New Britain herald., 1922-08-21
CANNING GIRLS ID '. GET EUROPEAN TRIP
Three Months Journey Across Water Offered Four Young Women

Chicago, Aug. 21 (By Associated
 Press).-A three months trip to
 Europe for four. country girls, with
 all expense paid, Is the prize that
 had just been announced for winning
 members of the canning clubs of the
 United States. These clubs are con-
 ducted by the agricultural colleges
 and the United States department of
 agriculture. The American commit
 tee of devastated France is providing
 the prize trip for which 55,ooo girls
 the country over are expected to
 compete this summer and fall.
 The plan, provides for the usual
 local, county and state elimination
 contests conducted by the state agri-
 cultural college extension depart
 nents. Following that there will be
 five interstate or sectional contests
 ly: Eastern States Exposition. Spring
 field, Mass. South Eastern States Ex-
 position at Atlanta, Georgia, Inter-
 state Fair and Exposition, Sioux
 City. Iowa; Colorado State Fair,
 Pueblo. Colorado and the Pacific International Livestock Exposition,
 Portland, Ore.
 The first and second highest SCOT
 ing teams at each sectional contest will compete for national honors dur ing the week of the International Livestock Exposition at Chicago, De- cember to 3, At this contest the honors and prize trips will be award ed on the basis of efficiency in dem onstrating canning, in judging canned products and by the home canning record.
 The unit will leave next June and will spend three months in Europe; eight weeks of the time will be France and in demonstrating canning in the devastated regions under the supervision of the American Commit tee for Devastated France and the i French Department of Agriculture.
 The purpose of the contest accord ing to c. L. Noble, secretary of the committee on boys and girls club works. is to encourage thrift in the conservation of all available products during the season of abundance; to emphasize through canning the i'm portance of a constant, well rounded diet that will make for farm and rural home efficiency; to stimulate greater interest in canning clubs and boys and girls club work and to determine prize winners worthy of trip to Europe and capable of demon strating canning to the French people. It is estimated that the competitors will can se75,0o0 worth of fruits and vegetables this year in preparation for the contest.
 A committee of state leaders and members of the state relation service of the United States department of agriculture have been collaborating T with the national committee on boys s and girls club work in preparing the I rules and regulations of the contest go that they will be satisfactory to every state in the union.
 The following state leaders are q acting as chairmen of each sectional |. contest in their respective districts: , Miss Lois P. Dowdle, assistant state agent, Georgia, southeastern section; Miss Maude Sheridan, state club lead er, Colorado, Rocky Mountain south west section; Miss Elsie Trabue, as- sistant state leader, Connecticut, northeastern section: Miss Helen Cowgirl, assistant state leader, Ore ron, Pacific northwest section.
 Three leaders who will train the winning teams will accompany the party, two coming from the state having the champion team and one rom the state having the near cham oion team.
 In order to be eligible, the contest lr,ts must be sixteen years of age or nore by January 1, 1923, IS well as o be members of bonafide canning .fub for 1922, organized and directed " a government extension agent 7orty or, more states of the Union vll be represented in this contest which is the largest ever conducted or the boys and girls club work in he United States in point of prize honey and in the number of com editors. The 56,0oo' canning club irls are a part of eoo,ooo farm boys nu girls in the clubs demonstrating he better farm and home practices nder the supervision of the agrlcul- ural colleges and the United states apartment of agriculture
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