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suggested, to get young people into local Societies, and that is, there 

 should be some effort made to get more of the ladies to attend our meet- 

 ings. At all meetings the ladies have been very conspicuous by their 

 absence. Our local Society took action at their last meeting which I 

 think is to be commended. They resolved to pay the expenses of a dele- 

 gate to attend the State meetings. The action we took at our last ses- 

 sion was to not only send a delegate, but send -his wife along with him. 

 or at least pay expenses, if she wishes to come, and I believe if the 

 Societies would take that action we would have better attendance of the 

 ladies. 



Mrs. Stevens: I notice the same fact is present in meetings of all 

 kinds. We notice we have not the young people. You in the Marion 

 County Society, here, are in a worse fix than in the country, as you have 

 so many attractions outside. Where local Societies are held in country 

 towns there is not the trouble in getting them there that there is in your 

 Society here. But you will notice it in farmers' institutes and in 

 churches, we are not getting many young people, especially the young 

 men, but there is no royal road to success in getting young people to 

 attend. 



Mrs. Royer: Our Society is composed of about one-half the young 

 married people in the county, about thirty-seven members. When first 

 organized, two years ago, there were only about nine, and we think we 

 have done well. Some think when father and mother join, that includes 

 the whole family, and this year we have conducted a class for young 

 people. Sometimes we took for our subject the apple; and young mar- 

 ried people conducted that class along the line of describing the apple. 

 Would prepare questions and give to young people, and they would read 

 them and ask such questions as would distinguish the apple. Sometimes 

 we take the strawberry. The young married people have taken an ac- 

 tive part in the Society and also the Farmers' Institute. We feel we have 

 much to be proud of. 



Mr. Henby: It seems to me this Society could be made to grow and 

 have enough life in its meetings to cause the attendance of several hun- 

 dred. The special rate on railroads would add a great deal to it. The 

 car fare is quite an item. If we could get half i*ates we might bring our 

 wives. 



Mr. Grossman: In our section of the State we took advantage of the 

 rate this week at the Poultry Show. 



Adjourned. 



