Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-08-26
MEETING
HERE, PLEASANT EVENT

The get-tOgethef meeIlHS OIL tHe
Morgan county farmers held here III
the Woodman hall, Monday even
ing was a decided success. Dinner
was served at Z o'clock. About 135
were seated at the tables which
were filled to overhowing with eats
furnished by the ladies of Deerfeld
church.
one fine feature of the gathering
was that the farm ladies seemed IN
the majority, proving that organiza-
ton of farmers is in the right and
that the womenfolk are willing to
divide a part of their time from the
home. and put it into the communl-
ty to make it better to live in.
After supper, Oliver Edgerton,
president of the Morgan county farm
bureau, took charge and introduced
the many speakers. The first was
Carl Patterson, cashier of Chester
hill bank, who praising the farm
bureau movement and emphasizing
the 'Investigate Before Investing
department Of the Ohio farm bu-
reau federation, stated that If the
farmers had used this department
which they had at their command,
and which cooperates through bank
ers of the state, %hey would have
had less grief and more money
Mrs. Mary Hammond, chairman OF
wemen's club committee, told of the
tsWomen's Work In the Farm Bu-
reau," and it is no wonder she got
cooperation from each township and
had representations from each when
she put up the proposition in a log
ical way as she did that evening.
You just had to admit that the farm
bureau was going forward, as the
women had big part in its success
and would stand shoulder to shoul-
der with the men
Before Mrs. Virgie Kennard, boys
and girls chairman, spoke on the
s'Farm's Greatest Crop" you would
have thought that corn was it, but
it did not take long for her to prove
that the boys and girls are far su-
perior to any other crop on the
farm. Mrs. Kennard not being sat
isfied with her own convincing ar
gument, had the county agent intro
duce Merle Abel and Freda Ander-
son. Morgan county champion dem
onstration team. These young ladies
proceeded to show how to set the
table in a manner that was pleasing
and tasteful Some one said, that
even after they had eaten that large
supper SO well prepared by the
Deerfeld ladies, they were hungry
after seeing Merle and Freda ar
range their table and then demon
strate the proper form OF serving
the food At some later date, it
is said they expect to serve meal
for Arthur Hambleton and show him
he must not eat peas with his knife.
w. It. Porter, master of the Po-
mona grange, pointed out the many
things that the grange and farm bu-
reau had done together that they
could not have done themselves. A
convincing talk on cooperation and
good fellowship.
ager, showed by means of charts and
well put remarks, what the farm bu-
reau is doing, emphasizing the idea
of getting an educational program
put across to folks back home, and
giving them first hand information
tionally, state and county. He eX-
poets to put on several get-together
meetings in the several communities
over the county in the next two
months.
L. B. Palmer, president of the
not present, much to disappointment
of those present. He is a busy man
and could not come as his time was
taken up by the state fair board, he
being in charge of the sheep and
wool department of the Ohio state
fair which comes off soon. We were
fortunate in having a man from the
organization department, w. 7. Bar
bre, who laid stress on the fact that
farmers could cooperate and hang
together, as the grange was now SO
years old and stronger than ever,
though they went through time
when it looked to many that they
were doomed A few held on, and
the women folk came to the rescue
and helped save, the day for the
grange, and are working with the
farmer today to promote the farm
bureau and pull across the many
things the farmers are entitled to,
although all farmers want is a
square deal and to be put on the
level with their brothers in other
walks of life.
The orchestra favored the gather
ing with several pieces of good,
"peppy" music and added to the So
cial features. Adjourned. agreeing
that it was well worth the time
spent.-XX.
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