782 BOARD OF AGRICDLTDRE. 



ANNUAL CONFEKENCE OF EAUMEKS' INSTITUTE WOllKEUS. 



The Seventh Annual Conference of Farmers' Institute Workers was 

 hold at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. October 12-13, VMU. The 

 following is the 



PUOGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE. 



Wednesday, 0:30 a. m. 



J. A. Blasdel, Fowler, presiding. 



Invocation — Rev. A. W. Conner, pastor Christian Church. Lafayette. 



Welcome — PrcsidcMit St one. 



Theme: Perfectimj Local Onja/tizatioii fur liislUulc Worl:. 



1. Success Attained; How Secured. 

 Discussion led by D. B. Johnson, Mooresville. 



2. Difficulties Encountered; How Overcome. 

 Discussion led by J. II. Gwaltney, I*oseyville. 



.3. Are Changes, in Plan or Method, Needed? 

 Discussion led by Mrs. C. N. Lindley, Salem-. 



Wednesday, 1:30 p. m. 



Mrs. Lydia Evans, Plymouth, presiding. 



Music. • 



Theme: Woman's AuxUiaries. 



1. Some Good Things They May Accomplish — Miss Grace Erwiu 



Bourbon. 

 Discussion. 



2. What Has Been Done in Illinois — Mrs. S. Noble King, Urbana. 111. 

 Questions. 



Music. 



3. How Perfect These Organizations in Indiana — Mrs. Virginia C. 



Meredith. Cambridge City. 

 Questions and discussion. 

 Music. 



Wrdvcudaii. 7:30 p. in. 



E. B. Hemmer, Huntingburg. i)n'siding. 



Theme: Fanners' Institutes and the Rural Schools. 



1. What the Rural Schools Should Do for Agriculture — President 



Stone. 

 Questions. 



2. Progress in Rural School Improvement. 



(a) School Gardens — O. J. Kern, County Superintendent of 

 Schools, Rockford. Til. 



