The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-14
'NNUAL MEET
+ ANM BUREAU
one Hundred Attend Business
= meeting and Banquet and
Elevrion OF Onicers
tor Year.

m meeting anu elccliou - oAooi
~ farm bureau members at tn
=, sna school building WAS the big
and most successful meeting
a,nce the establishment OF tn,
hnreau in the county. Report
u ILL., various committeeman an(
.ns we're heard and in the morn
,,sating adopted. A review o.
work was given Dy the count.
-, and recommendations with re
ID TO future work accepted ant
opted. -. ,.osor. 1,
morning meeting and when the
umnat was served exactly seventy
lople sat together at the banquet
g,e, women's council served the
nner in excellent style and We're
ndered a vote of appreciation by
ose present for their part in max,
me meeting successful.
o., Ybe time dinner was over the
MA had grown and about 100
onla were ON hand to elect officers
neyt year. President Joe Cutting
as,ded and stated that the farm
rasu had accomplished even more
an was expected and added that
] many OF us expected the county
yent to do it all. He urged the
fsmbers to get into the game and
m make the farm bureau bigger
N better next year. His talk was
hooster and was well received.
George Clough. Mrs. ]. M. Riggs,
Il Montgomery and Jas. Weller
va strong short talks on the re-
I'M Of various phases Of work dur
x last year.
After the election OF officers the
eport of the county agent was called
4 and recommendations for next
Lars work approved. Mr.. C. A.
Itberton read the report OF the
Communications made by tine agri-
|,itural council on the program of
|ork for next year and 1t was adopt
\ after adding the work on beekeep-
be which had been overlooked. The
TO establish a home
apartment by the county agent was
earthly endorsed.
The committee voted TO adopt the
500 family membership plan and
,stucted the secretary to write to
he president OF the state federation
, this effect and ask that they come
the county in October and take
large of our membership campaign.
Gorge Clough and Miss Cailison will
spresent the Clark county farm
areau at the state meeting at Co.
imbia January 2l.23.
Ii Is gratifying to know that the |
people OF the county are
rong In their support of the farm |
lreau They believe In progress
Id will stand firmly back of the |
I'm bureau in its effort to build up
e county, agriculturally, socially |
ID otherwise,
The membership has reached and
ssed the 800 mark required by the
ntract with the University Of Mis-
nri and 1t is safe TO say that the
will greatly Increase in
e next few weeks. The officers alfs
in IN extending an invitation to
cry good farmer and business man
Clark county to join the farm
reau They are attempting to do
great educational work in the /
unity, but can help no one that will Z
! meet them, so come in and join
farm bureau and be a booster for
! organization.
The officers elected are as follows:
fresident-Joe Cutting. Kahoka,
Vice president George Clough,
Faconda, Mo.
'ecretary--H. B. Montgomery, Ka-
ka, No.
Treasurer. W. McDermott, Ka- /
"a, Mo.
Executive committee:-
.lye stock and dairying Arch w. /
Nally, Kahoka, Mo- y Is
i've Stock Breeders association / !
u j. Martin, Kahoka, Mo.
rops and soils Annison Brad.
!, kahoka, Mo.
richard and garden-John Gil :
sen, kahoka, Mo.
ouitry- Henry Banker, Kahoka. !
oys and girls clubs. Alberta Cal !
n, kahoka, Mo. :
,ome departmental Miss Helena !
herford, Revere. Mo. ,,
&c assoeiation-W. r. Leslie, ka-
a, Mo.
interest at Mems Meeting. :
the most spiritual meet. /,
heid thus far was held Sunday e
moon at the M. p church. The 1
? made by Messrs. Wilson and ;
sler We're very timely and themes !
Doth We're taken from scripture !,
ols; Mr.. Wilson's subject was !,
rrayer of Our Savior at the !,
e OF Lazarus" He stated that :,
'elieved that every big result was !,
!, about through prayer and :
y Tor $ae voluntary prayer of Z,
present. Mr.. Wilson led this =
81 service and a number of fer !.
appeals were made by men
H. ~ Az the close of the service
- douglas extended the invi-
= 70 every man present who
u pledge himself to the service a,
. 80 nlaster in building UP the king n,
- zoo especially in Kahoka and n
: county 10 come forward and a,
sneir name. Thirty-eight Of the ~,
IL"o men present responded. ~
NV ing The meeting the crowd -
q over TO the Baptist church
q photograph was taken Of the -
Sioup. In the evening oayaro1