Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-24
WINTHROP
18th Annual Boys
and Girls Fair Most
Successful in Years


OF work by the young people and the
program they presented were all Of
high order.
The hall was very attractively dec
GRATED with crepe paper streamers and
autumn vines, and the numerous bou-
quets entered for the prizes were used
in decorating for the evening per-
formancc.
The apron booth was in charge of
Mrs. Higgins. Mrs. Bates and Mrs.
Buzzell and her stock was quickly
sold. Mrs. Schmitz had charge of the
cooked food; Mrs Sedgeley and Mrs.
Eugenia Titus of the candies, and Mrs.
Marble. Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Harri-
man Of the fancy work and quilt. Pop
corn was sold by Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Briggs and Miss Marka Stevens, and
Ice cream by Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Will
liams. Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Alden and
Mrs. Moore presided over the fish pond.
All the booths were literally patron
lied. the few remaining articles being
disposed of by auction in the evening.
The judges in the various classes
found their work extremely difficult,
for theexhibits were all Of high Or
der. Mrs. VIII Adams, Mrs. Frank
Hammond and Miss Ellen Alden were
judges in Glasses / to and made the
following awards:
Sewing by hand. girls 10 and under,
Evelyn Andrews LIST. Gwendolyn Brown
I'd. Irene Loon Sd.
Machine sewing Ida Roderick 1st,
Evelyn Larrabee I'd.
Hand sewing. girls over IS, Rcgena
Curtis list. Mary Nedzar I'd.
Darning. Eileen Clement.
Embroidery. girls 10 and under.
Adeline Auclair and Lolita Perry 1st.
I yvs,n, ,l.,1
and Evelyn Hills I'd, Imogcne Par
| fridge. Irene Libby and Christine Ward
Sd.
Embroidery. girl over 10. Regena
| Curtis 1st.
Crocheting. Mabel Lavallee LIST. Ruth
Perry I'd. Eileen Clement and Regena
Curtis I'd.
The judges for Glasses to IL we're
| Miss Winnifred Grant. Miss Alice
Hewett. Miss Mildred Thompson. Their
awards We're:
Most Hastily arranged bouquet of
garden flowers Morris Towle 1st
| Frances Edward Cd. Edith Perley. Mil
| ton Thomas and Christine Ward 3D.
Most Hastily arranged bouquet of
| wild flowers Ruth Perry LIST. Edith
| Perley I'd. Helen Pitman Sd.
| Best exhibit of mounted flowers,
| Helen Pitman LIST. Irene Mason I'd.
Best collection of insects. Paul
Holmes.
Mrs. NJ. F. Norcross. Mrs. Arthur Nc
Intire and Mrs. Fred Pitman judged
Glasses IL to 10. awarding:
Best display OF canned vegetables.
Hannah Lindholm, LIST; Frances Ed
wards. end
Best display of pickles, Frances
Edwards
Best display of canned fruits, Han
nah Lindholm, 1st: Frances Ed
wards end: Thelma Tinkham and
Edith Perley. Bird.
Best display of jellies, Frances Ed
wards.
Best plain cake. Gwendolvn Brown,
list: Edith Perley. End.
Best frosted cake Thelma Think
ham and Irene Libby. LIST, Ruth
Perry. Gwendolyn Brown. Irene Ma
son. end.
Best pumpkin pie. Thelma Tink-
ham. list; Edith Perley, End:
| Best apple pie. Thelma Tinkh: n.
Best flower garden with display at
hall. Irene Mason.
Best vegetable garden with dis
play. Boy under 1s. Hall Briggs 1st:
Adelise Drapeau End. Boy over Is.
Earl Harris list.
| The following gratuities were
awarded-Carl Norcross, Bantam
hens. eggs and beans: Morris Towle.
squash; Helen Pitman. collection of
ferns: Earl Holmes. potatoes: Ell
ward Moulton. miscellaneous: Law
renee Foster. Boat built with Erector
! set; Harrison Woodman. bird house
and the rack.
In the special prizes, Virginia Mar
tin won Mrs. Higgins special. Offered
for painting or drawing with very
handsome painting Of fruit; Norris
Towle won 1st. and Paul Holmes
End on Mrs. w. =. Briggs special
on Asters.
In the Agricultural Essay contest
there were 80 entries and the judges
Mrs. Isabel Holmes and Mrs Dora
Bshop found it no easy task to make
awards. The prizes were given to
Regena Curtis. 1st' Helen Pitman
End: Adelise Drapeau, 3rd.
During the afternoon sports were
! enjoyed directed by NJ. F. Norcross'
| Frank Taylor and Joseph G. JORDAN
| The prize winners were: ball throw
ing. Junir boys. John MEDIA. list:
Cfas. Thomas. 2nd: Morris Towle
3rd. Ball Throwing. older boys
Donald Arnold list; Harry Langdon.
End: Robert Mcnamara, 3rd. Ball
throwing; Jr.. Girls. Irene Mason 1st;
Kathlena Taylor End: Edna Bowler,
srd. Ball throwing. older girls. Mat
tie Chandler. list: Evelyn 1arraoee,
End: Dorothy Perry 3rd.
40 yard Dash--Jr. Boys. Douglas
| Roberts list; John Media End. Nor
ris Towle 3rd.. Sr. Boys Donald Ar
Hindhaugh Srd.
| Junior girls. Irene Mason 1st, Ed
ma Bowler End. Kathlena Taylor 3rd.
Senior girls. Helen Beatty 1st; An
rare Fountain End. Carolyn Beatty
3rd. Apple race-Junior boys. John
Media list. Morris Towle End. Paul
Homer 3rd. Senior boys, Gerald Ad-
kins LIST, Richard Laughlin End, Earl
Harris 3rd. Boys 3-legged race
Robert Mcnamara and Adelise ORA
peau list, Morris Towle and Adrian
| Hindhaugh End. Hall Briggs and Fer
dinand Deblois 3rd. Senior girls
apple race-Carolyn Beatty 1st Au-
rare Fountain End. Helen Beatty Bird.
Junior girls apple race--Irene Mason
1st, Edna Bowler End, Marguerite
ged race-Kathena Taylor and Irene
Mason LIST. Edna Bowler and Lucille
Perry 2nd,. Marguerite Stockford
and Louise Perry 3rd. Senior girls
3-legged race-Helen Beatty and Au-
rare Fountain 1st. Carolyn Beatty
and Matte Chandler End.
In the tug-of-war, Holmes against
Lane, with Rev. Sargent and Norman
Thomas anchors. Holmes and Thorn
as side was the winner The ladies'
nail driving contest was the feature
of the afternoon, the following re-
cords being made by the ladies who
i To- fr,f1 n,-Ix .NIn ,Hty
in less than 80 seconds: Winifred
| Grant 90 seconds Adelaide Marble 81