The Washington times., 1924-01-26
STICK TOEARMS,
MONTGOMERY
IS TOLD
X
Senator capper Tells Bureau
Conditions Are Certain to
Improve.

ts0stSN SNSe
* ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 26.--Sen
ator Arthur Capper of Kansas was
the prInclpal speaker at the annual
meeting OF the Montgomery county
farm Dareau. held in the court
house here yesterday, ana attended
~ 900 or more farmers, dalrynlan
and others from the county. Al.
Though he stated that farming con.
dttiOns throughout the country
have pen dlscodraging. and in some
sections disastrous, for the laSI
i three years, ne predicted that the
farmer is sure to come back" and
urged those now engaged in agricul.
tural pursuits to stick TO The farm
and enjoy the prosperity that in
a creased conSump ion. remedial leg
tslatiOn and organization is certain
to bring ABOUT in time.
Senator Capper urged cooperation
as The one thing moss likely to help
the farmer. He doubted whether
legislation could accomplish very
much toward improving farm con.
ditions, Ut expressed the belief
that thorough organization and CO.
!. operative buying and selling would
enable the farmers to buy and sell
at advantageous times and prices
and thereby place the industry on a
pr0fitale basis. He isisted that the
permanent prosperity Of the coun-
try Is dependent upon the prosperity
Of the agriculturiSts.
Hunter Gives Talk.
George III. Hunter, president of
the Montgomery County National
Bank of Rockville, spoke on
the relation of banking institutions
5 to the farm bureau, and declared
that the banks of Montgomery coun-
tys whose existence depends upon
the farmers, have always stood
ready to lend a helping hand wher.
ever sound business methods would
permit.
M. II. Stewart, secretary Of the
Maryland State Farm Bureau, told
about the accomplishments of his
bureau during It's first year; DR.. T.
d. Symonds, director of extension
work of the Maryland University,
discussed cooperation between the
farm bureau and the extension
service. and Mrs. H. T. Baldwin, of
Washington, and Mrs. Josiah w.
Jones, of this county, who is State
chairman of home and community
work, talked about the part women
should take in the farm bureau.
Preceding the addresses, a bust
ness SESSION of the organization was
held. Reports Of officers and chair
man of various committees were
submitted by President Josiah w.
Jones, Treasurer Tarlton Brooke,
w. c. Snarr, county agricultural
agent; Miss Blanche A. Corwin,
home demonstration agent and
committee chairmen. John w. Hen
derson, Thomas c. Darby, John B.
Diamond, jr., G. Bust Cany, George
G. Fry, John w. Henderson.
President Jones Speaks.
In his annual address, President
Jones reviewed at length the &C.
compliments of the farm bureau
and stated that the only criticism
he had to make was the apparent
lack Of interest on the part Of the
women of the farms. President
Jones stated that the Montgomery
County Bureau was the first or.
ganization of its kind In MARYLAND.
and said that with two exceIO 1ns
bureaus had been formed or were in
process Of organization in all. of
the twenty-three counties Of the
State.
Directors at large were elected as
follows: Clarence L. Gilpin, John
W. Henderson. W. w. Moore. Tarl.
ton Brooke, Walter H. Magrudcr
and Carter Clagett. The other d.
rectors, one from each district OF
the county, are Thomas d. Griffith.
William Waters, L. A. Darby, Ell.
bert T. Clagett. g. Rust Candy.
Thomas G. Darby. Joseph Whalen,
Josiah w. Jones. John B. Diamond,
r., Chester Clagett, Windsor w.
Hodges, Eugene s. Walker ana d.
w. Simpson.
Those chosen to represent the
bureau at the annual meeting OF
the Maryland State Federation were
II. j. Darby, Clearance L. Gilpin.
John B. Diamond, jr.. John W. Hen.
0erson, John A. Jones, G. Ellington
Bell, Eugene s.. Walker, william
G. Watkins, Luther Poole ana LIE.
doux q. Riggs.
Mrs. Emma B. Williams, for more
than fifty years q resident OF Rock
vile, died at her home here Thurs
Gay evening" aged nearly ninety ono
years. She 10 survived by a daugM.
ter. Miss Hattie Williams. Of Rock
Vile. The funeral will take place
this afternoon from the family resi-.
@ence. burial to be in Rockville
Union Cemetery.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here for
the marriage Of Walter W. Long
ana Miss Elizabeth b. Brandon,
both OF Washington, and Tho1nas
3. Coleman and Miss Gladys e. Au.