The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-10-09
AWARDS MADE IN CANNING CLUB
EXHIBIT SATURDAY. ss

The display of the industry of the
Girls Canning Club of this county
as typified in the canning of fruits
and vegetables, preserves and pickles
which was held in the office of Miss
Mabel Robbins, County Superintend
ent of Schools, in the court house
Friday and Saturday, was most in
teresting one, and attracted the at
tention of hundreds of people, many
OF whom had hardly ever given the
matter a thought before.
The exhibit, which had been plac-
cd in position under the AUSPICES of
Miss Mary Fithian Hutchcraft,
County Agent for Canning Clubs,
was a most creditable one, as show
ing the ability and skill of both
teachers and pupils. Each member
of the Canning Club has canned
one-tenth of an acre of tomatoes
this year, and has canned, preserved
or picked the vegetable, with the
result that ten thousand cans of to-
matQes are now ready to be used in
the homes of Bourbon county people.
or to be placed on the local markets
for sale. In addition to this bit
the young ladies have canned large
number of cans of frnits and other
kinds of vegetables. fH0ES-. p
At the meeting Saturday after
noon, when the awards were made,
Miss Aubyn Chinn, of Lexington,
District Agent of the Home Demon
stration Work, was present, and made
an interesting talk to the girls, in
which she complimented them upon
their faithfulness and their skill,
and congratulated them upon their
success. At the conclusion of Miss
Chinn's address the prizes to the sue
cessful contestants were presented by
Miss Mary Fithian Hutchcraft, as fol-
lows: s>
Best all-round exhibit of canned
fruit, vegetables, pickles, preserves,
etc., first, SIS in gold by the City Fed
Grafton of Clubs, Margie Lee How.
ard; second, So by the Paris Liter
airy Club, Kathleen Harvey.
Best four jars canned fruit-First,
silver belt buckle, by Mrs. w. H.
Whitley, Frances Kenney; second,
box of stationery blythe Paris Book
Store, Margaret Skillman.
Best four jars canned vegetables
First, silk hose by Mrs. /. L. Price,
Margaret Skillman; second, croquet
set, by Mrs. R. B. Hutchcraft, Lillian
Donaldson.
Best display or preserves-First,
silk hose, by Mrs. Charlton Alexan-
der, Bernice Florence.
Best display of pickles-First
dainty handkerchiefs, by Mrs. r. M.
Harris, Carlye Swinford; second, box
Miss Holidays candy, by Mrs. Wal
ter Payne, Bernice Florence.
Best display of jelly-First. hand
kerchief by Mrs. Duncan Bell, Ber-
nice Florence; second, cash book, by
Mrs. w. A. Johnson, Anna May
Young.
Best jar tomatoes First. silk hose,
by Mrs. James Thompson Kathleen
Harvey; second handkerchiefs, by
w. Ed Tucker, Ruby Elder.
Best jar soup mixture-First, silver
drinking cup, by Mrs. ]. w. Davis
Lucille Caywood; second, sweet grass
basket, by the ]. T. Hinton Company
Bernice Florence.
Best jar beans-First, by Mrs. T
! l.. WCOU, oCSOhu
granite kettle, by the Fair Store, Lii
liam Donaldson.
Best jar saurkraut-First, pocket
book, by Mrs. ]. A. Gilkey, Fanny
Heller.
Best jar asparagus-First, $3.50 in
gold, by Miss Lucy Simms, Thelma
Payne.
Best made cap and apron-First
box of candy, by the Misses Holla-
day, Eleanor Swango.
The First National Bank and H. S
Caywood have each offered SIS for the
greatest number of tin cans, filled
by one girl, to be awarded the first
of November Four prizes for best
kept record books will also be
awarded then.
At the conclusion of the business
session and the awarding of prizes
the forty-four young women who con
tested in the. canning exhibit, to
sether with Miss Chinn, Miss Rob
bison and Miss Ashbrook, the latter
of Cynthiana, were guests of Miss
Hutchcraft at her home on Second
street.
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