Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-18
Afternoon Session

dialect given by Mr.. Cummings open
ed the afternoon session. Mr.. Cum
mings is master of the art of story
telling and kept his audience eager
for more.
County Agent Day then introduced
County Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary T. Fl.
Leonard of Augusta. who spoke Of
the work the ''Y" is doing in rural
communities to interest the young
folks and make them more contented
with life on the farm. He spoke OF
the organization of clubs for the
young folks. under the direction OF
leaders, and the effort that is being
made to get the manhood Of to.
morrow by building up the charac-
ter of the boys Of today
Mr.. Leonard then took charge OF
the sports for the afternoon in which
many children entered. and with
gangs Of volley ball, and indoor base.
ball for the boys. and other games
! for the girls, the younger ones found
plenty Of attraction and real fun.
Mrs. Stanley favored the Audience
with another vocal selection, and Sc.
lections were played by Sprinces or.
! chestra.
State Grange Lecturer purinton
c. 0. Purinton Of Bowdoinham, lee.
| turer for the Maine State Grange
gave splendid address in which he
touched upon the debt we peopel o,
today owe to those people who 900
| years ago left their homes in Eng.
| land and landed on the shores 81
Plymouth. and were the pioneers OF
| our race, the builders of our ideals
! and our institutions. He spoke II
the foundation Of the organized
! Grange, which made the way for the
success of the Farm Bureau.
Speaking of the work ahead of the
Grange this winter, he. told Of the sit.
| uation regarding the Grange school bill
| which asks that method of distributing
the State educational fund he changed
| so that this distribution will be equal.
lied for all towns. He spoke of tn.
effort that will be made in behalf OF
this bill at the coming Legislature and
| inclosing his remarks he referred r.
| the paper The Organized Farmer" ar
agricultural journal to be owned by
the farmers thems elves through thei,
| organization.
William B. Deerine
+, William B. Deering of Hollis. pres.
| ldent OF the Maine Federation of Farm
| Bureaus, stated that he felt it a grea,
honor to be at the head of an organ.
ization so grand as the Maine Fedora.
| ton of Farm Bureaus. and he believed
that the Grange and the Farm Bureau
should work hand in hand.
William e. o. RummeI
| The principal speaker of the after.
noon was William z. d. Rummel OF
Chicago H.. special representative OF
the American Farm Bureau Federation
who comes to Maine in the interest
OF the farmers. He gas rousine
! address, filled with valuable sugges
tions for the agricultural men cooper.
atlng in the working out Of the farm
problems of today, and held the clos.
est attention Of his audience.
| He spoke of his pleasure at being in
New England, and said that one might
| travel as far as one pleased but would
see nothing more beautiful under the
sun. and that Gods goodness is ev-
erywhere to be seen. The sneakers
message was one Of good cheer for
Maine farmers, and showed them the
natural beauty and advantages of their
State.
agriculture is the first wheel that
turns in the great industrial machine. -
said Mr.. Rummel. He pointed on,
that all the wealth produced last year
| IN the country amounted to $4,000.
| 100000. and of this amount 5000.
| ooo'ooo was produced on the farms. In
other words. the farmers Of the country
| with their limited capital produced
more wealth than all other class es in
! the United States. Also that as the
total wealth of the country was est.
mated at $3.50. 1000, 100000. it would
take the farmers of the country ius,
~ Years to reproduce the entire
1 wealth. He stated that acr;or1trro i,