The Republican journal., 1919-10-30
Waldo County Clubs Contest.
Record Attendance, Excellent Exhibits.
Beautiful Wealth, r.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. o4tb and
10th, were ideal fall days and the fourth
annual sessions of the Boys and Girls
Clubs of Waldo County held in Memorial
Hall had record attendance and excel
lent exhibits. County Agent Norman s.
Donahue of Belfast presided with Miss
Alfredo Ellis, director of the u of M. Club
Work for Girls, and A L. 7. Cummings,
agricultural editor of the U. of NJ, pres
ent. Another source of enthusiasm was
the presence of Jerome Quimby of Brooks,
the national champion of the flint corn
growers.
The county club leaders present were
Mrs. Hattie W. Whiting of Northport.
Mrs. Charles Stevens of Lincolnyille,
Miss Ella Greeley of Liberty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Martin of Liberty and South
Montville, Mrs. Ruth Brown of Morrill,,
Mrs. B. L. Aborn of Knox, E. L. Toner of
Brooks, Russell Green of the Brooks High
school agricultural department, Miss
Doris M. Mckinley of jackson, Mrs. Ada
Sanborn Of Waldo, Miss Esther F. Evans
of Belfast, Orrin J. Dickey of Belfast,
| Chester Eastman of Monroe.
There were 200 present of those engaged
In club work, 100 of whom were enter
tanned by the belfast Board of Trade, as
sisted by citizens who gave rooms, etc.
At the first contest in 1916 there were %
present, remarkable growth for only
four years, and beyond the anticipations
of even Orrin j. Dickey, secretary of the
Board of Trade, who had charge of the
arrangements.
The exhibits were arranged on the sides
of the hail and the stage was attractive
with tiny evergreen trees, pumpkins,
squash, melons, etc. Many people visit
ed the hall to admire the display and to
enjoy the exercises of the children The
totaI exhibitors were of corn, 21; potatoes,
28; garden vegetables 20; poultry, g;
bread, 20; canned products, 40, with ten
jars each, 400 Jars. The jars were all on
terraced shelves on one side and the vege-
IoDiCo anu LlC VI tcQ Ui tdOlCS anu lilC
poultry racks in the anteroom.
The afternoon program was opened
with piano solo by Miss Gladys Young
of Liberty, The address Of welcome was
by Charles S. Bickford, president of the
Board of Trade and also trustee of the
U. of M. qualified in every way to ap-
preciate what IS accomplished by the cub
directors and members His welcome was
cordial and sincere. The response was by
Miss Ella Greeley of Liberty, considered
one of the best canning club leaders in
Maine. Her remarks were enc ouraRing
and timely as she took advantage of the
day, Roosevelt Day." to urge emuls ton
of thaG great mans principles and en-
deavors. Her home town won five of the
eight first prizes
Liberty Club with Harlan Young,
president, and Gladys Young, secretary,
gave club demonstration meeting, re-
porting progress in various pr iects.
Mark Shibes, president, and Wi liam
Whitney, secretary, gave full program
of club meeting Both clubs were lis
tened to with much pleasure, while Mark
was delightful surprise to the u. of NJ.
officers present. There were recitatio1s,
club songs and cheers and an excellent
vocal solo and encore by little Miss Marie
Hogan of Thorndike with Mrs Clement
w. Wescott, accompanist.
The field sports were held on the school
common with the following results:
Potato race, Knox VS.. Liberty-knox
won.
Potato race, Brooks VS.. Liberty-Brooks
won.
Tug of war (girls) Knox VS.. Northport
Knox won.
Tug of war (boys) knox VS. Northport
knox won.
40 yards dash (girls) won by Nora Muir
ply of Northport; End, Evelyn Dyer Of
Northport; Sd; Edna Eastman.
Tug OF war (seniors) Brooks vs. Liberty
Brooks won.
All were entertained at the banquet
held in the Methodist church at p. M,
with the children's friend, MIR. G. E.
| FROST. tOaSLindSLeI, IIdycT was OIeTeQ
bv Rev. G. H. Martin. Brief addresses
commencing the club work interspersed
with pleasant stories were given by
County Agent Donahue, President Bick-
ford, Rev. Geo. c. Boorn of the Unlyer-
salist church. Principal Harry A. Foster
of the High school, Editor Cummings of
the U. of M, Rev. William Vaughan of
the Trinity Reformed church, Messrs
Bertrand L. Davis and Morris L. Slugg of
the Board of Trade. Later all were en-
tertained at the picture program at the
Colonial Theatre.
The Saturday morning program was
opened with remarkably well rendered
piano solo by Miss Isabel Frame of Sears
port. Mayor Clement w. Wescott ad-
dressed the clubs commencing them on
their exhibits, etc, and assuring them
that the Belfast Banks were glad to unite
in giving 5000 for next years contest.
and that fact was received with applause.
President Bickford said few more words
of encourag ment and renewed the invi
tation of the Board of Trade for the meet
| ing of 1920. Only few of the prize es-