Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
DA|RYMEN|
HERE FOR
MEET ING
Leaders for All Sections
of State Attend Council
Session.
LOCAL MEN TALK
Dinner Tonight Will Be
Climax of Interesting
Program.

The quarterly meeting of the Cal
ifornia Dairy Council opened in the
Barbara Worth Hotel at 9:30 o.
clock this morning with a general
session of delegates, Sam II. Greene,
secretary manager of the council,
presiding.
The opening meeting lasted lit
tie more than an hour, the entire
time being devoted to routine mat
tiers and laying plans for the meet
ing Of the various executive com
mittecs. These committees went in
to session Immediately after the
general meeting was adjourned.
4. II. Kcllar of the Bank of Italy
and Sam Robinson, president of the
Imperial Valley Farm bureau, gave
short addresses at "dutch treat
luncheon served at the hotel at
noon.
Kcllar talked on the valley and
its many opportunities and stressed
especially its advantages as n dairy
rountry. Robinson talked on the
relationship of the farm bureau to
the business of dairying and ex-
planned the numerous WAYS in which
his organization seeks To cooperate
and help work out the problems of
the dairyman. Both addresses were
well received and proved interest
ing throughout.
IL 81 L., ln
ing reassemblcd for the main bust
ness meeting of the two day pro-
gram here. While the most of this
session, which will continue until )
o'clock was to be taken up by rou-
tine work and discussion of business
matters, an address was TO be given
by DR.. &. NJ. Haring, head of the
division of veterinary science of
the University of California. Cree
concentrations for the prevention of
abortion and stcrility in cattle, -
was to be his subject
The days session is to be climax
ed at O'Clock tonight by n dinner
at the Barbara Worth at which
members of the dairy council board
Of directors and other visitors are
to be dinner guests Of the valley
dairy industry.
National President Here
NJ. u. Mum, president of the ma
tional dairy council, will be the
guest Of honor and principal speak
or at the dinner. II. Y. Watson,
president Of the Chamber of Com
mercc, j. II. Edgar Of the Edgar
Brothers company and +. Roy
Thompson of Iloltvillc are TO be 9th
er speakers. a musical program has
also been arranged for the evening.
Tomorrow morning the dairymen
will make tour of the valley and
at noon will join the "Dairy Day.
program TO be presented mt citv
park. incidentally. w. J. Strickland.
secretary of the chamber, asks that
persons having ears available for
use in the morning pledge them to
assist in escorting the dairymen a
bout the valley.
Mrs. II. II. Carey, assisted by n
committee of III Centre women, is
carrying on an extensive program
of entertainment for the women vis-
ltbiS W lut NdlitN uuIlHE NUt NNu
day dairy program. Several bridge
parties and other social events have
been held in this connection.
BEGINNING at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, the Dairy Day program
will be presented and promises to
afford plenty of excitement. There
will be all kinds of sports events
on the program, numerous address
cs in connection with dairy work,
the giving of prize awards to the
winners of the cow.testing contest
and in fact it promises to be Just
one move after another from 10 o..
clock until dark. MUSICAL, vaudc-
vile and concert numbers are in
cluded
The committees in charge, headed
by ID. Il. Iinn, announce that all is
in readiness to make it a banner
day.