The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-31
CANNING CLUB
GIRLS At FAIR
ELLIS COUNTY GIRLS WIN SEVEN
PRIZES AFTER ONLY SEN
In MONTHS WORK.
A GOOD SHOWING
Mrs. Davis Has Every Reason To- Feel
Proud OF Her Cias>-Prepar-
ing for Larger Clubs
Next Year.

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home demonstration work has beer
taught in Ellis county only sever
months Mrs. Davis Canning clul
| girls made a most remarkable show
| ing at the state fair encampmen
last week. One first prize on tur
keys, won by Ella Keyworth; two
second prizes, won by Matte Bruce
second on individual exhibit at the
fair, and second best dozen of eggs
| won by Ella Keyworth; two third
prizes. won by Donnie Lumpkins fol
third beat pen of chickens. and fol
county exhibit. and two fourth prizes
won by Flax Glenn on Dixie relish
and tomato ketchup by Mamie Mae
Fulks.
There were 1875 girls in attendance
upon the encampment. The first day
vas spent in seeing the exhibits and
at convention hall where a program
was read for the week. Monday
evening the girls were guests of the
fair people at the Hipodrome and
fire works display. Tuesday morn
ing the girls were greeted by the
fair officials, Hon. r. Z. l.. Knight
delivering an address of welcome, 10
which Matte Bruce of the Rocket
club made response. The original
poem with which she closed her talk
made most decided hit and the lit
tie lady very popular in canning club
circles as well as with the fair Of
fieials and people in attendance.
Her response WAS as follows:
.'Mr. Knight, the Fair officials.
ladies and gentlemen. girls of the
Canning clubs; Have you ever had
the pleasure of hearing baby sister
speak her first word? Do you re-
member the joy and excitement Of it?
No matter how imperfect it was
lisped, it was a demonstration of her
ability to express something and you
were pleased. l ask you to have the
same sympathy for me in that our
Canning club of Ellis county has
only been organized eight months.
and in that time we have been so
busy with our hands we have not had
time to learn to talk. 1t is with
genuine appreciation and gratitude
that | accept this cordial welcome
from the State Fair. am sure
express the sentiment of every girl
present and every agent present,
when ! say that behind us stands not
only our mothers, but the mothers
of the State Fair-and when you
in the big way that you do every
thing. allowed us to have our exhibit
at the biggest and best fair in the
country-we were deeply grateful
but this year you have done more
than given us this space-you have
made it possible for a large per cent
of the girls to spend a week here,
giving US the advantage of compar-
ing exhibits and studying conditions
at our leisure Yes, you have been so
good to us. even considering our
hearts, as we'll as our minds, for do
not each of us feel we are looking
our best in the new hats you have
given us to complete our nice look
ing uniforms? speak the general
thought when / say that woman's
work has been dignified, exalted to
a high plane by the State Fair of
Texas giving us the recognition that
ii has. This great work. Mr.. Presi-
dent. is but in its infancy. and the
advantage and benefit of it is won
derfully perceptible. am only one
of the many who have profited by
the Canning club, This summer
was fortunate enough to win schol-
arship for the short course at Agri-
cultural aud Mechanical College.
This winter hold scholarship in
Trinity University at Waxahachie, as
a result of work done in the club. I"
She closed with this little original
poem:
THE great Fair OF Texas we hail
with JOY,
Because YOU encourage both the girl
and the boy.
You've helped to develop the best
cotton and grain
The best art and music sweet
strain.
Instruct them in various forms of
.endeaYor aktMaAtu