Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-04
GEORGETOWN CLUB.
GIRLS RECORD
BY FLOYD r. BARBER
{ Formerly County Club Leader


The Georgetown Canning Clubs
again carried off chief honors in can
ming Club work. Two clubs were
formed there last year. with Mrs.
Percie Tippetts Clark and Miss MerI
Hoff as local leaders. From these two
clubs twenty girls reported total
of 4777 quarts OF products canned, at
net profit of $1056.71. Three girls
from these clubs, Lola Hoff, Edna
Smart and Merl Hoff, canned total
Of 2107 quarts, at net profit of
$519.50. The records In order are:
Lola Hoff 945 Qts, $233.45,
profit; Edna Smart, 725 quarts, 81
09.25 profit; Merl Hoff, 437 quarts.
S76.80. profit.
ALI these girls did their work prac-
ticalIy without assistance, using the
cold pack method recommended by
the United States Department of Ag-
ricnlture. which is easily the best and
easiest general method now known.
Tho quality of the products canned
by the girls is superior to the average
canned product. The record Of Lola
Hoff, is perhaps, not excelled in the
state, Her canned products are all OF
very fine color and flavor, and some
of her entries at the state fair last
Sep 9ember won first place as indi-
vidual, entities. She is the county
champion in canning work, with
Edna Smart second, and Merl Hoff,
third Lola Hoff was awarded the
first prize, National Pressure Cook
er given by the Northwestern Steel
q Iron Works, Eau Claire, Wis. Edna
Smart was awarded six dozen glass
.ars given by the Atlas Glass Co.
There is an old saying that COM
parsons are odious, but in this case
they are not only far from odious,
but are both instructive and inspir-
atlonal. On the basis OF the George
town report, each girl put up an aver
age Of 239 quarts, at net profit per
member of $3.50. The total enroll
ment in canning last year was 2S1.
Therefore, the total product, while
of course not that high, could have
reasonably been, on the Georgetown
record basis, 67,15 quarts canned,
at a net profit of .$14,845.23, or more
than the total cost of maintaining
Kthe junior division of the Farm, Blu
reau for five year period. This is
only the cash consideration, and does
not take in to account the improved
methods taught, the number OF
homes benefited, the other educa-
tional features in which the club
members participate, the social inn
provement resulting in communities
doing this work, and the leadership
in social and civic affairs developed
among the girls and boys.
AS a matter OF fact the George
town record is considerably above
the average for the county, but is
most certainly not more than twice
tho average for the county. 1014
boys and girls enrolled last year in
some form of activity At the very
conservative estimate of an average
production half the amount of the
Georgetown record, there was pro-
duced by the juniors a net wealth Of
$26,769.60, or more than enough
net gain to maintain the entire. club
department for a fen-year period.
These facts and figures should con-
vince even the most skepticaI that
club work Is not failure as some
of its opponents have pictured 1t to
be, but on the contrary it is distinct
! " worth while, educationaIIy, social
y ard financially.