| Show DAVIS GOe co FARM BUREAU BREA TO JOIN OTHER BUREAUS BREAS ON Ut MUSTER DA DAY V CHICAGO Aug 7 Special That the Dai Da Davis DaIS IS count county farm bureau Boun Bountiful B Bountiful un Utah will join Jom with thousands of other organized farm groups in a gl- gl gi gigantic gantic nation wide observation of Muster Day during the month of September was as announced here today I by by M S Winder executive e a secretary of the American farm bureau federa federa- federatIon federation federation tion Mi Mr Windor made the announcement announce announce- announcement announcement ment immediately upon receipt of an enrollment car from John H Burn BurnIngham Burningham Ingham president who assures that thata a series of Mus Muster tel Day programs will be conducted in m Davis county un under under der the leadership of the farm bureau bui bUl eau We are inviting every farmer immel m in Dat Da t county to take part in m the ser ser- serIes series series ies of Muster Day programs to be conducted in m this county Mr Ir Burn Burningham Burningham m ingham ham advised national n farm faim bureau officials We believe that Muster 1 Day offers otTers an e excellent opportunity of our farmers to get et together as aspi proof of their faith falth in m organized org culture The nation wide mobilization of farmers is bem being led by the AmerIcan farm bureau federation as a result of ofa ofa ofa I a similar Muster Day observation I last year in m which more than 1250 1250 members of the organization participated p l This year in m addition to the members of the 1837 the county farm bureaus in m all sections of the county thousands of other farmers farmel are arc ex- ex expected expected ex expected to toe the mark maik mal k on fluster Da Day just as their Colonial Colomal ancestors did Announcement of the 1931 Muster Day came to Davis county farm bur bur- bureau bur bur- bureau bureau eau in m the form of a proclamation sl signed ned by Mr Winder and Edward A ONeal national farm bureau presIdent president president dent Farm bureau Muster 1 Day takes ItS significance from the Muster l Days Daye of early Colonial Colomal Times Mr l Winder explained Our forefathers set aSIde once each year a day upon which the entire defensive strength of the corn com was as mustered for inspection and training On this day the corn com took stock of its military man manpower manpower manpower power Those early earh Colonials were farm ers era They were faced with many problems problems problems lems one of which was their e the enemy the Indian It was necessary that th they be constantly on the alert The savage sought to destroy the farms and home of the colonists Today as farmers falmer we are faced wIth equally opposing forces but m- m instead in instead stead of painted sa savages ages they take the form of economic injustices pro production production and dl distribution problems and the like Instead of being hand handed ed a musket the farmers farmer's problem must be rn met mH t with the tools of or- or organization or organization And if that organization IS to be effective it is we well ep l that one day each year ear be set aside for foi a mus mustering a da day when fal farmers mers toe the mark shoulder to shoulder w wIth ith theIr neIghbors in m a demonstration of or- or organized or organized farm faim man and woman pow power power power er Mi Mr Winder continued Muster Day offers an opportunity for members of the farm bureau to reaffirm then theu faith and allegiance and for foi non members to join Jom with theIr neighbors in m this great t CI ciu ade he said I Mi Mr Winder further explained c that th all of the 1837 county farm faim composing the American n farm bureau federation will be supplied with def def- definite definite mIte Muster l Day programs so that the event though nation tIon wide Ide in m scope will be entire flom the smallest community group meet meet- meeting meeting ing mg in m isolated farming sections to huge county wide Ide mobilizations m in counties where thousands of farmers are members of the farm bureau Farmers in m each community will be invited to muster in m official proclamatIOns proclamations proclamations from national state and coun coun- county coun- coun county county ty farm bureau officials Last year the initial nation wIde observance of Muster Day DaJ by county and state farm bureaus was declared to be one of the greatest demonstratIons demonstrations demonstrations of the strength of organized agriculture ever displayed in m AmerIca Mr Winder pointed out National officials of the AmerIcan farm bureau federation are arc confident that this year Muster Day will bo even more impressive from a nation nation- national national national al al viewpoint Mr Winder said |
