Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-10-18
COUNTY CONTEST
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS MEET
IN ELLSWORTH
Fine Exhibit of Work in the Various
Club Projects-COmplete List of
Prizes Awarded

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Nearly two hundred members of
the Hancock county boys and girls
agricultural clubs, with their local
leaders, gathered in Ellsworth last
Thursday for their annual exhibition
and county contest. The meeting
was marked by it's enthusiasm, and
rivalled that of year ago when
Gov. Baxter addressed the boys and
girls.
The program was arranged by H.
E. Bickford, county agent, and
Miss A. Evelyn Howe, home demon
stration agent They were assisted
in the preparation and execution of
the program by Mrs. VENDETTA B.
Stanley of East Surry, county club
leader, Lester H. Shibles, State club
leader, Chares E. Grassland, extern
sion secretary, and Secretary Whit
comb of the Hancock County Farm
Bureau.
Early in the morning it began to
look like big day for these embryo
farmers and homemakers, who
came as guests of the city AS auto
load after auto load began to arrive
from the towns in the, county, the
streets began to show signs of
activity with the young people en-
joying a bit of sightseeing before
the opening of the morning program.
After a short get-tOgether at Han
cock hall, the visitors and Mr. Cross
land, who had charge of the sports
program, retired to the grammar
school field where athletics were en-
ioyed and an appetite acquired for
the splendid dinner donated by the
board of trade, which was served In
the Unitarian vestry. After dinner
the visitors again assembled at Han
cock hall, where complete pro-
gram filled the afternoon.
The hall was decorated approprl-
ately, and both sides had booths or
tables on which were displayed ex-
hibits of club work. 1t was line
showing. The exhibits were neatly
arranged and of real merit. There
were exhibits of needle work, cook
ing. canning, and products of the
garden. 1t was a remarkable show
ing of industry on the part OF the
boys and girls.
The doors were open to the general
public, who responded so generously
that extra settees had to be brought
in to accommodate them. Enthusl-
asm was at a high pitch, and the
program was frequently interrupted
for cheers and club yells. The Han
cock county boys and girls CLUBS are
composed of live wires.
The address of welcome was by
Charles H. Leland, president OF the
board of trade, and was responded to
nv Miss Barbara Stanley of East
Surry. Alfred Morang assisted in the
musical program with two violin
solos. after which there was singing
by the members A demonstration in
bed-making was given by Louise
Marshall and Myra Gilley OF the
Southwest Harbor club.
A profitable feature was given by
Albion Pinkham and James Bridges
of the Ellsworth club, who gave
demonstration of poultry culling.
This was we'll given as young Bridges
clearly presented his argument for
"culling" the flock.
Another interesting feature was
the style show in which Mrs. STANLEY
and nineteen assistants displayed
becomingly the ways girls should
dress. Those assisting Mrs. Stanley
were Sylvia Mcdonald and Helen
Thompson of Lamoine; Barbara
Stanley, East Surry; Virginia Collins
and Dorothy White, Trenton; Jo-
sephine Hartman, Bucksport; Jea-
>nette Allen, Virginia Choate, North
Sedgwick; Daisy DeMeyer, East
brook Marguerite Hamblen, South
west Harbor; Ruth circuit, North
Sedgwick; Effie and Elsie Priest,
Ellsworth; Elizabeth Thurston,
Southwest Harbor; Bertha Gray,
Bluehill; Victoria Estabrooke, East
Sullivan; Frances Page, Hancock.
T. j. Abernethy, principal of the
high school, made a brief address,
and was followed by Mr.. Shibles,
who presented charters to the Han
cock, Franklin and Bluehill clubs,
also seal of achievement to the
East Sullivan club.
The cheers and club songs were
joined in enthusiastically as Mr..
Grassland led them through all sorts
of club yells with the pep" that
stamped him as true community
leader. Each club held the floor for
a short space as their club yells chal-
lenged their neighbors issuing call
to better service. In the club sing
ing, Miss Charlotte Whitcomb as
sisted at the piano.
After the program, short run of
moving pictures was given at the
Dirigo theatre. The banquet in the
evening was thoroughly enjoyed, as
the toasts were given and speeches
heard from local men. A. l.. T. Cum
mings, agricultural editor of the
University of Maine extension SER
vice, who entertained the boys and
girls with stories in French dialect
during the afternoon program, was
POSTMASTER. Toasts were given as
follows: ITO the county club lead
err by "Live Wire" club member
of Franklin; ITO the local leaders,"
Lois Hale of Castine; ''To the State
leaders, Josephine Hartman, Bucks
port. Addresses were given by H. E.
Henry, Superintendent of the schools