Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-12

lowing program was carried out:
Registration, and tickets were given
out for the fair The meeting was in
charge of Miss A. Irene Libby OF ST.
Adams, project leader.
There were the usual club songs
which were sung heartily and as al
ways enjoyed. Cheers We're led by
County Agent Dunn. Two stories
were given, one by Homer Hubbard
of Palmyra, who is a member of pig
club, and the other by Ethelyn
Crommett of Canaan, a member of
the cooking and household club.
State Club Leader Lester Shibles of
Orono was present and spoke, saying
among other things that he was
proud of the Somerset county clubs
and that during the past four years
which he has been at the head of the
club work, that the Somerset county
clubs have held the most consistent
record of any county in the State.
He spoke especially of the South
Arson club which lost it's leader and
requested to be permitted to go on
| with its work without a leader, which
he at last granted, and that they
have come across and finished per-
iod of splendid work by themselves.
Special mention was made of Miss
Virginia Smith of North Arson. who
has been selected to represent Maine
at the Eastern States Exposition at
Springfield, Mass, with all expenses
paid where she will pass two weeks
and will take the training for club
leaders.
Among the other speakers were
the agricultural editor of the Uni
yersity of Maine, A. l.. T. Cummings.
and Mr.. Shibles assistant Mrs. ARA
S Mixter.' Miss Marion q. Hare
spoke on the value of club exhibits.
The following are the county
champions: Cookink and Housekcep-
ing, Sadie Nelson, Canaan: Pig,
Mark Rand, North Arson; Gardens,
to, Bin McCollor, Scion; Canning,
Lucille Dinsmore, North Arson; Sew
ing, Amanda Ellis, North Arson;
Room Imrovement, Geneva Hume
well, Scion.
The following is the list OF prizes
awarded:
Cooking and Housekeeping (Sen-
ior)-Sadie Nelson, Canaan, 81;
Encie Tibbetts, Canaan, SO; Agnes
Wood, ST. Adams, 50; the following
won 81: Vera Jones, Skowhegan, X.
4, South Scion; Amanda Ellis. North
Arson: Blanche Jones, SkowhegaE,
r. 4; Marjorie Greene, North Arson;
Mildred Decker, Canaan; Madge lib
belts. North Arson; Lena jackson,
North Arson: Viola Gardner. Show
hogan. r. 4; Bessie Buker, Hartland;
Margaret Young, Hartland; II. Viz
ginia Smith, North Arson; Jennie
Hubbard, St. Adams; Mary E. Thei-
mer, East New Portland.
Junior Cooking and Housekeeping
Helen Ketchum, Madison. 81; Lois
Knowles. Scion, So; Screen Nottage,
Scion. 81: the following won 81:
Alfredo Saultes, Scion; Maxine Alb
hey, Scion; Rosie Sidell, Skowhegan,
r. 4; Esther Varney. st. Adams;
Dora Gardner. Skowhegan. r. 4;
Opal Randall, Palmyra: Doris Jewell
Canaan; Hermina Smith, Arson; Hill
da Buker. st. Adams; Margaret Buk-
err, St Adams: Ruth Goodridge, Cam
aan; Alice Tibbetts, Arson; Alice
Washburn, Scion: EnZer Narney, St
Adams: Hester Burrill, Canaan: Ev-
elyn knowles. Scion; Leba Jones,
Skowhegan, r. 4; Elizabeth Libby,
Hartland; Phillis Long, Palmyra;
Miriam Larrabee. Scion: Frances
North Arson: Beulah Perkins, Madi-
son, r. /; Ethelyn Crommett, Cam
aan: Alta Cover Canaan: Clara
Holt, Canaan; Nellie Greene. Madi-
son; Lena Michaud. Canaan; Bea-
trice Frost. Hartland; Maud Cleve-
land, North Anson; Addie Ames.
Canaan; Beatrice Body, st. Adams;
Mildred Edwards, East New Port
land; Alma Edwards, East New
Portland
Young Farmer Pig-Charlie Sta
pleford, North Arson, 81.
Senior Pig-Mark Rand. North
Arson. S4; Gertrude Davis, East New
Portland. So: Zillah Davis, East New
Portland, 81; Marshall Edwards,
New Portland, 81.
Junior Pig-Ralph Hilton, st. AL
bans, 81; W. J. Rand. Jr., North An
son, So; Homer Hubbard, Palmyra,
s.; the following. won 81: harold