Evening journal., 1922-09-20
CLUB BOYS and
GIRLSON TRIP
Delaware Team Will Com
pete in Judging at Spring
field, Mass.
WON HIGHEST
HONORS LAST YEAR
Special to The Evening Journal.


NEWARK. Sept. 2o.-Twelve Del
aware boys and girls are in Spring
field. Mass, this week where they
will meet members of Boys and
Girls Clubs of the ten Eastern
States in judging and demonstra-
ton competition at the Eastern
States Exposition.
The Delaware delegation consist
ed of six boys, and six girls in
charge of three members Of the Ex-
tension Department of the Uni
versity of Delaware. They repre-
sent the four teams who stood high
est in the final State elimination
contest held at the Delaware State
Fair and will seek 10 retain the
high hoDors won by former Della
ware teams.
The following teams and leaders
comprise the party which will re-
main in Springfield all of this week
as guests of the exposition;
Glover Leaf Sewing Club Team OF
Newark-Margaret Jarmon. Rebecca
Hutchinson and Edith McCarns, of
Newark; Sunnyside Canning Club
Team OF MISUNDERSTANDING Pass
waters, Frances Passwaters and
Margaret Baker. Bridgeville; Green
wood On-the-Go Club Soy Bean
Team of Greenwood-Earl Meredith,
Edwin Unger and Emmert judy OF
Greenwood; Houston Sweet Potato
Club Team OF Houston-Emerson
Sapp. Harold Johnson and Burnham
Simpson OF Houston.
The leaders acting as chaperones
are A. d. Cobb. State Club Leader. !
Newark; Dorothy Emerson. County !
Club Agent. Georgetown and Helen |
L. comstock, County Club Agent,
Dover.
While at Springfield the club
members will live at Camp Vail
which is conducted especially for
the members of the boys and girls
clubs who take part in the ex-
position program. Comfortable
sleeping dormitories are provided
and meals are served in true camp
style.
Semi-miltary order prevails in
the camp and a regular program OF
drills. games and entertainment is
provided. Members of the camp
have opportunity to see some Of the
finest exhibits Of livestock and farm
products in the United States and
numerous sightseeing tours and 9TH
er educational features are ar
arranged for their benefit.
Each team is required to give a
public demonstration in the line OF
club work which they were doing at
home, and in addition must judge
classes Of grain or livestock. Medals
and ribbons are awarded the mem
5ers OF teams doing the best work.
Last year Delaware teams ranked s
~ CHEST of ali States competing and
&c members of this years teams are I
stermined to live up to this '
cord (
One Of this years teams, the 1
.oasson Sweet Potato Team, was Q
organized and trained by one of i
elaware's first club members, Dew
ey Sapp, OF Houston. Mr.. Sapp IS
past the age limit for club members a
but still maintains an active inter- j.
est Emerson Sapp. a member o. S
the team, is his nephew. This team /
stood. highest in the demonstration y
contest at the State Fair and was q
gwen a score by the Judge Of 90
points out Of a possible score of 100.
They will demonstrate the culture v
and packing Of sweet potatoes. and c
accidentally viii make good use of 7
this opportunity to advertise Della
ware sweet potatoes TO the people Of
the Eastern States S
The Greenwood boys will demon
strate the NEGOTIATIONS and cultlva-
ton Of soy beans, which has become
such popular crop in Dover, Del. :
The Clover Leaf Club will give a
millinery demonstration in which f,
they show the methods of making :
homemade hats.
The Sunnyside girls are proficient
n the art of jelly making and viii ,
how how Delaware fruit can be :,
Utilized in this manner. =
With the exception Of the Green :.
wood team, the members received :
III Of their training through the :
unior Extension Department Of the
University OF Delaware. In addition n
o their club work. the Greenwood y
'oys are members of the class in
Vocational Agriculture OF the Green
Food High School and received
training from their in
fructor in Agriculture George A. G,
Ely. y
In addition to looking after the =
interests Of the Delaware group. A. =.
,. Cobb, State Club Leader, is direc- -
Or OF judging for Camp Vail. and =
VII have charge Of all Of the Judging ~
ontests Miss Dorothy Emerson. IN
county Club Agent OF Sussex coun- o
y is assistant director OF the girls fe
amp, position held BY her for a
ieveral years h
The Delaware party left Saturday m
morning on the Colonial EXPRESS o.
dining the club members from U
Maryland, Virginia and West viz OF
'inia, in special car. arranged for Ell
" State Leader Cobb, and which BIZ
ook them by way OF New YORK re
lily and over the He'll Gate Route n,
irect to Springfield. They will re- h,
urn on Saturday.
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