The Republican journal., 1915-02-04

@'o' 'essie M. MOSES, Shirley Getchell, Eunice
Ames, Grace Hatch, Ernestine Webber. Flea.
nor Stephenson, Annie Viola Proctor. Jsahe,
Coombs. Estelle Sanborn, Caroline WHITING
Sarah Whiting. Frances Bradford, Leila Phil.
brick, Mabel Philbrick, Harriet E. Wilev. Eva
Dutch, Ruth Sturtevant, Eleanor Shaw. Mar.
garet Drinkwater. Verna Isabel Jellison, Mary
Chalmers. Ida Mariner, Mildred Darby, Rachel
Stephenson. Elizabeth Doak, Elizabeth Ham
shue. Helen Bowen, Olive Marks. Horace
Coombs, Alice Coombs, Dorothy Drinkwater.
Lillian Davis, Katherine Wood, Verna Green
law, Helen kebecca Vinal and Emily Rackliff.
Eva Dutch carried the largest doll, Elizabeth
Hanshue the best dressed doll, and Rachel
Stephenson the smallest doll. A special prize
was given to Helen Rebecca Vinal for one of
the largest and best dressed dolls. The first
three prizes were woolly dogs, and a dolls
house was given for the one who received
special mention The judges were Mrs. Archie
C. Hopkins, Mrs. Carl H. Stevens and Miss
Louise H. Ferguson.
Saturday night the Opera House was filled
to overfiowing. People began to arrive at S 80
p. m. and when the masked carnival began
standing room was at a premium. There
were about 60 in the march, in varied cos.
tunes. some grotesque and others attractive
Some of the maskers had horns and there was
fun galore. General dancing followed and
bushels of confetti were thrown, and not lit
tie of it was carried away in the clothes of
those present. Dancing and confetti throwing
was kept up until midnight. The dances
throughout the week were under the direction
of Fred G. Spinney.
THE SPECIAL PRIZES.
The clock given the management by VIM. M.
Thayer. to be given to the fraternal organiza-
tion in this city receiving the largest number
of votes during the week. was won by Tara
tine Tribe of Red Men and will be placed in
their lodge room. The handsome white mantal,
the gift of Mr.. B. B. Greenlaw, went to Eugene
Parsons; the Edison Graphophone to Richard
Shaw; the kitchen cabinet used IN the Univer-
sity of Maine cooking booth to Clarence c.
Morgan; the cultivator in the annex to Ralph
D. Southworth; the folding hammock to Mrs.
Maude "A. Wight and the 0-day clock to H.
A. Peters,
Misses Lillian Randall and Marian Borden.
the young ladies' from the University of Maine
who gave demonstrations and lectures on cook
ing expressed their appreciation of the very
courteous treatment they had received in
their work during the fair. 1t was their first
experience in this line, and they said that the
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had kept them busy all the time. While all
the demonstrations were instructive and inter-
esting. those for meat substitutes were most
important and recipes given at the afternoon
lecture were at once tried in many homes with
the best of results. The following Questions
for Housekeepers" were distributed:
l. Is my working surface at the right
height?
Height Proper height of work.
ing surface.
H.. ...'........... ''............Z 70 In
D 1t IN. 2Sb in
1T ln.......... .29 in
With an increase in height of one inch, the
working surface should be raised one-half
inch.
2. Are my tools of the right kind? Are
they the best for the purpose? Have l ali the
tools need TO do good work?
8. Are my tools in good condition?
4. Are my utensils and materials grouped
before begin task?
5. Do waste energy by STOPPING or reach
ing unnecessarily? Do take useless steps?
6. Are my utensils arranged with proper
regard to each other?
Z. Am l making any motions could omit?
8. Do 1 sit down whenever can at a task?
g. Do l plan my work with the idea of
getting the most done in the least time? Do
plan beyond the immediate task?
10. Do l regard my housework as drudg-
cry? If so why?
Recommended books: "The New House.
keeping" by Christine Frederick: 1.-THE Efici-
ent Kitchen" by G. B. Child, can be purchas-
ed of Whitcomb & Barrows, Boston, Mass.
Government Bulletins. Send to Supt. of
Documents, Washington, D. c., for list of bull
letins of interest to the housewife.
THE ANNEX.
The exhibits in the annex were great at.
traction. The display of fancy work was pro-
nounced by competent judges to be equal in
quality, though not in quantity, to those at the
State fairs; the rugs were of very superior
and Mr.. Leroy A. Coombs' col
lection of drawings and paintings were
revelation to many who did not know that
aside from his skill as a designer and builder
of sail and power boats he has decided talent
as an artist. The large water color of a
power boat is a design for 75-foot cruiser
which Mr.. Coombs expect to build for use in
these waters the coming season. Awards
were made in this department as follows.
Large white center piece, Miss Bertha A.
Wiley, 1st; Miss Lena Nye, End.
Large colored piece. Miss Isabel CHM. LIST.
Nightdress. Miss Vesta Shute, LIST; Mrs. M.
R. Knowlton, End.
Lunch cloth, Miss Bertha A. Wiley, lst;
Mrs. Blanche Bickford, End.
Sofa Pillows. Miss Lena Nye, 1st; Mrs.
Blanche Bickford. End.
Bedspread, Mrs. Charles O'Connell, 1st
Bed-set, Mrs. Charles O'Connell, 1st; Mrs
Arvilla D. Lamson, End.
Crochet pieces, Mrs. M. R. Knowlton 1st;
Mrs. VIM. N. Lower, End.
Towels, Miss Bertha A. Wiley, lst; Jennie
Leyenseller, End.
Point lace, Mrs. M. R. Knowlton, LIST; Mrs.
NJ H. Small. End.
PilIou clins Mrs RIoncho Rick ford lot. ME-,