FARMERS ENJOY OLD-FASHIONED DINNER 

The city of Albany, through Mayor Hacket, Wednesday night presented the New York State Agricultural Society with a building in which to house historical farm implements collected by the society. The old Hall mansion, Lincoln park, which has been used to store tools of the park department, was offered by Mayor Hackett as a permanent museum for the association, and accepted on behalf of the association by E. R. Eastman, president. 

Announcement of the gift was made at an old fashioned turkey dinner given by the society in the Ten Eyck, at which Mayor Hackett, Governor Smith, Lieutenant Governor Seymour Lowman, Lewis Pound, State Treasurer, and other distinguished men and women were guests. 

Fifty girl clerks and stenographers in the state department of farms and markets, wearing powdered wigs and hoop skirts, served turkeys, apple sauce, johnnycake and other delicacies by candle light. An orchestra, clad in knee breeches, played oldtime tunes, and guests joined lustily in singing familiar old time songs. Miss Ethel Crookes of Altamont rendered several vocal solos. 

The dinner was served in real country style, great platters on the tables for diners to help themselves. The coffee was sweetened with brown sugar, and corn meal bread was served. 

COBLESKILL STATE SCHOOL
ANNOUNCES SHORT COURSE 

Plans for the annual Short Course in Agriculture at the State School at Cobleskill New York have been completed. 

The course begins Tuesday, February 2nd, and concludes Tuesday, April 6th, thus giving those who enroll a chance to study Agriculture intensively for nine weeks during a time when labor on the farm is least in demand. 

Many from northeastern New York have in the past years taken this course which is designed primarily to give instruction of a practical nature that will be directly and immediately helpful. It gives farmers and farmers’ sons who can spend only a limited amount of time away from home a chance to study their business. For many such a regular three-year course is out of the question. 

RYALL—FRYER 

The marriage of Miss Anna E. Fryer of Altamont and John J. Ryall of Schenectady occurred on January 16. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. A. Frederick of St. John’s Lutheran church, Altamont. The attendants were Miss Katherine Mackarewick of Voorheesville and Paul Vradenburg of Schenectady.
The bride wore a gown of pink georgette oversatin and carried an arm bouquet of pink and white roses. Her attendant wore tan canton crepe and carried pink carnations. 

After a honeymoon in New York City and New Jersey, Mr. and Mrs. Ryall will reside at Altamont. 

VOORHEESVILLE
Mrs. Emily A. Ward was recently offered a position under Civil Service of the state department of Labor, but has decided, for the present, to remain with the New York Telephone company at Voorheesville with an increase in salary. Mrs. Ward has been chief operator in the Voorheesville telephone exchange for about 11 years; previous to this having held a like position at Clarksville several years, until the exchange was transferred to Voorheesville.