By 



ELLSWORTH D. LYON 



Smith and Clifford Briggs as well as a num- 

 ber of members now in college but home for 

 the holidays were in attendance. 



Reporter Betty Bauer announces that Logan 

 has a big Valentine dinner and dance sched- 

 uled for Feb. 15. 



Eleven District Rural Youth Officer Train- 

 ing Schools have been scheduled as follows: 

 Paris, Feb. 17; Carmi, Feb. 18; Carbondale, 

 Feb. 19; St. Clair Co., Feb, 20; Tavlorville, 

 Feb. 24; Rushville, Feb. 25; Peoria, Feb. 26; 

 Princeton, Feb. 27; Woodstock, March 3; 

 White Pines State Park, March 4; Kankakee, 

 March S. 



If you are an officer, nominee for an 

 office, or a leader, you will receive value 

 from these schools. Choose the one nearest 

 you. 



Montgomery Rural Youthers contributed 

 |10 from their Christmas dance receipts to 

 the county tuberculosis fund. 



Mary Brummel of DuPage reports that an 

 expansion program has been planned so that 

 the group may have better meetings. She 

 promises pictures of Rural Youth activities 

 as soon as possible. Will be glad to get 

 them, Mary. 



President Wayne Krabel says Edgar has 

 been taking advantage of some good skating 

 at Charleston. His group also has main- 

 tained a large representation at the district 

 recreation schools which are being led by 

 Duke Regnier. 



Edward's True and False Quiz on Par- 

 liamentary Procedure led by Marilyn Wolfe 

 and Max Green created much interest at the 

 January meeting. Two service-men. Richard 



President Eleanor Krueger of North Cook 

 and her group are preparing a one-act play 

 for the March meeting. On Valentine's Day, 

 Farm Adviser Hughes will speak on "Lin- 

 coln at Gettysburg." A box social will 

 follow. 



At Tazewell's December meeting a large 

 quantity of clothing was collected and given 

 to the Pekin YWCA for distribution. 



Ogle's Polo group had the seniors of the 

 Polo high school as their guests for the 

 December meeting when the topic, "Christ- 

 mas in Many Lands," was presented. 



■June in January" was the theme of the 

 Rev. Earl Zetche's address at Richland's 

 annual banquet on Jan. 2. 



The Prophetstown-Tampico Warriors en- 

 joyed a bob-sled party and wiener roast on 

 Jan. 9, according to George Matthews, re- 

 porter. 



Randolph cleared $69 on its Christmas 



dance, which is doing well as a money- 

 making project. 



Coles county officers for 1947 elected at 

 the January meeting held in the Teacher's 

 College Auditorium at Charleston are: Leon 

 Turner, president; Mary Ann Gillespie, vice 

 president; Charleen Rosebrough, secretary; 

 Geneva Swango, treasurer; Barbara Wilson 

 and Ann Thompson, recreation chairmen. 



The Marengo group of McHenn,- elected 

 the following officers at the January meet- 

 ing: Ruth Polnow, president: Clarence 

 Anthony, vice president, Alice Wolf, secre- 

 tary; Howard Dahlman, treasurer; and Ar- 

 lene Niffenegger, reporter. 



Wayne's January meeting was a box 

 social ; the girls providing the boxes and the 

 boys the money. 



St. Clair closed the old year and began the 

 new with a dance "which' was a grand suc- 

 cess," according to Otto Graf. Jr.. reporter 

 for the group. 



Kankakee heard Jean Knorr and Rita 

 Koerner, G.I. brides from Scotland and 

 Australia, respectively, tell of Christmas 

 customs in their former home lands. Vera 

 Wenzelman had charge of the program. 



LaSalle's officers elected for 1947 are: 

 Frank Barron, president; Gilda Gleim, vice 

 president; Mariam McConville, secretary- 

 treasurer; Russell Wiley, public relations 

 officer; Quintin Elliott, Malcolm Whipple, 

 and Don Freebairn, executive board com- 

 mittee. 



From Macoupin's "Rural Youth Aston- 

 isher" we read that Tom Chism and Marjorie 

 Sanksen were married on Christmas. 



Will has made plans to try publishing a 

 monthly county news letter. Good luck. We 

 know success will be yours ! 



William M. Smith, Jr., University of Illi- 

 nois extension specialist in Rural Youth, was 

 the speaker for Washington's January meet- 

 ing. 



Pike has a big annual banquet planned for 

 Feb. 13; Logan for Feb. 13. Annual banquets 

 were held in Vermilion, Jan. 9; Tazewell, 

 Jan. 11; Knox, Jan. 18; McDonough, Jan. 

 23; and McLean, Feb. 6. 



McHenry's Rural Young Married Folks 

 group mentioned last month is now a reality. 



LIKE A SNOW MAN IN A HOT SUN 



the peril of Hog Cholera fades away with the use of 

 Farm Bureau Hog Cholera Serum and Virus. Fresh 

 and potent, it is a preventive! Yes, it is worth many 

 times the cost to users. 



See Your County farm Bureau 

 It's Better to Be Safe Than Sorry! 



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