The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
Congressman Frank Clague
Was On the List
RAIN ENDED AFFAIR
Woman Orator Pays High Tri-
butte To Makers of
Bread

ing held in different localities, yes
terday, the attendance al the first
annual picnic OF the Blue Earth
County Farm Bureau held at Garden
City fair grounds was not as large
as 1t would otherwise have been.
Several farmers and their families
gathered on the grounds beneath
the shade of the large oaks about
noon and enjoyed a basket dinner.
Some OF the men whiled away the
time up TO the noon hour by pitching
horseshoe. There were no prize
contests, just friendly games. The
committee in charge Of the picnic,
consisting of l.. E. Mcmillan, Will
liam Schultz and Robert Haedt had
planned for a program OF sports,
following the regular speaking pro-
gram OF the day, but this program
was cut short by rain about three
o'clock.
During the forenoon and through
out the program the Boys band of
Mankato under the leadership OF
William Sontag furnished music.
Hon. Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls, congressman from the second
district, was the principal speaker Of
the day. He had spoken before a
farmers club meeting at Adrian the
lay previous and motored across the
country in order to be present at
Garden City.
President George E. Austin pre-
sided at the meeting and introduced
the speakers.
County Agent L. T. Mcmillan ad
dressed the meeting briefly stating
that he was glad to see as many in
attendance at the meeting as there
was owing to the large number of
county yesterday. He hoped that
next year there would be as many
other attractions and that the at
tendance would be much larger.
Address BY Miss Newton
Miss Julia Newton, state leader of
vomen's work and a member of the
extension department of the Uni
Versity of Minnesota took for her
subject, The Part Woman Shall
Play in the Community. and What
They May Expect From It.
Miss Newton says that there is
just as much art in making a good
loaf Of bread or good pie, and thus
pleasing the husbands of the world,
as there is in painting picture or
writing a book.
II is Just as necessary for the
women on the farm to study the
problems of the home as II is for
the men on the farm to study farm
projects. II both are trained along
their particular lines there is better
CO operation, and farm life will be
more successful.
The speaker said that the time
had come when women on the farms
are expected to do more than merely
ThnU v
pected TO take interest in the wei
fare of the entire community. Miss
Newton says that today the Ameri-
can farm woman is ranked among
the greatest women in the world.
For that reason she should not be
satisfied to let her responsibilities
end at her back door or the edge Of
her farm; she should look to the
upbuilding Of the community, so
that the whole standard may be
raised. Women who study home
problems, the speaker said will GER
tainly make better wives, for then
and be of greater assistance to their
husbands In CO. operating with them
In the problems of every day life. In
closing Miss Newton said that wo-
men are a very important economic
part Of the community, and for that
reason need Just as good training as
the men in all walks of life.
Robert Haedt, one of the success :
tlll farmers Of this county. spoke Of
the good things the Farm Bureau
had accomplished He said better
legislation had already been OBJ
tained through pressure brought to
bear by Farm Bureau all over, the
country. He lauded the work OF
County Agent L. s, Mcmillan and
credited him with a great deal of
the success that Blue Earth County
Farm Bureau had attained since its
Inception.
What Can Be Expected
Hon Frank Clague said that farm =
ers need not look for normalancy
for perhaps seven or eight years,
but not to give up hope. II they can
only hold their own in that length
Of time the farmers will have come
into their own and prices consistant
farm products Even this fall, the
speaker predicts better prices for
farm products.
The speaker said that there are
several bills pending before congress
now which would stabilize prices for
farm products He said that he was
in favor Of such a movement, II II
can be worked out. He said that ne
voted against the ship subsidy bill
II there Is any one in need or a
subsidy 1t is the American farmer
McClague decried the present high
freight rates and compared them
with rates in Canada which are but
sixty per cent Of the rates in the
United States. Mr.. Clague said that
he had voted for the defeat OF the
filled milk bill and will vote for the
truth In fabric bill" when it comes
UP for passage.
At the conclusion of Congressman
Frank Clague's address the weather
was so threatening that most OF the
people hurried home.
All Of the speakers OF the day de-
voted much of their time to the dis
cussion OF the great advanta ges OF
the farm bureau to the farmer
Congressman Clague said that ac-
tions taken by the federal farm
bureau organization had strong
bearing on legislation passed by
congress. The Federal Farm Bureau
representatives at Washington d. G..
fs always consulted before any agri-
cultural bills are disposed OF.
Safe was Robbed
The safe in the office of the
Albert Lea Fuel company, Albert