The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-02-04
Allied Dairy Meeting, Aeri-
cultural College, Feb. Is, l6, II.

Allied Dairy Meeting, Aeri.
cultural College, Feb. Is, I6. II.
Lansing, Feb. t.-Keen interest Is
manifested in the meeting of the Michi-
gan Allied Dairy interests to be held in
Grand Rapids, Feb. Is. 16, and II.
Producers, manufacturers and distrib-
tors of milk and milk products have
only within the last two or three years
learned Of the essential elements found
in milk, which according to authorities
such as DR.. McCollum, of the John
Hopkins University. and other noted
nutrition scientists, are absolutely in
dispensable from the standpoint of a
satisfactory human diet and influencing
both the physical and mental develop
ment of the human being from infancy
to old age. Health and educational
agencies all over the country are inter.
esting themselves in the matter of
proper and adequate nutrition as effect.
ing the mental and physical condition
of the children in the public schools of
this country, and already 1t has become
an accepted policy that proper and
adequate nutrition is the main essential
in connection wit the matter of mental
deficiency and lack of satisfactory pro.
gress Of q large number Of children in
our public schools.
Women's Clubs, Child Welfare organ.
i1ations, Public Schools will be inter
ested in an illustrated lecture which is
to be given in the ball room of the
Pan tland Hotel, on the evening of Feb
ruary Is, by Mrs. Couch Wood. director
of the Elizabeth Mccormick Memorial
Fund, of Chicago. Through this fund
nutrition experiments have been con.
Quoted in many of the large cities with
school children of various ages. the
results of which show conclusively the
need for better understanding-of all
who have to do with child develoment
aud education-of the Importance of
proper nourishment of the growing
child.
or equal interest will be the lecture
on the evening Of the same date given
by DIR. r. M. Wsshburn, of st. Paul,
Minn., who will discuss the economic
side of foods.
The program which has been an.
nounced for Wednesday, February, 18th
is of special interest to producers and is
featured with addresses by N. P. Hull,
President Of the Michigan Milk Produc.
ers' Association; Ray Potts, of the
Michigan State Farm Bureau; A. B.
Cook, Master of the Michigan State
Grange, and Milo d. Campbell, presi
dent of the American Milk Producers
Federation. Addresses on dairy manu-
featuring, distributing and marketing
problems will be given by a number oi
prominent people connected with thii
branch of the Industry. among whom
will be Harry Gree. Of Cadillac; r. A
Cowen, of Detroit; w. A. Mcdonald. o.
Lansing; L. =. Wilson, of Port Huron
James F. Macpherson, of Chicago, ant
DIR. @. w. Larson, chief of the dair,
Division of the Uuited States Depart
, ment of Agriculture.
On Thursday, February nth, DR.. r
M. Washburn will again speak and tn
crowning feature of the three day
, program will be an address by DIR. L
M. Burton, President OF the Universit
of Michigan, followed In the evening b
the general banquet of the Michigan
Allied Dairy Association, at whic
!. Governor Alex. j. 9roesbeck will b
/. the special guest Of honor.
Special rates of one and aud one.hal
!. fare on the certi6cat plan will be 4
effect on oil steam roads In MICHIGAN.