The Columbus Dispatch

Chicago, Dec. 10—The newest thing in the farm bureau movement is a woman's department which shall, just as nearly as possible, represent the great and important congregation of farm women in the country.

President Howard, of the American Farm Bureau Federation, has appointed a committee of four women to work out the details of the woman's farm bureau department and they will no doubt present an outline of the plan shortly.

The committee consists of Mrs. Vera Busick Shuttler, Missouri; Mrs. John C. Ketcham, Michigan; Mrs. Izetta Brown, West Virginia, and Mrs. A. E. Brigden, New York.

The personnel of the committee was chosen by President Howard from a long list of names of women already well identified with farm bureau or farm organization work. Mrs. Brigden is known throughout New York for her active labor in developing the home bureau. She is president of the Cortland county home bureau and president of the state federation of home bureaus.

Mrs. Vera B. Shuttler, chairman of the committee, has played an important part in the organization and development of the farm bureau in Missouri. She has served as a member of the executive committee of the St. Francois County Farm Bureau, a member of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation, voting director in the American Farm Bureau Federation, member of the committee on relations to the College of Agriculture and secretary of the Farm Bureau Roads Convention.

Mrs. Izetta Brown is the owner and manager of a dairy of pure bred Holsteins and Jerseys in West Virginia. In addition to her dairy she operates two general farms. Mrs. Brown has had an active part in national affairs.

Mrs. John C. Ketcham also brings to the committee a wealth of experience. She was for years closely associated with her husband in his work as Master of the Michigan State Grange. For the first two years she was a member of the executive committee of Michigan Farm Bureau Federation. At the present Mrs. Ketcham holds a number of important offices.

A woman with the title of assistant secretary will head the new department. The committee will also develop a program of work for women members of the farm bureau. This program of work will probably be largely concerned with the improvement of the social side of farm life. It will have to do with the establishment of community centers, the rural church, boys' and girls' clubs, consolidated schools, etc.