Smyrna times., 1923-10-03
DELAWARE BOYS AND GIRLS
WIN HONORS AT SPRINGFIELD
MILTON CANNING CLUB WINS
81 POINTS-HIGHEST MADE
Nellie Austin and Dorothy Wood of
Townsend Team Win Sixth Place
Delaware Leaders Are Proud

Delaware Leaders Are Proud
The twelve boys and girls who rep
resented Delaware last week at the
annual gathering of Boys and Girls
Club members at Camp Vail, at the
Eastern States Exposition at Spring
field, Mass, have returned to their
homes after setting up record, which
has probably not been equalled since
Camp Vail was started. Competing
against $50 club members, the pick of
ten eastern states, the Delaware group
won honors in the judging of farm
and home making products which in
dicates their individual ability and the
high type of training which they are
receiving from the Junior Extension
Department of the University of Del
aware. With six teams of two MEM
bers each, Delaware won first and
sixth place in clothing judging; first
in canning judging; first in poultry
Judging; second in potato judging;
third in dairy judging. The average
scores of the six Delaware judging
team was 1872 points higher than the
average scores of Al other teams COM
peting.
The Milton Canning team, consist
ing of Ruth Lynch and Katherine
Dickerson, with a score of 81 points
was the highest scoring team in all
lines of competibion,and in the canning.
division was Ia points above their
nearest competitor and SO points
above the average score of all other
canning teams.
The clothing judging contest was
hotly contested by teams representing
each of the ten states. Kathaleen
Wright and Elizabeth COnOway, OF
Bridgeville, won first place with a
score of "a, competing with girls who
were several years older. The Town
send team composed of Nellie Austin
and Dorothy Wood, the "baby team"
of the camp with only 2 years of club
experience, placed sixth.
The leaders of the Delaware group
were greatly elated over the achieve
ment of William Marvel and Ralph
Satterfeld in winning first place in
poultry judging over team from Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut. These
two states employ Club Poultry Spec
iahsts who train their teams, which
have been winners in National con-
tests at Madison Square Garden.
Likewise the winning of second
place in potato judging by William
Dawes, and Samuel Wallace, of Do
yer, competiting with teams from the
potato growing sections of Maine and
Vermont, was an unexpected honor.
The dairy team consisting of Rob
ert Jaquette and Robert Connell, of
Newark, had to be content with third
place in stiff competition with highly
trained teams from Maryland and
Connecticut.
In the individual contests the Della.
ware boys and girls made a brilEan
record. Honor ribbons are awarde,
all Judging contestants making scores
Of 80 points or over. Only nine mem
bers Of the camp received these rib
bons and four of them went to Della
ware, being won by Katherine Dick
erson, 50; Ruth Lynch, 90; ElizabetI
Conoway, 90; Kathaleen Wright. 81.
All of the Delaware teams receive
gold medals for meritorious work i
team demonstrations. The dvein
team consisting of Kathaleen Wrigf
and Elizabeth Conoway,o Bridgevill
attracted more attention and applaus
than any other team demonstration.
Delaware club work was also rel
resented by Stanley Short, who, a
e though not a member of Camp Vai
Al exhibited his famous herd of Polar
China hogs in the open classes, Wi
ming S255.O0 in cash prizes, includir
championships, six first, five sc
II onds and six thirds. Stanley has W.
Sc over S1,1O0.00 in premiums in the la
four weeks.
The Delaware group made the TT
to and from Springfield in compal
with the club group from Marylar
The Pennsylvania railroad furnished
al special observation car for the par
ia and showed them every possible cot
On tesy. The party was chaperoned by
IL d. Cobb, State Club Leader, Ke
"A County Agent Russell E. Wilson a
Sussex County Club Agent Anne
Moore.
; While in camp, the club memb,
were housed in comfortable fra
dOrmitOlies. There was a camD hos
St. tai with expert nurses in charge, 9
every precaution was taken to m;
young folks comfortable. The East
State Exposition is probably the m
. educational agricultural and ho
- making exhibit in America. While
camp the club members had opport
ity to see exhibits of live stock, Gre
and food and clothing products t
represent the best in the country