The Republican journal., 1917-11-01
The Waldo County Clubs
Third Exhibition Its Best.

The third annual contest of the Waldo
County Boys and Girls Agricultural and
Canning Clubs was held in Memorial hall
Oct. Goth and 9th with large attend
ance and excellent exhibits in all
branches. These exhibits were arranged
the day before by N. s. Donahue, the
County Agent, and would do credit to the
same number of men and women. The
canned goods was newer feature and
attracted great deal of attention and
admiration.
AT 10 a. m, Friday, all the visitors met
at the hall for registration and for the
assignment of rooms to all who did not
have friends in town.
Mrs. James H. Duncan of Searsport,
Mrs. B. L. Aborn of Knox, Mrs. G. w.
Miller of Brooks, Miss Ella Greeley of
Liberty, Messrs. Chas. H. Howes of Lib
erty and Chester Eastman of Monroe,
class leaders, were also present.
The convention is held under the aus
pices of the Belfast Board of Trade with
| Orrin j. Dickey and Ralph M. South
worth committee in charge. The Bel
fast Savings, Waldo Trust and City Ma
tional Banks, have given 5000 for prizes
again this year and have signifed their
intention of doing the same next year.
The afternoon session under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Donahue opened at l.3O
O'Clock with vocal duet, The Blue BIRD
Song, by Misses Charlotte knowlton and
Helen Wescott, with Mrs. C. w. Wescott
at the piano.
The address of welcome was by Morris
L. Slugg, president of the Board of Trade.
He told an interesting story of his recent
visit to the exposition at Springfield and
closed as follows:
Boys and girls, the splendid progress
sive patriotic spirit, in which you have
done your part for Waldo county and the
world during the last summer is most
priceless heritage and in no part of this
country is to be found a better example
of it than in Waldo county. When the
first Liberty Loan was made Waldo coun-
ty took its allotment of $500, 900, when
the appeal for the Red Cross was made
Waldo county gave over $14, 600, that our
brothers might have some of the COM
forts of home. We have Just responded
to the second Liberty Loan and we have
again taken our allotment and more and
oil Of AL.
| Liberty Loan and the giving to the Red
Cross is all inspired by the spirit of Lib
erty; for this spirit is so interlaced with
our lives, it runs so wide and so deep that
it rests upon with the very bedrock of
our nation. 1t fills the air that we breathe
with fragrance so inspiring that it makes
and our lives happier 1t was planted by
our forefathers, nourished by their bone
and moistened by their blood and is now
to be cared for by the hands. of young
America of which you are splendid rep
resentatives. The great desire of Amer
/ lea is to see that the world may be made
safe for Democracy. Boys and girls, we
are proud of our Flag and our Country.
We are proud of our State and our Coun-
ty We are proud of the part that we
are taking in the Liberty Loan and our
gifts the Red Cross, but above all Wal
do county is proud of you; for of what use
would Liberty Loans be, of what use for
our sacrifices on the field of battle, of
what use of our gifts to the Red Cross if
we did not have you and thousands of
other boys and girls in America for whom
we wish land of peace and prosperity
in which you can live in the future We
know from the results of your efforts this
summer that if we make the world safe
for the spirit of American Liberty that
you will keep it safe. Therefore, we are
proud of you. We are proud to welcome
you to Belfast, and while am not cloth
ed with the authority to present you, in
formal way, the keys of the city, do
/ have the great honor and to me very
impressive privilege, of extending to you
the whole-hearted hospitality of every
home in the city of Belfast
The response was by Mr.. Charles NJ
Howes of Liberty, class leader in the
County Club He referred to the splen-
did address of Mr.. Slugg and said they
expected it, for Belfast had always been
cordial and hospitable to the boys and
girls of the county. He referred to the
advantages of the youth of the present
day over those when he was boy, and
closed with calling for a rising vote of
thanks from all the boys and girls pres
ent.
The suggestion that the banks of Bel
fast give cash prizes to the Waldo Coun-
ty Clubs was by Mr.. Howes at Belfast
Board of Trade banquet three years ago
and now every county in Maine has a
like benefit from their local banks.
The address of Prof. w. c. Monahan
of the U. of M. was cancelled as he had
accepted position in Philadelphia.
Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell of the U. of
M, very essential factor in the Club
life of the State, gave heart to heart
talk with the boys and girls, commend
ing what they had ACCOMPLISHED and yery