Milford chronicle., 1921-09-30
BOYS and GIRLS HOME
FROM THE EXPOSITION
DELAWARE CONTESTANTS WON MORE
FIRST PRIZES THAN ANY OTHER
STATE REPRESENTED.
MILFORD'S CLOTHING CLUB
TEAM won FIRST PLACE-THEIR DEM
ONSTRATION WAS The BEST GIVEN
BY ANY CLUB TEAM.

The Boys and Girls champion club
members of Delaware who spent last
week in Camp Vail at the great Eas-
tern States Exposition returned home
Saturday, each member receiving a
gold medal given by the Exposition in
recognition of the individual achieve
ment each had attained in his or her
respective club work during the past
year. OF the ten northeastern states
represented at the Exposition Della
wares champions won more first
prize ribbons ten in all in judging as
teams, and as individuals, than any
other state represented.
Delaware entered teams in the fol-
lowing projects: Clothing Club DEM
onstration 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 place in judging was COM
posed of Bess Elliott, Milford, who al
so won first prize as the best individ-
ual judge. Phyllis Griffith, Milford,
third prize as individual Judge and
Trena Lemex, Milford. The clothing
demonstration put on by this team in
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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
Exposition. A great deal of credit is
due Mrs. E. J. Lewis of Milford, local
leader, who planned the demonstra-
tiOn and trained the team.
The canning club team which won
second place in judging was compos-
ed of the Misses Ethna and Catherine
White and Olive Murray, all of ViO-
la. Ethna White won first place as
the best individual judge.
The dairy club judging team which
was composed of Gordon Armstrong,
McDonough; Irwin Armstrong, Mid
dletown and Ernest Milliken, Cooch's
Bridge, won first place and Irwin Arm
strong was second as the best indi-
vidual 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. Henry
Wallace, Dover, was the third MEM
ber of the team.
The dairy club team gave demon
stration on Selecting, feeding and
fitting the club heifer for show" was
well received and favorably comment
ed upon by the judges.
Because of their ability as judges
and demonstrators and their good
craftsmanship the Delaware delega-
ton won the respect of the leaders
and club members representing the
other competing states. The Delaware
spirit was manifested at all group as
semblies by the singing of "Our Del
aware" and the pep which was exhib-
tied in the yells.
The Agricultural Extension Depart
ment of the University of Delaware in
cooperation with the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and the respective
County Farm Bureaus is responsible
for the development of the boys and
girls club work which now has en-
rolled in the various club projects
more than 1900 youngsters over the
state.
The question most often asked at
the Eastern States Exposition was,
"How can Delaware, such small
state and with limited funds for eX-
tension work, compete with Massa-
chusetts, and other states, who spend
more public funds in one county than
does the entire state?" Certainly, Del
aware boys and girls when given ag-
training in the demonstra-
ton 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
Sussex Fair and the Delaware State
Fair not only offers real encourage
ment to the boys and girls but gives
an opportunity of selecting the best
judges and demonstrators to go to
the Eastern States.