FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



■•^VIlllt I Siiw at the -l-H Xiitional Ciinip" 



c'DiiliiiUfd from [lagi" I!, culumn 1 

 and noisiest bus in the crowd, a reputa- 

 tion which we lived up to all the week. 



When the groups were fully straighten- 

 ed . out, we went to the New National 

 Museum where our conferences and meet- 

 ings were held. Secretary of Agriculture 

 Jardine welcomed us, as did Mr. Warbur- 

 ton and Dr. Smith, heads of the Exten- 

 sion Service. Every morning at these 

 meetings we sang, and learned many new 

 songs. After the meeting this morning, 

 we took a "walking tour" to the Cocoran 

 Ai't Gallery, the Pan American Building, 

 the National Academy of Science, and the 

 Lincoln Memorial. Although the pro- 

 gi'am called for rest hours, we never had 

 them. 



Visited Museum 



In the afternoon we went through the 

 Bureau of Dairying, a tour I had looked 

 forward to, but which proved quite unin- 

 tere.sting. We returned to the New 

 National Museum and had our fir.st con- 

 ference. We divided into six groups for 

 discussion. After the group discussions 

 the chairmen of the groups met and re- 

 ported to the leader of conferences. Be- 

 ing a chairman, I was also a member of 

 this group. 



Following supper we went to a band 

 concert on the monument grounds. 



The next day, Mrs. Willebrandt, Assist- 

 ant Attorney General, addressed us at 

 assembly. We went to the Bureau of 

 Home Economics and the Agricultural 

 Greenhouses just before dinner. 



After dinner, came conference and 

 later a trip to the Mount St. Alban 

 Cathedral, which not yet completed, is to 

 be the Westminster Abbey of the United 

 States. We then piled into the busses and 

 sang all the way to the Rock Creek Park 

 Zoo, where the monkey house proved the 

 general attraction. We had a very en- 

 joyable picnic supper at the park. 



That afternoon, after the 4-H tree 

 planting sei'vice, one of the most enjoya- 

 ble events of the whole camp came off — a 

 boat ride down the Potomac. Starting 

 from the Navy Yard we went twenty five 

 miles down the Potomac and had supper 

 on board the ship. We had opporttunity 

 to see Washington's home from the river. 

 A few of us took refuge from the driving 

 rain in the pilot house. The Captain was 

 indulgent and answered our foolish ques- 

 tions, the prize boner being, "Do you have 

 four wheel brakes on the boat?" 



Next day, Sunday, some of us attended 

 Washington's church at Alexandria in the 

 morning. In the afternoon we went to 

 the Arlington National Cemetery where 

 we decorated the Unknown Soldier's 

 grave. 



At assembly, Monday Morning, we 

 heard .J. -J. Tigert, the United States Com- 

 missioner of Education. We then went to 

 the Capitol building. Senate, House of Re- 

 presentatives, Supreme Court, and the ; 



Treasury. Behind clo.sed bars, and well 

 out of reach, we saw everything from 

 pennies to ten thousand dollar bills. 



Conference in the afternoon, and then 

 everybody got primed for the banquet at 

 the Mayflower Hotel. After the meal, 

 eight club members gave their stories. 

 Being a poultry-club member, this part of 

 the Mississippi boy's speech interested me. 

 "I bought two settings of black Minorca 

 eggs. These hatched well, but only two 

 were black. These soon gave up hope and 

 died. The rest which were mostly white 

 grew very well. So when it came fair 

 time I wanted to show them. I picked 

 black feathers out of them until they were 

 almost naked. They were put in the third 

 coop. I got third prize. Since there were 

 only three coops in all, I think I would 

 have got second prize had they been in 

 the second coop." 



We had, what was scheduled to be a 

 light lunch, but I have never seen fried 



chicken, milk, rolls, bananas, pickles, and 

 ice cream so thick. It was rumored about 

 camp that this was the banquet, and the 

 meal at the Mayflower was merely the 

 light lunch. 



That evening Massachusetts was called 

 upon to participate at the Camp Fire. 

 Accordingly, I put on a mock poultry 

 judging contest. Every one else was very 

 sentimental and religious, so I guess that 

 my stunt was a good thing to relieve them. 



Thursday was farewell day and many 

 tears were shed at the parting of friends, 

 most of all by the Mississippi boy who 

 gave his picture to no less than a dozen 

 girls. Massachusetts started home in the 

 afternoon laden with many souvenirs, 

 among which were the gavels presented 

 by Secretary Jardine. The heads of these 

 were wood taken out in the remodeling of 

 the White House, while the handles were 

 hickory from Mount Vernon. 



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