Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-10-20
COUNTY CONTEST.
Successful Event---Ellsworth Enter
tains Boys and Girls.

boys and girls, local leaders and
chaperones, were in attendance.
BOYS and girls attended from the
towns of Ellsworth, Ellsworth Falls,
Trenton, East Surry, Franklin, West
Franklin, North Sedgwick, West
Sedgwick, East Sullivan, Corea, Cas-
tine, Hancock, Bayside, South Pc
nobscot. Lamoine, Marlboro, Ash
vile, Southwest Harbor and Bucks
port.
The gathering was an enthusiastic
one, and all report a good time.
There were nearly 500 people in
Hancock hall at the afternoon exer-
cises Friday The program con-
sisted of welcoming address by
Charles H. Leland, president of the
Ellsworth BOARD of trade, responded
to by Horace Estey, a club member
of Bayside Addresses were given
by George J. Volz, secretary of the
Bar Harbor Y. NJ. C. A., Mr.. Elkins,
principal of Ellsworth high school,
and C. L. Morang Of Ellsworth, all
highly praising the boys and girls
club work in the county, and the
wonderful work accomplished. A
piano solo was rendered by Dorothy
White of Trenton club; a reading
"A Tribute to Club Leaders" by
Olive Smith, a member of the Frank
lin club; a demonstration by the
East Surry club of a properly-con-
Quoted business meeting, which gave
every person present. some idea of
what a well-conducted club meeting
is like; and the final address, given
by Lester H Shibles, State leader of
boys and girls clubs.
The exhibit in Hancock hall was a
fine one; 176 boys and girls. who fin
ished their work, completed their
records and stories satisfactorily,
had exhibits. The garden and po-
tato exhibits were the best ever
shown in connection with the county
contest. The sewing and cooking
and housekeeping exhibits, which
consisted of articles of sewing pre-
pared by the different club members
and bread cooked by the cooking
club members, attracted much atten-
ton.
The canning club had its usual fine
exhibit. The reporters from the
New En- gland Homestead said it was
one of the finest exhibits they had
ever seen at a county contest, or at
any exhibit of boys and girls club
canning exhibit; and one can Of corn
in particular, put up by Miss Olive
Smith of Franklin, attracted much
attention from New England Home
stead reporters, as we'll as from
other visitors at the contest. One of
the reporters was so impressed with
the exhibit that he instructed the
county agent to offer a years SUBJ
scription as prize to the county
champions in agricultural projects.
Lodging and meals for the boys
and girls were secured from the pub
lic-spirited citizens by the woman's
club of Ellsworth. The Ellsworth
board of trade, through the presi-
dent, Mr.. Leland. raised a subscrip-
ton from prominent citizens of Ellis
worth to defray the expenses OF the
evenings entertainment. as we'll as
for various other expenses which
came up. The city of Ellsworth ex-
tended the free use of Hancock hall
for the contest, and the five banks of
Hancock county, the Union Trust
Co., Liberty national bank, and Han
cock county savings bank of Ellis
worth, and the First national bank
and Bar Harbor Banking G. Trust Co.
of Bar Harbor, contributed $500 for
prizes.
The program at the contest was
kept alive at all times by club songs
and yells by the various clubs.
Saturday morning the prizes were
awarded to the various club men,
bers, and stories were read by the
boys who attended the Eastern
States Exposition at Springfield,
Mass. Miss Beatham, of the United
States treasury department gave an
address, and club charters we're
awarded by Mr.. Shibles, the State
club leader.
The county champions of the vari-
GUS projects are as follows:
Senior poultry, Carolyn Haynes,
East Surry. Junior poultry, John
Blaisdell, Franklin. Senior pig,
Dorothy Cook, Hancock. Junior
pig, George Savage, Trenton
Senior garden, Donald Lord, East
Surry. Junior garden, Horace
Estey. Bayside. Senior canning.
Marjorie Jellison, Ellsworth Falls.
Junior canning, Barbara Stanley,
East Surry. Senior cooking and
housekeeping, Carolyn Haynes. East
Surry. Junior cooking and house
keeping. Marion Gaspar, East Surry.
Senior sewing Gladys Lord, East
Surry. Junior sewing, Marion Gas
par, East Surry. The winners of
senior county championships are
the ones selected to attend the State
contest at the University OF Maine
this winter.
An interesting feature Of the club
work in Hancock county is the fol-
lowing: In 1920, 331 boys and
girls enrolled in club work, 251
started projects, and 1T finished
their projects. records and stories,
and made exhibits. In 1919, 469
boys and girls enrolled, 365 who
started projects,and 1913 who finished
and made an exhibit In other
words, in 1920, about 81 per cent. of
all the club members enrolled, fin
ished and made exhibits, against IS
per cent. in 1919; and 70 per cent. of
those starting the projects in 1920
finished them, against Al per cent.
in 1919, which shows that club men,
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