The Republican journal., 1918-11-14
The Boys and Girls Clubs.
Third Annual Meeting Held in Belfast
With Record Attendance and Excellent
Exhibits.


Exhibits.
Over two hundred m embers of the
Waldo County Agricultural and Canning
Clubs, accompanied by their leaders and
parents. began to gather in Belfast early
last Friday morning with headquarters
at the. Armory in the Belfast Opera
House. Capt. Orrin j. Dickey, as secre-
tary of the Belfast Board of Trade, assist
ed by the Boy Scouts, extended every
courtesy possible in the way of enter
tainment, ETC., and County Agent Nor
! man S. Donahue had charge of the pro-
gram and the business affairs of the meet
ing. The forenoon was taken up with
registering, assigning rooms, distributing
club buttons, ETC., and many smiling
fore the afternoon exercises began all ad-
journed to Custom House Square where
Adrian C. Tuttle took fine group pic
ture of them, later sold as souvenirs.
The program opened at 1.30p. M, with
very pleasing piano solo by Miss Isabel
Frame of Searsport. Clement ". Wes-
colt, mayor of Belfast, president of the
City National Bank and of the Board of
Trade, took evident pleasure in welcom-
ing the clubs, leaders and parents and
took the occasion to congratulate them
on their happy lot of living in the coun-
try. He remarked that the assembly re-
minded him of the days when he used to
teach school. He assured them that 1t
was a real pleasure of the city and the
Board of Trade to have these annual
gatherings. He promised them the same
generous backing by the three Belfast
Banks and also all the money the clubs
needed to buy pigs for the season OF 1919.
He expressed his pleasure that the pig
project of 1918 had been so very success
full and said that considering the season
the exhibits were remarkable. He urged
them to use the Belfast stores when
they wanted anything that their home
town stores did not carry. He made
most impressive argument in favor OF
trading at home and said that it would be
well for them to discourage their parents
sending to the large department stores
thus taking the money out of the county,
when it should be kept here in circulation.
These clubs were large feature in maxi
ing Waldo county one large family,
which it should be-
Mrs. B. l.. Aborn of Knox in behalf of
the guests very gracefully responded to
this cordial and interesting address. She
expressed keen appreciation for what the
Belfast Banks, Board of Trade, Messrs.
Dickey and Donahue, Boy Scouts, the
U. of M. Extension representatives have
done to make these clubs and their an
nual gathering so profitable and pleasant.
MIR. Donahue then called upon the Lib
erty Club to give a club meeting which
he said was a model for any club to fol-
low. Miss Clara Edwards, president;
Miss Ruth Leman, secretary and Edward
Whitaker, treasurer, proceeded with the
dignity and precision of grownups to con-
duct the old and new business and general
routine work with 18 members present.
The entertainment that followed the busi-
ness session was participated in by Gladys
Ludwick, Gladys Young, Gertrude Lud-
wick, Alice Light, Clyde Bachelor, Doris
and Gladys Brown, Nella Jackson and
Hazel Boynton.
Charles E. Grassland, State club leader,
made a brief address encouraging the
clubs to be careful of their account
sheets and very particular with their
stories of the work, etc., for the season
of 1919, when they would exceed the
good work of 1918. He called attention
to the four essentials to success in agri-
culture-initiative imagination, industry
and enthusiasm.
journed to school common where athletic
exercises were INDUCED in.
The boys were grouped according to
age in the potato races and the winners
were: Lloyd Wentworth of Knox first
and Lloyd Wentworth of Belfast, second
in group one of 10 to IL. Stanley Paul
of Knox first and Allison Curray of Knox
second in the group of IL to IA. William
Reynolds of Knox first and William Muir
ply of Burnham second in the group of
IA to IT, E. Wood of Belfast was first
and Clayton Colcord of Belfast was Sec
ond in the Boy Scout race.
The. Clubs and their guests were enter
tanned at banquet at Red Mems hall,
with the Daughters of Pochontas cater
ing Mr.. o. E. Frost was toast master
Rev. Charles W. Martin of the Metho-
dist church offered prayer and responses
were made by Rev. Arthur Z. Wilson,
Unitarian, Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell,
Mayor Wescott, Prof Grassland and MI
Donahue. Each speaker was given ardent
applause. The evening was spent at the
Colonial Theatre. They also attended
the Theatre at g. 80 a. m. the next morn
ing to enjoy some specially appropriate