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Show Esplins attend 4-H Washington confab Conference delegates represented the more than 5.2 million youth and 575,000 volunteer leaders and 10,000 field staff involved in 4-H nation-wide. The conference was conducted by members of the Science and Education Administration, Extension, USDA, the Cooperative Extension Service in the states, 4-H members and National 4-H council. More information about 4-H 4-H and the opportunities to become members or volunteer leaders can be obtained form Lynn J. Esplin or Marva Esplin. Van and Marva Esplin returned home this week from Washington D.C. where they were delegates to the 50th National 4-H Conference April 12-18. Held at the National 4-H center the conference provided a forum for more than 300 4-H members, leaders and staff from 46 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, District of Columbia, Guam and Canada to have a voice in future 4-H programs. To celebrate the golden anniversary nearly 500 4-H alumni who had attended national 4-H conferences since the first one in 1927, joined the delegates for a "Friends of 4-H" program on the last two days of the conference. On Thursday of conference con-ference President Jimmy Carter greeted the delegates and alumni on the south lawn of the White House. Mr. Carter's appearance followed a gala historical pageant and a speech by Senator Larry Pressler, South Dakota, a former 4-H member. Follwoing the White House visit delegates went to Capitol Hill to visit Congressmen Marriot, McKay, Senators Hatch and Gam. Earlier in the week during a session at the U.S. Department of Agriculture 4-H members heard from Secretary of Agriculture Bob Berglund and had an opportunity to ask him questions about agricultural policies. Major portion of the conference was devoted to work session on contemporary con-temporary concerns. The Esplins were members of the Safety and Energy and How Families Can Get Involved In-volved in 4-H consulting groups. Plans to share these ideas with 4-H clubs in Iron are under way at the present time. The conference closed Friday morning with an address by 4-H alumna Kidd Stout, Judge, Court of Common Please, Philadelphia, Pa. and a tree planting ceremony involving alumni from each of the five leaders reenacting a ceremony used at the first conference. The Esplins said other exciting parts of the conference con-ference included meeting other delegates and sharing ideas. |