The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-03
GIRLS DEMONSTRATION
CLUBS HOLD MEETING
In Palatka Last Friday and
Saturday-Big Attend
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tion meeting in Palatka last Friday
and Saturday, when some sixty girl
representing schools and clubs in diff
ferent parts of the county were pres
ent with exhibits consisting of fancy
work, bread, cakes, preserves and
canned goods. The exhibit, which
was placed in charge of Mrs. Lillian
Knight of this city, was displayed in
the rooms Of the Palatka board Of
trade, where it attracted general at
tention and caused much favorable
comment among spectators.
The first meeting was held Friday
morning from 10 to IL in the Grand
Theater, when interesting talks were
made by Miss Mae l.. Wells, assistant
state agent in charge of home DEM
onstration work, Hon. w. P. Merriam,
mayor of Palatka, E. W. Elliott, Sec
retary of the Palatka board of trade,
County Superintendent j. D. Cotting-
ham, DR.. Z. W. Warren, Hon. w. G..
! Tilghman and Prof. A. P. Spencer,
district agent in farm demonstration
work.
Following this meeting dinner was
served tothe visiting girls at the Ath-
letic Club by committee of the Pa
latka Woman's Club, of which Mrs.
W. A. Walton was chairman.
The afternoon meeting was also
held at Kalbfeld's Grand theater
from 2 to o'clock, and at this time
Prof. Spencer gave very practical
talk and demonstration on the prep
er preparation of the seed bed and
the planting of seeds. Prof. T. L..
Waldrop also talked on the same gen.
eral subject, with special reference to
the preparation of the tomato plot
and the transplanting of plants.
From 8 o'clock to 4:30 p. M, Miss
Wells gave most interesting lecture
and demonstration at the rooms of
the Tilghman Hardware Co. on the
"Care of the Sick, and Cooking for the
Sick"
The morning meeting of Saturday
was held at the Kalbfield Grand from
10 to 11:30, and during this hour or
more Miss Wells and Miss Jessie Har-
rirson Burton, Putnam county agent,
outlined plans for the coming years
work. p.
After this the board of trade en-
tertained the visiting girls with a ride
on the river on the steamer Crescent
of the Beach & Miller Line, after
which they were entertained by the
same body at dinner at James cafe.
In the afternoon at the board of
trade rooms, Prof. c. X. McQuarrie,
State Agent in charge of Farm De-
work, gave a most enter
tanning and profitable talk to the girls
and other visitors, after which Hon.
Frank D. Wattles, president of the
county school board presented all the
girls who had sent in their reports
of work, with dainty Demonstration
Club pin, after which the prizes werer
awarded as follows:
TOMATO CLUB
First prize, Attendance on Short
Course at Woman's College, Tallahas-
see, given by County Commissioners,
and Gold Watch, given by Mrs. Okle
Painter Williams of Jacksonville, won
by Miss Olive Wright, San Mateo.
Second prize, Gold Watch given by
P. j. Becks, and wrist strap given by
C. J. Smith, won by Miss Winnifred
Cannon.
Third prize, Rocking Chair, given
by J. H. Yelverton, Jr., won by Miss
Bessie Turner of San Mateo.
OF PRESERVES
Prize $5 Gold Piece, given by Put
nam National Bank, won by Miss Oh
i've Wright, San Mateo.
First prize, So Gold Piece given by |
East Florida Savings & Trust Co.,
won by Miss Dorothy Rowley, San
Mateo.
Second prize, Roasting pan given
1y Woman's Club, won by Miss Win
lifred Cannon, of Welaka.
CAKE
First prize, Roasting pan given by
i. S. Mckenzie, won by Miss Nellie
Wright, San Mateo.
Second prize, Preserving kettle Civ
N by Kennerly Hardware Co., won by
Mss Catherine Darlington, San Ma
go.
FANCY WORK
First prize, Dress given by the
earnest Company, won by Miss Edna
Price with embroidered center piece
Second prize, half dozen photo
.raphs, given byNR. E. Neck, won by
.Iiss Imogene Bethel. Crescent City,
With a collection of fancy work.
Third prize, book given by c. E.
2owton. won by Miss Susie Price of
pillow slips.
ZAP AND APRON
First prize, Ribbons given by Mrs.
T. W. Tillman, won by Miss Nellie
)riggers.
Second prize Dress, given by c.
yarman, won by Louie Turner.
Third prize, Griddle, given by Fred
T. Merrill, won by Miss Bessie Tur-
Ter.
7OTTED PLANTS
First prize, Potted plant, given by
Nann-Hodge Seed Co., won by Miss
Pauline Pert.
Second prize, Potted plant, given by
Mann-Hodge Seed Co., won by Miss
Mary A. Boutwell, of San Mateo.
Too much credit cannot be given
Miss Burton for the wonderful sue
,ess of this exposition and the enthu-