The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-08-29
County Club Work
Judged at WdbassO
TWO DAY PROGRAM HELD TO
PICK WINNERS FOR FREE
TRIPS TO STATE FAIR.

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testing to go to the state fair from
Redwood County in different club
work projects was held in Wabasso
Friday and Saturday, August oath
and 10Th. Club members and their
parents from all over the county were
present for the two day program that
was held.
On Friday afternoon at 1880 the
county canning teams contested for
first place. The Judge in this work
was Mrs. Matte Crowley of Butter
field, MINI. She has been in charge
of the canning work at the State
Fair for the last two years. Three
teams were entered in this contest.
Irene Mckay, captain, Mabel Wilcox
and Mamie Gardner made up the Red
wood Falls team; Mildred Hultquist,
captain; Alice Orfeld, and Adena
Nelson and Irene Orield, captain;
Elvera Hultquist and Evelyn Munson
were the members of the two teams
from Belview. The last named team
won the demonstration and will get
free trip to the fair. Each team
gave demonstration in the cold pack
method of canning fruit and vege-
tables explaining each step and answ-
ering the questions of the Judge and
the people witnessing the work. Mrs.
c. A. Lauterbach is the local leader
that had charge of the training of
the Redwood Falls team and Evelyn
Abraham was the leader for the Bel
view teams.
Gretchen Duncan of Milroy gave a
practice demonstration on individual
bread work and received a score of
80 for her loaf. She has received as
high as 81 in other demonstrations.
She will go to the state fair to COM
pete in class B of the bread makers
and Clara Gullickson of Lamberton
is the winner in class A. Amy Keller
of Lamberton in the cake baking con-
test and Emily Clausen and Elvira
Fuller of Lamberton on the garment
making team will also receive free
trips to the fair to compete in their
work with teams from other counties.
The last mentioned teams were unable
to be in Wabasso for the demonstra-
tions but had been picked as the win
ners prior to this time.
Friday evening a banquet was serv-
ed to the club members and their par
ents by the Wabasso Commercial Club.
Lynn Sheldon, county agent was toast
master. DIR. Lynn, secretary Of the
commercial club gave an address Of
welcome. The response was given by
Miss Fern Kennedy, county super
intendent. In her talk Miss Kennedy
asked the captains of the teams that
had appeared in the afternoon to
speak. The girls responded by tell
ing Of the value they had received
from their club work. A. j. Weldon
who is manager of the Wabasso Ship
ping Association talked to the club
members who were showing calves
and pigs on livestock C. M. Bendick-
son, Representative-at-large from
Redwood and Brown Counties gave
short talk on the valuable training re-
ceived from club work and contests
and also touched on some present day
problems and their relation to the
boys and girls. A. j. Dahlberg, agri-
cultural teacher from Redwood Falls
and Charles Styles of Morgan spoke
to the club members about their
work. A free moving picture was
following the banquet.
AZ Ten u CiOCk OdCuTUdy MORNING
the livestock was judged by H. R.
Searles, dairy specialist from the
University farm. A class of six
Holstein calves was judged first.
Kenneth Campbell took the blue rib
bon in this class with score of 80.
Ellen Schow scored 49,, and Bob Mol
ting was third with score of 81.
The other three entered in this class
were Archie and Laird Dennistoun
and Dorothy Slaymaker. Two Gu
ernsey calves owned by Leslie Lawr-
ence and Victor Zimmerman made up
the next class. Lawrence was first
with score of "a and Zimmerman
scored 70. The calves were then
brought out in order to pick the
Grand Champion, those scoring first
and second in this class to receive a
trip to the state fair. Merle Camp
bell took the Grand Champion ribbon,
Ellen Schow was second and Kenneth
Campbell third. The club worker
having the grand champion in each
county is also given trip to the In
ternational Dairy Show at Chicago.
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