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Mrs. Elsie BCies 



Elected Vice-President 



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By NELL FLATT GOODMAN 



Q\ RS. ELSIE MIES, Urbana, or- 



_^ \yy ganization chairman of Illi- 

 C^ ^^ V( nois Home Bureau Federa- 

 tion, was unanimously elected vice-presi- 

 dent of the Associated Women of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federation when 

 they met at their third annual convention 

 at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago Decem- 

 ber 10, 11, and 12. The meeting pre- 

 ceded the annual convention of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federation. Mrs. 

 Henry W. Ahart, California was elected 

 president. 



Delegates from 33 states were present, 

 representing the largest organization of 

 women in America. Leaders in various 

 fields and speakers of national promi- 

 nence built their talks around the theme 

 "Today's Challenge to Farm Women." 



President Edward A. O'Neal, of the 

 Farm Bureau welcomed the women and 

 asked for more and continued co-opera- 

 tion toward achieving the goals of organ- 

 ized agriculture. 



International president of Business and 

 Professional Women, Lena Madesin Phil- 

 lips, associate editor of a woman's mag- 

 azine, asked that women concern them- 

 selves with more than information about 

 gadgets. There are more fundamental 

 things which it is women's job to under- 

 stand and correct," she said, "If women 

 on the land cannot restore our ideals — 

 ideals that there is something more to 

 life than making money — then America 

 is in a sad plight indeed." 



Of particular interest was the informal 

 discussion of "Institutional Housekeep- 

 ing" by Mrs. Marion Wyatt, chief house- 

 keeper of the Hotel Sherman, who told 

 how much help, soap, towels and dusting 

 are necessary to maintain a smoothly run- 

 ning home of 1 300 rooms for the travel- 

 ing public. 



Presenting the thought that 'wise con- 

 sumption may be as important as produc- 

 tion' in our agricultural situation. Dr. 

 Louise Stanley, Bureau of Home Eco- 

 nomics explained "What's Behind the 

 Label." Women spend 85% of the na- 

 tional income, she said. Wiser spending 

 is in order. 



From the stern position of a judge of 

 the juvenile court of Memphis, Tennes- 

 see, but looking very feminine, indeed, 

 in an ivory white satin evening gown 



Associated Women of AFBF 



BOARD OF DIHECTOHS FOR 1938 



SITTING LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. Hoy C. S. Weagly, Hagersfown, Maryland, 

 tory: Mrs. Elsie Mies. Champaign, Illinois, vice-president; Mrs. Henry Ahart. Lincoln. 

 Caliiomia, president* Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, Chicago, nUnois, administrative directoi. 



STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Directors — Mrs. J. D. Giles, Selma, Alabama, south- 

 em region; Miss Eli2abeth McDonald, Delhi, N. Y., eastern region; Mrs. Raymond Sayr*. 

 Ackvrorth, Iowa, central region: Mrs. Florence Bovett, Reno, Nevada, western region. 



trimmed with rose colored sequins a 

 corsage of red roses, and waving a dis- 

 tractingly cunning fan as she talked. 

 Judge Camille J. Kelley completely cap- 

 tivated her audience while she discussed 

 "Human Values." From the experiences 

 in her juvenile court, she urged the wom- 

 en to help balance the behaviour budget, 

 and to teach the children, as well as 

 themselves, self control and obedience to 

 order. 



Interspersing the serious facts with 

 many ludicrous fancies Dr. Morris Fish- 

 bein, editor of the Journal of the Ameri- 

 can Medical Association, talked of 

 "Foods, Fads, Facts and Fancies." He 

 suggested the farm surplus may have 

 arisen because each individual now is 

 taking 1000 less calories per day than 

 they did previous to 1900. When the 

 entire population of the United States, 

 125 million people, is considered, that 

 would make some difference. 



Two speakers, students of national and 

 international affairs. Senator H. Styles 

 Bridges of New Hampshire, and Charles 

 P. Taft of Cincinnati, head of the city 

 commission plan so successful there, dis- 

 cussed "Liberal Trends in Government" 

 and "Farm Problems and Foreign Pol- 

 icies." 



Assisting in making the convention a 

 success were several Illinois women lead- 

 ers. Mrs. J. V. Stevenson, state presi- 

 dent, served on the committee for reg- 



istration. On the resolutions committee 

 was Mrs. J. V. Clifton, Mrs. Spencer 

 Ewing, Mrs. Pearle Riefsteck. and Mrs. 

 Homer Johnson assisted as ushers. 



The Vermilion Service Company held its 

 fifth annual meeting in Danville, December 

 16. The meeting was attended by 700 

 members of the Vermilion County Farm 

 Bureau. C. H. Becker was speaker. 



The management report, given by Leslie 

 Miles, indicated that 8J.75% of the com- 

 pany's business was done with Farm Bureau 

 members and that the average dividend 

 received per member was $20.71. President 

 J. B. Ritter announced patronage dividend 

 rates ranging from 8% to 16%. The toul 

 patronage dividend amounted to $18,}}2J2. 



Despite ice and sleet 800 Fulton Councy 



members attended the eighth annual meeting 

 of their service company on December 15. 



President Harry L. Leej>er announced the 

 largest patronage dividend in the history o* 

 the company, an average of $24.60 per Farm 

 Bureau member, a total of $25,200. 



Manager Leslie Siehr reported that the 

 company had increased its business in all 

 lines. Total gain over last year's business 

 was more than $47,000, a total of $230,000. 

 Rates of dividends ranged from 10% to 

 25%. 



One important feature of the meeting was 

 the presentation of an $1100.00 dividend 

 check payable to the road and bridge fund 

 of Fulton county. 



The county highway engineer and all 

 members of the Road and Bridge Committet 

 were present. They stated that the $1100 

 dividend would be used to build roads for 

 Fulton County Farmers. C. H. Becker wM 

 the speaker. E. C. Mummert of Astoria 

 was elected to the board of directors. 



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JANUARY. 1938 



