Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-02
1913 CASH PRIZES
FOR SCHOOL PUPILS
OF LA SALE COUNTY
HOME BUREAU OFFERS AWARDS
AGGREGATiNG THAT SUM IN
MILK ESSAY CONTEST FOR
GRADE SCHOLARS OF CITIES
AND COUNTRY.

Members of the home bureau, after
checking over their list Of prizes.
have found that total of S37S In
cash will be distributed among the
school children of the county at the
close of the milk essay and poster
contest. which they are now contest
ing. In order 10 pay these prizes in
the townships where there Is now q
branch of the home bureau, each
chapter throughout the county has
been asked to raise q maximum
amount Of $50
The prize committee, which is com
posed of Mrs, Charles Strout of Dim
mick; Mrs. s. A. Potter of North
vile; Mrs. Alvin Benckendorf, Of OF
ter Creek, and Mrs. Charles Robinson,
of Dimmick. has asked the secretary
of each unit to be responsible for
raising the money.
Some of the communities have rails
ed very nearly this amount and some
of them have had some very interest
ing ways in which they have raised
it. otter Greek. Mrs. J. V. Stevenson
secretary, with a membership of
eighty-four was the first unit to send
the money to the prize committee.
Ten dollars they were able to take
from their own treasury, so they Sc.
cured by interesting the Boosters of
Herman and securing their co-opera-
ton. Otter Creek thinks they will be !
able to raise the maximum eventual |
~ but the other so is still to be |
raised.
The Miller unit Miss Elizabeth |
Hayer secretary, with a membership .
OF sixty, has raised $2l2 by conduct /
ing two cooked food sales. The first !
was in the nature Of an evening So |
cial where they raised more than Sl5. |
The rest of the money was raised /
by the Stayanger community TO Dis. I
sist the home bureau women of Mil. |
Ter township
Worthwhile unit Mrs VIM. knight
secretary, with a membership of for
ty-nine, was the third unit to send i'm
money that it had received for prize
VIII be forthcoming. Ten dollars was
monye that it hda received for prize
IN membership drive, the rest was |
Collected from the members at one of |
the unit meetings and during this |
month the other members are being
asked to contribute so that thew hone
10 raise their maximum, too,
Other units have not sent in their
money, although various reports have
come in showing that tho women are
working on it and all of the money
will be In by Dec g.
Utica, Mrs, j. F. Chalus secretary
with membership of forty-ive. has
not raised its maximum. However,
1t raised a big proportion at a sum.
mer social given at the home of Mrs
r. s. Highland. The Grand RAPIDS
unit Miss FLORENCE OFT secretary
with membership of twenty.one. al
though it did not raise its maximum
quota, will give a liberal portion
which 1t has raised at various com.
munity functions during the summer
Earlyille, Mrs, Alice Eyerham secre.
tary, with a membership Of twenty
four, is planning cooked food sale
"o0n q. WAith IL hopes 10 raise
at least its minimum.
Ophir, Mrs. Stephen Crowley sec
rotary with membership of ten,
being a new unit Just organized this
spring, asked to be relieved of the
maximum request, but wishes to be
responsible for its township.
Mendoza Mrs. Edward Miller sec.
rotary, with membership of eigh.
teen, is raising its quota by cooked
food sale during the present week.
South Ottawa, Mrs, Wallace Watts
secretary, with a membership of for.
ty-three, has raised part of its doua-
ton through interesting other organ.
izations as also has Dayton.