Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-17
EUROPEAN TRIP :.
FOR WINNERS
-Four Country Girls Of Unit.
ed States to Spend Three
Months Abroad.

Chicago, 1n.-(By the Associated
Press.)-A three months trip to
Europe for four country girls, with
all expense paid. is the prize that has
just been announced for winning
members Of the canning clubs OF the
Quoted ~ the agricultural colleges
and the Tinted States department Of
agriculture. The American commit
tee of devastated Erance is providing
the prize trip for which $4,000 girls
country " are expected to COM
pete 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
ments. Following that there wifi be
five interstate or sectional contests
held at convenient expositions name
": Eastern States exposition. Spring
field, Mass; Southeastern States ex-
position at Atlanta, Georgia; Inter
state fair and exposition. Sioux City
Colorado, and the Paciic 1nterna.
tfonal, Live Stock exposition, Port
land, Ore.
The first and second highest scor-
Ing teams at each sectional contest
will compete for national horrors dur
Ing the week Of the International
Live Stock exposition at Chicago,
December 2 to 9. At this contest the
honors and prize trips will be award
ed on the basis of efficiency in DEM
o%nstrating Canning. in judging canned
products and by the home canning
record.
To Leave in June. :
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 demonstrating canning in the
Devastated regions under the super
vision Of the American, committee for
devastated France and the French
department of Agriculture.
The purpose Of, the contest, ac-
cording to G. L.. Noble, secretary Of
the committee or boys and girls
! u works is. to encourage thrift in
the conservation Of all available pro-
ducts during the season 81 abund-
ance; to emphasize through canning
the importance OF a., constant, web
rounded diet that will make for farm
and rural home efnciency: to stimu-
late a greater interest In canning
clubs and boys and girls club work
and to determine prize winners
worthy Of a trip to Europe and
capable oftdemonstrating canning to
the French people. z
E ~ - rLlA0S - LIE -COIllpoI1L-
ors will can $675,000 worth Of fruits
and vegetables this year in prepara-
ton for the contest.
A committee Of state leaders and
members of the states relation serv-
Ice OF the United States department
OF agriculture have been collabofat-
ing with the national COMMITTEES On
ing the rulesi and regulations Of the
contest 80 t4at they Will be salts
factory to every state IN the union.
The Following state leaders, are
acting as chairmen Of each sectional
contest in, their r4spectivaL districts:
Miss Lois p. Dowdle. assistant state
gent org northeastern section:
leader, Colorado, Rocky mountain
Aouthwest section: Miss Elsie Trabue,
assistant state leader, Connecticut.
northeastern section: Miss Helen
tCoysM, assistant state leader, ore.
gof, Pacific northwest section.
10 Accompany rsfsy.
Three leaders who will train the
winning teams will accompany Tho
party. Two coming from the 4tAte l1Av-
Ing Champion team and one from
the state having the mar champion
team. m
IN order to be eligible. the contest4
Ants must be- sixtesns years Of " a
more ~ January 1. 18Th, 10 wSli As
~ bs. meslhsrs ola bona fide cAnnahs
Elub fer 1917 OreAMlked ana directed
aAse0Neff1fJsent 6xt6net0t 46xnf.
kofty - srtd1e gtates of the union NIL
Pc gg~Ap4eeented In this contest, which
Y. q sfeeet ever conducted for the
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ktnd 81 IN, AusabSf III ssmbstifasS.
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