The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-22
ASHLEY-RAYMOND
4-HCLUB FINE HOSTS
Largely Attended Meeting in
Barn on Leslie Gray Farm
Tuesday Evening
A SPLENDID PROGRAM
Gopher Prairie Club Were
Honor Guests-Fine Talks
By County Leaders

Tuesday evening the Ashley-Ray-
mond Boys and Girls All Club
were hosts to the Gopher Prairie
Boys and Girls Club, the parents,
and number of Sauk Centre citi.
zens.
The event was held in the spa
cious barn on the Leslie Gray farm
10 miles southwest of this city, and
was attended by about 200 people.
The hustling officers and mem
bers of the Ashley-Raymond Club
had made every arrangement for
the comfort of their guests and had
prepared a program of unusual
merit.
Ed Gray, student of the Mime
sofa Agriculture School, is the lead
er of the Ashley-Raymond Club
and is doing splendid work.
Clarence Swift is president of the
Club and most efficiently presided
over the meeting.
After Secretary Henry Essler had
read the minutes of the previous
meeting the Ashley-Raymond boys
and girls, lead by Mrs. A. I. Cowl-
thorp sang a rousing welcome song
for the Gopher Prairie Boys and
Girls.
Howard Bishop J. B. Schoenhoff,
V. G. Wedge and Asa M. Wallace,
of this city, each contributed five
minute talks in which they con-
graduated the boys and girls of
both clubs upon the work they
were accomplishing and pledging
the cooperation and support of the
citizens of Sauk Centre in every
angle Of their work.
County Club Leader Frederick
Welch made a splendid, helpful
talk. From his work it has been
proven that the County Council
made no mistake when they en-
ployed him as county leader.
Mr.. Welch said he was greatly
encouraged with the enthusiasm
which the young people were show
ing and promised that when the
years projects were completed sat
isfactory results would be achieved
The speaker said farming was
developing into keen, business
and urged the parents to give the
boys and girls every possible en-
couragement, cooperation and as
sistance.
Martha Minette, president of the
Gopher Prairie Club, most grac-
iously thanked the Ashley-Ray-
mond Club for their hospitality and
good fellowship and called upon
her members to give the hosts a
club yell which was responded to
with alacrity.
Arvid Spondberg, Douglas Coun-
ty leader, was introduced by Mr.
Welch.
Mr.. Spondberg is a club work en-
thusiast. He said that the move
ment was growing by leaps and
bounds and that this year no less
than 10000 boys and girls were
doing Club work in Minnesota.
The speaker said quantity pro-
duction was not nearly so import
ant as quality production. He told
the young people they should fully
appreciate the support they were
given by their parents and the bust
ness men of Sauk Centre.
The boys and girls were urged to
keep careful records of their pro-
jects, and to keep on with the
work year after year as Senior and
Junior Club Leaders were badly
needed in the state. He urged the
young folks to develop the fine art
of craftsmanship and be good los
ers.
Workers discussed the various
projects of the Boys and Girls work
with groups interested in particu-
lar projects.
At the conclusion of the program
splendid lunch was served.
The Ashley-Raymond young peo-
nIa ara roya1 apfortaiparc