The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-06-08
FARM BUREAUS
MEET TOMORROW
j. II. HOWARD, NOTED AGRICUL-
TURIsT, WILL BE PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER.

One of the main features of the
statewide meeting of Farm bureaus
which opens at Lake Madison tomor-
row for two-day session, will be
an address delivered in the auditor
ium tomorrow at 1880 p. M, by j. r.
Howard, of Chicago, president of the
National Farm bureau. Working in
the capacity of his present office,
Mr.. Howard has won national recog-
milton in agricultural circles. Having
been a farmer himself in Iowa until
his election two years ago as ma
tional head of the Farm bureau, he
is thoroughly acquainted with the
needs and problems of the modern
farmer. Mr.. Howard was one OF
those who were instrumental in or
gress under the leadership of former
Senator w. S. Kenyon, of Iowa.
known as the farm bloc, for the pur-
pose of pushing through legislation
for the benefit of the farmers. His
address tomorrow will be on matters
of vital importance to the farmers.
l.. G. Atherton. agricultural spec
ialist with the First National bank
of this city, speaks at 10 o'clock in
the morning on "The Causes of the
Slump in Agricultural Prices" An
address on What Our State College
is Doing to Assist the Homeloving
Women of This State" will be given
by DR.. Willis Il. Johnson, president
of the State college, at 1880 p. m.
Gov. w. III. McMaster will say few
words following Mr.. Howard's adj
dress in the afternoon.
Fridays session will open at 10
o'clock in the morning with an ad-
dress by George A. Starring, of
Huron, secretary of the South Da-
kota Farm bureau, on the subject,
What Our State Farm Bureau
Plans to Do This Year" j. S. Jones,
of st. Paul, director of Farm bureau
organization in this state. is sched-
uled to address the melting at 1880
p. m. He will be succeeded by Mr..
Stewart, of the United States Ship
ping Board at Washington, who will
talk on the Merchant Marine.
The addresses of the evening will
be given py Miss Eva Bickell. OF
Sioux Falls, home demonstration
agent in Minnehaha county. who will
say something about home econom-
les in connection with the Farm bu-
reau. and Mrs. Anna Shetland Will.
liams, of the normal, who will speak
on agricultural development in con
nection with rural education
Music will be furnished during the
afternoon and evening sessions both
days by the Country Club orchestrs
and the municipal band. Commun
ity singing under the leadership oil
Prof. f. F. Eversman and selections
b the Normal Glee club will also be
features of the program.
/ Baseball games, tug-o-war, boai
races and horseshoe pitching tourn
ament will follow the afternoon pro
grams of both days.
The visiting speakers and state
farm bureau officials who may bt
present will be guests at dinner Of
the county farm bureau officers to
morrow noon in the lake cafeteria.
County Agent ]. D. Morrison sait
this morning that arrangements hav,
been made at the lake whereby Wis
itors will have facilities for camping
/ fishing and boating without charge
II the weather is favorable count.
farm bureau officials expect thou
sands to attend the meeting. Man.
state officers of farm bureaus hav
already accepted an invitation to b.
present.
1 Mr.. Morrison urged that it b
known that these meetings were no
exclusively for farmers, but tha
townspeople We're equally welcome t
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