The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20
AWARDED IN
HOME MAKING CONTEST
Held Thursday in School No. l.
Commemorate Interest Shown

The Home Making Contest for Girls
of Pleasantville Schools was held
Thursday in School No. L.
Each entry when placed on exhibit
is known only by number. Much
praise is due the judges for their eff
cient and satisfactory work in award
ing the prizes. The judges were:
Mrs. Charles d. Thompson, Mrs. Mary
B. Campbell and Mrs. w. H. Mathis.
Mrs. s.. r. Stratton is a member of the
executive committee of Atlantic Coun-
ty and assisted in arranging the work.
1t is the first time that money prizes
have been offered in the local contests.
This was made possible by the gener-
Gus gifts of The Pleasantville Trust
Co., The First National Bank, The
w. C. T. u, The City Council, The
Board of Education, and Prof. H. W.
Sinner.
Mrs. Charles D. Thompson present
ed a beautiful silk scarf to be awarded
to the girl doing the best piece of
needle work in any class. Miss Mol
lie Cox received this gift.
The other Prizes in each branch
we're: First, SOC; Second, 25c; Third,
10c; Fourth, ribbon badge; Fifth, rib
bon badge.
Class l. Open to girls under Is.
A. Best setting of patch in plaid
material.
B. Best darning of hole not less than
one inch in diameter in stocking or
dress goods.
c. Best work bag, seams backstitch-
ed, edges whipped together, work to
show hem on button hole.
D. Best plain hemmed towel with
outline initial.
Class ii. Open to girls 12-18.
A. Best good white apron, seams to
be backstitched, raw edges of seam
to be turned in and overcast, two
inch hem.
B. Best setting of patch in goods,
not plaid.
C. Best darning of hole in dress
goods or stocking not less than one
inch in diameter.
d. Best work bag, seams to be back
stitched, raw edges turned in and
overcast, work to show hemming or
buttonholing.
E. Best double hemstitched towel
with embroidered initial mot papier
mache).
Class III. Bread Making.
A. Best loaf of white bread.
B. Best dozen of bakino powder bis
cults.
The following are the prize win
ners:
Class /.
Bags.
LIST. Dorothy How. 9Th grade.
End, Emma Price, 9th grade.
Bird, Elma Mcconnell, 9th grade.
4th, Thelma Risley, 9Th grade.
9TH, Florence Giberson, 9th grade.
Darning.
LIST, Elenor Blank, 9Th grade.
End, Edith Brook, 9th grade.
3rd, Emma Price, 9th grade.
Towels.
LIST, Olive Adams, 9Th grade.
End, Grace WINS, 9TH grade.
3rd, Ida Daugherty, 9Th grade.
4th, Catherine Reilly, 9Th grade.
9Th, Pauline Lavigna, 9Th grade.
Patching.
LIST, Helen Weer, It'll grade.
End, Elma Mcconnell, 9th grade.
3rd, Agnes Perkins, 9th grade.
4th, Eleanor Blank, 9th grade.
9Th, Jessie Brown, 7th grade.
Class ii.
Towels.
LIST, Louise Fries, 8th grade.
2nd, Maria Reilly, Sth grade.
3rd, Mary Baker, 8th grade.
4th, Myrtle Adams, 9th grade.
9Th, Gertrude Helfrich, 7th grade.
Patching.
LIST, Mary Gargula, 8th grade.
End, Alvina Schlachter, 8th grade.
3rd, Helen Hera, Sth grade.
4th, Mildred Field. Sth grade.
9TH. Clara Collins, 7th grade.
Aprons.
1st, Mollie Cox, Sth grade.
End, Eliza Mack, 9th grade.
3rd, Leah Hartzell. 7th grade.
4th, Clarice Haas, 7th grade.
5th, Viola Zulkens, 7th grade.
Bags.
LIST, Pearl Stebbins, 9th grade.
End, Sadie Singer, 9th grade.
3rd, Nellie Hornbrook, 9th grade.
4th, Esther Brown, 9th grade.
9Th, Melinda Casio, 9th grade.
Darning.
LIST, Myrtle Adams, 9th grade.
End, Anastasia Costello, Sth grade.
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