Milford chronicle., 1932-01-01
4-H CLUB NOTES

The National All Club radio pro.
gram which will be broadcast Ovel
nationwide hoOk-up of the Nation
al BrOadcasting Company stations a
1880 noon, on Saturday, January 2
will feature the bicentennial celebra
tion of George WashingtOns birth
day.
Club members will get from this
program many good suggestions fOI
making their contribution locally tC
this great national celebration which
opens officially on February % next
and continues until Thanksgiving.
Many All club members in Kent
County will have an added interest
in this program as many of them
know George l.. Farley, State Club
Leader in Massachusetts, who is
speaker OH this program. His sub
ject is How Our Club Members Will
,tfelp to Commemorate George Wash
gton.
VAS usual the U. S. Marine Band
will furnish the music for the hour
which will feature negro spirituals
and songs.
Helen l.. COmstOck, Kent County
4-H Club Agent, is asking all club
members who listen in on this pro-
gram to report to her at her office
in the pOstOffice in Dover.
The Blue Hens Chicks All Club
held their regular meeting OH Mon
day evening, December 2Sth, at the
home of Beatrice Quintin, in Dover.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Ralph Clendaniel.
The club is entertaining the other
4-H clubs in the county on February
22nd with George Washington pro-
gram. The next meeting will be
held at COmegys School and the Wild
Cats All club will be the invited
guests.
Following the business meeting,
Helen l.. COmstock, County Club
Agent, showed films depicting All
club work in the country, after
which refreshments were served.
The Happy-Go-Lucky Club install !
lation and Christmas party held in |
the auditorium of the Milford high |
school was one of the finest All club |
meetings ever held in the county. |
Margaret Sapp, of Houston, local |
leader for the club, was in charge of
the program.
The sergeant-at-aTms was Louis
Sapp and the newly elected officers
were installed by Helen l.. Com
stock, County All Club Agent. They
were: president. Joseph Kielbasa
Russell Burris; sec
retary, Eunice Smith; treasurer,
John Marvel, and sergeant-at-arms,
Ernest Webb.
Two other outstanding features of |
the evening were the Christmas tree
and the candle service. The Christ
mas tree was not the usual kind but !
was formed by fifteen boys and girls.
rhe lower branches were formed by
i've who were seated on the floor of I
he stage, four knelt back of them,
hree stood back of these; two taller !
members stood back of them and the l
lfteenth formed the tip of the tree. q
\ Christmas story was read by Flor '
nee Burris and as the story would L
lnfOld qualities that are expected
n All club members and in a true a
christmas spirit the candles on the S
Tree would light, first the lower n
ranches and finally the very top
andle. S
The candle service was very inn N
ressive. There were five members L
t this club who had attended ma W
onal All encampments. Elizabeth II
rmour had attended the National
H Club Camp at Washington; Ethel o
ustin, Margaret Sapp, Lilly Wilson c
nd Harold Marvel had attended N
amp Vail at the Eastern States Ex- b
Osition. With the light from the d.
lndleS received at these camps, S
lese five members lighted the can h.
les of their fellow club members r
nd members of visiting clubs that lC
ley might in turn share in the in
,lratiOn received by striving "To III
axe the Best Better" OH the farm NJ
I'd in the home.
Other features of the program il
ere: vocal duet, Eleanor Moore and ];
'ank Sapp; reading, Lilly Will m
n; presentation of gifts, Eleanor NJ
pore and Samuel Armour. Bi
At the close of the program games H
ere played and refreshments serv- SO
The committee of the evening
re Elizabeth Armour, Eleanor at
)ore, Harold Marvel and Charles af
lyes. Su