The Daily Missoulian., 1914-09-28
GARDEN CONTESTS
CLOSE WITH
EXHIBIT
FORTY BOYS AND GIRLS OF OR.
cHARD HOMES TAKE PART At
HAWTHORNE SCHOOL

| f1OIleS country Lille CIuD, was DTOuBNt
to a close with an exhibit made up OF
| the vegetables and flowers raised by
the young folks, accompanied by the
awarding of prizes and a most inter-
esting program.
The garden contest of the Orchard
! Homes school has been an annual
| event for several years. Its grow tn
has been wonderful. This year there
were 40 entries, % girls. who, with
| their own hands. planted and cared
for a garden of flowers. and II boys.
who grew the vegetables that went
into the exhibit at the school Satur.
day evening. The rivalry has been
keen all season and the result of the
labors of the boys and girls, as evil
| denced in the beautiful display Of
produce which made up the exhibit,
was surprising and gratifying.
The Exercises.
There was large crowd of parents
and friends of the pupils in attendance.
The contestants each wore a bow of
purple and white ribbon, the school
colors, as mark of distinction, and
the exercises opened with a song by
the younger pupils of the school. Then
Mrs. Clements. president of the ladies'
auxiliary of the country life club, made
a short address, welcoming the guests
and explaining the purpoes of the con-
test, which are to interest the children
in the community activities, to train
them in the art and teach them the
pleasures of gardening and through
their activities, to bring closer to-
gether the people of the whole COM
munity who are endeavoring, through
their club, to raise the standards of
country life in all of it's phases.
The Awards
Then came the wards, first for the
best gardens as they appeared growing
during the summer, and then for the
different kinds Of products grown. The
children were divided into two classes
for the contest. Boys and girls from
Io TO lS years of age were in the first
class. those from six to nine wears In
1.-The second class. For the best gar
dens the prizes were offered bv the
iadles' auxiliary and were awarded as
follows:
Girls, first class-Margaret Graham.
first, years subscription to the Youths
Companion; Catherine Murphy, Sec
ond. fern; honorable mention, Verna
Mccall and Bessie Kuhl.
Second class-Edith Kack, first,
years subscription to Little Folks
magazine; Eva Olsen, second, a fern;
honorable mention, Hazel and May
Kuhl and Dorothy Graham.
Boys, first class-Almer Olsen, first.
years subscription to Youths Compan-
ion; Max Harlow, second, potted ge-
ranium; honorable mention, Louis COL
will.
Second class-Harry Lienau, first,
subscription to Little Folks magazine:
Clarence Olsen, second, potted gera-
mum; honorable mention, Paul Harlow
ana James DeJarnette.
Best Exhibit.
For the best exhibit from each gar
den the prizes were offered by the
country life club, the awards being
made as follows:
Girls, first class-Catherine Murphy,
first, $3.50; Hazel Kuhl, second.
$1.0O
Second class-Edity Case, first,
$3.50; Lucille Harlow, second. 800.
Special prizes for the girls exhibits.
offered by the Bateman store, were won
as follows: Most artistic arrangement,
Edith Rack. bottle Of perfume; best
bunch of wild flowers, Alice Kennedy,
box of stationery.
Boys, first class-Almer Olsen, first.
$3.50; Troy Linear and James DeJar-
nette, tied for second place, SO cents
each.
Second class-Clarence Olsen, first,
$3.50; Harry Lienau, second, $1.00.
Specials.
There were SeVefal SpeClal prlAe6s
won as follows:
Special on tomatoes-Harry KUN.
pocket knife given by w. II. Smead.
Special on asters-May kuhl, VI de-
posted in the savings department by
the First National bank.
Square Rod of Spuds.
One of the most interesting features
of the contest was the special for the
most potatoes, by weight. grown by
the boys on a square rod of ground
To enter this contest it was necessary
that each boy have $1.00 in the savings
department Of The Banking Corpora
ton. An additional $40 was then
awarded in premiums in each claas. as
follows:
First class-Max Harlow. 241 pounds.
first, $500; Delbert Harlow, 1S0 pounds.
second. $500.
Second class-James DeJarnotte,
363 1-2 pounds, first, $500; Carl Lie
nau 100 10 n0rnds seoonH 80 m Ar