Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
DELAWARE PRIZES
IN CONT 1ETIT|ON Of
TENEASTERN STATES
Boys and Girls Make Good Re
turn for Trip to Springfield,
Mass, Exposition.
RECEIVED FINE AWARDS
IN SEVERAL CONTESTS
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, Sept. 30.-The nine Statt
achicvctnent champions of the Boys anc
Girls Clubs who won the free educationa
trip at the Delaware State Fair to the
Agricultural and Industrial Exposition
nj Springfield, Mass, returned Saturday
The boys and girls were accompanied or
this weeks trip by the following leaders
County Agent NJ. c. Vaughn and Miss
Dorothy Emerson, county club agent,
both of Georgetown, Miss Helen l..
Comstock, county club agent; I. t. Mar
tin, State club leader, and Mrs. Martin
Of Newark.
The boys and girls lived on tho Expo
sition grounds in camp with about 800
other club members from the ten Eastern
States.
One special feature Of the program WAS
that of dividing the boys and girls into
II groups for one period each day, at
which time they were guided by special
headers who systematically showed them
the various phases of the Exposition during
the week.
Contests were held in exhibiting
Judging and demonstrating in the farm
and home activities on which the boys and
girls have been working during the year.
\ special camp fire program was conduct
ell each evening.
The Delaware boys and girls won the
following recognition IN their contests
al the Eastern States Exposition:
Corn Club pcmonstration-tlrs place,
a cold med nj TO each member of the
pclaware rcam-Paul Skewis of Milford,
Dewey Sapp Of Houston and Robert Wat
son OF Pennington.
Pig Club Drmonstration-Sc Second place,
n hronyc medal 20 each member of the
Drlawarc team, Stanley Short of Smyrna,
Leon T.. Donovan of Bridgevile and j. T.
yandcnhurg, Jr. oi Bridgeville.
The DAIRY Club demonstration-Third
pace TO the Delaware team. Dewey Sapp
of Houston, Robert Wason Of Pennington
and Paul Skcwls of Milford.
Beef cattle club Judging contest
Second place, bronze medal, to the
Delaware team. Paul Skewis of Mil
ford. Robert Mason OF Pennington and
Dewey Sapp Of Houston.
Paul Skcwis ranked fifth on individual
score in the ten Eastern States.
Dairy cow club Judging contest-Third
place 20 the Delaware team. Dewey Sapp
of Houston, Paul Skewis OF Milford and
Robert Wason of Pennington.
Robert Wason made the highest in
dividual score on iuding Holsteins in the
ten Eastern States, and was Twarded a
pure-bred Holstein calf, worth from 5000
20 $3.50, in recognition of his achieve
ment.
Zig club judging contest-First place,
a gold medal 10 each member of the Del
aware team, Leon T.. Donovan of Bridge
VILE, stanley Short of Smyrna and ]. I.
Vandenburg, Jr., of Bridgeyille,
j. L. Nandenburg, Jr., made the high
est individual score in pig judging of any
club member IN the ten eastern states, and
was awarded pure bred pig worth SIS in
recognition Of hls achievement.
stanley - or ranked fifth as an in
dividual in pig Judging in the same con-
test.
Baby beef club judging contest
J. Il. Vsndenburg. Jr., Of Bridgeville
tied for first place with two club members
from Pennsylvania. and was awarded q
ribbon in recognition OF his achieve
mcnt.
Awards for best canning exhibits-For
fruits, first place, an award Of 81 to Mil
dred Jester OF Harrington.
For canned soups-Second place, 81,
- Helen Mitchell Of Laurel.
For canned Greens-Second place, 81,
b. Ruth DAILY OF Hartly
For canned corn-Second place, 81,
lo Dorothy Heyd Of FELTON,.
For canned tomatoes-Second place.
81, to Sara Dill Of FELTON,.
For canned beTTies-ThIrd place, TO
Mabel jackson Of Milford.
For best garment and sewing club ex-
,bit OF club group-The Black Swamp
Club OF FELTON,, Delaware, was given first
place and an award OF property or money
ralled at SI5