The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08
local GIRL is
STATE CHAMP
1;mogene Rorick Win S
Free Trip to Chicago
Completes There

Miss llmOSehe =. nVIlch VI hen-
,svick, the state home economics
hampton of the Girls 4-H Clubs
& Washington, has been awarded
ne Montgomery Ward & Co. prize
rinning trip with expenses paid
% the sixth National Boys and
Girls 4-H club congress which was
held in Chicago, Nov. 25 to Dec 2,
n connection with the Interna-
ional Live Stock Exposition.
AS one of the 43 state winners,
Mss Rorick is representative of
tbe best young womanhood of ru-
ral America. She is one of the 60O,-
900 Al club members who COM
uete for outstanding records in
farm and home economics contests.
She is one of 43 contestants for
NATIONAL honors which will be a.
Varded at the big congress now
being held in Chicago. With the
Litter in which Miss Rorick thank
d the National Committee on boys
and girls club work for the the
urize trip to Chicago which was
awarded her, she included the fol-
lwing interesting story "How I
Won the Educational Trip to Chi
ugo."
In the winter of 1921, some of
nv girl friends were talking to
me about joining the sewing club.
The same winter / decided to raise
chickens and then began to think
about becoming a 4-H club MEM
Der.
At meeting of the Farm Bu-
reau, Miss Greene, the county lead
er, gave a talk ON club work, try
ing to interest more boys and girls.
| asked for two cards and enrolled
for one year, in the Poultry club
and one year in the Sewing club.
This was in the spring of 1922.
During my first year in the
Poultry club / raised % from a
batch of 25 baby chicks, and clear
ed about $40. At a joint meeting
With the Kennewick club, we-visit-
ed Miss Sellick's poultry plant and
we're shown how to Gull hens and
grade eggs for market. / was Sec
tetary of the club that year.
That year the people of the COM
munity cooperated with the club
haders in staging a community
fair at Finley. / exhibited my
dickens and won first place. l
ilso took part in a poultry judging
.ontest, winning first prize, and
ny sewing took first prize as Jun5
or work at the same fair.
/ took my sewing and poultry to
the county fair which was held in
Kennewick, that year. There I en-
tered an egg judging contest. On
my pen of chickens / won second
place.
The girls of the community did
not take much interest in the sew
hc club the following spring, 1923,
and / did not feel that I had time
enough to do justice to both clubs,
30 did not join the sewing club
again. but continued in the poultry
club. A successful poultryman in
our community took charge OF the
club that year and with club OF
quite active members who showed
much interest in the work, we
gained a great deal of fundamen-
tai knowledge in poultry raising.
bought full blood Buttercup
rooster to head my flock, bird
which had previously won tlrst
premium at the state fair. Thls
same year there was no commun-
ity fair OR a regular club contest
at the county fair. / exhibited my
chickens in the open class and won
two blue ribbons. This was accom-
plished although mother was In
the hospital most of the summer.
With the assistance of my sister,
who is two years younger than my
self, / kept house and cared 1or
my little brother.
By the spring of 1924 severai
Of the club members had moved
AWAY and no one could be found
who would be our leader. / had a
good flock of chickens to begin
the years work with. Due to a SER
lous illness during the latter part
Of the spring and most of the sum-
ner, was not able to give proper
care and attention to my chickens.
Mother cared for them with hers,
and in the fall allowed me % pull
lets. While recovering, but unable
70 do active work, l studied the
poultry and club bulletins and pa
pers to gain as much information
as possible.
By fair time Twas able to take
part in poultry demonstration.
NY pen of chickens which | also
@hloited then, won several blue
n,aooons. The following spring,
s25. one Of the club boys was APP
pointed leader. AS officer OF the
cub ! assisted with everything l
sould. kept up my work during
ne Summer and in the fall exhib-
~ed my chickens. winning two sec
uad premiums and one first. The
sSultry demonstration team Of
sa,eh / was a member won sec
%a s place. Each year that !! have