The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-06-04

I've new memDeFS, MI. ana MRS
Francis Taylor, Mr., and Mrs. Edwin
P. Paxson and Eugene P. Roberts
were unanimously elected.
The principal topic of the day was
Community Life" many taking part
in the discussion.
Mrs. A. w. Preston said churches
schools, pig clubs, community laun.
dry, choral music, boy and girl
scouts, community nurse and COM
munity kitchen were things to be en-
couraged. The latter is not to be
hoped for yet, owing to the scattered
homes. Mrs. Preston said the pig
clubs were a great help for boys and
girls, and their parents as well; that
the churches should be encouraged,
and the schools were certainly far
from the standard they should be,
and seem to be retrograding. Those
in Solebury should be centralized #
they are to be properly built up.
Mrs. Francis Taylor spoke of CO.
operation which had worked with the
farmers in Ontario, Canada, and WAS
the means of that Government being
now enrolled among farmers, was Of
pecuniary benefit as well as benefic-
ial in other ways, but the monetary
result failure these days must not
be lost sight of, but not to worry too
much over the ethical side. Great
stress was laid on Americanization of
community life, and the difficulty in
getting the foreigner, who was so
freely allowed admittance in years
gone by, to conform toAmerican ideals
and restricted immigration needed if
we are to have these ideals promul-
gated on satisfactory lines as to
things of interest in the community
which might be encouraged.
Mrs. D. A. Davenport spoke of the
friendship and common aims of Sole
bury Farmers Club they were for
betterment of community life, that
each should try to give, and not have
the work devolve on few; that in the
giving, we were receiving also, since
"ceasing to give, we cease to have"
that the influence of the club should
not only be felt in community life,
but in affairs of State as well.
Mrs. Florence K. Blackfan also
spoke of the influence of the club in
years gone by in State affairs, now
partly covered by the Grange and
farm organizations.
A W. Preston spoke of co-opera-
ton being an aid to betterment Of
community but that if seemed diff
cult at present to get farmers to
combine. It is expected this will be
overcome and feeling of greater
confidence in brotherhood establish
ed. The changes which take place IN
communities must be met by changes
in WAYS and means of the farmers
and their affiliations.
The Citizens Choral Society was
strongly recommended for commun-
ity life as singing was proven IN the
late war to be of value in the morale
of an army. Scout work for boys
and girls in this immediate commun-
ity would be beneficial and great
help in the future lives of the boys
and girls.
Mrs. Asher Mattison said when far
mers get together plans, methods and
experiments were discussed, every
part of farming, many farmers in this
community having specialized on fruit
dairy and poultry raising, the raising
of food always necessity.
Mrs. Madison also referred to the
first days of the Solebury Farmers
Club, when no women were admitted
and that when the women were finally
admitted, new interest was keeniy ex-
hibited.
Carroll B. Price spoke of the social
side which farmers club helped
and a means of dispelling the loneli-
ness which often ensued, and that
they maintain the Americanization OF
the Nation.
Visiting delegates from several
other clubs present were apprecla-
tive of community life and made very
acceptable remarks. The representa-
tives from Northampton spoke on the
value that vocational work had prov
en- to be in their high schools, and
really necessary to rural life. Mr..
Gheen also spoke on the centrallza-
ton Of high schools and their value
TO a community, making better men
and women, enriching community life
and important in the Americanization
of the nation. Mrs. Gheen also spoke
on the Importance of encouraging
churches, in short, Christianity was
the root of all real progress and the
fundamental of any nation.
AS to why Solebury should be
proud of farmers club approaching
its 50th anniversary, Mrs. W. W..
Hurley, said in part that the things
accomplished were a source of pride
as in former years, before the Grange
and other farm bureas were organ
lied, it sent representatives to Har-
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