Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-01-23
BEAR LAKES JUNIOR CLURs
STAND HIGH AT CONFERENCE

According to prepared plans, the
|county champions In the junior farm
bureau clubs for 1919 spent the week
from January 18th to January nth
In Pocatello in attendance at the
Joint conference.
II The boys and girls were the guests
Rof the Pocatello commercial club dur
ing their stay. Those who atteded
from Bear Lake county were:
Ernest Bum. Lanark, county
champion In dairy calf club work.
Albert Miller OF Sharon, champion
In pig club work.
Harley Peterson Of Ovid, champ
ion In poultry. club work.
Edith Parker of Ovid. champion
in garden club work.
Rhea McMcrray OF Liberty, cham
pion in canning club work.
Some outstanding features Of the
week we're the demonstrations in
canning, baking. rope work. sewing.
swine judging. beef stock judging.
potato Judging and wheat judging.
After the important phases of these
lines OF work had been explained by
specialists the club members then
conducted demonstrations and judg-
ed various products. Albert Miller
won first place in the swine judg-
ing In open competition.
Mr.. O'Reilley. OF Twin Falls. con-
Quoted class In parliamentary prac-
tice. which we're OF great value to the
youngsters.
On Thursday the children visited
the Idaho Technical Institute and OBJ
served the students there at work IN
the various subjects offered.
The evenings were spent In watch
ing films depicting the various
phases of farm life and in games and
entertainments. Thursday evening
the Y. M. G. A. entertained the girls
at banquet and the boys were the
guests of the state and county lead
ers at the Orpheum theatre.
On Friday morning a joint session
OF the Farm bureau and the junior
farm bureau was held in the COM
mercial club rooms. Addresses were
given by Mrs. Allsworth. president
Of the Twin Falls county farm bur
eau. and Mr.. Musser. assistant state
county agent leader. Reports were
made by members OF all the counties
represented. and the youngsters
demonstrated conclusively that they
were not only successful farmers
and farmerettes. but skiliful speak.
ers as well. Several OF them speak.
ing 10 ably as TO win hearty and pro.
longed applause from the adult por'
tion Of the audience.
The Bear Lake county delegation
was then presented with a statue oI
The Winged Victory" This beauti
ful trophy Ii awarded each year u
the county making the best record
in club work. II was awarded Il
Canyon county in 1917, to jefferson
county in 1918. and to Bear LAX
county In 1919. This speaks yer,
highly for the industry and earnest
Iness in industry OF the junirs In thi
county and we should one and al
do our dead level best to make tn
record OF 1920 excel that OF 1918
The Winged Victory" becomes tn
permanent property Of the count
making the best record for q fiy
year period. Let's give IL q perm
anent home In Bear Lake county.
The exhibits Of pure seed. purebre
swine. shorth0rns and Herefordl
and the mounted specimens OF weed
and diseased plants were highly edu
cational.
No one who attended this spIeE
did conference could fail 10 be In
pressed with the immense practices
value Of club work for our boys an
girls. upon whose shoulders win 500
, rest the duty Of directing the affair
OF America Let as all boost n
Junior Farm Bureau work for 102l
J. efficient men and women on the ioI
d The 0u1v hoDo 0f the feaehar a 1