Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-11-10
Agricultural Club
Convention Ends
With Prize Awards

The kennebec County Agricultural
club convention closed Saturday noon
after two days session held in this
city at the Armory, and all delegates
ieft on the noon train for their re-
spectiNe homes, declaring they had
passed two most enjoyable days and
that. the Waterville- Winslow Cham
Der of Commerce was Il most a4deuf
host.
Saturday morning at 0 o'clock the
meeting was called to order by the
County Agent A. l.. Deering. The
song America" was rendered by
those present with Margaret Camp
bell of Litchfield as pianist and Rev.
Charles Berry of Mt. Vernon as lead :
er. The Farmingdale club thea gave
its yell and sang its club song.
Miss Alfredo Ellis spoke to the
club members about their work dur
ing the past year and Of the future
years work. She also referred to
the convention to be held at Orono
probably Oh January /, > and of the
coming year, which only county
champions could attend. but she ex-
pressed regret for the fact that the
others could not be present Owing
to the small accommodations il would
not be possible to have all the boys
and girls there, she said
Miss Helen Lyman. the home
demonstrator agent was called upon
and with Il few well chosen words re-
sponded.
Mrs. Nathan True of Litchfield.
the chairman of the Farm Bureau
club work. was called upon and
praised the work OF the boys and girls
highly. She said that it was very
interesting to watch the children de-
velop mentally and physically and
that it was the work on the farm that
helped make them. She said if all
boys and girls when they reached
the age OF II would become Farm
Bureau members. the world would
think that good fairy had come on
earth, because the earth would be
made so much better
A rising vote of thanks was ex-
tended the club leaders 10 show their
appreciS tion during the past years
work
,Ehen the story reading was in Or
der, and this was "A feature Of the
whole convention. for the boys and
girls had some very fine stories to
read about their work in the past
year. All the readers. however, de
serve great credit for their stories
Thes following were called upon and
read stories about their various line
of work: Viola Grover nf Farming
dale. Canning club; Blossom Reeves
of Fayette. Cooking and Housekeep-
ing club: Amy Lord OF Vienna. Can
ming club: Doris Cram of Litchfield
Canning club: GLAND Trask OF Niens
ma. champion of the Pig club.
Those called upon to give I; brief
talk on their club work were: Car
roll Foss of Mt. Vernon: Mary How
ard Of Winslow: Maurice Howe. Vas
salboro: Alphonse Roy. Nassalboro:
Clara Tuck. Fayette: who is a mem
Der Of four clubs. the Pig. Poultry.
Canning and Housekeeping club, and
on all four she gave short talk !
Miss Tuck, was Nhe winner of many
prizes for her splendid work during
the year. ard Edwin Wilson of
WinslOw the Flint Corn club.
Harry :. Brown, OF the Waterville-
Winslow Chamber of Commerce. was
called upon. and congratulated the
boys and girls on their fine exhibit.
which consisted OF over 800 jars Of all
kinds Of fruits. and vegetables. He
said that he had wished that every
boy and girl would be winner of u
prize. but If one did not get one. he
or she should try all the harder next
year to earn double prize
Then the prizes were awarded as
follows by the County Agent 4. l..
Deering:
Senior potato-County champion,