president of the Illinois Home Bureau 

 Federation for the coming year, succeed- 

 ing Mrs. A. R. Rohlfing, Farmington. 

 Mrs. Edwin G. Eilers, Edwardsville, was 

 elected secretary, succeeding Mrs. Vivian 

 Toncray. Both new officers are members 

 of the Madison G)unty Home Bureau. 



Mrs. Castle served as vice-president of 

 the Federation in 1941-42. She has been 

 •A active in Home Bureau since 1935 when 



she served as organization chairman of 

 Madison county. In 1936 she was elected 

 the first president when the county 

 formed a Home Bureau organization. 

 Mrs. Castle is a member of the Illinois 

 Rural Education Committee, the lAA 

 Schools Committee, and for 22 years has 

 been president of the board of the rural 

 school in her district. 



Mrs. Eilers is also a charter member 

 of the Madison County Home Bureau 

 and in her Edwardsville Unit A has held 

 the oflFices of secretary, vice-president, rec- 

 reational leader, and president — each 

 for two years. She has been a leader of 

 a girls 4-H club for seven years, teaching 

 clothing and foods to an average mem- 

 bership of 14 girls. She is also active in 

 Red Cross and church work. 



Three new directors were elected at 

 the annual meeting: Mrs. Albert Klever, 

 Stephenson county, northwest district, 

 succeeding Miss Pearl Barnes; Mrs. 

 Arthur P. Gundlach, St. Clair county, 

 southwest district, succeeding Mrs. A. R. 

 McConathy; Mrs. A. P. Mcintosh, Macon 

 county, east central district, succeeding 

 Mrs. Ralph Emel. 



/?«W YOUTH 



lected 



•y fllfworth D. Lyon 



Greetings, Illinois Rural Youth ! This 

 is my first appearance in the Rural 

 Youth column. I shall look forward 

 to meeting you in each issue of the 

 Record in this way. 



You have my deepest interest. The 

 organization is yours and I am here 

 to serve you. 



As I have been finding my way 

 around among you during this first 

 month, I have been impressed more and 

 more by the high importance of the 

 work of the Rural Youth. It forms 

 a most important link in the chain of 

 activities which are eflFective in our life 

 today. 



You are standing with our nation 

 and allies and backing other Rural 

 Youth and their buddies who are in 

 the various branches of the Armed 

 Services. Through your serious pur- 

 poses and joyful fun, you are keeping 

 up home morale. By producing food, 



by doing other necessary work in the 

 local community, by "buying bonds for 

 bombers," and by writing thousands 

 of letters to service men, you are mak- 

 ing a most substantial contribution to 

 the Nation. 



We shall go forward together. 



Wayne County Rural Youtfaers pitched in 

 and helped the Farm Bureau with its new 

 member meeting held in Fairfield Feb. 3. 

 Rural Youth members served as ushers and 

 provided courtesies for more than 1100 in 

 attendance. 



a part of the voice of our country;^: ^ '■".■■-''. 



Adams county had a gpod atteodance for 



the January meeting, according to the re- 

 port received from President Harold McCon- 

 nell. "We graduated 11 couples who were 

 married during the last year," be added. 

 Were they with the June class, Harold? 



Everyone at the annual Rural Youth ban-' 

 quet at Farm and Home Week seemed 

 pleased with the name "Illinois Farm 

 Youth" given to the pursuit ship in recog- 

 nition of $75,000 in War Bond purchasef. 

 As one Rural Youther remarked, "The name 

 certainly describes the source." 



Four Rural Youth groups — DuPage, 

 Clark, Brown, and Marshall-Putnam, dur- 

 ing February reported War Bond and Stamp 

 sales totalling $3314.50. In all but one of 

 these reports, the purchases were for Janu- 

 ary. It is hoped that all groups will send 

 in reports on January and February pur- 

 chases by early March. 



A warm greeting comes from A. E. Green, 

 president of the Wabash County Rural 

 Youth, with an invitation to attend one of 

 their -meetings. He writes, "We also wish you 

 success in your new position and to assure 

 you that we will do all we can to make 

 your work pleasant." 



Program planning meetings were held dur- 

 ing February in many of the counties by 

 Rural Youthers. Planned programs mean 

 better meetings. Better meetings mean active 

 groups. 



Herman Pierson, president of the Bureau 



County Rural Youth reports, "Six of our 

 menders gave a broadcast over WMBD, 

 Peoria, on. "Post-War Agriculture." Con- 

 gratulations! The voice of youth is truly 



Fulton County Rural Youth held their 



annual banquet and dance Feb. 3 at Fair- 

 view. Bernard H. Taylor was the principal 

 speaker. Committee members responsible 

 for the banquet were: recreation, Eldoo 

 Logan, Jerry Leepcr, and Gordon Peabody; 

 program, Joyce Wolf, Pearl Rusch, Verle 

 Jackson, and Ralph Malmgren; decoration, 

 Pauline Leonard, Mildred McMillan, Eleanor 

 George Overcash, and Maralee Denny; 

 menu, Hazel Ketcham, Betty Juricich, Ber- 

 niece Sprecher and Mada Romine. 



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This medium B-25 bomber, ainular to th« 

 one that blasted Toyko and RommelL has 

 been named "Illinois Rural Youth," in 

 recognition of the Rural Youth bond cam- 



paign carried on from April 1 to Sept. 30. 

 1943 by Illinois members iriiich amounted 

 to mere than S180,000 in ptuchases. Th« 

 goal for 1944 is $300,000. 



In recognition of $75,000 War Bond pur- 

 chases made by Illinois Rural Youth since 

 Oct. 1, 1943, a pursuit ship will bear the 

 name, "Illinois Faim Youth." Bond county 

 delegation gave the winning title. Dele- 



gates, leit to right Duane Wise, Marian 

 Britt Delaiem Durr. Lois Wise. Back row. 

 Forrest Marcoot, who submitted the name, 

 Lester Qeiner, Hubert Gnmer. and Thooien 

 Paine. 



MARCH. 1944 



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