Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-08
Women to Be
Mem b ers of
Farm Bureau
Decide They Wish No Separate
Organization ia State
Work.


ties in Indiana met Tuesday in the Palm
room Of the Claypool Hotel to discuss
and organize a farm wOmen's bureau.
This movement has been under way since
the meeting Of the farmers bureau in
December OF 1920. but until yesterday the
women have had no say about the State
matters Of the farmers.
The meeting was opened with the sing
ing Of America" followed by several
selections on the harp. John G. Brown
addressed the representatives on The
Object of the Conference" He explained
the original idea was to perfect closer
relation between the home, the county
and the State. This could only be done
through bringing the women and chill
dreu into contact with the big problems
OF the district. he said. That rural con-
ditions were foreign to the citw people,
and therefore there should be an organ
izatiOn wherein the rural peiple studied
and worked OuJ their own salvation was
his view. This organization. while It
now exists among the men, cannot be
perfected without the women. He COM
pared the farm to an organization, with
the home as the unit, the mother as the
rLldlsLHnH anu the lALLAAg d TIC A4FAaA
beers. With the mother as chairman, she
must be permitted TO express her views
and help to see them enacted.
COMMITTEE TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Mr Brown appointed committee to
draw up recommendations for such an
organization. The following were Sc
Iected Mrs. Charles ". Sewel, Mrs.
Lawrence Vanniee. Mrs. Fanny Cox and
Mrs. William Goldsmith.
Mrs. Charles Sewel OF Otterbein spoke
On Ny Experience in Farm Bureau
York in Other States" Mrs. Sewel was
q rep rcseutatfve Of the agricultural con
ference held in Washington last summer
She has spoken in the interest Of farm
bureau work in nine States. sixty five
counties and in three national confer
ences. She said Indiana has the largest
number Of farm women in organized
clubs Of sll the States She gave five i'm
portaut subjects that the farm women
should be consulted about. these five be
ing ground enough to permit them to be
members OF the farm bureau; food, shell
ter clot hing, road and schools. She said
the one big thing the farm bureau now
lacked was publicity. There are Two
good methods now used and often spoken
OF. telephone and telegraph, but the third
way is the most sure and quickest. yet
seldom spoken of 'tel-a woman" Women
would surely start publicity. she said.
HOME As FACTOR
N FARM BUREAU.
Mrs. Edward Hatch. Allen County;
Mrs. Lillian Pierce, Henry County; Mrs.
Laurence Foster. Montgomery County.
and Mrs. Charles Iindley, Washington
county. gave ten-minute talks. showing
that the home was one big factor to
be discussed in the farm bureau. It
was shown what an influence the home
farm bureau has in the community
through the efforts Of Noble County. said
10 be the best organized county in the
State The influence of this county has
spread into counties bordering it.
Miss Leila Gaddis Of Purdue Univer-
sity told Of her work along the lines
az farm economics; Of how. in one county,
through the work OF her department.
the women had been saved 5000 or
$1,000 a year on their clothing; had
looked better and were happier. She
expressed her desire to bring to girls
into this organization: to teach them
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ready for the farm mother Report Of
the committees vas taken mp in the
afternoon. The committee made four rec
concentrations. which were discussed and
voted on separately. Recommendations
were:
l. That as the farm bureau and home
are so closely related. there be no d.
vision in the organization.
? That there he appointed ten women,
one from each district, to act as an adj
visory committee, and TO work with the
National organization.
g. That the dues be $50 per year, 800
Of .xhich isNtO go TO the State, and 30
cents 10 the National organization. other
dues to be decided upon By the dis
trict
!. That the board of directors be
thanked for calling the meeting.
These recommendations were voted
upon and accented. The Farmers Bureau
Of Indiana will include the woman.
MANY DELEGATES
ATTEND CONFERENCE.
The following delegates attended the
Allen County, Mrs John ".
Spindler; Bartholomew County. Mrs.
Wallace Norman: Benton County, Mrs.
David G. Sheetz BlackfOrd County. Mrs
Ralph G. Stallsmith; Boone County. Mrs.
Pritchard Buchanan; Carroll County.
Miss Dorothy Mellon; Cass County, Mrs
Mary r Bussard; Clay County. Mrs
Hannibal Fisher; Clinton County, Mrs.
r. c. Thompson: Daviess County. Mrs
Hugh Lett: Dearborn County. Mildred
IT. Wagenhals and Mrs. A N. Axe; De
catur County. Mrs. J. T. Alexander; De
KaIb County. Mrs william Goldsmith:
Delaware County, Mrs. Marger y c. John
son: Elkhart County. Mrs. Charles Car
mlen: Fayette County. Mrs. Charles W /
Martin: Gibson County. Mrs. Frank Ar
cher: Grant Bounty. Mrs. George B. /
Love; Hancock County, Mrs. Earl VIII
lett and Mrs. John ". Wilson; Hend- (
ricks County. Mrs. Fannie F Cox: Ho- /
ward County. Mrs Prior Turner; Hunt
ington County. Mrs. Herman Shultz
Jackson County, Mrs. Leroy Miller
Johnson County Mrs J. r. Bridges. Mrs /
Harriet NJ Brewer. Mrs. W 4. Lancas-
ter and Mrs Ira Z. Deer: Madison
County: Mrs. Nora Rector: Marion
County. Mrs. Royal McClain: Marshall
County; Mrs. Ella De Mont Martin
County. Mrs F. H Baker; Miami County.
Mrs. William F West and Mrs C. T.
NoseIey: Montgomery County. Mrs
Lawrence Foster; Morgan County. Mrs
Florence W. Canatsey; Noble County,
Mrs. J. f. Luckey and Mrs. W. H
Favinger: Ohio County. Mrs. V L. Dun
ming: Parke County. Mrs. Fred Bellies
Porter County, Anna c. MOhnssen: POsev
County, Mrs. J. H Gwaltney: Pulaski
County, Mrs. Charles G. Brown: Putnam
County. Mrs. Forest McNary; Randolph
County. Ruth f. Williams; Ripley
Courtr Mrs Chs~Ias AbpIauaID. Pinch