The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
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Of CANNING CLUBS
Unique Method of Stimulating
Canning Of Fruits and
Vegetables Started.

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Associated Press)-A three
country girls, with all expense
paid. is the prize that has just
been announced for winning mem
bers of the canning clubs Of the
United States. These clubs are!
conducted by the agricultural COLI
leges and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The
American Committee of Deyastat-
ed France is providing the prize
trip for which $4,000. girls the
country over are expected to com
pete this summer and fall.
The plan, provides for the usual
local, county and state elimina ton
contests conducted by the state
agricultural college extension del
partments. Following that there,
will be five Interstate or sect onal
cont Aheld at convenient expo
sitfons namely: Eastern States
EXposi ton, Sprin gfiela, Nj ass.
South Eastern States Exposition at
Atlanta, Georgia. Interstate Fair
and Exposition, Sioux City, Iowa:
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Col
orado and the Pacific Internation-
al Livestock Exposition. Portland,
Ore.
The first and second highest
scoring teams at each secti onal
contest will compete for natl onal
honors during the week Of the
ternational Livestock Exposition
al Chicago, Deem Der 2 to .. At
this contest the honors and prize
trips will be awarded on the basis
OF efficiency in demonstrating
canning. in Judging canned pro-
ducts 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 spent in visiting places OF
interest in France and in demon
.strating canning In the devastated
regions under the supervision OF
( the American Committee for De
vastated France and the French
Department of Agriculture.
The purpose of the contest ac-
cording to G.. L. Mobile, secretary
of the committee on boys and girls
club work, is to encourage thrift
in the conservation of all available
products during the season Of
abundance; to emphasize through
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slant, well rounded diet that Will
make for farm and rural home
efficiency: to stimulate i greater
interest in canning clubs and boys
and girls club work and to deter
mine prize wipners worthy OF a
trip to Europe capable of
demonstrating canning to the
French people
1t is estimated that the com
petitors will can 200 worth
of fruits and vegetables this year
In preparation for the contest
A committee of state leaders
/, and members of til. States r cla-N
ton Service Of the United States
Department of Agriculture have
been collaborating with the Ma
tional Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work in preparing the
rules and regulations of the con-
test so that they will be satisfac-
tory to every state in the union
The following state leaders are
! acting as chairmen of each sec
tional contest in their respective
districts: Miss Lois p. Dowdle.
assistant state agent. Georgia,
southeastern section: Miss Maude
Sheridan, state club leader, Col
Grad o. Rocky Mountain southwest
sectio on; Miss Elsie Trabue, assis-
tant state leader, Connecticut,
northeastern section: Miss Helen
Cow gill, assistant state leader,
Oregon, Pacific n northwest section.
Three leaders who will train the
winning teams will accompany the
party, VITO coming from the state
having the champion team and
one from the state having the
, near champion team.
In order to be eligible. the con
testants must be 16 years of age
or more by January 1, 1928 as
we'll as to be members of bona
fde canning club for 1922. organ
lied and directed by government
extension agent Forty or more
states of the Union will berepre-
sented in this contest, which is the
largest ever conducted for the
boys and girls club work in the
United States in point OF prize
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