Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-23
WINTHROP
Boys and Girls Fair is Big At
traction Despite Rain -
Death of William Buzzell at
Camp Devens-Locai Items

Winthrop was successfully carried
out Saturday in spite Of the uncom
Portable weather. The exhibits were
of the best and a good number in at
tendance throughout the day anc
evening. Premiums we're awarded as
| follows:
! Class plain sewing and darnins
/ (a) Girls under 10 years-(h) Girls
over IS years OF age-Jessie Thomas
list; Eileen Clement. 2nd.
2-Embroidery and fancy work (a)
Girls under 10 years-Jessie Thomas
| list; Marion Bailey, End. (bl Girls
over IS years-Eleanor Bailey. 1st:
| Marguerite Maxwell, End.
/ 3-knitting, tattins and crochetins
| {a) Girls under IS years-Jessie
Thomas, LIST; Elizabeth Maxwell, md
| 90 Girls over IS years-Eleanol
| Bailey, 1st: Marguerite Maxwell. 2nd
4-Plain washing and ironing
| Elizabeth Maxwell. 1st; Marion
Bailey. 2nd.
5-Most tastefully arranged bou-
quet of garden dowers-Edith May
Perley, 1st: Maurice Toule. End.
6-Most tastefully arranged bou
cuet of wild fiowers-Marion Bailey
LIST; Edith Perley, md; Lura Nor
cross. Bird.
| List of forest trees. native to Win
throp. with display of mounted leaves
from each. collected in 1e1s-Helen
Pitman.
s-List OF wild Towering plants.
with mounted specimens. cate of
Towering and where found, collected
in ls1s-RYth Perry. LIST.
e-Best collection of insects, mounted,
1 found in Winthrop-Robert Neal lst:
Elwood Neal. Cd; Philip Pike. Sd.
o-Best display OF canned vegeta be ;.
four varaeties-Lura Norcross, list; I.o.
wena Cannon, I'd.
l1-Best display of canned pickles, four
varietes-Lura Norcross, LIST; Rowena
Cannon, I'd.
l2-Best display of canned fruit. six
varieties-Lowena Cannon, LIST
15-Best loaf Liberty bread Elizabeth
Maxwell. LIST.
H-Best plain cake. not frosted-Eiz-
abeth Maxwell. LIST: Marion Bailey, "a.
Thelma Tinkham, 3D.
b-Best pumpkin pie-Edith Perlev.
! lst; Lura Norcross, ID Ruth Perry. Sd.
le-Best flower garden. 10 feet square,
with display at the hall by girl or
boy ta) under IS years. Edith MAY Fer
ley; fb) over 10 years. Eileen Clement
1st
, T-Best vegetable garden. one rod bv
two. with display at the hail. nv boy
Or girl fa) under IS wears. Philip Pike.
lst; Robert Neal, I'd; (b) over Is years.
/ Clement Taylor. 1st
! large number of birdhouses were
entered for Mrs. c. l. Baileys three
J prizes. which were awarded to Elrood
/ Neal, LIST; Norman Thomas. ID; Norma
I Maxwell. Sd
Mrs. Ruby McIntire gave a prize for
f, the best essay pertaining to outdoor life,
which was won by Marsters York
Beside the exhibits by the children,
Mrs. W. \. kimball showed a fine
I line of her own paintings which at
k tracted much attention. Booths.
J prettily decorated with red. white nd
/ blue were attractively filled, one con-
j tanning aprons was in charge of Mr..
G. E. Longfellow. Mrs. A. L. Bur
| roughs and Mrs. Higgins one for pop
/ corn was presided over by Lou Ham
| mond and Martha Stevens. and the
ice cream was in charge Of A. W.
! Black and Mrs. Neal. Doughnuts
and coffee were on sale at noon. the
! dining room being presided over by
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Clement and
Miss Ellen Alden. The rain inter
/ fered somewhat with the afternoon
! sports, but among the winners Of
| those that were held we're E.lwood
. Neal and G. Thompson. in a potato
race for boys. and Lura Norcross and
! Harriet Towlc in the potato race
! Tor girls, and Ruth Perry and ..ura
/ Norcross in the heel and toe race.
/ There was a fine entertainment in
the vening which included a prize
/ speaking contest with the following
| winners, Glass to IL years. Mary
/ Pettengill, 1st: Marsters York md ::
| Charles Whiting and Caroline Beatty.
honorable mention; IS to Is years.
Berdina Hammond. LIST; Lura Nor
cross, End.
The program: Singing, Amer
lea audience; remarks by Brother
Millspaugh. who spoke of the bird
houses and told the children what
| was 10 be the idea for the fair next
year IN regard to these houses; rrize
essay on Outdoors Life" Marsters
York; prize essay by Elwood Neal;
piano solo, Berdena Hammond;
prize speaking. Mary Pettensill
Charles Whiting. Carolyn Beatty,
Marsters York, Richard Laughlin;
exercise by eight children; prize
speaking by children 10 to Is years
Berdena Hammod and Lura Nor
cross; vocal duet, Berdena Ham
mond and Lowena Cannon. piano
solo. Harriet Towle; Star Span.-led
Banner" audience.
The Round Table Club held an IN.
Joyable all day meeting Saturday.
Sept. 14th, with Mrs. E. A. Mason
| their Sunday School teacher. A de-
llcious corn chowder was served AZ
! noon and the afternoon passed in
sewing on articles for a booth which
the girls will preside over at the Con
sregational Fair. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, Miss Male
llne Rlley; vice president, GLADYS
, Iall; secretary and treasurer, Mar.
suerite Maxwell. The next meeting
Will be held on Sept. 2sth. The Red
Cross committee on Surgical dress