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woman's department, state farmers' convention. 



For several years the meetings of the Woman's Department of the 

 State Convention have been of great value to those interested in the 

 improvement of rural conditions, and the following program will 

 show that the meeting this year was no exception to the high standard 

 set by previous meetings. 



WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT 



NORTH CAROLINA STATE FARMERS' CONVENTION. 



AUGUST 26, 27, 1908. 



PROGRAM. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26—10 :00 A. M. 



The Aims and Purposes of this Meeting — Mrs. W. N. Hutt, Chirman of the 

 Woman's Branch of the State Farmers' Convention. 



Address of Welcome — Mrs. W. S. Primrose, President of the Raleigh Wo- 

 man's Club. 



The Value of Fresh Air — Mrs. E. E. Moffltt, Raleigh. 



Amusements and Recreation for the Children — Mrs. W. R. Hollowell, Golds- 

 boro. 



Address by Dr. S. A. Knapp, United States Department of Agriculture. 



WEDNESDAY— 2 :00 P. M. 



The Country Woman's Spending Money — Mrs. James G. Boylin, Wadesboro. 



The Country Woman's Methods of Earning Money — Mrs. W. Wise Smith, 

 Raleigh. 



The Mother as a Source of Inspiration to the Child — Mrs. Frank K. Elam, 

 Cleveland Mills. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 27—10:30 A. M. 



Improvement of the Farm Home — Mrs. F. L. Stevens, Raleigh. 



The Woman's Association for the Betterment of Public Schools — Miss Edith 

 Royster, Raleigh. 



Simple Plumbing in Rural Districts — G. L. Vinson, Raleigh. 



Bee-keeping as an Occupation for Women — Mr. Womble, Raleigh. 



The Woman's Branch of the Farmers' Institute — Dr. Tait Butler, Director 

 of Farmers' Institutes for North Carolina. 



On the following pages will be found a few of the papers read at 

 the meeting of the Women's Branch of the State Farmers' Conven- 

 tion, August 26, 27, 1908. 



THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S BRANCH OF THE 



FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



By Mrs. W. N. Hutt, Chairman of the Woman's Branch of the State 



Farmers' Convention. 



Ladies: — I have this morning the delightful task of welcoming yon, in the 

 name of the State Department of Agriculture, to our Capital City. We, as an 

 organization, have much to strive for and much to obtain. The object of the 

 work of the Department of Agriculture is the upbuilding of the State. The 

 object of the Farmers' Institute division of the Department of Agriculture is 

 the encouraging of men to form a copartnership with nature that we, nature's 



