Smyrna times., 1921-10-05
DELAWARE BOYS AND GIRLS
MAKE A HIT At SPRINGFIELD
EACH CLUB OPERATING UNDER
FARM BUREAU, RECEIVE MEDAL
Indi vidual Achievement As Well AS
Work Receives Recognition at
Eastern States Exposition

ern States Exposition returned home {
Saturday, each member receiving j I
gold medal given by the Eastern ]
States Exposition in recognition of the ,
individual achievement each had at
tanned 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, ten IN
all, in judging as teams, and as indi-
viduals, than any other state repre-
sented.
Delaware entered teams in the fol-
! lowing projects: Clothing club demon
stration and Judging, canning club
Demonstration and Judging, Pig Club
Demonstration and Judging, and
Dairy Cattle Club Demonstration and
Judging. The Clothing Club Team
which won first place in judging was
composed of Bess Elliott, Milford, who
also won first prize as the best indi-
vidual Judge, Phyllis Griffith, Milford,
third prize as individual judge and
Trona Lenex, Milford. The Clothing |
Demonstration put on by this team in
the form of "Style Show" in which !
they exhibited their hats and dresses
made by the members of the club, was
considered to be the best demonstra-
tion. given by any club team at the EX-
position. A great deal of credit is due
Mrs. Z. 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 Athna and Catherine
White and Olive Murray all of Viola.
Athna White Won first place as the
best individual judge.
The Dairy Club judging team which
was composed of Gordon Armstrong,
4 McDonough, Irwin Armstrong, Middle
town and Ernest Milliken, Cooch's
Bridge won first place and Irwin Arm
strong was. second as the best individ-
| ual judge.
| The Pig Club team made a clean
| sweep of first prize as the best judg-
ing team with VIM. r. Hill, Bridge
| vile, as the best individual judge and
Harry Cobaugh as second best, Hen
ry Wallace, Dover, was third member
of the team.
| The Dairy Club team gave a demon
stration on Selecting, feeding and
| fitting the club heifer for show, was
| well received and favorably comment
| ed upon by the judges. The pig clut
team gave demonstration in the "Se-
lecting, feeding and fitting the Clut
Pig for Show"
NJ. o. Pence, Acting State Clut
Leader, had charge of the team anC
coached the pig club judging and dem
onstration team. R. o. Bausman
County Agent of New Castle Count!
coached the dairy club team and chap
eroned the boys. Agnes P. Medill
County Club Agent, New Castle Coun
ty and Dorothy Emerson, County CluI
= Agent of Sussex County, chaperone'
. the girls.
"a Because of their ability as judge
W and demonstrators and their goo
W craftsmanship the Delaware Delega
W ton won the respect of the Leader
M and club members representing tn
W other competing states. The Della
W ware spirit was manifested at al
W group assemblies by the singing o
~ "Our Delaware" and the pep whic
M was exhibited in the yells. Delawar
W feels proud of these boys and girls VIII
M have demonstrated their ability t
W achieve the highest honors and fun
W ther because they are all returning
~ their respective communities to stint
W late interest among other boys an
W girls to go and do likewise.
~ The Agricultural Extension Depar
M ment of the University of Delaware
W cooperation with the U. S. Departmel
M of Agriculture and the respecti'
W County Farm Bureau is responsib
" for the development of the boys al
W girls club work which now has e
W rolled in the various club projec
NJ more than 1900 youngsters over t
~ state. Most of these members are
* organized clubs with officers and
g cal leader of the community lookil
after them under the supervision
the County Club Agent. The questi
most often asked at the Eastern Stat
a Exposition was, "How can Delawa
such a small state and with limit
n funds for extension work, comp'
- with Massachusetts,, and other stat
who spend more public funds in O
county than does the entire state
Certainly, Delaware boys and gi
when given agricultural training
the demonstration of better farm pr
tices and home making are second
none. And it should be added that
support given this work thru
-; Kent-Sussex Fair and the Delaw;
90" State Fair not only offers real enco
agement to the boys and girls
gives an opportunity of selecting
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