Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-24

lion being led by Major Frisbie o.
Nebraska, and the other by Mr.. Coz
of the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege. Minnesota was grouped in ba
tallion 1. We arrived at the ex.
position grounds where we were wei.
coined by Mr.. Heide, general man.
ager of the exposition.
The health contest, the home econ.
omic Judging contests and the demon.
strations by state champion teams
were features of the day.
The health contest was carried on
in most thorough manner. The
contestants, two from each state, rep
resenting their king and queen OF
health, were the only ones eligible.
They were given a complete phys
ical examination and the highest
score winner was declared national
health champion. The examinations
were given by the staff of the Eliza
beth Mccormick Memorial. Ten
girls scored over 81 and it was, as
you see, difficult task to pick the
queen of health. 1t was found that
two girls tied score of 98.6 and even
the doctors were unable to run this
off to one-tenth of point difference,
so the honors of being the champion
All health girl of America goes to
Miss Janet Rushing of Mississippi,
and Miss Alberta Hoppe of Iowa.
Warren Griffen of Kentucky, was
declared the champion All health boy
with a score of $685..
Athelene Scheid and Marjorie Per-
rizo represented Minnesota in the
garment Judging contest, Athelene
winning third place and Marjorie
placing sixth. Each state could be
represented by only two judges.
At the exposition grounds a build
ing had been erected which is devoted
entirely to All club activities and
here We saw the corn, potato, cotton,
canning, garment, and room furnish
ing exhibits from each state carrying
on those projects.
During the AFTERNOON we were TAX
en- on a tour through the Stock Yards
National Bank. This building is
duplicate of Independence Hall in
Philadelphia and was completed early
in 1926, the sesqui-centennial of our
independence. We were taken into
the vault, through a forty-ton swing
ing steel door and although we didn't
get to see the money, we certainly
felt that there must be great deal
of it there.
In the bank building relics of
colonial days are kept and our interest
in early American history was re-
newed as we went through the Martha
Washington and Thomas Jefferson
rooms. We saw the coat, old with
the years, that George Washington
wore when he delivered his second
inaugural address. We saw the chairs
used by CORVALLIS and Thomas JEFF
ferson and the spinning wheel used
by Betty Zane as we'll as the silver
spoons made by the horseman of the
night, Paul Revere, and the govern
ment expense book kept by President
Washington during his first term. We
were reluctant to leave this quiet,
historical building but we were sched-
uled to march to the Wilson meat
plant where we were entertained by
the company at the Wilson auditori-
UNI. An evening of movies, ven
triloquism, juggling, and magicians,
as well as black face comedians and
singing by the Chicago Imperial quar-
tette topped the evening in fine shape
after sumptuous banquet served to
us at the expense of the Wilson COM
pany. During the course of the eve
ming Mr.. Thomas Wilson spoke to the
boys and girls. He told the group
that that day was one of the happiest
in his life, because, in addition to
meeting the outstanding farm boys
and girls of America, his son, Thomas,
graduate of the Princeton class of
1926, had started in the meat packing
industry, starting at the bottom as
cattle driver, and was working into
the industry that had been founded
by his grandfather. Mr.. Wilson en-
phasized the fact that he was CRATE
full for the opportunity to meet and
to have as his guests these represent
ative boys and girls, and that they
should feel no obligation to him and
the company.
At 900 o'clock we left the Wilson
plant and formed in parade fashion,
each with the All Club green and
white standard caps. We paraded in
the arena of the crowded Information
al Amphitheater, and the delegates,
two by two, made three rings around
the arena, each state as they came to
a standstill sent their favorite cheers
and songs out over the air wave The
crowd at the end of the arena divided
and prancing eight-horse team bear
ing national contest winners circled
the arena, then halted as the winners
were announced. The Minnesota dele
cation spent their efforts in a mighty
cheer for Athelene as she stood on
the platform. From the arena we
boarded special elevated trains for
headquarters.