WOMAN PRESIDENT.
BRITISH DAIRY FARMERS.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL
British dairy farmer*! for the first time in history are to have a woman at their head. Two thousand of them in all part* of the country have invited the King's only sister, the Princess Royal, through their organisation, the British Dairy Farmers' Association, to act as their president for 1939. No woman has ever played euch a distinctive part before in the agricultural life of England., The Princess, who, following the example of her Danish grandmother, Queen Alexandra, is keenly interested in dairy management, has acquired considerable knowledge of it from her home farm on the Harewood estate in Yorkshire. Next Year. The Princess hopes to preside over the dairy farmers next year when they come to London for their annual show. She will also, if possible, preside at the half-yearly March meeting, and at «ome of the monthly meetings. She is having a very busy time just now at Harewood, where her sons are on holiday. She would like, if possible, to pay a brief visit to London to meet farmers at this month's Dairy Show.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 229, 28 September 1938, Page 16
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186WOMAN PRESIDENT. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 229, 28 September 1938, Page 16
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