Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-28
HEAD TIDE GIRL TO
REPRESENT Maine
AT NATIONAL meet

Orono, Nov. 27--Miss Velma Jewett
of Head Tide, village near Damar-
iscotta, will represent the state, of
Maine at the Third National Boys
! and Girls Club Congress. held at Chi
cago in conjunction with the Inter-
national Livestock Exposition, Nov.
80 to Dec. 5. She leaves tomorrow
with other club members in New
England.
This girl will be the only club
member from Maine to attend this
national gathering of boys and girls
club members and leaders. Her trip
was made possible through the kind
ness Of Montgomery Ward & Co.,
who are furnishing the funds. She
will be accompanied by one club
member from each of the other New
England states under the care and
direction of Mrs. ARA $. Hixter of
Olono, assistant State Club leader In
Maine.
The Club Congress is the biggest
thing in club work in the United
portunity for advancement in the
work. 1t is a great privilege for a
member to be able to make such a
trip from Maine. The gathering will
take up subjects of greatest interest
to club work such as health ques-
tons, style shows. and Judging DEM
onstrations. It's educational value to
: the boys and girls cannot be overes-
timated.
Miss Jewett was born Sept. Is,
1906, the daughter of Percy Z. and II.
Iva Jewett. She is a bright young
miss and passed her eight grade In
the schools at the age of II, but her
parents thinking she was too young
to undertake the high school course,
she remained out for a year before
entering WfScasset Academy in 1919.
Her second year was in the Stevens
high school at Rumford. where she
was the guest of an aunt and COM
pleted her high school studies In
Newcastle, graduating in 1928 Dur
these final years she took part in
several plays put on by the Newcas-
tie school and was also captain of
the basketball team during her last
year.
DR.. A. o. Thomas, state superin-
tendent of schools, regarded her as
especially bright and so granted her
special teachers permit, enabling
her TO begin her work as q school
mistress before she reached the age
of II, her first school being in Edge
comb. After one year she returned to
be the teacher in her native VILLAGE,
Miss Jewett names her ambition as
teacher of home economies and
says that she'd like to 20 to the Uni
versity of Maine and get her training
but thinks that impossible and so
will try to be content with a fittin.,
course at the normal school.
lIn, at ~f
terested in Boys and Girls club
work as told by herself, is very in
teresting. She writes.
Il became interested III Boys and
Girls club work when / was attend
ing the public schools. Several of
the girls in my class, including my
self, signed cards in canning but as
the contest we expected to be held
IN Wiscasset was held in Rockland
1t was too far for us togo. I heard
nothing more Of club work, until. in
the fall of 1922, Miss Herrick started
a Ladies' Farm Bureau in town.
I'VE organized a club called the
A. L. N. A., meaning Alma Lassies'
Needle Activities.
Il was attending school ami was
not at home much of the time, but
took up the project of sewing. In
the fall of 1922 1 exhibited at the 10
cal contest, also at the contest of
the counties of Knox and Lincoln,
There l obtained first honors In sew
ing. I also exhibited at our county
fair, where, as a club. we obtained
prizes.
This last year, although was
teaching and away from home durr
ing the school week, took up the
project Of sewing again with cook.
In; and housekeeping and canning.
LAS my mother has q lame hand,
/ DO nearly all of the family darning
and patching besides making part of
and caring for my own clothes. J
have made dresses for my mother
also
Il commenced to cook by making
my birthday cake when I was FIVE
years old and by the time was ten
was able to do almost anything in
cooking. / have done a great deal OF
work ever since.
Il have done much canning this
year as have in the last few years.
/ exhibited at our local contest my
required articles In canning, cooking
and Housekeeping and sewing which
included a hand hooked rug. which I
made last winter when I had q va
catiCn from my school. obtained
first prizes in these projects.
At the county contest Of Knox
Lincoln Counties this fall exhibited
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