Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-16
BELFAST
Waldo County Boys and Girls
Contests Convention

The. big event IN the life OF the
Waldo County boys and girls clubs
has come and gone, the 9TH annual
convention held in Belfast closed to-
day and was great success, beauti-
full weather after a week of dismal
rain, making it all the more enjoy
able.
Some $50 or more youngsters
from the farming ccnters Of Waldo
county arriving bright and early Fri
day and owned the city while they
were guests of the Chamber of Com
merce, and entertained in the homes
of the citizens of Belfast
The afternoon session was held in
the Armory where the exhibits Of
vegetables, fresh farm products and
hand work OF the young housekccp-
ers were much admired. Demonstra-
tons in cooking. in culling poultry,
table setting, etc, were given and
interspersed with cheers and music.
1t was 4 rousing meeting and one
of the best things was the cordial
address of welcome by Mayor G. w.
WeScott, himself a former country
10y from the town of Knox which
was well represented in the prize
winners. E. c. Martin of Montv;lle.
the county cheer leader, made the
response in a fitting manner.
After this session athletic sports
were held on the ball grounds with
the following results:
Potato race for senior girls, won
by Caroline Lermond, Lincolnvi!le:
second, Laura Leadbetter, Lincoln
Vile; third, Ethel Pond. South Mont
Vile.
Potato race, junior boys. won by
Lucius Gould, Lincolnville; second.
Robert Leslie Liberty; third, Merritt
Tibbetts. Palermo.
Potato race, junior girls. won by
Marion Adams, South Montville.
second. Nenessa Davis, South Mont
vile: third, Iona Rose, Brooks.
Potato race. senior boys. won by
Howard Davis. South NIontville;
second, Erlon Payson, Waldo; third,
Stanley Paul. Waldo.
Tug of war. junior girls, won by
South Montville, Annie Davis, Myr-
tie Wing, Marion Adams, Vera
Howes.
Tug of war, junior boys, won ~
Knox, Millard Curtis. Lloyd Went
worth, William Reynolds, Mason
ShbIcs, Sidney Gordon.
Tug of war. senior hoys. won bv
Waldo. Alfred Ellis, Achley Paul.
Nelson Quincy, Chester Cross. E,rlon
Payson.
Tug Of war. senior girls, won by
Lincolnville, Laura Leadbctter.
Caroline Lormond, Rachel Gould.
Elzada Nickcrson.
All-up relay, junior boys. won by
South Montvillc, Herbert Robinson.
Lee Adams. Ira Davis, Leroy Howes.
Howard Peavey.
All-up relay. junior girls, won by
Waldo, Celia Marden, Adelaide Mar
den. Minnie Whitcomb, Verna Paul,
Dorothy Hirsch.
All-up relay. senior girls. Won by
South Montville. Annie Davis. Ethel
Paul Mary Adams, Myrtle Wing.
Helen Elwell.
Ah-up relay. senior boys. won ~
Waldo, Ashley Pond. Erlon Payson.
STANLEY Paul, Nelson Quincy.
AT six o'clock $50 hungry bows and
girls gathered in the Universalist
church for supper and it was a cell
e!ous one Grace was said BY Rev.
George C. Sauer. Special guests at
ms tlme were a number of business
ana professional men and speeches
were made by the following, with
WI Russell Howard as POSTMASTER:
Rev. W, F. Skerrye, Mayor Wescott
Principal Harry c. Foster. Supt. F.
T. Roderick, Rep. W. X. Keene. L.
l. Cummings, and songs we're led
ny the county song leader. E. L.
Davis Of Belfast State Leader
Lester H. Shibles. County Agent n.
; Donahue, Miss Estelle Mason.
county Home demonstration agent
and Mrs. ARA Sutton Mixter, assist
ant State Leader. also did muc,! TO
make the sessions the great success
they We're
After the banquet and the most
interesting speeches, replcte with