Evening journal., 1922-10-14
CLUB MEMBERS
DO GOOD WORK
Boys and Girls Benefited
From Trip TO Eastern
States Exposition
NOW ASSISTING
OTHER CLUBS

to the memorable ride OF CaeSa
Rodney. the citizens OF little Della
ware have built up an enviable rec
ord of always having been first oil
the job. In war, in statesmanship
and in the walks of daily endeavo
the records show that Delaware, anC
Deiawareans. have led the nation.
Imbued with this time honoret
record of leadership, members OF the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware
which are conducted under the CO
operative direction OF the Extension
Division of the University of Della
ware. and the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. have built up a
record for themselves which has
once more brought credit to Della
ware.
At the recent Eastern States Expo
sition at Springfield. Mass, Della
ware boys and girls stood out promi-
nently among the large group OF club
members representing twelve OF the
Eastern States. Boys and girls. who
are members OF Camp Vail at the
exposition represent the pick of the
club members OF their States, and to
be ranked first among such a gather
Ing is no small achievement. This
honor came TO Earle Meredith, -
Greenwood, Delaware. who ranked
first In the standard physical and
mental test given TO members OF
Camp Vail. Young Meredith was the
only boy TO pass the tests and his
record was equalled only by one
other member. Virginia Smith, Of
Maine.
Earle Meredith went to Springfield
as member Of the Greenwood on
The Go Team, the other members
being Edwin Unger and Emmert
Judy. These boys placed first in the
corn Judging contests. and in addi-
ton made the highest Judging
score made by any boys team in |
any contest in the camp. In addition |
to Judging corn. Meredith competed |
with 16 boys in a dairy judging con-
test and finished In third place. only |
two points behind the winner. These
boys are members OF soy bean |
club, and gave a public demonstra-
ton of the methods OF inoculating 1
and growing soy beans that merited |
them a ribbon for meritorious work /
in demonstration.
Burnham Simpson, OF Houston. |
was another member OF the Della !
ware delegation who won high hon |
ors. His score made in Judging corn |
wasefhe highest individual score 1
made by any member OF the camp, |
judging in any project. This honor
IS more OF an achievement when II
Is considered that this is Simpsons
fist year in club work, and that he
had had no training in corn judging
until two weeks previous to the
Delaware State Fair. Simpson was
a member of the Houston Sweet Po-
tato Club team, the other members
being Emerson Sapp and Harold
Johnson This team stood first in
all demonstration contests at the
Delaware State Fair. being given a
score OF 90 points out OF a possible
100, At Springfield their demonstra-
ton. OF methods followed in sweet
potato culture was ranked among
the highest incidentally, the boys
took this opportunity TO point out to
New England people that Sussex i
county leads all counties in the
United States in the average acre !
returns from sweet potatoes. by
quoting figures from the last census ,
showing that the yield OF sweet po-
tatoes in Sussex county in 1919 was Z
,3S55s7 bushels valued at s2.377,- I
440.
The Sunnyside Canning Club team l
of Bridgeyille. consisting OF Rather J
inc and Francis Passwaters. and 4 :
Margaret Baker won first honors in a
judging canned products, and dem
onstrated the making of jelly before 1
a large audience. The Glover Leaf {
Millinery team of Newark. consist I
ing Of Margaret Jarmon, Edith Nc {
Carnes and Rebecca Hutchinson met 7
sterner competition in clothing ]
judging and had 10 be satisfied with q
fourth place in competition With {
teams from seven States. Their dem $
onstration Of home millinery how
ever raised them TO the champion 2
ship level. In addition to making a {
complete hat and the artificial fiow- {
ers 10 trim It. the girls wore dresses c
and hats made by themselves In ]
the club work at home, which {
proved a very practical way in :
which to demonstrate the value Of I
their club training.
Each member of the Delaware
group brought home a medal OF rec
ognition and ribbon for meritor-
ious work in demonstrating better
methods in agriculture and home
making. They were highly compile
mented by the official judges for ex-
ceilence in work. and by the camp
management for their department
and enthusiasm.
The main purpose OF Camp Vail
is to open the way for an inter-
change OF ideas in club work among
the representatives Of the different
States. The boys and girls who rep
resent the States work with the
leaders in showing visitors at the
That the Delaware boys and girls
who attended Camp Vail this year.
brought ho<oe with them a wider
vision OF service and a desire TO
carry their own good fortune TO 9TH
srs has already been amply demon
trated Within five days after their
-eturn from Springfield. the girls OF
he Glover Leaf team of Newark J
lad visited the Ogletown Club and
~ means OF their demonstration and Z
personal accounts of the club ex- ]
'erience helped to build up new c
md greater interest in club work and d
welfare. +
Last week the boys from the (
Greenwood team visited group of c