Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
14 4-H MEMBERS.
OPEN ANNUAL CAMP.
Delegates From 40 States
Attending Sixth National
Session in Capital.

With 154 delegates from 40 States in
attendance the 9Th National All Club
Camp opened this morning on the
Smithsonian Grounds, with meetings
later getting under way in the new Ma
tional Museum. and the Agriculture
Department.
Dedicated to the training Of the
head. hand, heart and health" the
delegates selected from their respective
States gathered for program of in
struction. education and sightseeing. to
take back to the 100000 boys and girls
in $4,000 clubs of the country the bene-
fits of a rich experience here in the
Nations Capital.
Camp Near Seventh Street.
The club camp is conducted by the
Department of Agriculture, with CO.
operation from the Land Grant Col
leges, and is located on the Smith
Sonian Grounds near Seventh street
where an array of tents constitutes
comfortable and completely equipped
camp with modern facilities, including
electric lights.
The camp program opened this
members at 6 o'clock; the flag was
raised at 7. and following a short in
formal open air assembly, the delegates
met in the auditorium of the New
National Museum for the opening
program
DR.. G. w. Warburton, director of ex-
tension work for the Department of
Agriculture, was the principal speaker.
He emphasized that the National
Capital belonged to all the people of
the country. Visitors come here, he said
for inspiration, and for information on
historic as we'll as governmental affairs
He recommended that the delegates
gain as much information as possible
to take back to the club members
throughout the country. The address of
welcome was by DR.. c. B. Smith,
assistant director of extension work
and music by the assembly, led by Mr..
Turner. l. w. Hill. director Of the
Fourth Club work in the Southern
States, presided.
Conference Is Held.
The general assembly was followed by
the club members conference in the
museum and state leaders conference
in the Department Of Agriculture Ad-
ministration Building.
The State leaders were addressed by
Director Warburton, Dr. Smith, Nils
Olsen, chief of the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics, and Mary Rokahr,
home management specialist.
The junior conference program was
addressed by Gertrude L. Warren as to
the purposes Of the conference and
there was a round table on Choice OF
a Vocation" The chairman was Eugene
Merritt and associate chairman Dorothy
Emerson. Among the speakers were
Alice E. Garrett of Indiana, Milo OPP
dahl of South Dakota, Vivian Holsinger
of Maryland, Herbert Lohse Of Nevada,
Francis Schell Of Michigan and Mabel
McKesson of Virginia.
The program this afternoon includes
trip to the Department of Agriculture
Experimental Farm at Beltsville. Md.
Tonight an entertainment Is scheduled
for community talent of the camp.
Dean Notz to Speak.
The principal speaker at tomorrow
mornings assembly will be Dean Will
liam F. Notz of the School Of Foreign
Service. Georgetown University, the
morning educational tour will be to
the Washington Cathedral, and the
JOul W IAlC SOiSOl Oil JdliCly
Of Art, Pan American Building, and
Lincoln Memorial. Tomorrow evening
will be Bicentennial evening"
Each days program for a week Is
completely prepared up to next Tues
day evening, leaving, however, some
free periods" when delegates may do
as they choose.
The committee for the camp on ex-
tension organization and policy of the
association of land-grant colleges in
cludes P H. Ross of Arizona, c. A. Kef-
fer of Tennessee. r. K. Bliss of Iowa. D.
P. Trent Of Oklahoma, C. E. Ladd Of
New York and K. L. Hatch of Wiscon-
sin. The Camp Committee and organi-
cation is headed by George E. Farrell,
director. and includes Florence L. Hall,
In charge of evening programs; Mr.
Hill, in charge of assembly programs;
Madge j. Reese in charge Of radio pro-
grams and exhibits: Mr.. Turner, tours;
Gertrude L. Warren, junior conferences:
Reuben Brigham, information; Mary
Mooney, general secretary: Nora Ellis
Maddox, financial secretary, and Will
liam G. Lehman, physical equipment