The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-07-23
CLUB MEMBERS LETTER.

wish to reproduce recent letter
from the new secretary of agricul-
ture, Hon. E. T. Meredith, showing
what value the head of the United
States Department of Agriculture
places upon boys and girls club,
work:
II want to say just afew words tor
the farm boys and girls, and the
older people need not bother to read
it at all.
"Now, you and / know that the
boys and girls club work represents
one of the most important lines of
activity in the United States today.
/ believe that it is important be-
cause it has such large possibilities.
We men and women who are trying
to improve farming and farm lifey
will be out of the game when you
boys and girls are just reaching the
prime of life. You have the advan-
tage of US, because you are learning
the principals of good agriculture.
and home making while you are still
young enough to learn to the best.
advantage and to apply in practical
way the knowledge thus gained
throughout your whole lives.
"Even as boys and girls you are
accomplishing more good than can
be measured. The good that you
will be able to do will increase as
you grow older, and when you be-
come full grown men and women,
you can supply for the agricultural
forces of this nation leadership
such as the world has never before
known.
Il congratulate the boys and girls
club members. And / would like to
ask favor of the boys and girls who
are not members of clubs. We are
trying-the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, the state agric-
ultural colleges, and great many
other people-to make the farm
more pleasant. / wish the other
boys and girls would join with those
who ane already members of the
clubs and help us in accomplishing
this great service for our common
country. 1t is a patriotic thing to,
do; it is service that can not be
rendered except by you boys and
girls
"Ths year 1920 should be the big
gest in the history of club work.
am confident that it will be. The
country is facing a difficult situations
because so many men have left the.
farms to work in the city. The good
work that the club boys and girls
can do will help to overcome this
handicap-and the club boys and
girls will do that kind of work this
year. 1t may hearten you to know
that many of us there in the De-
partment ofAgriculture look upon
the boys and girls much as Caeser
must have looked upon the, Tenth
Legion, or as Napoleon on the Old
Guard. The other forces may fail,
out we know that we can rely on you.
81 might not be willing to see you
such serious work if / did
not know that, while you work hard,
you play joyously together. | am
sure that the boys and girls in the
.lubs have better times than those
Who are not in the clubs, and that is
IN additional compensation to you
'or the hard work you do in club
york" z. I. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture.
All arrangements have been made
or the club picnic at the Marietta
camp Ground on Saturday, July 81
There will be an interesting programs
or the club members, and hope
hat every club member in the county
will be present to get the benefit of
his program.
The fart that this is called club
picnic does not mean that it is for
Tub members only. 1t is for club
members, their families, friends, and
,thers interested in club work.
There will be an interesting program
or farmers and farm women.
y A e.