The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-14

pion clothing demonstration team. 1t
was my privilege to chaperon this
team to the National All club con-
gress in Chicago.
After serving eighteen months III
the capacity of extension agent IN
Lorain county, my title was changed
] to that of the wife of a county eXten-
sion agent who is also a former All
club member.
In the spring of 1881, when my hus-
band was transferred from Jefferson
to Madison county, was appointed as
acting county extension agent OF Jet-
ferson county until the agent there
completed his study leave. There /
organized All clubs for that season.
/ Every summer since 1926 | have
done some All club Judging at various
county fairs and exhibits. Much OF
this work during 1882 was done with
! the girls and their mothers, using a
new method of teaching the members
! to evaluate their own work under
guidance. After club members begin
to Judge their own material articles,
{ products, and garments, perhaps II
will aid them in Judging themselves IN
spiritual ways and give them less op-
!, portunity to busy themselves about
judging others.
After eleven years of 4-H activity
| had resigned myself to giving it up
When the spring of 1882 came around
II was seized with an attack Of oh
fever" known only to those who have
: grown up with All clubs. We fount
the Madison County Children's Home
had made several attempts at clut
l work in past years, but had failet
I each time The superintendent though
they might complete their work if the!
y could find someone for an advisor Wh'
J was stranger to the group. Thus m,
seasons Al activities were mappe'
out for me. My next door neighbot
!. Mrs. C. A. Sayre, and | organized am
Il acted as advisors to club of twenty
: two girls. Only two of these girl
had sewed before. During the seasol
{ each girl made an undergarment 70
= herself and two other useful articles t
: be used in the institution. Since thei
: equipment consisted of only two dilap
= idated sewing machines, | left mine a
. the Home for six weeks. To prov
I. how much pride and respect for tn
$ property of others these girls had,
II was both surprised and pleased
q have the machine returned to me wit
= the same needle which twenty-five {
, them had used for six weeks. 1t wa
u not even dulled after such an expel
l. ience. Perhaps this may ease tn
IL minds Of some mothers who are afrai
n to permit their young daughters t
: use the sewing machine. All of tn
y girls completed their work. Will
the standard of work was not as hig
> as in some clubs in the county, W
q felt the development of the indivic
: uals was great enough to justify ou
e tefforts.
During my twelve years of All az
tivities, | have attended seventee
l camps including county, district an
II state camps. | assisted with the mar
II agement of part of these. Certainl
8 there is no other club activity in whic
l. members may participate that deve
/ ops all four of the HIS more in S
short a time.
: After these twelve interesting year
: of coming up through the ranks in Al
= club work, / feel that the subject MAJ
q ter received from the projects is {
! minor Importance Of course there
S an economic value in that many girl
5 and boys do use this knowledge i
: later life to earn a living. To me tn
z far greater values of All club wor
u are the development of good citizen!
n the training of individuals to co-opel
Q ate successfully in home and famil
,. life, the establishments of ideals c
: healthful living, and the developmer
q of desire for ethical and aestheti
u living through the proper choice {
. clean, wholesome recreation.
i | feel that the main aim of ever
: Al club advisor should be to develo
= character in each member with whor
= she comes into contact, to build a bet
ter community by developing bette
e prepared citizens, and to give to eac
o member a broader outlook on the pos
!, sibilities of rural life as well as
D deeper appreciation of the higher val
: ues Of life. Until these things are &C
I complished | do not consider clu
advisor successful even though he
e club may have made many enviabl
| championship records. in club worl
/ Club work is just beginning to reac
I. an age in Ohio where local advisor
8 may begin to judge their success
q results. Therefore | feel there ca
not be too much emphasis placed o
i the services rendered by the count