Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
MRS. HOOVER TALKS
ON RADIO TO CLUBS.
Acceptance of Responsibility
Is Discussed as Part of
Al Program.

The value Of boys and girls learning
when young to share the responsibilities
of the home and community, was
stressed by Mrs Hoover. over coast
forecast hook-up, from the Presidents
camp In the Shenandoah National
Forest last night, with upward OF
100000 members OF the All Clube
throughout the country a. her princi-
pal listeners-in.
The address was especially arranged
as feature Of the third annual con-
vention here OF the All Boys and Girls
Clubs, the delegates to which listened to
the address while seated at banquet
tables In the National Press Build
ing. The speech was broadcast through
Greeting the delegates here. whose
headquarters are in Army tents on the
Department Of Agriculture grounds on
Grounds, the First Lady compared sue
cessful camping with successful home
xnaking-"a work." she said, "in which
boys and men should share as much as
girls and women. Greater, perhaps,
than any other factor that goes into
home-making is the factor of the spirit
we put into It," said Mrs. Hoover,
Boys and Girls Share.
sIn an equal measure with their
home responsibilities" she said, "the
boys and girls should share increas-
ingly the responsibilities In the life
and problems of their communities
and country. The bearing of RESPONSE
bility In maturity Is much easier If one
has grown gradually into it and has
had the execution Of smaller response
bilities than II the burdens are sud-
denly dropped upon ones inexperienced
oh Co 4wR hA he
farm, IN the community, In your ex-
periences with 4-H's you are train
ing yourselves to meet the future de-
ct il q splendid habit to. get into,
that Of thinking out what Is the right
thing to do in the course ahead Of
you, and Just rs good q habit to de-
velop the courage and perseverance to
90 ahead and carry out your plans
when you have decided upon them"
Mrs. Hoover said In closing that the
fact Of boys and girls studying the
problems Of farming and home making
presages much for the future Of the
farmers, and that when other boys
and girls Of the country are studying
the problems of other industries and
home-making we will have advanced
far toward solving most of our ma
ttonsl questions.
Other features Of the radio program.
especially arranged in connection with
the convention, were addresses by Miss
Isabel Bevier, professor emeritus of home
economics, University Of Illinois, whose
address was broadcast from Chicago,
and an address by DR.. A. r. Mann, dean
Of the New York State College Of Agri-
culture. who spoke at New York.
Trophy Winners Talk.
Addresses were delivered in the Ma
tional Press Club Building, where the
banquet was held, by Helen Drinker of
Henrico County, Va, and John jackson
Of Louisiana, winners Of the Department
of Agriculture trophies for the typical
boy and girl OF All Clubs, their adj
dresses also being broadcast. Both are
delegates to the convention here, and
were officially presented the trophies by
Mrs. Hoover at special ceremony at
the camp headquarters on the Depart
ment of Agriculture grounds Friday.
and what 4~H Club work means to them
Solos were given at the banquet by
w. II. Whitcomb, second leader of the
United States Marine Band, and by
Robert Z. Clark, principal musician.
Additional music was furnished by the
Marine Band Orchestra. DR.. G. w.
Warburton, director of extension work,
Department of Agriculture, presided.
A program Of church worship, sight
seeing tours and o visit to the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier are features of
todAy's activities Of the All Club dele
gates. Yesterday they were addressed
By Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture
Dunlap,