The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-07-21
THE PICNIC AT COVE
South Harbor Farm Bureau Unit and
Farmers Club Hold Joint
Picnic at Cove.

Dinner Served in the Grove and In
teresting Program Presented,
800 Persons Attend.
Last Friday the South Harbor farm
bureau unit and the South Harbor
farmers club held a joint picnic at
Cove. The weather was ideal for such
an occasion and a happy throng gath
cred in the shady grove. By noon
about 300 person had assembled, in
Guiding a large delegation from Ona-
mia township and several residents
from Onamia village. The lunch
cloths were spread under the trees
and, as at all such picnics, there was
great abundance of excellent food.
If anyone left the dinner without feel
ing satisfied it was his own fault.
An interesting program was pre-
sented in the. afternoon. Charles L.
Freer, the director of the South Har-
Dor unit, presided. A piano had been
brought to the grove and the meet
ing opened with an appropriate selec-
ton, the song Of the farm bureau unit,
which was we'll rendered.
Miss Julia Bowers, the county So
cial worker, in concise talk ex-
planned her position and the nature of
her duties in the county. Miss Bow
ers is employed by the county Red
Cross association and her work lies
mainly with the service men. She
helps them adjust whatever claims
they may have against the govern
ment and also assists the boys in get
ting in touch with the vocational train
ing bureau. Her headquarters are at
Princeton but she travels to all parts
of the county. ~'%r" as,-;,~t .-i..-.z ~.ls4,.
Miss Barskey also addressed the
meeting concerning her work. She is
interested in anything relating to the
health of the community but her prin-.
cipal work is with the children. Miss
Barskey took occasion to contradict
the rumor that the county is paying
her salary of $4,000 a year. Her
Salary, which is considerably less than
this amount, comes from the county
Red Cross association.
County Agent Hammargren made
short address. His subject was CO.
operation. He believes the first place
to start cooperation is in the home
and urged the men and women living
in the territory covered by Miss Bars
key and Miss Bowers to cooperate
with them in their work. He briefly
cited some beneficial laws that the
last Legislature enacted at the re-
quest of the farm bureau. This legis-
lation was secured because the men,
bers Of the association got together
and pulled together, in other words
knew how to cooperate. The requests
Of several thousand members of
strong organization are certain to
carry more weight than the requests
of a few individuals from various
parts of the state. Mr.. Hamrnargren
said, the best buttermakers in the
nation live in Minnesota. In the past
I hox id I'll
two first prizes at the national
exhibitions. Our buttermakers could
not draw the first prize unless they
had the best of material with which to
work and this good material comes
from our excellent cooperative cream
cries. He also spoke of the Minnesota
notato exchange. which was organized
in 1919, and said it had completed one
successful year and was now starting
on it's second year.
The principal speaker of the after
noon was R. E. Olmstead, who ad-
dressed the Princeton and Greenbush
units last week. As at the meeting
of the Princeton unit. he first gave a
short bird talk and then discussed a
few of the social and economic aspects
of the farmers life. Mr.. Olmstead
strongly believes the farmers derive
much good from their club or unit
meetings and made strong plea for
better spirit of cooperation and a
more kindly. brotherly feeling among
all men. He said: Incorporation
means I shall so live my life that
other men can live with me- Mr..
Olmstead bitterly and scathingly de-
nounced the men who are forever
stirring up strife and attempting to
create class hatred. His address was
much appreciated.
The meeting closed with the nation
al anthem led by the chorus. The
friends and neighbors then spent a
pleasant hour or two chatting togeth-
er before they dispersed to their sew
eral homes. Such meetings as this
certainly should be encouraged and
everyone who attended was we'll re-
paid for the time spent there. Every
one, from the grey-headed men to the
babies, had good time and each man
and women must have returned to his
or her work with little kindlier feel
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