Smyrna times., 1927-12-14
KENT FARM BUREAU MEETING
Interesting Program to Be Rendered
at Dover on Monday Next-Farm-
ers Generally Will Attend Meeting


at Dover on Monday Next-Farm-
ers Generally Will Attend Meeting
The annual meeting of the Kent
County Farm Bureau will be held in
the Capital Grange Hall, South Gov
ernors Avenue, Dover, on Monday, De
cember 10, and it is expected that a
large delegation of farmers from all
sections of the county will be in at
tendance, as plans are being formulat-
ed by the members of the executive
committee toward making this annual
meeting of great interest and profit to
all those who will be present to hear
and take part in the program of the
day. The meeting will open at 1870
o'clock in the morning with a bust
ness session including the reports of
the various committees and the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year.
A speaker of prominence will address
tire afternoon session on some phases
of the Farm Bureau and how it has
helped the farmers throughout the
country. Brief reports of the county
extension work for the past year will
be given by Miss Helen L. Comstock,
County Club Agent, and Kent County
Agent Russell E. Wilson, as part of
the program during the forenoon.
Lunch will be served during the noon
hour. At a recent meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee plans were outlined
for conducting another membership
drive, since all the memberships which
were secured during the last cam
paign expire at the close of this year,
thereby making it essential that an
other drive be launched in order that
the local organization may remain in
tact and continue to function as it has
been in this county for the past eight
years. President Ed Willim has ap-
pointed w. V. Cosden of Dover as di-
rector Of this membership drive which
is now unler way with the support and
cooperation of other members of the
executive committee, and, in addition
to these two officials, secretary r.
Harry Wilson, John M. Roe and Ar
thur f. Dawes have the honor of be-
ing the first five farmers to sign up
for membership in tire Kent County
Farm Bureau for the year 1928. The
dues are $500 a year, and it is eX-
pected that many farmers throughout
the county will join the Farm Bureau
again and thereby help to push for
ward this great farmers organization
which has become national in its eX-
tent of service to its members and to
agriculture as a whole. Every farm
er needs the Farm Bureau, and this
organization deserves the support of
those who are interested either direct
ly Or indirectly in the improvement Of
our agricultural conditions. The So
licitors have met excellent success in
securing members for the coming
wear, and the drive will be continued
during the next few weeks with the
hope that as large a membership as
possible may be obtained in Kent
County in order that the Farm Bu-
reau may still remain an influential
| factor in promoting the program for
better farming practices and more
profitable agriculture for the county
and state. AS it will be impossible
/ for these solicitors to call upon each
farmer personally within this short
time allotted for this drive, a letter
has been signed by President Ed. Will
linn and Secretary R. Harry Wilson
| and mailed to large number of farm
ers in the county asking for their CO
operation and support in this member
] ship campaign by sending their checks
and agreement cards to the office OF
the Kent County Farm Bureau in Do
yer. This letter in addition to the
personal services which are being do
mated by some of the members of the
executive committee should result in
the securing of large group of farm
ers as members of the local organiza-
tion for the year beginning January |
1928.