Middletown transcript., 1919-09-27
EXPOSITION REPORT,

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EXPOSITION REPORT
The nine State Fair champions of the
Boys and Girls clubs who were award
ed free trips to the Eastern States Ex-
position, returned from Springfield last
Saturday after spending whole week
in Camp Vail where they had contested
in Agricultural activities with more than
300 other state club champions of the
ten eastern states.
The Delaware boys and girls won
twelve medals and pure bred register
ed Jersey heifer worth $4,000. The
Delaware corn jndging team composed
of H. Wallace Cook of Newark, Stanley
Short of Smyrna and Leon Donovan of
Bridgeville, were the grand champions
in the interstate contest, and each
member was awarded a gold Snedal for
this achievement.
Mary Gruwell, Sara Dill and Naomi
Hughes of FELTON, merite second place
as team in the Garment Judging Con-
test and each was awarded silver
medal by the Exposition. Mary Gruwell
also won the highest individual honor
in the eastern state in thi, contest.
In the Canning Demonstration, the
three Delaware girls won third place in
competition with large array Of high
Iy trained club demonstrations from the
other states, and each team member
was awarded a bronze achievement
medal. Miss Helen L. Comstock, Club
Leader and Demonstration Agent Of
Kent County, directed the Delaware
team in this work.
]. T. Vandenberg. Jr of Bridgeville
Lyman Reed of Newark, and Harry
Nichols Of Millsboro, represented Del
aware as team in the Pig Judging
Contest and the boys won fourth place
each receiving a bronze achievement
medal.
Seven registered dairy calves were
awarded to the champions of the Dairy
Cattle Judging Contest Harry Nichols
of Millsboro brought pure bred Jersey
heifer home with him as his award for
superior work in Judging.
The 300 Boys and Girls Club mem.
bers and several National, State and
County Club Leaders lived in Camp Vail
on the expositson Grounds. They slept
in army tents and used the mess kits
of the Massachusetts National Guards.
Director Harry Ha ward of Delaware
College inspected the camp on Tuesday
and declared it to be model of the kind
The Boys and Girls Club Exhibition
filled q massive hall. Delaware was
assigned the Canning Booth. The ex-
hibit consisted Of the vasious types Of
jals used in canning by the different
methods, and the jars Of fruit and vege-
tables, which had been shown by the
girls at the Delaware Strte Fair.
The canning club members and club
leaders stood in the booth and explained
the Government one period cold pack
method Of canning and gave out canning
bulletins to thousands Of interested Wis
tors.
On Friday Boys and Girls Club Pa
geant, mile long. was put on by o. H.
Benson of the U. 5. Department of
Agriculture. Delaware was represent
by Canning Club Float that did or dit
to the Diamond State In addition,
Miss Agnes =. Medill, County Club
Leader of New Castle County, directe
large number of boys and girls who took
q prominent part in the pageant.
Throughout the week at stated per-
iods group games and physical exercises
were made the order of the day. Miss
Emerson, Club Leader and
Home Demonstration Agent Of Sussex
County, supervised the girls in their
play ground work. Theodore T. Martin
State Club Leader from Delaware COL
lege, was director of the camp.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture
made moving pictures Of the play
ground activities Of the various agricul-
tural contests. and of the exhibits and
the mile-long pageant. These pictures
will be shown in all parts of the United |
States. In order that the club pictures
might be unified and made more person
II, club boy and a club girl were Sc
ected to act the leading roles. This |
signal honor for the boys was merited |
~ Lyman Reed of Newark, who had
'hown marked ability in adapting him
'elf to new situations.
The Exposition directors put over
heir part Of the Boys and Girls pro-
!ram with bang. They paid practi-
ally all the expenses of Camp Vail.
they gave the club members free ac-
ess to the grounds and free seats at
he Colosseum, where the live stock
vas judged and the horse shows were
eld. But above all else, they conduct
d successful exposition on a high
rider without having a single cheap
how or "get rich quick" affair on the
ntire grounds.
In recognition of the cooperative
,ork of the club leaders in making the
Exposition a success, the Board of Dir
ctors of the Exposition presented each
[ational, State and Assistant State
lub Leader with special gold medsl
merit.
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