The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-07-13
BUREAU UNITS
HOLD MEETINGS
Greenbush Farm Bureau Unit Meets
at Home of John Levau; Gull
ing School Discussed.
REED TO SPEAK AT PICNIC
Members of Princeton Unit Hold SEES.
sion at Home of William &C.
bert; Program Rendered.

Levau on Thursday evening. There
was large attendance and all,.the
guests thoroughly enjoyed the social
evening that followed the business
session.
Mr.. Normandin called the attention
of the members to an announcement
concerning culling demonstration
which will be conducted in Mile Laos
county during the month Of August.
Four days will be spent in each town
ship and an effort will be made to
reach as many poultry raisers as pos
sible. Every man or woman who
keeps chickens should learn the art of
culling.
The tentative date set for the joint
picnic of the Princeton and Greenbush
farm bureau units is August 3. Mr..
Hammergren expects to secure J. F.
Reed, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, as the prin-
cipal speaker for thst affair.
The members of the unit voted to
hold an ice cream social on the even
ing of July rs at the east school house
in district 4.
| If the picnic is held on August the
Greenbush unit will not have a regular
meeting that month.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gebert en-
tertained the Princeton farm bureau
unit last evening. Arrangements had
been made for an excellent program
and a large number of members were
present to enjoy it.
The meeting opened with the sing
ing of America by tho whole company.
Mr. Gebert then read some commune
cations, which he as director of the
unit had received. One of these which
might be of interest to the farmers in
this vicinity pertained to a potato
tour which is to be conducted under
the direction of the extension division
|of the college Of agriculture of the
University of Minnesota. The tour
will be conducted from July 81 to.
August 5. The villages that will be
visited are Long Prairie, Wadena, De-
troit, Moorhead, Crookston, Clear
brook and Bemidji. Attention will be
directed chiefly to a study of potato
diseases, insect pests, spraying ma
chinery, fertilizer tests, storage meth
DDS and potato varieties.
An excellent program was presented
consisting of the following numbers:
Recitation by Ruby Johnson; violin
solo by Gerhardt Neumann accom-
panied by his sister, Ella; reading by
Ella Noeske; recitation by Nellie
Mark; recitation by Irene Wahlfors;
and cornet solo by Leo Bornholdt ac-
companied by Ella Neumann. Every
number was well presented.
Mr.. Gebert announced that the vari-
Gus units in the county had been asked
to assist. in raising certain sum of
money that will be spent in main
tanning the boys and girls clubs in
the county. The members of the
Princeton units, like their friends in
Greenbush, decided to give an ice
cream social. Mrs. C. w. Wehrend,
Mrs. Ernest Byers and Ella Noeske
were appointed on committee to
make arrangements for the affair. Ac-
cording to the present plans it will be
held in Princeton on the evening of
August 5.
Theodore Noeske gave short talk
explaining the work Of the boys and
girls clubs.
The next meeting OF the Princeton
unit will be held on August 9 at the
home of Ralph Schmidt.