The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1928 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, July 12, 1228
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN
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Heald Girl Telk of
Trip to Washington
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seen all these things, the large
dinner bell in the summer house
began to ring as the steam boat
was nearing the wharf about a
hundred yards away. We then
went to the wharf and got on
the boat. This was a very pleas-
and ride up the Potomac river,
but by the time we got to Wash-
ington rain was falling very fast.
We then got taxies and went to
dinner. Later we went to the
Auditorium National Press Club
to broadcast over the radio.
Sunday morning the sun was
shining very bright for the first
time. After breakfast we had
our choice of any church we wish-
ed to attend. I chose the National
Cathedral because I bad heard so
much about it. Before we entered
the cathedral a man invited us
to a small ante-room. There he
told us the story of the building.
He stated that they had been
building on this church for twenty-
one years and they thought per-
haps it would take thirty more to
complete it and that it would cost
fifteen million dollars. We regis-
tered and went on in the church,
where we heard a very wonderful
sermon. President Wilson’s body
is buried in this cathedral. I sat
in about three feet of the tomb.
On our way back to the cafeteria
for lunch we passed by the White
House and the Treasury building.
When we returned to camp the
busses were waiting to take us
to Arlington farm. On our way
we saw the air field where Lind-
bergh landed. Here on this farm
we saw all kinds of plants. The
most attractive one was the rose
garden which was in full blossom.
From there we went to Arlington
National Cemetery where we saw
the home of General Robert Lee.
From the home we went to the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
l We placed a wreath on the tomb
1 and had our pictures made on the
1 steps of the Amphitheatre just in
I front of the tomb. This theatre
I is in memory of all the soldiers
of the World War and it is of
solid marble, seats and all. From
there we went to the tomb of the
Battle Ship Maine; there we saw
the old anchor. As we walked
back to the gate we walked among
thousands and thousands of sol-
diers’ graves, known and unknown.
We were then taken to dinner and
back to the camp. It was raining
in a little while until we could
not have camp fires so most of
us gathered in the press tent and
sang until taps at 10:00.
Monday morning we went to
assembly to hear Hon. William
Tyler Page, Clerk of the House of
Representatives, speak on law-
making. Mr. Page is the author
of the American Creed.
The lady who wrote the club
motto also explained why she
chose the mdtto. After confer-
ence some delegates went to WRC
broadcasting station and broad-
casted. The rest of us remained
in assembly to hear the program.
I was very much surprised to
hear my own club history read
over the radio.
From assembly we went to the
White House. It is a very beauti-
ful building. I especially liked the
east room and the president’s
private garden that could be seen
from the windows. From there
we went to lunch. In the after-
Tldnn we visited the Capitol. I
never expected to see anything so
beautiful. Our attention was call-
• ed to the Spirit of the Nation in
the dome as we entered. We
visited the Senate Chamber, also
the President's private room, which
is red and gold. There I sat in
the President’s chair. We went
from there to Statuary Hall. We
saw the mysterious place where
John Quincy Adams fell dead.
There in the Capitol we saw many
beautiful pictures and statues.
From the Capitol we went to
the Natural History building,
where we saw all races of people,
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all kinds of animals, all kinds of
fowls, pictures, sculpture, relics,
etc.
We went to camp very tired and
enjoyed a rest period of thirty
minutes. At 6:30 we went to a
banquet at the City Club. We
were placed by states. There
were 323 4-H delegates, state
leaders, special guests and all.
Among the guests there were Miss
Flagg of the Philippines and Dr.
Luidburgh of the Virgin Islands
who gave short balks. There were
also talks on club work, given fey
boys and girls from New Jersey,
Iowa, Arizona and South Carolina,
Songs and yells were given and
Dr. E. E. Slasson gave a talk.
After the banquet it was too late
for camp fire. Taps at 10:00.
After breakfast Tuesday morn-
ing we went to assembly and
listened to a very interesting talk
on “Planning a Mark of Progress”
given by Miss James.
Following conference we went
to Washington’s monument which
is 555 feet high. We went to the
top on an elevator. Therd we got
a look over the District of Colum-
bia which was very interesting.
We then went back to Washington
Park and rested before going to
lunch. In the afternoon we went
to an art gallery, where we saw
many beautiful pictures, some
valued at hundreds of thousands
of dollars and from there to the
Pan-American building. We then
visited the Lincoln memorial. This
is the most beautiful memorial
prepared by man. From there
we rode to camp in a phaeton—
although we thought we were
taking a buggy ride. We had a
rest period, then a period for
recreation. After it was dark we
got in the busses and went to
the Library of Congress, which
covers ten acres of floor space.
This too was very wonderful, and
there we saw the original copy
of the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the U. S.
We then got in the busses and
drove around the Capitol and back
to camp. Mr. Farrell, National
4-H club leader, took charge of
camp fire. One delegate from
each state put a piece of wood
on the fire. Mr. Farrell then pre-
sented each delegate and state
leader with a gavel made from
wood taken from the White House.
After a few songs Mr. Farrell
gave every one twenty minutes
to say good bye. It was very
sad to say good bye to those you
had learned to love for that short
while, each to return to different
states. When the twenty minutes
were up, the boys lined up on one
side and the girls on the other
and taps were sounded from the
top of a near-by building as each
marched to their tents.
The next morning nearly every
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and went to the hotel. We shop-
ped for a while, then went to
market and back by the theatre
where Abraham Lincoln was kiled.
We went to the Building of
Federation of Women for lunch,
went back to the hotel and check-
ed out and left the union depot
at 2:10 p. m. Wednesday, June
27th, arriving in Shamrock at
9:45 p. m. Friday, June 29th.
That was the most wonderful
trip I have ever taken and I
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what the people in Wheeler Coun-
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I can help a boy or girl in 4-H
club work let me know.
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Cooper, Albert. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1928, newspaper, July 12, 1928; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528748/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.