The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-25
Fared Well in the Distribu-
ton at Eastern States Ex-
position Last Week
NINE TOWN TEAMS
HAD PART IN PROGRAM
First Prize in Garment Demonstration
Work Went to Girls from Lyndon
and Pittsford-Total of So Awards
to Our Boys and Girls.

BURLINGTON, Oct. 25.-E. /. IN
calls. leader Of BOYS and girls clubs
in the state. has just returned from
he Eastern states exposition at Spring
field. Mass. where he was IN charge OF
the exhibit OF the Vermont boys and
girls at the food training camp. Mr.. In
gals is of the opinion that the Vermont
exhibits were up to the standard OF
those Of any of the 10 eastern states
competing for prizes and il IS felt that
This state carried of its share Of the
prizes. This is only the second year
that Vermont has sent its young people
to Springfield with exhibits. Although
not SO many exhibits were sent this
year as last, the quality was much high
en-, and more teams were sent down for
the Judging contest
Vermont Was represented at the eX
position nv nine teams from as many
different towns of the state, composed
who took a definite part in the program
These teams took - prizes in the eX
hibits. and a good proportion of prizes IN
demonstration and Judging contests.
/ The first prize in the garment demon
.tration work went To 4 team of girls
/ from Lyndon and Pittsford. The handi.
craft team from st. Johnsbury took first
! rlacc in the demonstration contest. IN
| the potato Judging contest, team OF
4 bows from Randolph Center took see
4 ond place The Vermont canning dem
onstration team. composed Of girls from
/ Lyndon and ST. IohnSbury, took third
place in the demonstration contest
/ which was very closely contested be
/ tween seven teams.
i Warner Scribncr, one Of the boys
/ from St Johnsburv. received the sweep
takes reward in handicraft demonstra
ton and Judging combined.
Some of the teams which took part
4 in the contests were composed Of hoy:
aud gsIs from several different town:
Of the state. Windham county was rep
resented by a pig Judging team. Tel
Young people from Bennington county
and also from Winaham county. won
tree trips to the exposition through ex
ccllcncc Of their club work.
Each morning a general assembly o
all club members at the exposition wa
held and an address given hy some per
son prominent in club work. or in som
base connected with it. Among tn,
speakcr who addressed these meeting
were: Z. y. Vail president Of the Ney
England Telephone & Telegraph com
Ipany; 0. H. Benson, in charge of TIL
club work at Washington y. c.; How
AID w. Selby. president Of the Amer
can Vegetable Growers society 0
Philadelphia; and j. y Scheuerlt
manager of the field department of tn
Eastern States exposition.
Probably the most important effec
that this exposition will have upon tn
Young people is expressed in the word
Of T. J. Newhill, one Of the club lea(
ers at Washington, d. c., who says
THE boys and girls club work stand
for the best in agriculture and HON
life through paths Of real achiev,
ment Mr. ingalls, fels that larg
number Of boys and girls i'll Vernon
who attended this exposition will com
back to the state with a larger ides
of life, with something definite to striy
for during the coming year, and with
clearer idea of What il means to III
4 in their best work to make things gro'
/ for the good Of the state and the PEE
pie who live in it.