Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-10-22
FARM BUREAU MEETING
Continued froy,o naro o,ol

Orleans County Farm Bureau asso-
citation deeply regret our loss in the.
death of W. B. Heyer of Newport.
who was vice president of the Farm
Bureau association, and
Whereas, Mr.. W. B. Heyer has al
ways been an active and loyal SUM-
porter of the Orleans County Farm
Bureau association, as well as all ae-
tivities pertaining to the advance
ment OF agriculture in Orleans coun-
ty, be it
Resolved. That the Orleans Coun-
ty Farm Bureau association in an
nual meeting assembled extend their
sincere and heartfelt sympathy to
Mrs. w. B. Heyer and family. and be
it
Resolved, That copy of these res
oiutlons be sent to Mrs. w. B. Heyer
and also printed in the Farm Bureau
News
The nominating committee then re-
ported with the following nomina-
tions, each member of the executive
committee to be in charge of a def
mite project:
Organization project in charge of
K. A. Dutton of Bloomington. presi-
| dent of the Farm Bureau.
Dairy Improvement project in
charge of c. w. Bean, of West Glow
er, vice president.
Boys and Girls club project, in
charge of Miss Inez Winslow of Or
| leans
Treasurer, H. w. Shaw, Newport.
Fran Management project, B. R.
Buchanan of West Glover
Lime and Clover project, B. ]. Will
Hams of Morgan Center.
Poultry Project, Mrs. Will Bailey
of Irasburg.
Home Demonstration project, Mrs.
H. S. Clark of Glover.
Corn Variety project, A. C. Cheney
Of North Craftsbury.
The renort was accepted Follow
| ,nC this Prof. O. H. Benson of Wash
! ington, d. c., was introduced and as
he arose to give his address the
members of the Bloomington clubs
| arose and sang short song, elbow
do You do, Mr.. Benson, How do you
do?" Mr.. Benson delivered a very
tforceful address on the place of chill
dren in rural life. He drew a very
vivid picture of the various ways in
which young people may be made to
realize the vast opportunities that
are to be had in rural life, touching
on the responsibilities of the parents
in this matter. He brought out very
strongly what is meant by achieve
ment by the answer which a small
boy once gave him, ESTo achieve is to
get into the game; stay in the game;
and stick it through"
S. L. Strivings was introduced fol-
lowing Mr.. Benson's address. Mr..
Strivings is not only lecturer of the
New York State Grange, but is presi-
dent of the Farm Bureau in his
home county in New York and also
, president of the New York Fedora.
ton of Farm Bureaus. Owing tt
, limited time his address was some
what shortened but in his brief ad
dress he brought very strongly before
! his audience the necessity of strong
national farmers organization il
this country and pointed to the Fed
Grafton of Farm Bureaus of thi
. country as the logical spokesman TO,
the farmers interests, ''not for on
own selfish interests do we need thi
strong organization" said Mr.. Striv
ings. "but we need an organization
e that can speak for the agriculture
interests of the county in the tremen
dous problems that confront us an
affect US, not as farmers alone, bu
e as nation"
n E. L. ingalls,, state leader of Boy:
d and Girls clubs then made few re
u marks, after which the meeting wa
adjourned.
ID Home Economics Demonstrations.
D Miss Bertha Holden, specialist {
); Burlington has been secured by tn
re Farm Bureau for three demonstrs
IS lions in this county the week OF DC
st 9th. Following is the schedules:
y Orleans, Wednesday afternoon, DC
Is 29th.
Bloomington, Thursday p. m, DC
r. 30th.
in Glover, Friday D. m, Oct. 31st:.
l. At Orleans, Miss Holden will gIN
Ie a demonstration IN the canning
a. meat, while at Bloomington ar
ae Glover she will give q demonstrate
40 on the Renovation, Care and Sele
tion of clothing. At a little lat
date, Miss Holden will give demon
8 STATIONS in some of the other cor
ed munities.