Dannevirke Suggestion For Fanners’ Week

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 69, 23 March 1937, Page 2

Dannevirke Suggestion For Fanners’ Week

BIG GATHERING IN MAY DANNEVIRKE, March 22. On May 26 and 27 mtinera from many parts of the North Island will be m conference at Dannevirke, which has been selected as the locale for the annual assembly of delegates from the W airarapa, Wellington, Manawatu, Wanganui, Northern Hawke’s Bay and Sontnern Hawke’s Bay Provincial districts of tde New Zealand Farmers* Ur.iou. Repiuentatives from Wa roa, ami Poverty Bay are also to be invited. Members of the S-H.B. District Exe cutive at their monthly meeting in Dannevirke considered that tho conference week would be the ideal time for arranging a epecially-attractive farmers’ week. The suggestion arose after a circular fr. in. the Dominion Executive, referring to a membership campaign, had been lead. This proposed that tha campaign should be divided into two weeks —propaganda week, beginning on Apul 5 aid membership week, commencing on April 12. Various suggestions were made, such as obtaining the co-opora-tion of the shopkeepers in making special window displays, arranging rallies, speeches at dances, smoke concerts, and getting the co-operation ct chambers of commerce.

The chan man, Mr J. Livings ton, considered that as the provincial conference was to be held at Daunevirke in May, it would be better for the campaign to be launched then. After some discussion Mr J. W. Murray, Pongaroa, moved: “That this meeting considers the suggestions put forward by the Dominion Executive are excellent. The Provincial District will carry them out as far as possible, but as the inter-provincial conference is to be held in Dannevirke in May the executive prefers to hold its campaign in the form of a farmers’ week then.” Mr O. R. Red ward seconding*, the motion was carried.