Milford chronicle., 1944-12-29


In the afternoon the girls marched
to the Chicago Natural History
Museum and the Aquarium, while
the boys went to the Museum Of
Science and Industry. Transporta-
tion was furnished this particular
afternoon through the courtesy of
/ the Illinois Central Railway Co.
On Monday evening we were the
guests. of Thomas E. Wilson, spon-
sor of the National Meat Animal
Contest. II was during the evening
that Johnny Neblett presented $50
( the All Story Goes" AS he
/ turned the pages of All history
we learned just how important
All Club work really is. Some
of you may have heard the broad
cast on NBC. This was a splen-
did way, to close Mondays activi-
ties.
Tuesday morning the winners of
the Canning Achievement Contest,
Dress Review and the Rural Elec-
trification attended special break
fasts by their sponsors.
At the general assembly Tues
day morning. Mr.. Ruben Brigham,
the assistant director of extension
service from the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. spoke on MY
Club. My Community, and My
Country" He suggested that two
new words be added to the last
line of the club pledge to make
it read like this:
MY Club. My Home. My Com
munity. and My Country"
A discussion followed the in
spring talk by Mr.. Ruben Brig
ham. Out of this discussion was
organized a group of boys and +
girls who fromed a panel discus /
sion for the following morning.
Montgomery Ward entertained
the girls at the Edgewater Beach 1
Hotel for luncheon and an after
noon of wonderful entertainment.
At the close of the dinner each
guest present was presented with
an American Woman's Cook
Book"
The boys marched to the Sher-
man Hotel for luncheon as the
guests of the National Livestock
Producers Association. In the af-
ternoon the boys went to the Ma
tural History Museum.
There were three hosts for din
ner-Sears ROebuck- the Spool
Cotton Co., and the Servel Co.
went to the Servel Co. You re-
member they sponsored the contest
in which | was the winner. They
presented each of us with a lovely
corsage. Z
In the evening. the Spool Cotton
Company gave us an informal
party at the Aragon
ballroom. Music was furnished by
Eddie Oliver and his orchestra.
You might he interested to know
it cost 100000 to put on this one
evenings entertainment.
The most outstanding feature
of Wednesday morning was the
panel discussion which | previous
ly mentioned. 1t was participated
in by All delegates-O chosen
from each of the 13 discussion
groups. The discussion was
What the job Looks Like To
U.s." Following this was the pre- {
of the National All Dress
Review This was in the form of I
a playlet Each winner was award
ed a $25 War Bond
A special attraction of the morn ]
ing was the introduction of Miss
Fannie Buchanan. who wrote
many of our National All Club {
songs. She was presented book
on THE Masterpieces of Fine
Arts from the All members as {
a tribute to the person who wrote I
the wonderful songs We so enjoy {
10 sing.
For luncheon we were the guests a
Of the Kraft Cheese Co We were r
delighted to hear the famous i
Kraft Cheese Chorus, who many
have heard over the radio. I'm q
sure. In the afternoon the boys a
went to the Union Stockyards and
The girls went to the Natural His 4;
.ory Museum.
This brings us to the final All Z
Inner. We witnessed the pre- :
of the prize for leader :
ship and achievement and the ,