The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-02
Latah Club Festival


servation clubs held their first sum-
mer club festival at Moscow Satur-
day, July 27, in connection with
Farmers Day" at the University
of Idaho. About 100 club members
gathered from various parts of the
county and took part in club
parade thru main street and up to-
the University campus where they
joined in singing club songs, gave
the salute to the flag, and sang the
Star Spangled Banner. Afterwards
they enjoyed picnic lunch, watch
ed the drill given by the soldiers in
training at the University, listened
to the farmers program, took the
Athletic Badge Tests and finally
were given an auto ride over the
University Farm. All of this was
greatly enjoyed by the children
who pronounced the day great
success.
Thru the generosity of the Mos
cow business men rhubarb punch
and ice cream was served to all the
children in connection with their
picnic lunch which was greatly en-
joyed by all. "Old Kaiser Bill"
and other club songs sung by the
members as part of the Farmers
Day program greatly pleased the
crowd.
An important feature of the days
program and one in which both the
: club girls and the women in attend
ance at Farmers Day took great
/ interest was the canning demonstra-
, tion contest between the teams
: representing the clubs from Pot
latch, Genesee, East Cove and Mos
cow. The contest was in charge of
Mrs. B. L. Williams, wife of Presi-
: dent Lindley's secretary, and
: number of students of the Univer-
r sity home economics department.
r Each team canned a few cherries
I and string beans by the cold pack
! method and explained the process
D to the audience as they did it.
t The contest was close one, Mos
: cow and Potlatch tieing for first
place and Genesee and Cove follow
: ing closely in the order named.
f The members of the contesting
;. teams were as follows: Potlatch:
S Minerva Tertelling, Goldie Clyde,
e and Dorothy Wiley.
Il East Cove: Alta Layton, Katherine
Hansen, and Vera Greer.
IS Genesee: Margaret Schooler, Alfre-
r da Hanson, and Lucy Kambitch.
: Moscow: Evelyn Angel, Florence
k Sampson, and Gladys Jacobson.
r Two club members passed the
5. Athletic Badge Tests and will be
% certified to the National Playground
is and Recreation Association as en-
n titled to wear the badge of the as
" sociation. They were Evelyn An
l. gell and Evelyn Burch of Moscow
ID Much interest was taken in these
tests by the children altho they
proved rather difficult, especially
for the younger ones. The giving
of the tests was in charge of Miss
. Florence Richardson, instructor in
games and physical exercise in the
" Moscow Public Schools.
Miss Ivan L. Holt, assistant state
:, club leader in charge of all the can
:. ming club and festival work ir
North Idaho, expressed herself a.
we'll pleased with the Moscow festi
val and says that she expects thes,
summer festivals to become annua
events of great interest and import
:, ance to the club work.
- County Club leader. c. B. Will
~ son announces that another festiva
y or picnic will probably be held
little later in the north part Of tn
- county for the benefit of the clul
- members of that part of the cunt,
who were not able to attend tn
Moscow event as generally as de
sired. 1t is possible also that
ey picnic will be arranged for tn
RS Genesee clubs.
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