White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-19

Having Just returned from Chicago
where went as guest of the c. M.
st. & p Railroad to attend the ninth
annual All club congress-, / am
anxious to tell the H boys
and girls in Benton County
about the trip. The C.. NJ
st. P. & P. Railroad is offering
this trip to the outstanding boy and
girl in every county in the States
of Washington, Idaho and Montana
through which its road passes.
Vernon Robbins of Prosser and I
were the fortunate ones in Benton
County this year.
I Thirty-seven Washington boys and
girls with their eight chaperones and
a trained nurse met the Idaho del
egation at Spokane. We occupied
three sleepers which were attached
to the regular train. AS we entered
| Montana another car was attached
which carried the Montana delegates
who were picked up at various
points.
We didn't have to wait until we
got to Chicago to begin to learn
things about the big outside world
because most of us had never eaten
in diner or spent night on the
train. When we weren't learning to
dress in berth or trying to de-
cipher the menu cards we spent our
time playing cards, games and get
ting acquainted. After spending three
nights and most of three days on the
train we arrived at Chicago Sunday
n orning and went Immediately to
the La Sale Hotel where we found
great many boys and girls from
other parts of the United States.
There were sixteen-hundred boys and
girls at the congress and the most Of
them stayed at the La Sale Hotel.
I particularly enjoyed meeting the
Southern girls who were continually
asking (you ally.
We were in Chicago six days and
never in my life have spent such
a strenuous six days nor such an en-
joyable and instructive time. Sunday
afternoon we visited the Field
Museum and Aquarium, and in the
evening we went to the big Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Keith Jones
of Yakima county was introduced by
Rev. John Thompson and spoke ten
minutes. Keith won three-hundred
dollar scholarship offered by MIR.
Wilson of Wilson Packing Company
for having done an outstanding piece
of work as livestock club boy.
On Monday evening the sixteen
hundred boys and girls were the
guests at banquet given by Mr..
Wilson of the Wilson Packing Com
pany. After the banquet we went to
the Wilson Auditorium where we
were addressed by President Hoover
who spoke to us from the White
House. There was also fine program
of music, dancing, sleight of hand and
Japanese tumbling. After the program
which was broadcast over IN. B: I.
we went to the stock yards where
we all paraded in the arena
On Tuesday we visited the Art
Institute and Planetarium. Although
we had very little appreciation of art
we learned a lot on our visit because
Miss Bennett, one of the directors
showed us the most famous pictures
en- screen and explained them to us.
After that it was real pleasure to
look at the pictures as they hung IN
the Galleries. The Planetarium is the
major part of the Astronomical Mu-
scum. Within the Central Hall the
planetarium instrument, constructed
by the Carl Xeiss Company of Jena,
projects into the dome miniature
universe. So perfectly is this protray-
ed that one has the feeling of look
ing into the true heavens. Here one
can see the CELESTIAL host in its
daily journey across the sky, can see
the Sun, Moon and planets threading
their ways among the stars, and can
see the changing aspect of the sky
due to the change of position on the
Earth or due to professional motion.
The day, the year and the preces-
sional cycle can be shortened to mill
utes or even seconds. This planetar
ium is the only one in the Western
Hemisphere.
On Wednesday noon the Chicago
mail Order House entertained the