Evening journal., 1922-05-27
2 NEWARK GIRLS
Win SlOO PRIZE
Frankford High School Gets
Award in Home Eco
nomics Department
CONTESTS HELD AT
DOVER YESTERDAY
Special to The Evening Journal

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, May 27-The annual
contest in Home Making efficiency,
in charge OF Miss Jennie Bear,
state director OF home economics,
was held on Thursday in the Dover
Century Club. Representatives
from practically all OF the twenty
three high school centers in Home
Economies were here with exhibits
and to participate In the cooking
contests.
The upstairs Of the club rooms
was used for the display OF gar
ments which numbered about one
thousand, including dresses, under
garments, mems shirts, table linen,
millinery, etc. The lower floor was
used for the cooking contest, two
different meals being served, one
at the noon hour and the other at
6 o'clock last evening
The awards were as follows: For
the High School home economies de-
partment putting on a play showing
the best ideals OF home making
training. First prize s1oo offered by
Mrs. 7. c. DUPONT was won by the
Frankford High School, Sussex
county; second prize. $50 offered by
Mrs. A. I. dupont. awarded 10 Lord
Baltimore School Of Ocean View;
third prize Of SIS by Mrs. A. 1. du-
Pont, won by Middletown High
School.
Second Event-High school home
economies department putting up
best clothing exhibit. First prize OF
$50 offered by Women Club award
ed to Georgetown High School; sec
ond prize S25. offered by Mrs. A. /.
dupont, awarded 10 Greenwood High
School; third prize Of SIS offered
also by Mrs. A. I. dupont. won by
Milford High School. Frankford
High School received honorable
mention in this event.
Third Event-For group Of first
year girls who in the shortest length
of time from the materials provided,
prepare the best meal from the
standpoints Of palatability and at
tractiveness. Three prizes all offer
ed by Mrs. A. I. dupont, first OF 800,
awarded TO Smyrna High School;
second prize of SIS, awarded to Mid
dletown; third prize Of $40 awarded
to Milton High School.
Fourth Event-For individual Sec
ond year girl who in the shortest
length OF time from materials pro-
vided, prepared the most attractive
and apetizinz meal, five prizes all
given by Mrs. A. 1. DUPONT. First
prize Of 500, awarded 10 Marie Gray
Of Newark High School; second
second prize Of $50 10 Iva James OF
Laurel High School; third award re-
suited in tie between Greenwood and
a prize OF a Florence OH
stove being given Miss Reta Tatnam
Of Greenwood and s25 TO Miss Mar
tha Pepper. OF Georgetown, the lat
ter being considered the fourth prize
The fifth award was made TO Helen
Albers. OF Caesar Rodney.
Fifth Event-For individual sec
ond year girls who in the shortest |
length OF time made the best dress
from standpoints of execution and |
design. three prizes offered by Mrs. A. |
A. I. dupont. First prize of $780, won |
nv Katherine Barnard. Newark High |
school: second prize Of SIS. won by /
Beatrice O'Neal. Seaford; third
award OF $40 won by a member OF
Georgetown High School.
Sixth Event-For first year girls
whose clothing work for the whole
wear showed most Improvement
three prizes offered by Mrs. A. l. du-
Pont. First OF s. in gold won by
member Of Milford High School;
second prize Of $3.50 in gold won by
Mary Campbell, Newark; .hird prize
OF one dollar won by Katherine
Passwater Of Bridgeville.
In the efficiency awards with no
prizes. Dover High School won first
place; Newark, second; Delaware
City. third.
The menus served included cream
tomato soup with crackers; scallop-
ed chicken with egg sauce; new po-
tatoes with butter sauce; asparagus
salad: mullins with butter; straw
berry ice cream and coffee. The aV-
erage price of the meal per plate
was 40 cents