The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
bill" SHILLING
ENTERS SOCIETY
sTigverous Tim" Dolls Up in
Dress Suit to Lunch with
President Hoover
FARM BOARD MEETING
Minnesota Dairyman Gives
Interesting and Humorous
Description of Gathering

William F. Schilling leading Min
nesota farm cooperative leader
well known writer in the North
field News under the name OF
''Tigverous Tim," appointee to the
Federal Farm Relief Board by
President Hoover utilized his space
in the Mortified News recently in
an unusual and interesting descrip-
ton of the first meeting and lunch
of the Board held at the White
House. Tim" said:
I want to thank all the fellows
and newspapers who were so pro-
fuse with their congratulations and
nice sayings about me during the
past pleasantneSS meaning my
appointment to the Federal Farm
board. 1 will try to personally
acknowledge each letter and thank
each individual, but it is some job!
Just like trying to make the second
crop of alfalfa and cut a 100 acres
of ripe grain at the same time.
President Hoover said he wanted
the farm board to get in gear as
soon as it was appointed and on
Monday, July Is, at exactly 1880 I
arrived in Washington from Tulsa,
Okla, and in five minutes thereaf-
ter the members sat down in the
cabinet room and President Hoover
gave us a hearty welcome and
launched right into the affairs of
the board without any preliminar-
les. That's his way of doing things
and every time see him like him
just a little better.
After the short remarks by the
president, we were notified that a
covey of heavyweight photograph
ers had alighted on the back lawn
of the White House and wanted to
take our pictures. So the president
and members of the board filed out
to where these anxious photo fans
were awaiting and just an even two
dozen began waving their hands
and clicking their machines until
the president indicated that they
had had enough. Coming back
again into the cabinet room, the
president gave a "talkie movie" to
the board.
Following this, President Hoov-
er invited the members of the
board and their wives to dinner
that evening and as none of the
members were "encumbered'' we
all had to go by our lonesome. Now,
it is one thing to be invited to din
ner at the White House with
bunch of farmers but it is quite
another thing to go = and go
checked up as is fitting and Gus
tomary. Someone whispered to
George Akerson, one of the presi-
dents secretaries, and asked him
what kinda clothes was expected
to be worn to hide the sun-tanned
hides of the first farm board that
was ever invited to the executive
mansion. George said Tuxedo"
and it was then near noon. A rush
for the Mayfiower valet got that
individual in high gear and he got
a tailor on the job post haste and
there was measuring done and done
In a hurry. By p. M. every man
was fitted out with a "Tux" and all
the other uncomfortable trappings
that go to make a farmer look like
million dollars and feel like
thunder. Most of the fellows had
glad clothes but they were on the
other end of the line. So it was
cough up S. for the privilege of
feeling uncomfortable in another
fellows clothes for one night. But
1t was worth it and more to.
About the hardest job for a be-
glnner at a White House function
rs to know how to get into the
dining room. To make sure that
we farmers did not skid around
LOO much the president had a ma.
Jor In uniform and a couple of or
derlies to pilot us about. One had
a diagram Of the table with each
guests name plainly written in and
a1ter rehearsing in the adjoining
room a bit we all got in when the
WORD was announced and no one
Ieii over a rug or even bent a sing
ne rule in getting to where he be-
l6hged. ~ D
hdu maze up my mind after
once being guest at a swell New
York city dinner, that I was not
going to make a single move that
was not mapped out in advance.
saw fellow eat meat with fish
Iork at Barney Baruch's once and
! vowed that would never happen
TO me even if had to leave the
festive board with an empty stom-
ach. But this was not a stiff af-
fair at all and if it had not been
for the candles on the tables, lob
ster flakes and a few other dain-