Show Mrs Bacon Home from National Extension Convention in in East Mrs Mary R R. R Bacon Sum- Sum Wasatch mit-Wasatch Home Extension Agent at attended ten d e d the National Meeting in Philadelphia October 18 16 to 22 where the theme was Environment for Living Major speakers were Judge Junaita Kidd Stout of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila- Phila Philadelphia PhilaN delphia Dr Ethel J. J Alpe professor of Anthropology New NewYork NewYork York University New York Dr Alan F F. F Guttmacher president dent of Planned Parenthood- Parenthood World Population tion New York Richard L L. L Graham assistant professor of housing and interiors in interiors interiors in- in C CoIle College olle g ge of Human Development The Pennsylvania State University Dr Saul A. A A Silverman marriage and family counselor and law attorney-at-law Haverhill Massachusetts and Dr Lloyd H H. H Davis administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- Federal Extension Service Service Ser Ser- Service vice Washington DC D.C. Mrs Bacon went on three threet t tours urs Gettysburg Longwood Gardens Atlantic City and Historic Historic His His- Philadelphia It was all very impressive The Gettysburg address had never meant so much to her as asit asit asit it di did l when heard over the louds loud loudspeaker loudspeaker s speaker pea k e r in a shaped dome-shaped building with pictures of the Civil War surrounding her She was thrilled to stand in inthe inthe the room and see see the tables where the Declaration of was written and signed to be in inthe the church at attended attended attended at- at tended by George Washington and six of the men who signed the Declaration At Atlantic City they visited the board walk and many of th the little speciality speciality s h o op ops p s s. s They also t d through Convention Con Hall where the national beauty pageant is held They found out this hall hail is also used for football by laying grass grasson on the floor In Washington DC D.C. they visited visited visit visit- visited ed Senator Moss and Senator Bennett Bennett's s' s off offices ices and were lucky enough to h have a v e the secretary give them tickets for the congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional lour tour of the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House also tickets to hear a session of the Senate and a a session session ses ses- sion of the House of Represent Represent- The tour of the White House was one hour while the regular tour is only twenty minutes Names were sent down to the White House and the guard had to check off every name before they were allowed to enter the gate It was a thrilling experience and just a Very short line to stand in in comparison to the regular tour It started at 8 am a.m. giving them a avery very early start for the day They saw the you young n g folks assembling near the Washington Washing Washing- ton Monument for the peace march but didn't stay there incase Incase in incase case something was started They visited Arlington Cemetery tery tory and stayed for the change of guards at at the Tomb of the Unknown Unk Unknown Un Un- k known Soldier r to the home of George W Washington Custus Park stepson of George Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and the graves of President President d dent nt John F. F Kennedy and Robert Robert Robert Ro Ro- bert Kennedy They also visited the Smithsonian Smith Ins Institute t it ute and the Archives Archives' where they saw the original copy of the Declaration of Independence which had been crossed out and corrected Other sights were the Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln Monument and the Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Monument The recording record recording ing of the Declaration of In Independence Independence Ine In- In dependence e and t tribute i b t t to George Washington made her n more fully realize what the winning winning win win- n ning of the Revolutionary War h has meant to this country While in New York City they t took an day all-day tour-Central tour P Park C Columbis o l u m b i s University H Harlem China Town the United N Nations Greenwich Village a b boat ride to the Statue of Liberty a and rode the elevator to the top o of the Empire State Building They viewed New NewYork York and all of the sky sky scrapers scrapers from the top floor of the Empire State Build Build- ing According to Mrs Bacon it was fabulous everything up in the air She compared the man-made man canyons of tall buildings buildings buildings build build- ings as a great contrast to the canyons and mountains of Utah Other Extension Agents in the party were Miss Naomi Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- Jensen sen Tooele County Miss Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Bkackburn Washington Washing Washing- ton County Mrs Ruth Coates Salt Lake County and president president president dent of the Utah Association and Dr Margaret Broadbent Merkley State Supervisor of Family Life Programs of Utah State University and other professional professional professional pro pro- H Ho Home 0 m e Economics from all the states They helped boost registration registration tion for the annual meeting of the National Associations to approximately 1100 persons |