Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-23
COUNTRY IN NEED OF
MORE MANUAL LABOR
Speaker Tells Members of COun-
ty Farm Bureau What Will Sc
cure Adequate Production
Project Leaders Give Reports
and Officers Are Reelected

| Election OF officers, reports OF proJec'
leaders. as we'll as reports of different or
fcers, adoption Of resolutions, ana ad-
dresses by prominent agriculturists TOOK
up the time at the annual meeting Of tho
Chittenden County Farm Bureau heid
at Morrill, hall and the University gym
nasium Saturday. One of the resolutions
reported and adopted favored greater CO.
operation between the Chittenden County
Farm Bureau and the Chittenden County
Fair association.
The nominating committee. made UP OF
Mrs. c. j. Wright of Wiliston. w. r.
Chaplin of Essex and f. II. Frink Of Char
ilotte, reported nominations of the same
Officers as last year, who were duly elec-
ted as follows: President. ]. T. Ramsey
of Charlotte; vice-president. Mrs. B. G.
Hawley of Jericho: secretary, @. NJ
Hazard of Charlotte; treasurer, w. c.
Fuller of Richmond.
| At the afternoon session. held In the
gymnasium at the university, the speak
ers were S. l.. Strvings of CASTLE. N Y,
president of the New York Federation OF
Farm Bureaus, and o. II. Benson OF
Washington, d. c., director of boys and
girls club work for the government.
There were about 200 people present at
the afternoon meeting, which was Of
great benefit to everybody.
Mr.. Strivings went into some of the
details of the economic conditions of the
country and emphasized the need Of man.
ual labor TO secure adequate production
He urged the adoption on the part of agri-
culture of definite program of work
He stated that the country needs the
steadying influence of agriculture and
that the farm bureau is the organization
Iii.
ed the Plumb plan for railroads and the
Lane scheme for furnishing farms for
soldiers. and urged a constructive. middle
of-the-road agricultural program. not fol-
the sake of keeping the farmers from
starving, but for the best interests of the
Icountry.
Mr. Benson emphasized the farn-home
as the basic thing of the community
With the school system and the city
social life keeping the children away
from home, rural life, in contrast, has
the opportunity of better organizing the
home life and. through the boys and girls
club work, establishing a program which
teaches them what n real home Is. Mr.
Benson believes that thrift is the direc
product Of earning and that we should
therefore, give the boys and girls a chance
to earn. helping them to make worl
seem like play. The boy should be giver
a manly Job and the girl a womanly job
They should not he given Jobs which
are good for nothing but children. Clut
work follows these precepts. said Mr.
Benson. and is the biggest work of tn,
farm bureau Of to-day.
Previous to the opening of the after
noon meeting Charles p. Ernst of tn,
community service led the assembly IL
few minutes Of community singing.
Lunch was served at noon in a mos
acceptable manner by the girls OF tn,
home economics department of the Uni
versty of Vermont.
| ]. p. Ramsay, president of the Chit
tenden County Farm Bureau association
called the meeting to order at 1913
O'Clock Saturday morning. and spok,
briefly on the work Of the organization
Reports of the secretary and treasurer
followed. the latter showing the treasur,
to be in good condition.
Reports Of project leaders were givel
as follows Household management Mrs
3. c. Hawley Of Jericho; boys and girls
club work. report read from Miss Min
ME Hays. Essex Junction; farm manage
ment, G. NJ Hazard. Charlotte; live
stock improvement, G. NJ. Nelson, West
ford: organization. J. p. Ramsay, Char
lotte community activities, Mrs. C. J
Wright. Williston.
The committee In charge of revisio,
Of bylaws presented the revised copy o
the bylaws, which was adopted in full
with few minor amendments.
The resolutions committee consisting o
U. A. Woodbury., End. Of Burlington
f. l.. ingalls, of Burlington and Mrs
G. NJ. Hazard Of Charlotte, reported
resolution Of thanks to the extension
service Of tho university for its co-opera
ton in helping to make this meeting
success.