Middletown transcript., 1921-10-01
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Delaware Made Splendid Showing
at Eastern States Exposition


at Eastern States Exposition
EACH RECEIVED GOLD MEDAL
The Boys and Girls champion club
members of Delaware who spent last
week in Camp Vail at the great East
ern States Exposition returned home
Saturday, each member receiving
gold medal given by the Eastern States
Exposition in recognition of the indi-
vldual achievement each had attained in
his or her respective club work during
the past year. Of the ten northeastern
states represented at the Exposition
Delaware's champions won more first
prize ribbons, 10 in all, in judging as
tea MS, and as individuals, than any
other state represented.
elaware entered teams in the fol-
low ng projects: Clothing Club Demon
stration and Judging, Canning Club
Demonstration and Judging, Pig Club
Demonstration and Judging, and Dairy
Cattle Club Demonstration and Judg-
ing. The Clothing Club Team which
won first pace in judging was COM
posed of Bess Elliott, Milford, who also
won first prize as the best Individual
Judge; Phyllis Griffith, Milford, third
prize as individual judge and Trena
Lemex, Milford. The Clothing Demon
stration put on by this team in the form
of "Style Show in which they ex-
hibited their hats and dresses made by
The members of the club, was consid-
cred to be the best demonstration given
by any club team at the Exposition. A
great deal of credit is due Mrs. S. J.
Lewis. of Milford, local leader, who
planned the demonstration and trained
the team.
The Canning Club team which won
second place in judging was composed
of the Misses Ethna and Catherine
White and Olive Murray, all of Viola.
Ethna White won first place as the best
individual judge.
The Dairy Club judging team which
was composed of Gordon Armstrong,
McDonough; Irwin Armstrong, Middle
town, and Ernest MiIliken, Cooch's
Bridge, won first place and Irwin Arm
strong was second as the best individ-
ual judge.
The Pig Club team made clean
sweep of first prize as the best judging
team with VIM. R. Hill, Bridgeville as
the best individual judge and Harry
Cobaugh as second best, Henry Wallace,
Dover, was the third member of the
team
The Dairy Club team gave demon
stration on "Selecting. feeding and
fitting the club heifer for show, was
we'll received and favorably commented
upon by the judges. The pig club gave
a demonstration in the Selecting, feed
ing and fitting the Club Pig for Show"
M. o. Pence, acting State Club Lead
er, had charge of the team and coached
the pig club judging and demonstration
team. Il. O. Bausman, County Agent
of New Castle County coached the
dairy club and chaperoned the boys.
Agnes P. Medill, County Club Agent of
Sussex County, chaperoned the girls.
Because of their ability as judges
and demonstrators and their good
supportmanship the Delaware Dele
cation won the respont of the Leaders
and club members representing the
other competing states. The Delaware
spirit was manifested at all group
assemolice by the singing Of "Our
Delaware" and the pep which was ex-
hibited in the yells. Delaware feels
proud of those boys and girls who have
demonstrated their ability to achieve
the highest honors and further because
they are all returning to their respec-
tive communities to stimulate interest
among other boys and girls to 60 and
do likewise.
Tie Agricultural Extension Depart
ment of the University of Delaware in
cooperation with the U. S. Department
of Agriculture and the respective
County Farm Bureaus is responsible
for the development of the boys and
girls club work which now has enrolled
in the various club projects more than
1900 youngsters of the state. Most of
these members are in organized clubs
with officers and local leader of the
community looking after them under
the supervision of the County Club
agent. The question most often asked
at the Eastern States Exposition was
"How can Delaware, such small state
and with limited funds for extension
work, compete with Massachusetts. and
other states, who expend more public
funds in one county than does the entire
state % Certainly, Delaware boys and
girls, when given agricultural training
in the demonstration of better farm
practices and home making are second
or none. And it should be added that
the support given this work through the
Kent and Sussex Fair and the Delaware
State Fair not only offers real en-.
couragement to the boys and girls bu,
, gives an opportunity of selecting the
best judges and demonstrators to go te
the Eastern States.
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