Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-12-07
Second Annual An Club Roundup
Outstanding Success
1925 Girls H.
623 Boys Enrolled
In Mississippi

The second annual State Negro
All Roundup was held Tuesday
Il and Wednesday, November 26 and
81, in Jackson was an outstanding
success. The Roundup was a
gathering of state and district
winners in the various All prof.
ects carried on in Mississippi un-
der the direction of the Extension
III Service. The two days meeting
consisted of inspiration, education,
entertainment and recognition of
the 1916 champions in each prof.
est.
These winners, % girls and 27
boys from 80 counties, were chos-
en- from the best records submit
ted in each of the following All
club projects and activities: Lead
ership for boys, leadership for
girls, canning, gardening, poultry,
foods, pigs, corn, cotton, beef, and
home improvement.
The first days entertainment
twas public program at Jackson
college on Tuesday evening at
1880 O'Clock. The inspiration
speech was made by Miss Elaine
Massey, District Home Demonstra-
xtion Agent, Hattiesburg. Recogn-
fition was given to the 55 winners
sby the Jackson Chamber of Com
merce, sponsor of the Roundup.
Both the Jackson Chamber of
sCommerce and the Jackson Ne
gro Chamber of Commerce had
representative on program. One
9boy and one girl gave brief sum-
mary of All Club Work in Missis-
ssippi among Negro club folks,
(which gave the following details:
Girls Division: 30,276 girls were
4enrolled this year in 1873 clubs.
OF this enrolment, 1892 girls en-
rolled in home improvement, in
kcluding house furnishings and
yard Identification; 12,757 in food
conservation; 1858 III food prep
aration; 1910 in gardening; and
1908 in poultry, giving a total of
S63,355 projects for girls.
Boys Division: 1888 boys
were enrolled in 766 clubs in the
following projects: Corn, 5607;
cotton, 2230; sweet potato, 1890:
peanut, 224; home gardens, 441O;
swine, 594O; poultry, 1887; dairy,
A31S; beef, $50; and miscellaneous
1921, giving'a total of 24,737 prof.
ects.
A free banquet was given in
{ the dining room of Jackson College
4 following the program, at which
time more than 100 persons en-
joyed a five-course turkey menu.
Many outstanding supporters and
4 weIl-wishers of All Club Work
& from over the State were in at
tendance at the banquet. After
5 the banquet. the club mebrers en-
joyed wholesome social activities
+ in the recreation room of Jackson
College.
The second days activities in
4 cluded tour, which carried them
to many places of interest, and a
luncheon at the Edward Lee Hotel
which ended the Roundup.
The Jackson Negro Chamber of
Commerce served as host to the
I Roundup and made all local ar
rangements for the entertainment
of the delegation.
The winners to the Roundup
4 were as follows:
GIRLS DIVISION
State Winners
Leadership-Doris Montgomery,
Coahoma County.
Canning-Olevia Ramsey, Har-
4 rison County.
Foods Catherine Peacock,
Tallahatchie County.
Home Improvement = Lille b.
Copeland, Lee County.
Poultry - Velma L. Warren,
4 Marshall County
Gardening - Ernestine Burns,
Y Lee County.
DISTRICT WINNERS
Leadership
Jessie M. Brown, Lowndes County.
Willie Jean Coney, Pike County.
aClaudetta Thomas, Harrison Coun-
ty.
Mary Talbert, Washington County