Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
WINTHROP
Eoys' and Girls Fair

The 18th annual Boys and Girls
Fair was held at the Grange hall,
West Winthrop, Saturday afternoon
and evening, September 18th, under
the auspices of Winthrop Grange. The
affair was most successful and was
well attended both afternoon and eve
ming. The various booths We're well
atronized and a good sum nettcd
from the sale of aprons, fancy arti-
cles, etc. These booths were in
charge of the following ladies': Apron
table, Miss Annie Thaanum and Mrs.
Emerson Perry: fish pond, rIrs. w.
y. Kimball, Mrs. Abbie Edwards and
Mrs. +. w. Alden; ice cream, Mrs.
Jessie Longfellow; pop corn, Miss
Marka Stevens: fancy articles, Mrs.
Harold McInnis and Miss NJ. Ellen
Alden; candy, Mrs. George Sedgeley.
Hot frankforts were also sold by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Frazee and
doushnuts and coffee were in charge
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Briggs. While
the exhibits by the boys and girls
were not as numerous as have been
some years, those that We're dis
played were fully up to the high
standard of former years. The dahl
liza exhibit was especially fine, some
really beautiful varieties being
shown. In the embroidery display,
class A (chld under 49,, Lolita Perry
won first prize and Louise Perry sec
ond. while Ralph Frost took third.
OBJ, child over 13. Rita Alden. first;
Marguerite Maxwell, second: class
4, knitting, Marguerite Maxwell, first,
on fine display of sweaters; class 6,
crocheting, Marguerite MAXWELL;
class Z. most tastefully arranged
bouquet of garden flowers. Rita AL
den. first; Maurice Towle, second: ;
Edith Perley, third class s. most
tastefully arranged bouquet of wild
flowers, Edith Perley, first: Thelma
Tinkham, second, and Rena Norcross.
third: class 10, list of wild Towering
plants, with mounted specimens, Gate
of Towering and where found, COL
lected in 1922, Maurice Towle.
Glass II. best display of canned
vegetables. Paul Holmes. a very
fine exhibit. Glass 13, best display
of canned pickles. Thelma Tinkham.
Glass IA, best display of canntd
fruit. Paul Holmes, LIST and Thelma
Tinkham. second. Glass II. best
frosted cake. Thelma Tinkham. LIST,
Frances Edwards. end, Gwendolyn
Brown. 3rd. Glass Is, best pumpkin
pie, Edith Perley. Glass 20, best
flower garden with display at the
hall, Virginia Martin. Glass 81, best
vegetable garden. with display at
hall. Phillip Pike. Gratuties were
won by Charles Pinkham who exhib-
tied beautifully made model Of an
ice boat. made by himself. A fine
display of canned goods. Gwendolyn
Brown. Two cages of bantams were
shown by Paul Holmes. attracting
much attention. One of the little
hens proved beyond doubt that they
could and did lay eggs and showed
no bashfulness in calling attention to
the fact. A special premium was
offered by Mrs. l.. H. Millspaugh. on
best display of ten varieties of dah-
las. and as was mentioned at the
beginning. some especially fine flow
ers were shown. Edith Perley won
LIST on these with Maurice Towle. md.
Paul Holmes Bird and Kathleen Tay-
lor 4th. Lena Higgins also offered a
prize for best free hand drawings
and Edith Perley. Virginia Martin
and Mildred Drawn were winners
showing some excellent work. Tie