Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-28
THOMASTON GIRL
WINS POSTER CONTEST
|. Maine RED CROSS

Cross Of the New England states,
Miss Edith M. Peckham, Friday
| judged a series OF 40 posters which
were displayed in the hall of the
|. State House OF Augusta. These were
| posters that symbolized the State OF
Maine and the Red ross spirit of SER
vice and were made by grammar
! and high school pupils in the schools
, of the State. The contest conducted
by the American Red Cross was for
! a good Estate Of Maine Red Cross
! Poster"
The winning poster is that of Miss
| A. Collamore, age Is. a Sophomore OF
| the Thomaston High school at
| Thomaston, and shows a national and
| State flag, crossed, with large Red
| Cross symbol in the background, with
| the words below: Help the Amer
| lean Red Cross in Maine" The sec
/ ond best poster was that Of Robert ID.
Goring, age IA. of the Frye Grammar
| State seal on a large Red Cross all
! against q background of large pine
! tree. The posters which received
| honorable mention were those of Miss
| Muriel f. Holmes. age Is. Sophomore
! Of the Deering High school at Port
land; Glen Drawn, age Is. Senior OF
| the Milo High school at Milo and
Miss Mary Soulc of Grade 8, of the
| Smith school at Augusta.
Governor Baxter was keenly In
| terested in the work Of the children
who sent in posters and glad that 40
Of them competed. He said how
ever. that he hoped. the contest would
| be repeated next year and that there
would be 149 for he thinks this fine
| enterprise. He was SO impressed
with the thought shown in the work
of the children that he is writing in
| dividual letters to each one of them
| and considers i. a personal pleasure
and privilege to commend each for
| the effort he made.
DR.. Thomas felt justly proud of the
showing made by the school children
of the State for the posters all showed
| thought and care and careful work.
! He expressed the wish that more Of
the towns had tried in the contest but
was kecnl.' interested to see what
| towns and what schools in those
| towns had entered, believing that
| there will be much wider interest
since the results in this one were SO
| good.
| Not only will the winning poster,
the second choice and those of honor
! able mention be shown at the SWEET
| Museum in Portland, but it is hoped
| to have those which received special
mention and general mention shown
| too. After being exhibited during
| the week OF April 30th in Portland
they will be sent to the New Eng
| land Division of the American Red
| Cross in Boston to be shown to all
OF the Division Staff. and will be
held there for exhibition at the New
| England Conference Of the Red Cross
| to be held at the Somerset Hotel on
May 25th. Goth and eth.
The contest was open to all school
| children in Maine of grammar or
! high school grades and was started
last November, in public, parochial
and private schools. under the aus
pices Of the American Red Cross.
represented in this state by Miss
Sally +. Moses. Posters were re-
resenting eight different American
Red Cross chapters. The Augusta
Chapter has cooperated through its
secretary. Miss Jean Todd, who has
received and acknowledged them all,
finally delivering them at the State
House.
Only three Of the committee of six
judges We're able to be present. Hon
orable Percival p. Baxter, Governor /,
Of Maine, Augustus o. Thomas,
State commissioner of education for |
Maine. and Mrs. George S. Derby. !
director OF Junior Red Cross for the |
New England states. was represented |
by Miss Edith NJ. Peckham. the as
sistant director Of Junior Red Cross |
for the New England states. !
Seven other posters received spe-
cial mentiOn-those Of: o
Shirley c. Robinson of Thomaston !
High school.
Lillian Miller Of Rockport High !
school.
Victor r. Linnell. Junior of the
Deering High school at Portland.
Jeanette Waldo. Senior of the |
Thomaston High school.
Vernona NJ. Comstocls, Sophomore |
Of the Thomaston High school.
Grace Clayton. Sophomore Of the !
Sanford High school.
Another group Of eight did such
good work that the judging commit |
tee felt that they should receive gen.
eral mention for the work and the
ideas depicted. These were:
Zilla Morrow, Sophomore of the
Jordan High school, Lewiston.
William w. Gonyer, of the South
Brewer Grammar school.
Beatrice Stockbridge, Junior of the
Rockland High school.
Flora c. Kelley, Junior of the
Rockland High school.
Grace NJ. Holbrook, Junior of the
Deering High school. Portland.
Margaret A. Tibbetts. Junior of the |
Deering High school, Portland.
Emma Pierce, Of the Harrington !
school. Augusta. !
Ruth T. Lermond, Sophomore of
the Thomaston High school.
The remaining posters were sent ,,
in by the following pupils:
Marion Stewart. katherine Nc |
Kenney. Lyman Harris. Louise |
Washburn. Elinor Priest, Royal !
Bolduc. Clarence Brown. Gracia De. |
ruisseaux. Smith School, Augusta. |
Blanche Chase, Harold MacFar- |
lane. Lawrence Drawn. Williams |!
School. Augusta.
Frances Baker. Lincoln School.
Augusta.
Margaret II. Pierce, Harrington /,
School. Augusta.
Flora X. Pierce. Cony High
School. Augusta.
Gynne Dresser. Morse High
School. Camden.
katherine NJ. Calder. Camden
High School, Camden
Edna M. Hodson, Knowlton st.
School. Camden.
Sylvia I4aRgman. Adelaide w.
HOLT. Florence c. Hutchins, Camden
High School. Camden.
Anna Richardson, Rockland High
School. Rockland.
Doris r. Quinn, Knowlton St.
School, Camden. FL.
Rita Packard. Rockport High