The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-26

SCHOOL PUPILS EaTERrA NED AT HERR
FARM DIR. STONE ADDRESSEE
/ STUDENTS PERTAINING 10 HEALTH
CLARENCE MYERS CHAMPION GORl
RAISER--MISS JONES DEMONSTRATES
DRESsMAKlNG TO The GIRLS PRE-.
| NUNS FOR WOAEN'S WORK AWARDED
Saturday, the last day Of the Farm
and Home Products exhibition of Car
roll count was given overlt the bows
and girls. Early in the morning they
began to come here. from all sections OF
( the county and gathered at the Arm
4 ory. Marshaled by e. G. jenkins.
State Boys Club agent; p. w. Chiches-
ster, assistant State agent; DR.. H. C.
/ House. of the University of Maryland,
more than 300 boys and girls under
10 years old went on a. hike to the
Herr farm. There the Boy Scouts of
Westminster built a great fire,
which potatoes and sausages were
roasted, and these, with buns and
cocoa, were served as a picnic dinner.
After dinner the hikers returned to
the Armory, where, with County Agent
Fuller presiding, patriotic songs were
sung under the leadership of DR..
House, and addresses were made by
Messrs. Jenkins and Chichester and
1.-The County Home Demonstrators. Miss
Rachel Everett.
Clarence Myers, the Carroll county
boy, who, by raising 112 bushels Sof
shelled corn on an acre of ground,
won the first prize for the county and
the State championship, gave short
talk telling how he did it. The lead
ing feature of the afternoons exercises
was the address of Miss Laura Amos,
14-year-old member of one of the
girP clubs of tssat county. who told Of
the influence of the junior home max
ers' clubs in the life of the State.
Miss Alice Jones, State girls club
agent, gave a demonstration of dress
making to girls over ID years old.
Friday was filled with interesting
happenings. At 10 o'clock s. B. Shaw,
of the University Of Maryland, gave
ito a large number of fruit growers on
the farm Of Daniel #. Shipley, Jr.,
demonstration in methods of pruning
and caring for young orchards.
At II o'clock abost 600 BOYS. and
girls OF our schools marched to the
Armory. where pratieal address on
subjects pertaining to health were
made by DR. Lewis K Woodward,
chief health officer of Carroll county.
and DR. William Stone, of the State
Board of Health.
For the women of the county inter-
est this afternoon centered in County
Agent Fuiler's headquarters, the walls
of which are covered with art exhib-
its in crayon painting and needle
work from the Maryland Institute,
Baltimore, and similar work from the
hands of Carroll county women.
Miss Stewart, of the Maryland IN
stitute, spoke to the large gathering
of women on "Art in the Home" and
Miss Day, of the University of Mary
land gave a practical address on
selection of CIothing.e The Armorv
was crowded tonight when addre 5ses
were made by DR.. Stone on "Heal lth'
4. =.
McCol1um, of Johns Hopkins Cniver-
sity, and Counting the Cost" by
Miss Hunt, economics specialist,
United States Department Of Agricul-
.ture
Awards for women's work and eX-
hibits shave been announced
by the judges. Probably no more inn
powant event has ever taken place in
the agriculture life of Carroll county
than the far just ended. The poultry
exhibition was a feature.
The building was con stantly throng-
ed with visitors from all sections Of
the county, and large audiences at
tended the lectures given by special
lists from the United States Depart
ment of Maryland The exhibition of
farm and garden produce no. only in
varietv but also in excellence was
revelation aud will be stimulus to
increased production and improve
ment A rapid development of the
work of boys and girls clubs is also
expected to follow.
The. awards for wonen's work,
made 4by the judges. Miss Sue Friek,
home demonstrator of Washington
county. and Miss Ellen Davis. home
demonstration Of Prince Georges
county. we're as follows:
Strawberry Preserves Mrs. John
Belt, q Mrs. Jas. Beacham, 3. DR..
Wetzel
ANY Variety Preserves Mrs.
Beacham, and Mrs. ]. d. Belt.
Apple jelly Mrs Geo. Rill, 2 Mrs.
Laura Sellman, 8 Mrs. Geo RilI.
Ounce jelly Mrs. James Beach
am. 2 Miss Alice Rinehart, Mrs. J.
H. Ieese.
Berry jelly Mrs. J. w. Beacham,
2 Mrs. J. H. L.eese.
Bread Mrs. Morningstar, 2 Mrs
Armacost, Mrs. MorniHpstar.
Kitchen Apron and Lutheran
Sewing Society, 8 Mrs. Laura Sellman.
Hand-Finished Undergarment-
Alice Miller
Luncheon Set Mrs A. w. Myers.
Rag Rug-1 No. 1906. 2 and 3
Marjorie Armacost
Pulled Rug, 2 and 3 Mrs. Edna
f. Hesson.
Best Crochet Mrs. Wesley Biggs,
p Mrs. A Price, 8 Mrs. J. B. Town
shend.