The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-28
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NATIONAL CLUB
LEADER VISITS
REDWOOD COUNTY

ing meetings of the older group, of
the Importance of the work carried
on in Redwood County, this being the
only successful organization of its
kind in any county in the United
States. The value of the organize
ton in developing leading farmers
of tomorrow, and of the great ne
cessity of carrying on" the work,
and the goals and plans of work to
accomplish in the future, brought a
new realization to every club member
of this organization in the county OF
the. big things that they are doing,
and have to do. At this meeting Merle
Campbell gave an interesting account
of his five years of club work and
what it has meant to him. After the
program, which included very in
teresting talk by Mr.. Kittleson on the
value of being a good loser in club
work, refreshments were served. 80
members were present.
Wednesday afternoon, with the fine
cooperation of Mrs. Fenske, Mrs. AL
brecht, and Miss Huschke, local lead
ers of the Morgan All club, tour
was taken to some Of the club men,
bers' homes in that vicinity. Five
cars carrying thirty club members
went on this tour. At 400 o'clock
we went to the Morgan schoolhouse,
had an interesting program, and were
served refreshments by the club. At
ter supper the Meyers farm was vi
! - ri vYh
jects are being carried on by the
boys, dairy calf, poultry and two
purebred shorthorn heifers.
We then went to the George
Schmiesing home at Lucan. This
was a Leadership meeting. Twenty
All club leaders from all parts of
the county were present. An inform
al meeting was lead by Mr.. Kittleson,
Mr.. Turner, and Mr.. Sheldon. Lead
ership, club and community problems
were brought up and discussed. This
was one of the important meetings
of the week and every leadership club
member gained much help from the
ideas given by Mr.. Kittleson and Mr..
Turner. The aim of the leaders in
their communities is to encourage in
terest and enrolment in club work,
better club spirit, community sing
ing and educational features at meet
ings, participation in events, 100 per
cent "finish-up" in project work and
higher education for farm boys and
girls. These twenty young men and
women, doing All club leadership to-
day, are building a foundation that
will make them leaders in a big way
in their communities tomorrow.
Thursday forenoon an informal
meeting was held on the schoolhouse
lawn at, Seaforth with the ten mem
bers of the Poultry and Garden pro-
; jects of Seaforth and Vesta. Miss
Anne Scanlon gave an interesting re-
port on the County Fair Al camp
of last fall. Several dairy calf club
members were then visited in the
vicinity Of Wabasso.
Mr.. Turner gave an address at the
County Sth Grade Graduation Exer'
cises and Mr.. Sheldon led the sing.
ing, Thursday afternoon.
Thursday evening on our way tc
Lucan we visited the Home Beautifi-
cation plots of Leona Schmeising ano
the Raveling girls. These plots are
very interesting and show how a lit.
tie planned work and the planting OF
shrubbery can make the farm home
more attractive.
The monthly meeting of the Lu.
can unit of the Older All Club was
held at the Chas. Otto home. Thi.
was very interesting meeting anc
, showed a remarkable improvement
over the meetings of this same cluk
year ago. Fifty young people Of
the community were present, includ
ing the fifteen members of the Lu
can Sewing and Baking Club, led b!
Miss Sylvia Gehrke. The roll call a
: this meeting was answered by tn
slogan, / will finish my Project.
A sewing demonstration was givel
by the Lucan Sewing Team. Afte1
= the business meeting and program
every one played games in the moon
: light on the lawn until refreshment
were served.
: Due to the rain Friday forenoon
8 the Milroy meeting could not be held
: Friday afternoon the club member
in the vicinity of Walnut Grove am
4 Tracy met at the schoolhouse Nc
Z 116. Short talks were given, follow
r ed by refreshments served by Mrs
Alfred Nelson's Canning club. Severa
! members in the vicinity of Sanbor
7 and Wabasso were then visited.
! The "wind-up" of the week was tn
- meeting of the Wabasso All Clut
: held at the Wittwer home, Frida
4 night. Seventy club member
). between the ages of 16 and %, wer
o present. This was one of the mos
" poppy, snappy and interesting meet
), ings held by any unit of the Al
clubs. 1t was very well arrange
Il with music, fun, and speeches, eve
lasting too long to include a rop
demonstration which had been plar
D ned Besides Mr.. Turner, Mr.. Dab
l. berg, Mr.. Sheldon, and many of til
s club members giving speeches, mus
l. or other parts on the program, M
E. Christensen, of the School of Ayr
10 culture happened in on the meetin
to and donated his share on the progral
D by an interesting talk, helping wit
IS the music and later in the evenin
~ entertaining the crowd with the fl,