Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-18

this department were Elva Walker,
Evelyn Viles, Christine Cushing. Eva
Halliday. Dorothy Adams, Virginia
Smith. Kathleen Bailey. Olena Viles,
Dorothy Hobart, Carolyn Hobart,
Addie Ladd. Fannie Dunphy. Helen
Gates, Pauline Mahoney. Amanda
Ellis, Jennie Weinberg, Edna Rogers
and Mary Adams. In addition 20
this there was also shown a fine lot
of biscuits made by Marion Pullen.
Exhibitors of peas were Herbert
NJ. Hubbard of Palmyra, Harry A..
Woods, showing the everbearing and
other varieties. Beans were exhib1-
ted by Guy Rogers, Willie Caouettc,
and Linnwood Beauford. Carrots in
attractive form Of arrangement were
exhibited by Abraham Weinberg.
Wilbur Dunphy, Helen Badger and
Mildred Jones. The potato exhibits
were especially good and showed
splendid types Of the different fam;-
lies Of tubers. Among those exhib-
iting in this department were Clay
ton E. Jewett, Ripley. Adelbert Bad
ger. Leo Legere, Adelard Legere,
Perley Morrin, Hubert Hubbard.
Geo. E. Holt, Joseph Huff. Willie
Caouette. Merton Brown, Guy Seroix,
Robert Cross. The sweet corn clubs
were splendidly represented. Win
fred Finson. Walter Ladd. FRANK
Ladd. Elmer Ladd, Ralph Dickinson
and Fred B. Gilman, NorridgewocI.
The exhibitors Of yellow corn were
Bin E. McCollar, Scion. Floyd Mars
ton, Robert Cross, Wayne McCollar.
Robbie F.. Albee. while additional
sweet corn exhibitors We're Alice
Mclean, Frank Withee. Jr., Fred W.
Libby, Hartland. Donald Cole. Char
les c. Bailey. Mendell Tozier. Edith
Hunnewell, Prescott Wood, Elsie
Roberts. c. H. Lewis. Harry Gilman,
David Knox. Guy Rogers. Norman
Tozier, Agnes and Mildren Wilder,
Wilbur Dunphy. Armand Mayo. Geo.
Wellington, Elmer Ward, Norman
Tozier A feature Of the exhibits
which attracted no little attention
was a corn demonstration card board
by Albert Head.
These exhibits were the large st
ever shown at any Of the conven-
tions held by these clubs here and
were viewed with great interest dur
ing the day. In the afternoon, Clay
ton A. Storer, the county agent pre-
sided at a meeting in the court room
with John H. Jenkins, president of
the Skowhegan Board Of Trade voic-
ing the welcome address to the
young people. The response wos
made by Prin. 6. F. Williams of An.
son academy, a club leader at Norti,
Arson and the main address of the
| afternoon was delivered by State
| Club Leader Mitchell. He told in his
pleasing manner somewhat briefly
the history of the club work in the
| United States and it's development
here. The movement started IL
New York, spread through the south
and gradually took root in the north
He spoke also upon the results Of the
work and kindly touched upon thu
value of the club leaders who give o.
their time to assist in this wonderful
the boards of trade all over the state
and the banks assisting in the effor
by furnishing free entertainment fol
! these boys and girls who have fin
ished their projects undertaken. The
Sweet Corn club distributes $685. II
I prizes to be distributed over The
states in the sweet corn counties
| 1926 going towards the scholarships
at the University of Maine for tn
highest winners. Mr.. Mitchell gave
some helpful data that was up-to'
date about the champions in tho
different projects of the different
clubs. He also spoke of the records
stories and exhibits using these
! special exhibits shown by the Somer.
set boys and girls as the samples
Another interesting feature of Mr.
Mitchell's address which was basac
upon the growth and development oil
these agricultural clubs was his ex.
PLANTATION Of the Standard Twelve
Months Club and how the same
might be handled to the best advan.
Gage. The Standard club holds meet.
| ings monthly or bi-monthly, with q
program or entertainment every
month to keep the interest alive IN
| all seasons of the year. After the
afternoons program, the young peg
pie were shown about the town be-
ing driven to places Of interest in
automobiles loaned by the towns
people.
Awards will be made as follows
this forenoon:
Senior canning prizes-Hazel L.
Boyington, Scion, 50: Helen McDon-
ough, Scion. 81; Christine Adams,
Scion. 81; Ethel Smith, North Arson,
81; E. Eva Booker. Arson, 81: Leo
| nice Moody, Pittsfield, 81: Marion
Wiley, Scion. 81; Anna Wood, Fair
field. 81; Laura Chapman, North An
son, 81; Alice Small, Norridgewock,
81; Ethel Williamson, 81.
Junior canning prizes-Elsie Ad-
ans. Scion. 81; Cora Knowles, Scion,
81; Bernice Adams, Scion, ST.: Bar
hara Hodges. Fairfield Centre, 81;
Glennis Hunter. Pittsf1eld, 81; Jenet
Irvine, Box 2B6. 81; Pauline Mahon-
ey, Pittsfield, 81; Gerta Hoxie, Fair
| field Centre, 81: Theo Pushor, Pitts
| field. 81: Beatrice Cooley, Dexter, 81;
Doris Eldridge. Cambridge. 81: Eva
Mingo. Fairfield. 81; Claire Ham,
Ripley, 81; Marion Wyman, Newport
81; Lucille French. Box 124, 81;
Thelma Smith, North Arson, 81:
Ruth Head. Scion, 81: Virginia
Smith, North Arson. 81; Ella Paul,
Scion. 81: Mary Robertson. Fairfield
81; Cora Head. Scion, 81: Minnie
Perkins, Oakland, 81; Phoebe Hill
ton. Dexter, 81: Mary. Adams, Nor
ridgewock. 81: Eva Clark. Cam
bridge. 81: MYRTLE Williamson North