The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-10
Chicago Trip
Wonderful Time"
Says Sheldon
LYNN SHELDON WRITES OF I'M
PRESSIONS BOYS AND GIRLS
GOT WHILE ON RECENT VISIT
TO NATIONAL SHOW.

(By Lynn Sheldon, County Agent)
The trip to the National Boys and
Girls Club Congress held in connec-
tion with the International Livestock
Show at Chicago last week was a
wonderful event in the lives of 1900
boys and girls club members who were
winners of county or state prizes in
Al states and Canada who attended
this Congress of which were repre-
sentatives from Redwood County,
namely: VIM. Scanlon and Palma
Abraham of Belview, John Kreiger
of Redwood Falls, Irene Cote and
Edna Lau of Tracy and Blanche
Keller of Lamberton.
For many of the club members it
was their first trip to big city, for
most of them it was their first trip
on the railroad where they had an
opportunity to experience Pullman
sleeper and diner. The wonders of
a large city such as Chicago was al
most too much to grasp in the short
time they were present, counting the
stories of many skyscrapers, watch
ing the mad rush Of autos, takes,
busses, and street cars running six
or seven deep at mad rate of speed,
attending the greatest livestock and
grain show in the world, attending
some of the largest churches in the
city of Chicago, visiting great in
dustrial plants such as the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., Montgomery
Ward & Co., Armous Swift Packing
Plant, Chicago Board of Trade, Mar
shall Field & Co. and visiting the
Lincoln Park and Zoo, going through
the Field Museum, being entertained
in body on seven different occasions
at the largest and most exquisite
banquets imaginable, broadcasting
four programs to the world by radio,
experiencing the rush and jam of the
millions who throng to the hotels of
Chicago, experiencing the rush and
whirl of the great Rapid Transit
Transportation Company and the taxi
service of the city and last but most
wonderful of all, the rest and comfort
of country home life after returning
from this wild and active city. These
are some of the things experienced by
the boys and girls who were privileg-
ed to attend such wonderful trips.
l did not talk with single boy or
girl who came back with any desire
of living in the big city. Everyone
with whom l communicated express
ed themselves emphatically that they
liked the country better and that they
would go back to their homes much
more satisfied with home and coun-
try life then they had ever been be-
fore and with greater ambition to
do greater things In their community
because of the wonderful opportunity
which had been given them. This is
the finest spirit that could be anti
cipated for the greater things that
are being done for boys and girls
today
The boys and girls are beginning
to realize that there is something
worth while in club work but not only
provides something of immediate in
terest for them on the farms but that
it also provides means whereby they
can get out and see some of the world
and meet with boys and girls from
many other states Of the union who
are working along similar lines and
also to meet with our greatest Ma
tional Leader, Calvin Coolidge. Such
things as these are INSPIRING and
helpful to the younger generation who
will be the men and women of the
country within few years.
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