The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-05-28
Boys and Girls Club Rally.
Good Attendance and Pleasant Time
Enjoyed.


the first annual Club Rally held in
the county, good many Of the 500
members of the clubs in the county
were present.
| The parade consisted Of five floats
the garden, sewing, canning and
poultry, with the members of the
clubs marching behind. which made
a circuit of the city. but were un-
able to go on Main street because
Of the newly laid paving.
The floats were on trucks. each
decorated with the club banners
and flags. The garden club had a
miniature garden laid out, with
growing tomato, cabbage. lettuce
and radi h plants growing as in the
garden. On the sewing club float a
sewing machine and table with the
girls of the club at Revillo sitting
busy sewing. The champion can.
ming team of the canning club last
year were demonstrating the art
OF canning on the canning club
float. with the stove, table and all
canning equipment. A chicken
with her little chicks and a SOW
with litter of pigs featured the
poultry and TIE sow-l,tter club
floats.
The barGuet was served at the ho.
tel, under the supervision of Miss
Shumaker, teacher of the domestic
science class at the high school,
with about l5O present. The course
OF the dinner was enlivened by the
club songs and yells and impromptu
talks.
The assembly at the high school
Immediately after the banquet was
addressed by Senator Amsden, Prof.
Souder. Miss johnson and the state
club leader. Mr.. Scabro. As the
time was limited several of the
scheduled speeches had to b. elimi-
mated.
The members of the various clubs
were then taken for individual DEM
onstrations and intructions. The
stock judging under the supervision
Of 0. T. Tracy was held at the
Hnblou farm, grain Judging under
County Agent Swift at the court
house. Members of the poultry
club went to the DR.. Ross poultry
farm ard were given a talk by Ed
L.. Havs, of the Dakota Farmer.
Canning and sewing demonstra-
tions were given at the high school
under the supervision Of Miss Keith
line.
At this time the acheiyemen Mt pins
were awarded to the members Of
the sewing clubs who had completed
the work which they are required
to finish within one year. AZ of
the So members received the pins
altho the year is not ended until the
first Of October. The Strandburg.
Stockholm kilborn and Melrose hold
the honors Of being 100 per cent
perfect, every member having COM
| pleted her work and receiving the
pin.
Madison was nearly 100 per cent
perfect. there being but one men,
ber who has not completed the re-
quired work. The members are
required to complete four articles,
consisting Of sewing bag, a XII
| mona, nightgown, princess slip or
petticoat, and a made over gar
ment. The made over garment
must be made from a mans shir,,
a ladies shirt waist or ladies
skirt. A successful peice of patch
ing or darning is also required.
After this work is completed the
members must write story of the
work which completes the require
ments and she is entitled to the pin.
Miss Keithline expressed great
satisfaction over the exhibition of
the sewing classes. 1t was as we'll
done as the work which was exhib-
tied at the state fair for the past
two years, which Miss Keithline had
in charge. Many of the arti.
cles which were exhibited will be
taken to the state fair and also
exhibited at the county fair here
and at Big Stone City.
The work Of all the clubs received
decided boost thru the efforts Of
the club leaders and q greater un-
derstanding of the work has been
given the public. This is the first
rally that has been held and had
the day been fair. it would have
undoubtedly drawn . much larger
attendance than it did. Il is the
first Of many gatherings which the
clubs Of the county will have It
various times.