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Above is a general view of the 36th annual 4-H dinner sponsored by the Illinois Agricultural Association. 



session at St. 

 rundy; Stonley 

 ock to camera 



lAA Plays Host 

 At Traditional 

 4-H Club Bmguet 



m TURKiiV dinner with all the 

 m trimmings, party favors, good cn- 

 /■ tertainmcnt, and a few short, 

 /■ snappy talks combined to make 

 XM. tile Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion banquet for outstanding Illi- 

 nois *1-H Club members one of its most 

 ^uccessful parties for farm boys and 

 girls. 



The dinner, honoring Illinois farm 

 south attending the -i-H Club Congrcsv 

 in Chicago during the International 

 Livestock Exposition is an annual af- 

 fair. This year it was held in the 

 Mural Room of the Morrison Hotel. 



lAA staff members, guests, leaders. 

 farm advisers, and parents of -I-H mem- 

 bers swelled the attendance to more 

 than 450. Members of the lAA staff 

 acted as hosts at each of the dinner 

 tables. 



George E. Metzger, lAA secretary of 

 organization and information, served 

 .is chairman and I. E. Parett, secretary 

 of general services, acted as toastmastcr 

 and gave the address of welcome. 



"You are the farmers and farmers' 

 wives of tomorrow," Parett said in his 

 greeting. "You are the folks who are 

 going to run the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association some day. The lAA is your 

 friend. Come in and see us when you 

 are in Chicago." 



About ready for dessert at the lAA's annual 4-H Club banquet in the Morrison Hotel in 



Chicago are, clockwise: Cletus Schertz, Woodford; Pauline McMillan, Sangamon; Roy Do 



Fillipo, lAA; Butch Ryan, La Salle; Charles Calkins, La Solle; Wayne Elliott, la Salle; Carlan 



Hans, Madison; and Kenneth Osborne, Soniersetshire, England. 



Speakmg for the -i-H boys at the 

 dinner. Bill Simon of Bureau county 

 thankeil the lAA for playing host and 

 added; "The greatest reward we 1- 

 H"ers have is the satisfaction of being 

 part of this great work and having a 

 part in its success." 



Doris Chelin of Bureau county, a^ 

 spokesman for the girls, echoed Si- 

 mon's Sentiments and acknowledged 

 the contribution of Farm Bureau and 

 the lAA to the success of the i-H Club 

 movement. Our organization has an 

 important role to play." she concludeil. 

 'Let's play it well." 



Illinois' outstanding i-H dub mem- 

 bers were introduced by F. H. Mvnard 

 and Miss Anna Searl. both of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. I:ach member was 



cited for the most notable aihievenunts 

 in his i-H work. 



Princijial speaker of the evening was 

 Mrs. Kathryn Van Aken Burns, state 

 leader of home economics extension at 

 the University of Illioois, who told the 

 assembled -l-H'crs: "l-H has i^iven you 

 eilucational advantages and personal 

 enrichment. Now what .an vou do for 

 -4-H? 



\'oii can help increase enrollment," 

 she said. 'No countv has more than 

 22 per Cent enrolled m )-H work Yoti 

 can help explain the work to parents 

 wiio do not understand -i-H. ^'ou 

 can help with the leadership of your 

 own unit. Good local leadership is the 

 key to success. Do more so 4-H can do 

 more for the people of Illinois." 



A. RECORD 



JANUARY. 1948 



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