Putnam patriot., 1928-05-03
"SUN NEVER SETS
 ON All CLUB WORK"
A Number of Local Boys and Girls Take Part In Hartford
 Meeting
Club Work Growing and Expanding
 To Foreign Parts

ford, Friday and Saturday. April 27 ! and 2s Windham County sent fwen- weight people to meet with club delegates and leaders from all parts of the state.
 Outstanding among the many events and speakers of interest were the two addresses given by George F. Farrell of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. who inspir- ed in all those present . keener ap- preciation of the extent and possibi- litie2 of All club work.
 Mir. Farrell told how the club work has grown, from a small beginning in 1900, because of a demand for education toward appreciation of ru- ral life and it's opportunities, until now we have. literally, garden clubs in Russia and canning clubs in India. Former club members have gone 70 many parts of the world ana organ ized clubs like the one that meant much to them in this country.
 Banquet at the Csrde
 The delegates gathered first. at 6.30 Friday evening for a banquet at the Hotel Garde, which was head quarters for the round up. Among those present from Windham County were l.. s. Barstow, Master of Quine- baug Pomona Grange, and Mrs. Bars tow of Kiilingly; and Mrs. Frank K. Haines, chairman of the Home Eco monies committee of Connecticut State Grange. and Mir. Haines of Pom fret Center. The Connecticut State Grange and Connecticut Chamber of Commerce were iosts of the ban quet Friday evening. ],
 Mir. and Mrs. Vim. (. lhiid or Woodstock were present as tie guests of Benjamin W Ellis, Director of Ex- tension, and formerly County Agri- cultural Agent of Windham Couniy, and SO had the opportunity to hear their small son speak Co taa crowd Of about 400 people assembled.
 Henry F. Child told cf the history of the Woodstock Junior Dairy club and of his own ambition to own herd of purebred Guernsey cattle. He explained how club work has given him an increased interest in the care of cattle and an appreeia- tion Of the better type of dairy ani- mals Any boy who belongs to a All club and carries out the work. has foundation for the future" says Henry
 Lunch at ,he Bond
 Another big event of the round up was the luncheon in the beautifully decorated banquet hall of the Hotel Bond. Saturday noon, given by the Agricultural committee of the Man ufacturers' Association of Connecti- cut, with 473 people present The speaker from Windham County at this function was Katherine Mara. president of a food club in Windham Center. She told how her club has grown from five members last Novem Der, to twenty-five members at the present time.
 The programs at the two banquets were livened up by songs and yells and entertainment. The applause was especially hearty for the perform ance of the Harmonica Band of club members from Rhode Island. who made splendid appearance in their green and white uniforms. Mu- sic of sort was furnished Friday evening by c. D. Wicks of Mantle, who played on saw, and several other improvised instruments. i At each banquet there were wei coming addresses by officials of the entertaining organizations, talks by club members from each county talks by mothers and fathers and lo- cal leaders of clubs, as well as the in- spiratioual talks of Mir. Farrell.
 In one of his talks Mir. Farrell said "4-H club work is not for everyone. Not every farm boy and girl has that something that will make him stick to job and put 1t over without someone pushing him all the time. Yet Mir. Farrell thinks the future of agriculture in our country looks hope ful when we know that there are so many ra al youngsters carrying on their projects successfully that if placed shoulder to shoulder they would reach from Hartford to Phila- delphia. Looking into the alert and thoughtful. yet happy faces of that crowd of representatives of Con necticut's 2,S00 club members, one had to heartily agree with him. Educational Meetings The time not taken up in banquets was given to educational meetings, where club members learned more about the duties of presidents, secre- taries. sOng-leaders and news report CTS. Also. many places of interest in Hartford were visited, including the State Capitol. State Library, Morgan Memorial, Swift and Company pack ing house and the Pearl street fire house.
 Local leaders present from the county were Mrs. J. Raymond Smith of Windham; Charles Peekham, Wood stock and Carl W. Jewett, Hampton.
 Clubs represented were the Wood stock Junior Dairy club and the Kant Bee Beet Puddle Jumpers of Wood stock; Mountain Laurel Club of Thompson; Killingly Klimbers; Will ing Workers. Apaguag School Club, Center School Health Club and Gnu ekenmoo Club of Hampton; Ekonk Sunshine Club, Sterling; Windham High Room Improvement Club, Wind hams Jolly Cookers and Windham Center Wideawakes of Windham. and a prospective girls club in Eastford.