Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-10
LANES fine WORK
|! FOR COLORED FARMERS
Described In Demonstration
Agents Quarterly Report To
Fiscal Court

| .
Fiscal Court
The splendid work that Henry
A. Lame, who is County Demon
stration Agent for the colored
people of Madison county. is
doing, was illustrated and
brought forcibly to public at
tention in a quarterly report
which Lame filed with the Madi
son Fiscal Court at its regular
meeting Tuesday. With his re-
|port Lame submitted a cleverly
drawn map of Madison county,
showing the location of various
colored clubs. Data on the map
shows that there are Is colored
Farmers Clubs in the county; 20
Home Makers Clubs the Farm
ers clubs have 235 members, men
and boys and the Home Makers
clubs have 500 members, women
and girls, with a total member
ship of the colored population in
this excellent club and communi-
ty work which Lame is doing of
| A striking feature of LANES
report is reference to the wor
tOf intoxicating spirit of LOYALTY
among the colored citizens.
as Lame says, characteristic
trait of the race. His quarterly
report will be of interest t.
everyone, and is in full as fol-
lows:
Laine's Report
| Judge w. K. Price and mem
bers of the Fiscal Court Of Madi-
son county:
l hereby submit to you my
second quarterly report as DEM
onstration Agent of the colored
people of Madison county. This
report covers the period from
October 1st to December 31st,
1919. During this period my
work has been of an educational
character, and my lectures, let
tiers, bulletins, personal inter
views and newspaper articles to
farouse the colored people of
Madison county, from their easy
going, slothful Indifference to the
things that are for their highest
good and get them to open their
eyes and see what a fine thing it
is to be an American citizen, free
to obtain by labor and economy
the things of life that are sub
stantial and abiding: houses.
lands, bank accounts, honor and
lrespect.
I In addition. l have taught
loyalty to our American institu-
tons and respect for law ant'
order. The apostles of the vari-
Gus "isms" that are now sweep
ling the country" anarchism.
"Bolshevis1n," and I. w. w, ism"
have felt that if they could win
over the colored people to their
ranks, it would prove a valuable
addition. But up to this time the
efforts of the Reds to win tht
support of the negroes. have beer
in vain. The Negro is loyal b,
nature but is sometimes mislead.
have especially tried to get my
people to see that the country Is
the best place for them; that the
soil draws no "color line" but
will reward whoever supplies
brains and labor to the business
of Agriculture.
| have tried to persuade them
to keep away from the cities
where too many colored folk are
wasting their time and means if
trying to act "jes' lax white
folks" in dress, manners and
customs, but to stay in the coun-
try where as landlords, tenants
and hands" they are not only
welcome but where they are &C
tually needed to produce crops t6
feed the teeming population, and
where they have chance to clay
up something for old age. Fol
] lowing facts will show the efforts
| have put forth in carrying or
this campaign since October 1st
!, / have held 81 Community
meetings with 4,08l persons in
! attendance. I have written 81
letters, given out 127 bulletins
I mailed ga circulars, made q
wits to public schools, visited
(: Isl farms, held a County Agricul-
tural and Industrial Fair, besides
various interviews and newspa-
!per articles written in the inter
est of my work. I feel that much
/! good is being done. The accom-
! Ipanying map of Madison county
| will give you some of the exten'
!; of my club activity.
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