The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-20
should Be United to Protect and
Promote Agricultural Interests,
Declares Speaker At Farm
ers Picnic Yesterday.
OUTLINES FUNCTIONS
OF POMONA GRANGE
Church. School and Orange Are
Three Great Developers OF Rural
Lie. Speaker states; Urges
school system Change.

Uniting the American farmer into
q non.partisan organization TO safe.
guard and promote the interests Of
agriculture. described an "thc great
est OF all industries" Is necessary for
the further welfare OF the agricui.
turist.
This was tho keynote OF an ad.
dress delivered nj the Grady county
fair ground Yesterday afternoon by
John A. Mcsparran. state master of
the Pennsylvanla Pomona Grange.
The address was the principal num-
ber on the program for the alI-day
n'cnIc given by the Grady county
Grange.
Three Great Developers IS
There nre three great developers
NJ community life-the church. the
school and the Grange. the speaker
said. I'VE do not fully appreciate
what christianity means TO nation"
he said. Look at the countries
where little Is known OF the Bible.
They have no property protection. no
law, no order and It's every man
for himself"
Referring to the school. the speak.
or stated that II had been assumed
that the way of educating the child
living In the city is the way to edu.
cate the rural child. He urged a
change In the rural school system
that will better prepare the farmer
boys and girls to succeed In their
profession. Too much time Is re-
quired when the farmer boy or girl
Is forced TO go several miles to D
town or consolidated school. he said.
Agriculture, music. domestic science.
and the use of wood and ironswork-
ing courses should be included In
the currlmulum for the rural stu.
dents, the Grange master declared.
Functions of the Grange
In defining the functions of the
Pomona Grange, the speaker stated
that the organization brought fami-
lies of the community together to
promote good fellowship and give
the community Il finer social lfe
At the Grange meetings, tho farmer
learns to express himself In pub
lie, to discuss issues and take a
part In the leadership In beneficial
movements, Mr.. McSparren declared.
II also, he said, gives the rural peo.
pie broader vision Of their civic
responsibilities and brings to them
source of valuable information.
Showing the magnitude Of the agri-
cultural industry in the United
States, Mr.. McSparren pointed to the
| fact that this industry, before the
war, represented an investment Of
4 billion dollars. The interests Of
this stupendous industry should be
guarded, he said, just as the steel
trust guards the steel industry and
the sugar trust guards the sugar
industry.
Give Officials Cooperation
"Give your representatives at
Washington and at the state capitol
some cooperation" the speaker
pleaded. when you get one that is
working for the interests Of the peo-
pie, then vote for him for reelection
regardless of his political beliefs.
MANY people want to kick the
lpublic official when they should
kick themselves the speaker said.
In company with G. G. King, mas
| ter Of the Oklahoma State Grange
lMr. McSparren left Cbiekasha late
yesterday afternoon q for 99il Banner
where he will remain until tomorrow
Iwhen he is scheduled to go tc
Perry to speak to the Noble Count,
Changers.
Other numbers on the program
were: community songs, short ad
dress by Mrs. Dolly Jones, state lee
turer for the Grange, a piano duet b,
Misses Goetting and Woods and
piano solo by Mrs. Woods.
Many Chickasha business and pre-
t fessional men attendend the picnic
: having been especially invited b
3 lofficials of the Grady county Grangs
"A basket lunch was served ct nooI