Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-05-16
AGRICULTURE
(By Walter B. Remley)
Extension Department.
International Harvester Company

International Harvester Company
My good friends, l want to tell you
just little bit about the great work
now being accomplished through the
Boys and Girls Club work and to
urge you to do everything you can 20
promote it and to extend it's activities.
Only little more than ten years old,
it is nationwide in scope and during
1924 the total membership in the
United States was more than a half
million boys and girls and there
were over 100000 projects in force.
Although American in origin, it's
gospel has spread into thirteen for
eign countries as we'll as Canada,
where it is being pushed with charac-
teristic Canadian vigor and enthu-
siasm. read a short article some
where while ago, entitled, "What is
a Boy ?"-l don't remember the name
of the author-but Pm sure that it
accurately describes the motives that
inspired the founding of the Boys and
Girls Club Work movement.
1t ran something like this, "What is
Boy? He is a person who is going
to carry on what you have started.
He is to sit right where you are sit
ting and attend to those things you
think are important when you are
gone. You may adopt all the policies
you please, but how they will be car
ried out depends upon him. Even if
you make leagues and treaties, he will
have to manage them. He is going
to sit at your desk in the Senate and
occupy your place on the Supreme
Bench. He will assume control Of
your cities, states and nation. He is
going to move in and take over your
prisons, churches, schools, universe
ties and corporations. All your work
is going to be judged and praised or
condemned by him. Your reputation
and your future are in his hands. All
your work is for him and the fate of
the nation and of humanity is in his
hands. So it might be we'll to pay him
some attention" And not to be ne
glecting the girls may ! also say that
the same things may be said for
them.
I can think of no other movement
in the country today unless it might
be the Boy Scouts or the Campfire
Girls, that has the earnest whole
hearted support of so many diverse
interests-both political and business
as the Boys and Girls Club work
movement. All the departments of
the national government, more especi-
ally the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, the State colleges of agriculture,
County agricultural and Home DEM
onstration agents are doing all they
can to map out the program and di-
rect it on the one hand, while on the
other we have the active support, fl
nancially and otherwise, of the ma
tons greatest businesses and business
men and their associations. Besides
the active interest and support of the
railroads, the bankers, farm imple-
ment manufacturers and others, there
might be mentioned the County and
State fairs and expositions of all
sorts, not overlooking the annual In
International Livestock Exposition at
Chicago. Rotary, Kiwanis and all
such civic clubs; chamber of COM
merce; township, county and state
farm bureaus as we'll as the American
Farm Bureau Federation, agricultural
papers-all do everything possible to
promote club work. Any movement
that can successfully unite all these
in the interest of a common program
is of untold value to the country IN
dwelling down Objectionable trade en-
mites and class feeling aside from
it's tremendous Importance in the job
Of molding our boys and girls into
successful progressive and loyal citi-
zens.
With so many people interested in
club work, some one agency was need
ed as clearing house for ideas and
to secure and maintain proper cooper
alton of all these various interests.
This situation brought on the organi-
zation of the National Committee on
Boys and Girls Club Work a few years
ago. Its headquarters are at So East
Washington street, Chicago, and it's
purpose is to coordinate the efforts
of business organizations, individuals
and non-sectarian organizations in
terested in and supporting Boys and
Girls Club Work as carried on bv the