Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Arrangements Made
Clubs State Contest
OF County Champions

Orono, Dec. 23-Final arrangements
for the reception and entertainment
of the III county champions and To-
cal club leaders coming to the State
Contest have been made by the Boys
and Girls club department OF the
Extension Service here.
Following the registration at Bal
entine Hall, Dec. II, a tour will be
conducted around the University
grounds and buildings when the visi-
tors will be shown all points of in
terest. The opening session Of the
contest will be held in Alumni hall
at 7.30 o'clock that evening. DR..
Leon S. Merrill will open the gath
ering formally with the address OF
welcome.
Miss Evelyn Hodgdon, leader Of the
Victory Club of Gorham and county
project leader in Cumberland county,
will respond. Club songs and cheers
will be directed by Charles L. Cross
/ land, executive secretary. Games Will
be played and motion pictures shown.
Friday judging contests will be
started at A. NJ. In these exhibits
of potatoes, canned goods and sewing
will be displayed for the boys and
girls to choose the best samples. At
10 o'clock there will be another gen.
eral meeting devoted to health talks,
demonstrations and speeches.
Following lunch the visitors will
divide into three groups and attend
subject matter discussions. The first
group will meet in Winslow hall and
discuss clothing with Miss Edna n.
Cobb, Clothing specialist of the EX-
tension service. The second group
will meet with Miss Eleanor Jackson,
foods specialist, in the Naples and
will consider foods While the third
group will discuss crops and live
stock under the direction of 4. h.
Gardner, crops specialist
The main session of the contest
will be held at Z. NJ. Among the
speakers who have already accepted
invitations to be present are X. j.
Libby, agent of Rural Educa ton of
Augusta. and \. ] L. Cummings,
formerly agricultural editor Of the
Extension Service and now secretary
of the State Chamber of Commerce.
Arrangements are being made for
some of The local leaders and county
champions to speak at this time also.
-. $50 O'Clock the annual banquet
will start in Balentine hall. Leo
Staples, II years old and a club
member from South Penobscot, will
at DIS SllIldSlcT Willie dIl GISIII VI
the speakers selected will be mem
bers Of various clubs throughout the
state. There the county champions
will tell how they became champions.
The final meeting OF the contest
will be held in Alumni hall at 100
o'clock following the banquet. At this
time the State champions in all pro-
jects such as canning, sewing, poul-
try raising and gardening will be
announced and the various prizes
awarded or announced The money
for these prizes has been given by
the Maine Central Railroad and the
Maine Farmer.
Transportation will lie furnished
tho boys and girls early the next
morning, Saturday, +" take them TO
Orono where they will catch the Gle
train home. All meals and lodging
are supplied tho visitor free. Every
enc will eat at Ealentine hall and
the girls viii stay there while the
boys VIII be given rooms in oak hail.
All bedding and linen is furnished
except towels.
The contest this wear promises TO
| lc the biggest ever held 10y the TX
tension Service. II is Tie closing
event of tho ears wort 9rd the goal
I" which al strive The bows and
girls. who are rural residents, do
their canning, sowing. cooking, gar
Gening or livestock raising during the
year. ThCr send exhibits to local
contests and fair where often they
win prizes. At the county contest
held in each county of the state they
also have exhibits. Here county
champion in each project is select cd
if the work is good enough to COM
pete for the title Of State Champions
The meeting is open only to county
champions and all local club leaders