Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-11
FARM BUREAU MEMBER SHIP CAMPAIGNS
CONDUCTED ON DATES SET BY COMMUNITIES

49, new plan OF conducting the an
nuaI membership enrolment cam
paisn OF the Kennebec County Farm
bureau mas been adopted by the ex-
ecutlve committee. Heretofore the
custom mas been for certain period
20 De set apart when all the local
crancnes OF the organization, would
1unction IN general collection of an
nuaI cues and solicitation of new
nempers. This fall each community
70 seiect Its own date for begin
munlty an endeavor will be made to
complete the canvass in three davs
There are in the county 2g organiz-
ed communities Of the Farm Bureau
me community committee in each
VII! mold a meeting this month, or
early IN October, to name a date for
beginning the campaign and to
choose solicitors. County Agent c.
A. Day and some member of the
county executive committee will at
tend each of these community COM
mittee meetings, to help outline the
plan.
Albion and Benton are the first
towns in which community commit
tee meetings will be held. Saturday
of this week is the date chosen. The
meeting in Albion will be held at
o'clock, at the residence of j. r.
Rowland, chairman Of the committee.
Mrs. Alta Mclaughlin is chairman Of
the woman's division committee. In
Benton the committee, Of which E.
NJ. Brown and Mrs. Ida E. Cary are
chairmen, will meet in the evening, at
7.30, at the home of A. E. Richardson.
1t is expected that in every COM
munity the committee will decide to
start the canvass as soon after the
meeting as is convenient. and will
urge a complete covering of the town
within the three-day period.
To Systematically carry on the
campaign the 20 communities have
been divided into nine districts. each
with a district manager. and they to
make daily reports to County Agent
Day, who is to have general manage
ment of the campaign. in order that
he may be constantly Informed as to
progress. Following is a list of the
districts and their managers:
Albion, Benton and Clinton-H. A.
Plummer, Benton.
Oakland, Waterville and Winslow-
e. w. Blackwell, Winslow.
China, South China. Riverside
Vassalboro and Weber Pond-W. H.
Arnold, South China.
East Augusta, Chelsea and Windsor
ID. E. Foster East Augusta.
West Augusta, Belgrade, North
Belgrade, Manchester and Sidney
w. r. Ayres. West Augusta.
Farmingdale. Litchfield and west
GARDENERS. L. Taylor, Farmingdole:
Fayette. Mt. Vernon, Readfield and
Vienna-F. H. Taylor. Winthrop.
Monmouth. Wayne, Winthrop and
East Winthrop-D. s. Clement, East
Winthrop.
In former years severe winter
weather and the bad condition OF the
country roads have seriously inter-
fered with carrying through the an
nual membership campaign plans. IL
was thought best this year to make
the work as easy as possible for the
solicitors. and more convenient for
the members by clearing up the cam,
naign in the fall, when weather ana
roads are favorable to quick action:
The question in the minds OF the
Farm Bureau members IS never
whether they shall renew. but VINO VIII
call TO collect their dollar .memper.
shin dues. and whether they VIII not
he able to increase the total memper-
shin in the community ~ the addltioi,
of new enrollments. The doliar palu
for dues goes toward office expenses
and the publication of the monthlE
Farm Bureau paper. The salaries OIL
fine county agent and home demon
stration agent. who are representa-
tics of the College of Agriculture
agricultural extension service. WIN
,,shich the Farm Bureau cooperates'
are paid from Federal and state
Kennebec leads all the counties IN
Maine in Farm Bureau membership.
The organization has high staho!ns
for helpfulness in promoting profita-
h,e agriculture in the State.