Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-11-23
HEARTILY ENDORSES
FARM BUREAU
President of La Plata Woman's Club
Urges Its Cooperation With Farm
Bureau

The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton is a League of the State Fed
erations in which the common inter-
ests of all County organizations are
federated.
Since the beginning of this organi-
cation and during the period of its
wonderful growth, women and men
too, have been asking the question of
"What is woman's place in this great
Organization? How can women help
and how can they be helped through
the development of the Farm Blu
reau?"
In this organization the family is
the unit, In no other occupation do
the man and woman stand on an
equal partnership basis as in the farm
ing industry Therefore she should
have her share in the planning of
a program of work for her communi-
ty. 1t is now realized that if the Farm
Bureau or any rural organization
lives, it will be because it takes into
consideration the whole community of
which the home is the center. The
power of any organization is more
than doubled by men and women
working together.
The Farm Bureau recognizes this,
and everywhere women are serving
as officers and chairmen of commit
tees where they can be of the greatest
assistanc.
The growing tendency to grant
woman's work and interest equal at
tention with that of man has found
recognition in the Farm Bureau. The
National Committee of five women
has just been appointed by President
Howard to consider plans for the de-
velopment of Home and Community
projects. In many states the Home
Bureau is a growth of the Farm Blu
trean and they have a separate organi-
zation. The Junior organizations are
also an outgrowth of Farm Bureau
movement.
In Counties where there is Home
Demonstration Agent, her work can
best be directed and strengthened by
a definite organization of women.
1t has long been recognized that
lwoman's greatest work is of a dual
nature, the building of educational
ideals and the development of materi-
al facilities for the realization of
these ideals. No person is more con-
Icerned about the community than the
woman in the rural home-its inter
tests, material and social, that have a
bearing upon the welfare of the farm
home and community. The great re-
sponsibilities of motherhood make
her all the more eager to make her
community a fit place in which to
bring her children to manhood and
womanhood,
If the whole fabric of the organi-
cation is dependent upon the activi-
ties of the community councils as ar
institution which will serve the need;
of the community, then indeed the
fate of the organization rests very
largely with the women of the com
, munity,
,, Woman's specific contribution t.
the Farm Bureau is to see that farm
life is attractive and wholesome, ant
every farm home is just as good Al
any other home, That the rural schoo
lis just as good as the city school is
job for the women and the men.
D Woman's responsibility to Farm
!. Bureau can be summed up as follows
E l, To stimulate interest in Farm
r Bureau and secure new members.
1 2. To foster and secure chairmel
r of girls club work such as poultry
a canning, gardening, etc,
: 8. To promote organization 0
Il women's clubs for study of HON,
n problems.
4. To promote organizations 70