Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-09-24
ST. J. BOYS ARE
INTERSTATE
CHAMPIONS
Made Splendid Records at
Eastern States Elk
position

Our boys again made good at the
great Eastern States Exposition at
Springfield last week and are row
interstate champions. The team. that
won first prize in judging of handi-
craft work was also first in team
demonstration. -Four st. Johnshury
boys, Francis Poole, Walter Green,
James Pulrer and Edward Farmer,
representing the "Wide Awake Pro-
ject club of st. Johnsbury and the
state of Vermont at the SIP, :ngficll
exposition won from all other teams
in Judging.
On Thursday this team demon
strated chair Gaming, rafiia weaving,
making OF home Gamer, and mixing
and laying Of concrete, and were
winners over Massachusetts, who
finished second by a very wide mar
gin.
The largest crowd that witnessed
any of the demonstrations, pathercd
about the stage at 2 O'Clock with
many prominent men and women
who were high up in cluo work,
among the audience, including the
national lcadcr from Washington,
Prof. o. S. Benson.
The boys talked as they worked
and proved conclusively that they
thoroughly understood the work they
We're doing.
They were continually questioned
by spectators concerning their work
and never hcsitatcd one instant in
their clear and interesting replies.
At the end of as minutes they re.
ceived the congratulations of all and
Prof. Benson said he never saw a
smoother working team.
1t means considerable to be an in
tcrstatc champion for the following
reason. First, these boys were Sc
lectcd in their home town as beng
the best in their line and were scnl
to the State Fair to compete anon,
the other towns of Vermont. tlere
thew became state champions and
\ycic selected to represent Verm 'nt
ut the Eastern States Exposition,
which meant that through a process
of elimination every one of the other
ten states had found their best teams
in like manner and here were gath
cred 800 boys and girls representing
the elect of their respective states
and to win this company NEAR some
pretty fast work.
In the judging every member o!
the st. Johnsbury team scored high
err than the next best team, Massa
chuGetts.
Our lowest man was 16 points
higher than their best.
Walter Green of the Vernon tenn
was sweepstakes winner with the
highest score of $50 points out o.
400.
This is the third year a team froN,
this town has done this thing, St
Johnsbury never having been bcA'rr'
Mr.. Farley, state leader from Mas
sachusetts prescnted gold medal to
T.. l.. ingalls, of Vermont saying "Tn
Mr.. Ingalls,, who brings each year
that wonderful handicraft team from
Vermont"
The boys received the finest OF
treatment while at camp, were d''i iy
inspected by a medical man who was
always in attendance. Wholesome
food and plenty of it was Away
for Tie boys and girls. Each night 4
conference was held where the club
members met some of the finest peo-
p!e who were interested in club work
in the United States. Speakers fron
England and even far off South Al
RIGA were listened to and at the@f
conferences the medals were present
ed to the prize winners of that day
Vermont teams won in many Other
lines of work, also in poultry, cali
sewing, canning clubs, ETC., and new
err was there so much interest arous
ed for the coming year.
The state yells, the club song
about the campfire and the good nat