Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-10
LOCAL CONTEST
Boys and GIRLS
ACR!CULTuRALS


at the High school building. There
was a large attendance and the entire |
affair was one of much pleasure to
all. To say that it was success is
| putting it mildly, too mildly, for from
| the adults present came unstnted
praise for the young people and their
| handiWook as shown in the exhibits.
| The following program was given:
Morning session-Music by the Junior
| orchestra; address of welcome by F. |
| :. smith president Of the Gardiner
! Beard OF Trade; music by orchestra;
response by ErSley Goldsmith; violin |
! solo, Raymond Monaghan; reading of
stories Qarge garden projects, Mil |
dred Sparrow Helen True. Ruth !
/ Weeks; address by \. l.. Deering, |
j county agent
| At noon the club members. orchestra
! and some of the speakers repaired to
| the Cniversaiist Vestry Where a boun- |
| tiful dinner was served The baked |
| beans, brown bread and canned fruits
| and pickles We're furnished and pre-
pared by tie young ladies and the
| boys furnished funds.
The afternoon session opened at . |
| O'Clock with tie following program:
! Singing by quartette. reading of
| stories (small garden projects),
! Eleanor Barron, Waneta Blake. Jesse
| Bradley, May Gillespie Dorothy Mer-
rll: solo Beatrice Sbinney; five min
ute address by the State inspector Of
high schools, j. w. Taylor; reading Of
stories Canning Club, Sadie Camp
| bell. Elizabeth Dill. Helen Hamlin, |
| Florence True; violin solo. Raymond |
! Monaghan; five minute address by
| Supt. of Schools l.. a. Ross; reading
/ of stories Corn Club Ersley Gold |
| smith, Clyde Lougce, Earle Lougee. !
! Earle Norton. Maurice Norton, Leslie !
| Sparrow, Alzo Traitor Warren Wake |
! field, Joseph Ware: music by orches- !
! ira reading Of stories Poultry Club. |
| ElWOOd Foye, Katherine Hayes. Will !
liam kearnes. Raymond Monaghan; |
! awary of prizes by State Leader Of
| club work. T.. 2. Mitchell.
The prizes Were from the So do |
mated by the Gardiner Board Of Trade |
and it was indeed money we'll spent I
/ The awards We're as follows: Small I
garden project zone square rog). first, /
! Waneta Blake; second, Dorothy Mer- /
rill. The judges We're G. H. Gray, |
George Barstow, w. A. HAYES. Large !
| garden project, first, Ruth Weeks !
second. Helen True. The judges were :
the same as in the class above. Corn
club: First, FORMER Trafton; sec
ond, Alzo ration. Judges, James Can |
non, w. A. Hayes. Poultry club |
First, Catherine Hayes. Raymond |
Monaghan, Judges Rev. NJ. G. Fol |,
son, q. d. Libby. Z. f. Norton. Can
ming club: First, Ruth Weeks; sec /
ond, Elizabeth Dill Judges, Mrs. F. !
s. MaXcy Mrs. &. H. Gray and Mrs. |
! w. A. Hayes.
, The exhibits of the work OF the
! Young people We're little short of mar
| VelOuS when one considers the youth
, of the exhibitors and the fact that this I
is the first exhibit OF this nature they
have made. Especially to be commend I
ed was the exhibit OF the Canning Club .
! Here We're shown, string beans, green /
peas carrots, turnips, beetS. cucumber |
pickle. corn, corn on the cob dande- !
lion greens, garden and field strawber- !
ries. garden and field raspberries, ,
gOoseberries currants, cherries. grapes, /
| plums, peaches, pears, blackberrieS. |
| pneapples, rhubarb, cider apple sauce !
and maple syrup.
The poultry exhibit did not seem
satisfied with a display of their glossy |
plumage, red combs and yellow legs, !
and by the way they We're all Rhode !
Island Reds. but insisted in applauding
each speaker at the close of his or her |
address or paper. One handsome pull 4
let of ElWoOd FOye went the rest of |
her sisters one better and deposited I
a fine egg in her pen during the exer- |
ciscS.
That success has crowned the efforts !
of this the first exhibits is a matter
of congratulation. Next Saturday |
many are going to Watervile to the |
County Exhibit, which is to be held at |
City hall. Principal Chaffee desires
to make public the following letter:
ITO the Changers of Kennebec County: |
The Boys and Girls Agricultural |
Clubs of Kennebec County will hold |
their County Contest in Waterville on |
December IA and IS. The contest will |
be in charge of the Kennebec Farm |
Bureau.
About 100 boys and girls will gather |
at Waterville to show both by exhib- |
its and records what they have done |
in raising poultry, pigs corn, pota- |
toes, garden crops and also in canning
fruits and vegetables.
-Four hundred dollars in prizes will |
be awarded to these 100 boys and girls. |
The young people of these clubs ,
appreciate the vital interest which the \
Oranges of the county have taken in
their work. They wish to acknowledge
their appreciation by extending to ev-
cry Grange member an urgent invi-
tation TO be present at the County |
Contest in Waterville and enjoy with
them the results Of their seasons
work
The Farm Bureau of Kennebec
County join with these young people
in this invitation and hope that as
many as possible will be present to
make this contest the biggest possible
success.
Sincerely yours,
"EXECUTINE COMMITTEE
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