Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-21
GREAT JUNE DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS.
County Farm Bureau Needs 1000
Members. Women to Join. Three
District Meetings.

The first three days of next week,
May 26, 27 and 28th, have been set
apart for three rousing district meet
ings to head up final plans for the
Farm Bureau Membership Drive
which opens the first week in June.
These meetings, which are open to
both men and women, interested in
the work of the Farm Bureau, will be
addressed by J. E. Carrigan of the
extension service of Burlington and
Miss Petit of the States Relations
Service at Washington. AS both
speakers are closely associated with
Farm Bureau work, an interesting
program is anticipated. Final plans
for the launching of the campaign will
be outlined by some officer of the
Farm Bureau and the county agent.
These meetings will be held in the
following towns:
West Charleston, Monday, p. m.
May 26th, at School hall.
South Troy, Tuesday, 8 p. M, May
9th at the Methodist church.
South Albany, Wednesday, 8 p. M,
May 18th at the Congregational
church.
Letters have gone out to all mem
oers of the various community mem
bership committees urging them to be
present at one of these meetings. In
fact, community chairmen are plan
ming with various committee mem
bers how everyone may go by auto,
those having autos taking those who
have not.
One thousand Farm Bureau mem
bers, no less, is the stint for the va
rious members of the community
committees of this county.Is that too
many to expect when there are over
5000 farm men and farm women in
Orleans county? There will be no
| less than $50 men and women who
will make the canvass of the county.
| If each one secures six members,
including renewals and new members,
| that will put the county lover the
top" Each community will have a
quota and a set day on which the
campaign will be run. Further in
formation about the campaign will be
published in this paper next week. If
you want to know how Orleans coun-
| ty stands at present with the other
counties of the state and of the New
England states, read the article on
the third page of the New England
Homestead for May 18th. Orleans
county is by no means at the bottom
and is far from the top in the matter
of membership. But, 1000 members
will put the Orleans County Farm
Bureau cover the top" and at the
stop" in this state. There is no use
talking, it must be done.
| In many of the towns of this coun-
ty, the women are organizing COM
mittees the same as the men to con-
duct live membership drive the first
| of June. At present there is nc
Home Demonstration agent in the
county, owing to Miss Seaver's resig-
! nation, but the chances are better
than ever that there will be one locat-
ed here before the summer is over
The women realize that they must
show a substantial membership the
same as the men if they are to ex-
pect that Uncle Sam will pay the sal
ary of home demonstration agent
Caledonia county, south of US, has 3Ol
women members in the Farm Bureau
and has never had a home demon.
stration agent. 1t is expected thai
one will soon be secured. Orleans
county women should show their in.
terest in this work by membership IL
the Farm Bureau or little assistance
will be given by the department al
Washington to the Farm Bureau il
securing someone to fill the vacancy
4 caused by Miss Seaver's resignation
} 1t is simply a business proposition
with the Department of Agriculture
at Washington. If the women of any
county show by good membership
that they want home demonstration
work, the department will do its par
as funds will permit But, if tn,
women are not interested enough Il
show a good membership, the depart
ment at Washington is liable to plac,
the funds at their disposal in som'
county where there is more interest
Hence the reason for a campaign fol
women members.