Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-07
ENTHUSIASM PERvADES
FARM BUREAU MEETING
DIR. NALDER MAKES CO-OPEhA-
TION FOUNDATION STONE OF
FARMERS BUSINESS
ELECT ANNUAL OFFICERS.
President Elect Aspinwall Makes SOO
Families Goal Of ThurstOn
County Drive.

business of farming was extolled by
DR.. F. F.. Nader at the annual meet
ing of the Farm Bureau OF Thurston
county, held in the dining room OF
the Hotel Olympian on Saturday af-
ternoon. More than ESQ farmers,
with their families and friends,
crowded the spacious dining room
and waxed enthusiastic over the ac'
complishments, past and future Of
the new movement in agriculture
which has progressed by leaps and
bounds in the county and state dur
ing the last IL months.
Puyallup Quartet Starts the Music.
Luncheon was served with splen-
did efficiency by the management at
/ O'Clock, after which J. A. Donnel-
ly, the retiring president, called the
meeting to order and introduced the
Puyallup Quartet, which sang . Farm
Bureau ballad with such plJas .ng
effect that an encore was inev'Yable.
Mr.. Donnslly then save report Of
the work accomplished by the Thurs
ton County Bureau during 1880 e.
b. Stookey. county agent, who had
Just appeared at his accustomed
place In the quartet, then presented
an outline Of the work for the coming
year, using the community program
adopted ut Lakamus last Wednesday
as an example,; and then summarized
the projects laid out by the 13 COM
munites at Their recent reorganisa-
tioD meetings.
Just preceding the principal ad.
dress, Mrs. Clarence Nelson gave a
vocal solo, which was beautifully rem
dered and received with such appre-
citation that one encore was demand
ed and more would have been vel
come. DR.. Nader, who is director
of general extension work at the
State College of Washington, then
delivered the principal address of the
meeting, using the subject "The
Farmers Business" to show that
nearly every line Of business had
been organized except that Of food
production and that the farmer must
learn to get away from his farm labor
frequently and be a business man
In the absence of w. w. Underwood
assistant state leader of county
agents, George J. Cannon, an active
member of the Farm Bureau of Spo
kane county, spoke on the need OF
bringing educational facilities of the
most modern type within reach of the
farmer and his family.
Aspinwall Elected President.
At the conclusion of the speakins
program President Donneljy asked
for the report of the nomination
committee, which w. W. Whidden
chairman, presented. The repor
recommended c. c. Aspinwall Of Mut
Bay for president, c. H. Bergstron
of Brighton Park for vice president
Mrs. w d. Wood of Mud Bay secre
tary, and Charles E. Starr for treas
urer. Mr. Donnelly made it plai,
that any other nominations were II
order, but the only attempt to alte
the program was by Mr.. Asp,nwall
who tried to nominate Mr.. Donnell,
for reelection. The latter declined
and Mr.. Aspinwall and the othe
three nominees were elected by az
clamation.
Mr.. Aspinwall thanked the assem-
bage for the confidence reposed II
him and stated that the bureau woul,
at once proceed to get 500 famalie
in the county before the presen
drive is completed. The county e,
tension workers are doing their ful
share of the work and more, he said
and urged the members to supper
the extension staff and the bureau Of
ficials in carrying out the 1921 pro
gram adopted at the communit
meetings. Although he had favore
the ten dollar membership, h