Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-02

| The following is the account of the
! trip of Clarine Hubbard of Fayette.
| the Ii year old club girl who repre-
| scented Maine All Clubs at the Inter-
national Livestock Exposition. The
story was written by her.
while 1 was doing my club work
this summer l little thought it was
going to win me the trip to Chicago
which is so much to be desired by every
| All girl. Ny mother had always told
! me L must learn to do my work well
whatever 1 did and so it has become
| second nature to me to enjoy my work
| especially when we'll done, whether it
| is in making a garment, remodeling a
room,- canning or housekeeping.
| Il took four projects this year
! cooking and housekeeping, canning.
sewing and room improvement. 1 was
| county champion in the first three
projects and received first prize in the
| last named.
zone morning in November while in
my room at school, studying, was
called to the telephone. My heart. was
going at rapid rate as l thought per-
| haps it might be from the home folks
and l knew that nothing unless of a
| serious nature would make them call
| me at that time.
| Perhaps my joy can be imagined
when l heard voice l was not accus-
| toned to hearing over the telephone
| Mr. ShibleS, our State leader-tell me
that had been chosen to represent the
State of Maine at the Fourth Ma
! tional Boys and Girls Club Congress
at Chicago.
"Mr. Shibles told me to get permits
sion from my teachers and from home
| for my leave of absence. This being
readily obtained it was then up to me
to get as much of my school work
done as possible apd l remained at
school until TUESDAY, Nov. "a.
| Il started from our station at East
| Liyermore, November 81 arriving at
/ the North. Station in Boston. L fol-
, lowed Mr.. Shibles' instructions in
crossing the city to the Essex hall.
where ne had made reservations for
me. Mr. ShibleS had made everything
as easy and pleasant for me as posi-
. bic, however. no fault of his, we had
! a downpour of rain as l reached Bos-
ton.
| "As I was all alone among perfect
| strangers l retired early knowing full
| well that l would need every bit of
| energy 1 could store up for extra sleep.
Saturday morning I went to the
lobby and paved for my room and then
! sat down and waited as planned pre-
! viously, until one of the Massachu-
! sets leaders came and told me Miss
/ Sanborn the assistant state leader of
! New Hampshire, who was to be the
| chaperon of the New England group,
was at the station with the girls
after meeting the girls in the
group who all proved to be very pleas
ant and agreeable the time passed all
too swiftly. We discussed club work
as conducted in our own states and
told of our seasons work.
"As / had never been beyond Mas
sachuSetts. / was much interested in
watching the different sections of the
country as we passed through. When
we arrived in Albany we got off the
train and bought some post cards of
the city and mailed to the home folks
as we had half an hours wait there.
That night we retired when in the
| western part of New York and we
awoke in the morning in Toledo. Ohio,
| which seemed so different from the
section we had. been riding through
the day before. 1t was there that we
We're told to set our watches back one
hour. After doing so we took another
nap which was very welcome.
I'VE arrived in Chicago about 1
o'clock Sunday. We took taxi and
were soon at the La Sale Hotel, the
most beautiful hotel l had ever been
in. We registered and went to our
room and rested until evening when
We went to the Second Presbyterian
! church for evening service. 1t was the
prettiest church l had ever seen.
Monday morning we got up and had
| breakfast early and at s o'clock the
delegates at Ia Sale Hotel assembled
as Battalion II and left for special
train to International Livestock Expo
sition Grounds led by l.. H. Palmer
and police escorts. On arriving at the
grounds we assembled before the
Boys and Girls Club building where
word of welcome was extended to us
by International Livestock Exposition
officials and others and several an
nouncements We're made concerning
the days program. During the day
the health contest, judging contests
and bread making demonstrations
We're going on. Educat ional trips were
taken to different departments of the
International. At 4 p. M both bat
talions assembled in front of the club
building and Immediately left for
Wilson & Companys plant where we
We're served dinner and entertained
with very fine program. after which
We left for International Livestock
Exposition grounds There the entire
delegation paraded in the arena of In
ternational Amphitheatre. We left on
special elevated train for headquar-
tiers.
Tuesday morning We left the hotel
at TAO for special train to Swift e.
Companys plant We were first served
breakfast then had trip through the
plant. We went through Libby, Nc
Neil e libby Plant. At noon we were
served luncheon at the Chicago Ath-
1etic Association as guests of Chicago
Livestock Exchange. My group was
so tired that we decided not to go on
the trip to kitchen and home furnish
ing departments of Marshall Field &
Company and the Art Institute, but
instead returned to the hotel and got
little rest. That evening we went to
the grand rally and banquet in the
grand ball room of Sherman Hotel.
There were several interesting speech
es, All Club Girls style show, special
music and stereopticon pictures of
state. leaders
Wednesday morning the girls in
Battalion II left the hotel early for
special train to plant of Montgomery.
Ward & Company, where breakfast