The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-19
MANY ATTEND
FARM MEETING
Mrs. Roy Linn Elected As One of The
Board of Directors

The Annual Hand County Farm
La. cal meellng thursday OF last week
Was wei ATTENDED. IN business ses-
s.Cn, wnlcn was expected TO ~ over
~ noon, was ueiayeu unui l:5v
o COCK. When finally under way every
available seat and table in the Court
IJom was taken, with many standing
atuund the SIDES.
president j. u. Venables from Rose
Inn township called the meeting TO
Ofuer. A noticeable feature of this
assembly was the increased interes.
Iaken III the business session by rep
l5sentatives from dInerent commune
les.
me opening statement by NJ. X.
benedict, whose address followed the
business session: The outstanding
l5ature OF your business meeting to-
day Is the certain evidence OF the de-
yeiopment of farmer leadership" call
ed attention to a noticeable change
over previous meetings. Farmer lead
ersMp is rapidly developing in Hand
county. The meeting was well on
quoted.
A large amount of business vas
rapidly disposed Of. Committees, ap-
pointed before lunch, prepared reports
which were taken up in order during
the business session.
The raising of $4,000 on the floor
in fifteen minutes by subscription, to
eliminate a heavy deficit which was
sanding over the county organization
was an important feature of the meet
ing. The credit for the idea and its
execution belong to President j. G.
yenables. This accomplishment in it
self shows the extent of interest in
the Farm Bureau movement in the
County.
Woman Elected 60 Board OF Directors
The browning feature of the meeting
and one which met with instant and
unanimous approval, was the request
by the ladies Of the Couty for repre-
sentation on the Farm Bureau Board
OF Directors. The discussion precipi-
tated by this request brought ou
splendid tributes to the women the
statement by n prominent farmer
that ability should be recognized, whet
her found in men or women, and that
no restriction should be made relative
to the number of women who may be-
come Directors, was received with
applause and settled the question to
~everybody's satisfaction. IT should be
recalled in passing that the women
we're having thor meeting at the High
School and none were present during
the discussion at the Court House.
Constitution and Bylaws
A new Constitution and Bylaws
was adopted which will aid materially
in governing the organization. Those
in force for the Emergenhy Farm Blu
reau organization being inadequate for
present use.
Election Of Directors
This phase of the meeting precipi-
tated some lively discussion and rather
personal remarks, but was finally set
tied satisfactorily. The method now
in use for the nomination of directors
is unsatisfactory and a better method
will have to be worked out before the
next Annual meeting. n Board OF
Directors elected for the following
year are as follows:
Mr.. ]. G. Venables, A. f. Swab, X. }.
Waters, Web. l.. Davis, Mrs. Roy Linn
C. ". Spiers AMI w. NJ. Lewis.
This Board of Directors will meet
soon to elect officers.
Membership
a nappy solution of the 1921 mem
bership dues was proposed by the
membership committee and adopted by
the meeting. The motion adopted can
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