Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-09
MANY ACTIVITIES
BRANCHES KENNEbEC
FARM BUREAU


On Friday. February IL, the last of
the series of planning meetings will
be held at the Grange hall in Litch-
field. This is to be the meeting, which
was postponed from last week. j. E.
Purinton Is the chairman Of the mems
division, and Mrs. e. M. True, Is the
chairman of the women's division.
North Belgrade Meeting
At the meeting of the North Bel
grade Farm Bureau, held last Friday,
the principal feature was the large
attendance, which in spite Of the
storm and the bad condition of the
roads, was larger than last year. The
members Of the mems division elect
ed the following officers: w. L. Wi
theirs, chairman, Mrs. Dorothy Mills,
club, Willard Gleason, dairy, Charles
Booker, orchard, Charles Elwell, poul-
try. 1t was planned to continue the
Young Yankees" the Boys and
Girls Club for another year. Other
| seed demonstrations, alfalfa demon
STATIONS, testing Of cattle for tuber-
| culosis. to take part in the better bull
| campaign, demonstration Of egg
Gambling at the home Of Charles Ell
we'll during the summer, use of NAM
moth flint seed corn for silage, pool
orders for car load Of lime, and also
an entirely new project which will be,
to declare war upon the caterpillar.
| Every farmer present agreed to des-
troy all nests Of tent caterpillars, on
| his premises and by the roadsides and
also planned to bring the matter up
at the March meeting and attempt to
| enroll other farmers in the commun-
| ity to take part. The date of the all
| day March meeting will be Friday,
! March 26. At this time both the
/ mems and women's divisions will
meet.
The women's division at the North
Belgrade meeting elected the follow
ing officers: Chairman, Mrs. Gertrude
Damren; secretary, Mrs. May Wall
| lace; foods, Mrs. Dora Bickford, mil
linery, Mrs. Fannie Stlfrtevant:
household management, Mrs. Lula
Watson. The program which is PLAN
| ned for the year will be as follows:
| March 26, clothing selection, April,
uses of the foundation pattern, May,
making hat ornaments, June, salads,
July. to send two representatives to a
caneing class to receive instruction
| in re-caneing chairs, these members
to teach the others in November
September articles made with sewing
| machine attachments, October, refin-
ishing furniture, December. Christ
mas suggestions.
Oakland Meeting
At the meeting on Thursday, Feb
ruary 4, at Oakland the women's di-
vision elected the following officers:
Chairman, Mrs. Abbie Bessie, secre.
tary, Mrs. Mable Farr; foods, Mrs.
Angie Cottle; clothing, Mrs. Edna
Brown; household management, Mrs.
Lillian Knight. The program for the
coming year includes the following
| meetings, February, basketry; March,
joint meeting-basketry; April, mil
| linery; May, articles made with sew
ing machine attachments; June,
healthful clothing; July, to send two
representatives to training class in
re-caneing chairs, August, general
meeting; September, membership
campaign banquet to be held in the
.. evening of the 29th; October, the
first Of the month will take up food
preparation and the last, Christmas
suggestions; December, desserts.
/ West Augusta Meeting
| The West Augusta Farm Bureau
| ladies elected at their meeting Feb
ruary 3, chairman, Mrs. Lura White;
secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Tobin;
| clothing, Mrs. Calix Blouin: millin-
! cry, Mrs. Lura White and Mrs. F. L.
Judkins: household mana gement, Mrs.
/ Mable White. In March they will
, take up clothing selection, April, mill
, linery; May, footwear and posture;
! June, desserts, July and August, bas-
/ kerry; September, millinery, October,
| food preparation: November, Christ
mas suggestions; December, fruit
cookery.
Owen Wilbur, poultry extension
| specialist will be in the county this
week. He will attend the all-day
meeting of the new Adult Poultry
| club in Fayette, which Is to be held
! at the Startling Grange hall. His to-
| pics will be, Poultry Diseases" and
Matching Young Chicks" This is
the third course of lectures to be
given before the Adult Poultry club.
The president Of the club is Perley
E. Smith.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and