Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-10-22
COUNTY CONTEST.
HANCOCK COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS
IN ELLSWORTH.
THE BIG ANNUAL EVENT OF THE AGRI-
CULTURAL CLUBs-coMPLETE LIST Of
THE PRIZES AWARDED.


and girls agricultural clubs of Hancock
Ellsworth Friday and Saturday. Thirty
two clubs OF the county were represented
by exhibits, delegates and club leaders.
The splendid exhibit of canned goods
occupied one entire side OF the hall,
banked to the gallery, and there was
good showing OF farm produce as well.
But the finest exhibit of all was the gath
ering OF the boys and girls themselves
some OF the brightest of the splendid
crop OF men and women the county is
raising. They owned the town, and the
town welcomed them. 1t was one big
time for them all.
The exhibition opened at 1.30 Friday
afternoon with q selection by the
orchestra, and q salute to the flag by the
boys and girls. Prayer was then offered
by Rev. William Fletcher and an address
of welcome was given by President
Leland of the Ellsworth board Of trade.
Harlan Emery, president Of the Salisbury
Cove club, responded.
Then on the program came a roof
raising demonstration, and it was all
Of that, with club cheers and songs
making things lively for several minutes.
County Agent Worden, the live wire of
Hancock county, was cheer leader, and
was in his element. He enjoys no part
of the splendid work he is doing for
farming in Hancock county more than
his work with the boys and girls
clubs. He is one of the boys himself.
A piano duet was given by Marjorie
Jellison and Katherine Austin of Ellis
worth Falls, and then the Hancock club,
Dorothy Cook, president, gave pleasing
demonstration Of how club business
meeting should be conducted.
The ''girls who won for Maine
Katherine Austin, Marjorie Jellison and
Dorothy Cook-then told in papers the
story of their trip TO the big exhibition
at Springfield, Mass, last month, and
their stay in Camp Vail.
A. L. Cummings, agricultural editor
for the University of Maine extension
service, then spun some "homespun
yarns" in a most interesting way. In
cidentslly he mentioned the fact thst
Maine boy, jerome r. Quimby OF Brooks,
had beaten the flint corn record for boys
on one quarter acre being 5Sh bushels,
or at the rate of 234 bushels per acre.
The record has been held ever since
1913 by an Alabama boy, 90 bushels. but
Maine now takes it away from the South.
The East Surry cooking and house
keeping club, with Gladys Lord as cap
tain, then gave demonstration in serv-
ing four-course dinner.
The floor was then given over to
Secretary Hosmer OF the Bar Harbor
Y. NJ. c. A, who led.the boys and girls
in physical exercises and games.
At $50, the clubs and their leaders were
guests OF Ellsworth at a banquet at the
Unitarian vestry. Mr.. Hosmsr was toast
master. 1t was hearty, jovial gathering,
and speeches were wise and witty. Those
who responded were Rev. William
Fletcher, Judge t. B. Deasy. Miss Alfredo
dell OF Franklin, Harlan Emery OF Sails
bury Cove, Mr.. Danforth of Castine, B. S.
Jellison OF Ellsworth and MIR. Cummings.
In the evening Congressman Peters gave
an interesting address to the boys and
girls, after which the clubs were guests at
the Bijou.
The closing session was held Saturday
forenoon. The prize stories were read,
Miss Alfredo Ellis, assistant State club
leader, spoke on STANDARD Clubs" and
Miss NJ. A. Greedy, Ellsworth, proprietor Of
Homestead industries" told of oppor-
tunities for canning club members. The
| announcement OF the award OF prizes was
then made by Fred e. Lyman, treasurer OF
the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.
The banks of Hancock county had
united in cash prizes amounting to 500
in the form of savings accounts, and Mrs.
Mary C.Hale had again offered the six Eu-
gene Hale memorial U. OF NJ. scholar
ships for the county championships.
The county champions in the several
projects are Dorothy Cook of Hancock,
who took three of them, Carolyn Haynes
| OF East Surry, Marjorie Jellison of
Ellsworth Falls, and Harlan Emery OF
Hulrs Cove.
The complete list of prizes follows:
THE PRIZE AWARDS.
| In the senior projects, the county
champion received SIS Hale scholarship;
second honors, s. each; third honors,
IS each. In the Junior projects, the first
honors received %; second, %; third, g.
Senior canning proiect-County cham
pion, Marjorie Jeilison, Ellsworth Falls.
Second honors, Arbine Smith, Franklin
Dorothy Shackford, Ellsworth Fall
Melissa Jones, Ellsworth; Ruth Perkins,
West Brooksville; Dorothy Cook, Han
cock; Katherine Austin, Ellsworth Falls;
Ruth Grindle, North Brooksyille; Olive
Smith, Franklin. Third honors, Albra
Emerson, Ellsworth Falls; Cline Page
Hancock; Hazel Grindle, North Brooks
vile; Lizzie Moon, Hancock; Ethel
Saunders, Bucksport; Olive DeBeck, West
I FRANKLIN. Dorothv r. fyray South