Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-10
COUNTY CONTEST.
Boys and Girls Clubs Will Meet in
Ellsworth FRIDAY,

The boys and girls agricultural
clubs will meet at Hancock hall, Els
worth next Friday, for their annual
county contest, which is the big agri-
cultural club event of each year and
is looked forward to with enthusiasm
and interest by club members, local
leaders, parents and grown-ups all
over the county.
This is a project which is officially
the work of the extension organiza-
ton, the Hancock County Farm Blu
reau, and owes its success to the vol
unteer leaders in the communities.
The leaders this year are Bayside,
Mrs. Julia Young; Ellsworth, Pearl
Johnson; Bluehill. Miss Eta Hor-
ton; East Bluehill, Mrs. Carrie Con-
airy; North Bucksport Miss Ruth
Goss; South Bluehill, Mrs. Grace Syl-
vester; Dedham, Maurice Miller;
Deer Isle, Kenneth HASKELL East
brook, Mrs. Beulah DeMeyer; Frank
lin, Mrs. Ella Blaisdell; West Frank
lin, Miss Edith Butler; West Frank
lin, Mrs. Katie Butler; Franklin,
Harry D. Clark; Hancock, Mrs. Mel
lie Foss and Howard Young; La
moine, Mrs. Elvira Young; Bucks
port, Miss Leona Smith; North Pc
nobscot, Ward Hatch; South Penob-
scot, Leo Staples; North Sedgwck
Mrs. Lucy Choate; Southwest Har-
Dor, Mrs. Laura Jordan; East Sulli-
van, Mrs. Rebecca Doyle; East Sur
ry, E. c. Lord: Trenton, Mrs. Eva
Hopkins.
Approximately $1,000 was award
ed to boys and girls of this county
last year to encourage them in their
work. The Union Trust Co, Liberty
national bank and Hancock County
savings bank. of Ellsworth; the Bar
Harbor Banking and Trust Co. and
the First National bank, of
Bar Harbor, and the Bucksport
branch of the Merrill Trust Co.. each
gave 500 in the form of deposits as
awards at the county contest. The
towns of Franklin, Hancock, La
moine, and several others, annually
vote from $50 to $50 as awards at
their local contests. The Hancock
County Agricultural society gave
S175 for exhibits at its fair, and the
Eden Agricultural association gave
$25 at its fair This all tends to
leaders in club work of the State
The Ellsworth board of trade an
nually gives the boys and girls the
time of their lives while they are in
the city
The program will start off at 10
O'Clock with registration and distri-
button of ribbons to each club mem
Der and leader; then sports, super
vised by John Whitney and George
Christie of Ellsworth Falls. A
short local leaders meeting to make
plans for club work during 1924 will
be followed by a picnic dinner
brought by club members.
] John Whitney will be in charge of
the assembled meeting in Hancock
hall, also serving as cheer leader
during the afternoon. The program
/ viii be made up of club songs and
/ cheers; address of welcome by the
/ president of the board of trade, c.
/ H. Leland; response, Leo Staples of
| South PenObscot; talks by Mrs. Wen
della Stanley, Supt. Turner and Miss
Marion Crosby canning demonstra-
! ton by Frances Page and Virginia
| Stewart of Hancock; a club play. by
! Iue lduhllH Live w Tres; boy
Scout exhibition and motion pictures
/ at Odd Fellows hall.
/ Supper will be served at o'clock
in the Unitarian yestry. After sup
per, the Ellsworth high school prin-
! cipal, T. j. Abernethy, will be in
charge, and lively meeting is
promised, with toasts, responses
1 speaking, and finally the announce
/ ment Of awards. Everyone interest
/ ed in Hancock boys and girls is in
| vited to come.