Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
NATIONAL 4H CLUB
CAMP IS OPENED
Jardine Addresses Boy and
Girl Delegates From SO
Farm States.

More than 200 farm boys and girls
assembled in the auditorium ut the
New National Museum today for the
formal opening of the National All
Club camp. which is being held in the
grounds of the Department OF Agri-
culture. The camp, which lasts until
next Thursday, brings together boys
and girls from 3S States selected for
outstanding achievement in club work.
The delegates today heard Secretary
of Agriculture Jardine. DIR. Clyde w.
Warburton. director of extension. and
DIR. c.. b. Smith, chief of cooperative
extension work, praise the work of the
clubs and urge them to greater Efforts
to raise the standard OF agriculture.
Secretary Jardine told them that the
future of farming rests largely with
them.
DIR. Warburton cited examples OF
leaders in agriculture and other fields
who began with All Club work. DIR.
Smith, in outlining the purpose OF the
camp, said it would endeavor to pro
mote citizenship. familiarity with
birds and their songs and wholesome
recreation.
Take Tour Of Capital.
After the assembly this morning the
boys and girls were taken on tour
which included the Corcoran Art Cal
lery, the Pan-American Building. the
National Academy of Science and the
Lincoln Memorial. This afternoon
they were to visit the Bureau OF Dairy
ing, Department of Agriculture. To-
night there will be camp program
and a concert by the United States
Marine Band at the Sylvan Theater.
Each days program is we'll filled
for the delegates. beginning with
reveille at 6 o'clock. Flag raising,
setting up exercises and swimming
come before breakfast, which is at
| 7:45. Assemblies will be held every
day, with prominent speakers to adj
dress the club members. Among the
speakers scheduled are Mrs. Mabel
| Walker Willebrandt, Assistant Attor-
ney General; DIR. w. NJ. Mann of the
| Smithsonian Institution, j. j. Tigert.
commissioner of education, and Rep
resentatives J. B. Aswell and A. F.
| Lever.
The afternoons will be devoted to
visits to Government buildings and
places of historic interest, inspection
| tours to branches of the departments
| work and conferences of the young
people and extension workers on CLUB
| matters. On three mornings bird
| lovers will take tours into the woods'
! There will be group recreation pro-
|
Represent $4,000 Children.
The delegate, two boys, two girls and
| two extension workers from each
State. represent $4,000 farm boys and
| girls in all parts of the country. They
| have been sent here on funds made up
of small contributions from club mem
bers or donations from business men
and other individuals. All were chosen
for outstanding accomplishments in
| club work.
| All the delegates are in uniform. the
| boys in olive drab Knockers and shirts
| and the girls in green suits with white
hats and ties. The girls have made
| their own uniforms. Each delegate
wears on his sleeve the club emblem,
a four-leaf clover. the leaves standing
| for Head, Heart. Hands and Health"
| from which the club got its name.
! George E. Farrell is director of the
camp organization, and is assisted by
a score of other officials. The tents
are pitched on the department grounds
near the main buildings, and in ad-
dition to the club tents there is first
aid tent in charge of a nurse provided
by the Red Cross.