Annual Gathering Takes Place at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
at Biacksburg.
President j, ID. Egglcston to Make
Welcome AddresS-Special Fea-
lures Have Been Arranged for
Women. With Interesting Lee
lures.

ments are now completed for the an
nuai meeting OF the State Farmers
institute, Aug. I, and .. at the Viz
sinia Polytechnic institute, Blacks
burg The institute will open at
$3.50 a, d, Aug I. with an address
of welcome by President J. ID. Eggle-
ston and will end Friday afternoon
with business session.
Some OF the college dormitories
have been thoroughly cleaned and
the rooms, with mattresses and cots.
will be available to visitors at cost
OF one dollar for three days. Those
expecting to occupy these rooms
must bring sheets. pillows, towels
and necessary toilet articles with
them. Meals will be served at the
college dining hall at sixty-hve cents
per meal, or 1895 per day for the
three meals. A few rooms can he
had in private homes In town and on
the campus at reasonable rates.
Special features have been ar
ranged for women at this meeting and
very attractive plan for lectures has
been worked out Miss Miller of the
University of Chicago. will give DEM
onstrations every afternoon. and
Miss Martha Van RENSSELAER,, of Cor
nell will deliver an address Thurs
day night on War Service Without
Uniform" Comfortable rooms will
be provided in the dormitories for
the women If they desire them and
their wants Miss Christine MunoZ,
medical director of the Farmville
Normal. will lead the community
singing each evening during the in
| stitute.
The complete program for the in
stitute is:
Wednesday Morning. Aug. Z.
| Address of welcome, President ].
D. Eggleston.
Response. Hon S l. Lupton.
! Address, Bradford Knapp.
Cooperation, A. e ThornhiN
Wednesday Afternoon
Men----Grasses and Legumes, r. 3
Hutcheson.
! Women -- Demonstration, breads
without wheat. Miss Elizabeth Miller
! Chicago university.
Wednesday Evening.
1880 - Community singing, Miss
Christine Munos, musical DIRECTOR oil
I Farmville State Normal.
S:0o-Governor Davis,
Agricultural club meeting by Whit.
mel Agricultural club, Ptttsylvania
lcounty
Patriotic talk, Hon. Everett Colby
New Jersey
Thursday Morning, Aug. s.
Poultry, Harry Lamon. L. S. D. A
Farm organization, A. G Smith.
Feeding dairy cows. r. f. Hunt
Thursday Afternoon.
Men, 90 How to Examine. Blu,
and Use Tractors. NJ. l. Nichols
2:45--Tractor demonstration.
Women--Dernonstra meat saw
ers. Miss Elizabeth Miller. Chicag
! university.
, Thursday Evening.
7:3o-s:0o - Community singing
Miss Christine Munos.
$ War Service Without Uniform
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,
War, DR. Douglas Freeman.
Friday Morning. Aug. o.
, Men~--I1ve stock NJ. O. Cooper.
: Women --- Demonstration. genera
reorganization of menus To suit wa
J conditions. Miss Elizabeth Miller
] Chicago university.
. Beef Production. A w. Coehe
s formerly of Kansas Agricultural col
e lege.
r Sheep. f. l. Shaw, West Virgini
Agricultural college.
Friday afternoon, Aug. 3.
Business session.
t Tractor demonstration
y A feature of the meeting this yea
e viii be an address Wednesday nigh
4 by Hon Everett Colby Of New Jer
o isey. Senator Colby will tell. from per
= sonal experience, incidents of starva
o ton and suffering among the Rel
CLAN children and among the civil
iane OF France, and what he saw an
learned on a visit to the Why Ridg
trenches He also went through tn
4 excitement of an air raid while i
= London. Hundreds of boys from a
v sections OF Virginia Will attend tn
a boys short course, which will be hel
e during the session Of the institute
s and among the organizations that wi
= hold meetings at the same time ar
: the Virginia Shorthorn and Nirgini
Angus association and the Stat
Beekeepers' association.
I All those who. are coming 10 tn
a institute. whether by train or auto
s mobile, are asked to note that a boot
q will be established at the alumt
: gate, the main entrance to the Co
s lege grounds, and visitors should re
I port there Immediately on arrival.
o committee will assign them TO quar-
h tiers and the BOY Scouts will condut