Evening star., 1940-05-05
Miss Warren, 4-H Godmother,
|ArdentIy Boosts Clubs Ideals
Government Scientist
Halls Organization As
Character Builder
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS,

Boy and girl delegates from the
All farm clubs all over the United
States, even from Puerto Rico, will
converge on Washington for their
18th annual national encampment
on June IL to remain in session until
June 10.
The godmother Of this famous or
ganization, which is sponsored by
the United States Department Of
Agriculture to make better farmers
and homemakers of our rural boys
and girls, is Miss Gertrude L. War
rem, senior scientist of the depart
ment and It's specialist in this ex-
tension work. .
Miss Warren. who has been q wom-
an pioneer in this field Of service for
Americas youthful farm people, is
no mere theorist as to the problems
of farm boys and girls, and how they
should be met. She was born and
raised on a farm near Lockport,
N. Y. A friendly, dynamic person,
her ruddy complexion and sparkling
hazel eyes under her crown Of soft
ly waved gray hair are indications
today of her heritage Of farm health
and strength.
Graduate Of Columbia.
Before. Miss Warren's entrance
into the Federal service she studied
home economics, received her de-
grees Of bachelor Of arts and master
of arts at Columbia University, and
taught foods and cookery at Co.
lumbia Teachers College and at
Simmons College in Boston.
In 1917, when she took charge Of
the organization work of the All
Club movement throughout the
United States, the membership of
its clubs totaled $4,000. This June
its delegates. consisting of two boys
and two girls, chosen to represent
each State and territory, will repre-
sent 100000 members throughout
rural America.
1t is difficult to get Miss Warren
to talk about herself, but her en-
thusiasm about All clubs is bound
less.
"They are" she tells you, "a part
Of the United States Department of
Agriculture's extension system in
cooperation with State colleges of
agriculture and the rural people of
our Nation to enlist the interest of
farm boys and girls between 10 and
20 in doing something worthwhile in
agriculture and homemaking."
The development of the head, the
heart, ones health and skill with
ones hands are the ideals back of
the All clubs and their insignia
now familiar sight on rural road
sides from Oregon to Maryland and
elsewhere throughout the far-flung
domain of the United States and its
territorial possessions.
Character Building Hailed.
1t is Miss Warren's opinion that
All clubs constitute one of the
greatest character building organi-
cations in the world, because they
help young people to develop work
habits and the capacity for doing
what is expected of them in as
suming obligations, as well as the
capacity to carry through ideals of
honesty and industry.
Every rural boy and girl in
America" she emphasizes, "is able
to pay the cost of a All Club mem
bership. It does not involve money,
but rather the doing of a piece of
work in farming or homemaking
that will be a creditable demonstra-
ton to the community in which the
boy or girl lives" These projects, we
learned, among many other things,
may have to do with beautifying
homes, farm buildings, or caring for
livestock on the farm in the best
possible manner.
"A All Club sign in front of a
tumble-down farm building, or one
that is model to its community
means just one thing" Miss Warren
says. 1T signifies that the All boy
or girl members who live there