The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-20
HUNDRED TILLERS
CUESTSOF SERVICE
CLUB AT Big Dinner
Join in ReveI Of Song and See
Pictures of Dakota Beauty
Spots and Wild Life
TOLD OF DAIRY STATION
Superintendent Watt Of Federal
Experiments at Mandan
Advises Ice Wells

With a hundred farmers as It's
quests, the Rotary club put on one
81 its big events OF the year, It's Farm
ers' night. at the Grand Pacific,
Tuesday evening.
The farmers were brought in to be
entertained by the club and keep up
acquaintance through social contact
More or less, members Of the Rotary
and the tillers. who were leaders in
their communities. meet In the course
Of the year. but business is business
and the club wanted a mingling to-
gether In bulk and In relaxed way
The dinner was frolicky sort Of
affair at the outset and between
courses. Toy balloons and things Of
that sort had been placed at each
plate and the farmers and business
folks INDUCED In spell OF horseplay.
floating these over the table. bonn
harding each other and now and then
puncturing some Of the inflated
things with resultant loud reports as
Of gunfire.
1T our kids did this" said one
horny -handed tiller, wed tell 'em to
stop. And here we 60 and play like
children ourselves"
Eyes. that's so." said his neighbor,
also q farmer. But 1t makes me feel
1 20 years younger"
& Forget Farm Relief
The whole dinner and entertain
ment went off In the spirit of 20 years
younger. Time was turned back in its
tide for the moment. the problems of
!. farm relief were forgotten for so long
and the farmers cut loose in care
free mood.
The dinner was built around nice
tenderloin steak. with various other
good things between the soup and
coffee. While 1t was being disposed
Of. three-piece orchestra put on a
program Of standard selections and
In between the gathering sang from
Rotary song sheet.
In addition. a quartet composed of
George Humphreys. Art Arnot, Paul
Wright and Henry Halverson sang Sc
lections during the evening.
Clell Cannon and Russell Reid
showed the gathering a lot OF photo
slides Of North Dakota scenery and
fauna. Some Of these were snapped
around Bismarck, others in the Bad
Lands, others around the Chalk
Buttes and some in the vicinitics of
Fargo and Minot The Roosevelt and
the HIT ranches were In the lot, also
numerous scenes along the Little Mis-
souri,. some Of them including George
Will camping.
Taylor Sets Wheels Going
& ]. G. Taylor. president Of tho club.
started the proceedings. He raped
for order and made q little speech,
saying:
I'm behalf Of the members Of the
Bismarck Rotary club. greet you as
guests, and we want you to know that
It Is not only great pleasure, but a
great privilege to have you meet with
US tonight.
THE position Of American agricul-
ture Is Of vital concern to all the peo-
pie Of the United States. not only to-
day but for the future as we'll.
1T involves the national security.
the racial character. the economic
welfare and the social progress OF our
people.
THE development Of sound, far
sighted national policies in respect to
agriculture is. therefore, one Of the
most important problems before the
country today.
Legislation which will bring to ag-
riculture all opportunity which can
come from legislation, without dis
elimination against other forms Of
legitimate and useful enterprise,
should In my judgment be enacted"
Tells Of Mandan Dairy Station
Speeches were taboo at the dinner.
but there was one guest present who
had something 80 practical to say that
ne was called on. He was A. L. Watt,
superintendent Of the U. 8. dairy ex-
pertinent station three miles below
1andan on the st. Anthony road.
Superintendent Watt said the sta
ton was trying three lines Of experi-
-meut to get data for the benefit OF
sdairymen. It was one Of seven sta
tions In the United States that was
conducting . breeding Investigation
There were 900 purebred sires at the
! disposal OF dairy farmers and under
Close supervision. The station will
lend to farmers the use Of q sire
whose dam has made good produc-
ton. The farmers must then keen
records Of their cows and their daugh-
ters. that the dairy bureau may be
able 70 discern tendencies In breed