The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-15
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The third meeting of the Cecil
County Community Council met on
the beautiful lawn of Mr.. Griffith
Elridge near Cecilton on the 14th OF
September
After enjoying a sumptuous picnic
and sociable hour together the meet
ing was called together by the Presi-
dent and opened by prayer by Rev.
Thomas VanDyke.
On behalf of our host, Mr.. Griffith
Elridge, Rev. Thos. VanDyke gave a.
word of welcome to the assembled
audience which numbered about one
hundred by this time and was soon
added to by the arrival of several
more car loads. The whole county
was well represented, those from the
First district being the last to arrive,
Rev. VanDyke told of his effort to
make the church more fully meet
the need of the community as a social
center and of the results he was hav
ing in that neighborhood in working
up more of community spirit. He
brought out the thought which was
carried thru the whole program, thai
these are days when men are learn
ing the value of cooperation and the
farmers do not want to be behind in
it.
Mr.. Mccullough responded with a
he Gron hn
local unit of organization, and bring
ing out the thought that the Grange
has always stood for prohibition and
for equal suffrage, and now is doing
what it can to get justice for the
farmer. The Oranges and other farm
organizations by getting behind the
County Council can do a great deal
to give each individual in the county
chance to do his share in getting
the simple justice to which the farm
er is entitled.
Fourteen delegates responded to
the roll call.
A letter was read from Mr.. Bonn
berger in regard to federation with
the State Agricultural Society and
thru it with the American Farm Blu
reau Federation. Mr. J. H. Kimble
our delegate to the executive board
of the Agricultural Society, reported
attending meeting of that board
and that the State Society had adopt
ed resolution to affiliate with the
Federal Organization. He also pre-
sented the budget of that organiza-
ton for our consideration. He re-
ported the payment of dues by only
five organizations to date which
amount-$10.00, did not cover ex-
penses already incurred, including
the first quarterly payment of $500
to the State Society. The report was
voted placed on record. On motion
moved and seconded, Mr.. C. C. Bald
erston and Mr.. Chas. Morris were ap-
pointed committee to look into our
financial situation and take up the
matter with the organizations and if
necessary make additional assess.
ment.
The President introduced Robert
w. Balderston, Secretary of the In
terstate Milk Producers Association
who has recently returned from s
months in Germany, Belgium and
Denmark. He told of his visit tc
Denmark where he made a special
study of the Cooperative Organiza-
lions which are doing such wonders
for the agriculture of that country
They have learned to combine the
dairy industry with wheat growing
and have advanced both so that tn.
average production is very much
better than in other countries. Ten
ant farming is much less common
and the producers are becoming not
only the owners of their land but
responsible for the market condition
OF their own produce. For instance
eggs are marked so that even if they
are shipped abroad as many of them
are, If not satisfactory can be traced
right back to the source. Nine
tenths OF the farm products of the
country are marketed thru the CO.
operative organizations. He spoke
also of the food conditions in Ger
many where he had been serving
with several other members of the
Society of Friends to distribute food
for the commission of which Herbert
Hoover is head Their work was
confined almost entirely to feeding
the children who seem to be the
worst sufferers from the famine con-
dition prevailing in the country
The food supply during the past year
in that country has only been one
third the normal, and the milk only
one-tenth, as consequence many O
the children now six and seven years
old are no further developed than
normal two and three year children
and a very large proportion have
tuberculosis. In discussing what the
American Farmer had tn do with the