Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-17
wRIIEuP OF TRIP TO CHICAGO
To The International 1--we Stock Show
[BY MISS RAE BALL ]


Won on my Canning Record this
year and know of no better way co
tell all the other Club girls and boys
of this wonderful trip than through
your paper.
| left home on Friday Nov. 26 and
came 10 Leakesville where Miss May
assisted me in getting the few things
| would need ready.
Saturday morning Mr. Bradshaw,
Willis Hillman and | left for State
Line where we would get the NJ 81
Q train, at 1875 we boarded the
train and | met Eva Furry. a girl
from Jackson County who had won
the trip on her Poultry record. we
sdbr got acquainted because | had
been instructed by Miss May to look
for her. We had a very pleasant
trip to Artesia where we joined the
other members of our party which
consisted OF ten girls, two ladies as
chaperons, seventeen boys and five
men. There we got a Special Pull
man all the way to Chicago. This
was done by the NJ. & o. q L. c..
railroads cooperating to make our
trip pleasant.
We bad a night ride through nor-
thern Mississippi the western part
Tennessee and Kentucky. When
we arose next morning we we're in
East ST. Louis; were IN ST. Louis at
9 o'clock. There we changed cars
from M. q O. to [ @. Here at ST.
Louis we crossed over that great
River the Mississippi. We then
went through a tunnel under the
city of ST. Louis; from here on to
Chicago we saw that farming and
fruit region of Illinois. We also
passed through coal mining towns.
We reach Chicago $40 Sunday o.
m. Here our crowd was divided,
the boys and their chaperons going
to the Y. nj. G. A. Hotel and the
rest going to the Atlantic Hotel; we
we're assigned 10 our rooms. then we
bad dinner at the Atlantic Cafe. We
then retired as we we're all very tired
after such a long trip.
Monday morning we assembled at
the Armour Headquarters which
was located at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hotel
where we registered, which entitled
us to attend the functions of the
week;a $40 A. M. we left for Inter
national Lave Stock Exposition on
special train.
Here we saw champion cattle, hor-
ses and hogs of the world. Some
were from Canada, England ard 9th
er countries. We also saw grains of
different varieties.
We boys and girls we're very much
surprised when we went into the
Agricultural department and found
that Mississippi was tie blue ribbon
State in Club work.
We bad luncheon at Armour Res
taurant and spent the rest Of tht
day seeing the live stock judged.
Monday night we we're entertaineC
by the Wold's Champion Horses ant
their drivers. After this we return
ed to the hotel to get a nights res
in order to be prepared for the nex
days journey.
Tuesday morning we assembled a
headquarters at 8:l5 a. M; at S:3
we left for Armour packing plant
This was quite a sight to us girl
and boys as we had never been to
slaughter pen before. Here we sa'
the hogs and other animals slaugt
tered; the hogs we saw from th
time they we're slaughtered until til
meat was being packed which was
very interesting sight.
From here we went to the soa
factory, seer the process of maxim
of toilet and washing soap and pog
der. At2 o'clock we had luncheon
la real" in Armour restauran
After luncheon we visited Armour
Office and saw numbers Of people
had employed. As we were con