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we are never too busy to have some fun, and Sve have an aUuudance of 

 fun along through life. I have tried to teach iny cliildren to looli at the 

 bright side and the funny side of life, but to always keep fun where it 

 belongs. 



Mr. Swain: There is one phase of training children that we have over- 

 looked, and that is correcting them. If you switch a child do it right, and 

 it will have very much more efEect. I know that a very sound switching 

 used to do me more good than anything else. If you do it, do it right. I 

 think my father was almost perfection in that line. 



President Stevens: I think this is very interesting, but we must close 

 this subject and we will next have a selection by Miss Isadore Keer, of 

 Summitville. 



Miss Keer gave a very acceptable recitation which was well received. 



After some discussion it was decided that the meeting would be 

 called to order at 9:00 o'clock on Wednesday morning. August 51 h. 



'I'lie meeting was then adjourned. 



MORNING SESSION. 



Wednesday, August 5, 1903. 



Presiaeiil Slevens called the meeting to order at 9:00 o'clock, and 

 some excellent instrumental music was rendered by local talent. 



Pffesident Stevens: As we need to know more about the manner of 

 making an exhibit of fruit at St. Louis, we would like to hear from the 

 members about it. Mr. Burton, we Avould like to hear what you have to 

 sny in suggestion. 



Ml". Joe A. Burton: Gentlemen, when we go to St. Louis we must take 

 the best fruit that grows. There is a great diCference between a fai'* 

 specimen and an inferior specimen. As I remarked last night the meet- 

 ing at Paris was a small thing compared with what the meeting at 

 St. Louis will be. America is the apple region of the world, and around 

 St. Louis is the apple part of the apple part, and we will meet all of th'j 

 apple gi-owers there, and all of the people at St. Louis; this will be the 

 greatest apple show on earth; we must not lose our reputation. We are 

 not afraid of California, for she raises pumpkins and we raise fruit. We 

 will not show against size. We do have our neighbor States to compel e 



