Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-18

meeting was attended by many of the
successful farmers throughout the
county as well as their wives who
have become Unidentified in many
branches of Farm Bureau work.
The amount of business scheduled
for the meeting could have well filled
two day program and it was neces-
sary to pass several important re-
ports, among which were those of the
County Agricultural agent, w. - L.
Abell County Club Agent, M. r. Ba-
con and Home Demonstration Agent,
Miss Effie Goddard. Their reports
will appear in the next issue of the
Orleans County Farm Bureau paper.
The meeting was made notable by
the presence of many state and coun-
ty workers among whom were E. B.
Cornwall president and manager of
the Vermont State Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, Thomas Bradlee, Director of
the Vermont State Extension service,
Prof. Miss Bertha M. Tirrell head of
the Home Economics of the Univer-
sity of Vermont, County Agent, w.
T. Abel, County Club Agent M. r.
Bacon and Home Demonstration
Agent Miss Effie Goddard. The prin-
cipal address was given by Mr.. H. c..
Mckenzie, Tax Specialist from Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation.
The meeting was held in the Town
Hall and was opened by the president
of the Orleans County Farm
Bureau R. A. Dutton of
Bloomington and who presided and
conducted the business in a most eff
ficient manner. The forenoon was CIV
en- over to the reading of reports
Il, y H.
jects, and the appointment by the
president of committee on resolutions
and a nominating committee. The
committee on resolutions were B. R.
Buchanan, j. H. Bartlett, VIM. Law
lett and Mrs. E. S. Kelley. The NOM
mating committee were E. A. Dutton,
E. l.. Alexander, M. E. Calkins. Mrs.
J. F. Niles and Mrs. E. A. Dutton.
During the noon hour a sumptuous
dinner was served in the lower room
of the Town Hall by the Ladies' Aid
of the Methodist church. 1t proved
busy day for, the ladies as they were
serving their annual chicken pie sup
per that evening. The dinner menu
included hash, baked beans, brown
bread, pickles. doughnuts, coffee and
several kinds of pie. The chairman
of the dinner committee was Mrs. Sam
Wells and Mrs. Maud Webster had
the supper in charge.
The success and enjoyment of the
noon hour meal might have been at
tributed to touching shoulders of ag-
ricultural workers and church work
ers of the county, who mingled to-
gether at the tables. This was made
possible through meeting of Metho
dist preachers and laymen of the
county. at Irasburg that day follow
ed by dedication services of Memoir
ial windows in the Methodist church.
Those who attended the Farm Bureau
meeting were appreciative for the
cordial spirit accorded them as an air
of friendship and welcome was ex-
tended them by Rev. A. j. Ward pas
tor of the Methodist church. The
doors of the parsonage were thrown
open for the use of the ladies and
the vestry of the Congregational
church to the men.
During the business meeting of the
Farm Bureau, Secretary B. R. Buch-
anan read the minutes of the previous
meeting and also gave his report,
both of which were well prepared and
showed he had given his office much
attention. III. w. Shaw treasurer
read his report which for the first
time in the history of the Orleans
County Bureau showed bills paid and
money on hand. President Dutton
read the report of Farm Bureau Or
ganization Project and j. F. Niles
that of crop improvement. Mr.. c.
S. Vance of West Glover reported
work accomplished under Dairy I'm
provement and Mrs. j. IL. Bartlett
of Orleans on Home Economics. j.
H. Bartlett of Orleans chairman OF
the mems program submitted the
program of work for the coming
year, touching on organization, dairy,
soil and crop Improvements, farm
management and maple products, al
also poultry project.
Mrs. E. S. Kelley chairman of the
woman's program, presented the out
line of work for the coming year div
ided into organization, clothing, mill
inery, nutrition, home management
and social work.
Reports of farm management by
B. R. Buchanan, soil improvement by
B. J. Williams, poultry projects by
E. M. Sherlaw and maple products by
E. S. Kelley were not read for lack
of time.
In the report of the nominating
committee Mr.. r. A. Dutton OF
Bloomington was presented for pres
ident and head of the organization
project, and was elected for his fifth
term in that office. Mrs. j. H. Bart
lett of Orleans as vice president and
chairman of the woman's organlz-
alton; secretary and club worker, b.
r. Buchanan, West Glover; treasurer,
H. w. Shaw of Newport; dairy i'm
provement D. G. Speir, Greensboro;
crop improvement, j. F. Niles,
Derby; soil improvement E. E. Davis,
Island Pond; poultry Improvement, E.
M. Sherlaw, Newport Center; maple
products, VIM. Lawson, Coventry;
Legislation, s. B. Bates. Derby; farm
management, A. c. Cheney, Albany;
Home Economics
Clothing, Mrs. E. ". Eastman,
West Charleston; millinery, Miss
Alice Speir, Greensboro; nu-
triton, Mrs. j. F. Niles, Derby; So
cial,- Mrs. o. N. Rowell, South AL
bany; and home management, Mrs.
A. G. Cheney. Albany. All of the
above officorS and committees worp