Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1913 — Series of Agricultural Meetings Throughout County. [ARTICLE]

Series of Agricultural Meetings Throughout County.

We are planning a series of meetings in the various townships of the county where we may meet together and talk over matters pertaining- to the .farm and the farmers’ interests. The meetings will he held in the school houses nearest the center of the township. We will have one month in every township and we will arrange the date and subject a month ahead so every one can be able to offer some suggestion or at least ask some question on the subject. Various subjects will he taken up during the winter and a little later in the season we will have lantern slide illustrations to supplement the talks. The speaker of the meeting will be sometimes the local chairman, sometimes a representative from Purdue and sometimes your county agent. I have made arrangements with the trustees o,f several of the townships and hope to arrange with the others in the near future The meetings dated now are as follows: Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, Nov. 11, at the Ford school house in Hanging Grove township. Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock on Nov. 12, the Center school house in Qrillam township. Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock, Nov. 13, the school house at DeMotte, Keener township^ Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, the Egypt’ school house in Jordan township. Wednesday evening, 7:30 o'clock, the Price school house No. 6, in Carpenter township. Thursday evening, 7:30 o’clock, Nov. .20, at school house No. 2 of MilrojL/township. It is hoped that as many of the farmers of the various communities will hear the dates in mind and come out to the meetings. Bring your families, especially the hoys. The first meeting will be a general discussion. A local chairman will ihe elected, and the date and topic for the December meeting will be arranged. Everyone turn out and help make these meetings a grand success. O. G. BARRETT, County Agent.

Judge Robert Vanatta came yesterday evening from Marion for a visit of a few days with 'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vanatta and his daughter, Miss Marjorie. The following have been . invited to speak at the 10th District Tuberculosis Conference at the Y. M. C. A. at Gary, November 17th: President Severance Burrage, Secretary W. D. Thurber, of the State Association, and Dr. J. N. H-urty, of Indianapolis; Dr. T. W. Oberlin, Hammond; Prof. F. H. Cole, Valparaiso; Prof. Frank Highway, Crown, Point; Senator Halleck. Rensselaer; Hon. John Ade, Kentland; Dr. Florin Pugh, Williamsport, Dr. Grant Goodwin, Montioello; Dr. J. M. Rod-, man, Fowler; Rabbi Stoltz, Dr. W. S. Faulds, And Dr. C. W. Yarrington, Gary; Miss Mary Lindley, Indiana Harbor. All interested are invited. Those expecting to attend should notify Miss Rhoda M. Welding, Y. M. C. A., Gary, that a place may be provided for luncheon at 12 o’clock. Program at 1 p. m.