Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-04
Waldo County Farm
Bureau Annual
Session in Belfast

Several hundred men and women
from the Waldo County farming dis
tricts and towns. gathered in Bel1ast
Today for the annual session OF the
Waldo County Farm Bureau. me
weather and the roads were perfect
and the attendance for this reason
was larger than usual. There was
the largest and finest exhibition of
apples ever shown in this county,
while the grains. potatoes and other
produce were also well represented.
One Of the largest apple exhibits was
by In Maple Lawn Farm. Lincoln
vile, OF which Arno w. Knight is the
owner. NJ. |. Stevens of Northport
also had a large exhibit of apples
and there were others whose exhibits
tional quality.
The women outshone the men in
their display of what the Home Ser
vice extension groups are doing and
the following towns had booths:
Belfast. Brooks, Searsmont, Thorn
dixie. Belmont, Northport, Waldo,
South Montville.: Monroe. SYapville,
Lincolnville. Morrill,, Unity. These
groups exhibited in handsomely dec
grated booths arranged about the
Belfast Opera House where the ses-
sion was held. the decorations all
being in green and white, but with
individual taste in the manner or
decorating. Among the novelties in
the women,s exhibits were reed work.
hand made articles for Christmas
suggestions, etc. and large display
of canned goods. cookery, jellies.
house dresses. millinery. fireless
cookers, dress forms. The exhibit
was larger than ever before. The
forenoon was given up TO eXamina-
ton of exhibits. and program fol-
lowed in the afternoon.
One of the most interestig exhibits
and one which shows the strides the
women's groups are making in Waldo
County under the direction of Miss
E,stelle Mason. Home demonstration
agent. was the millinery department.
Winter hats in velvets, silks and
satins with hand made flowers and
trilled in the latest modes were most
attractive and there was nothing OF
q home made" look about them.
The reed work display was also I'M
usual some of the large serving trays
with pressed grasses, flowers and
butterflies under glass were as hand
some as those which bring SIS and
SIS in the retail shops. The basket
ry was also astonishingly well done
and attracted no end of attention
and admiration. Another interesting
feature of the women's exhibits were
the one piece dresses of cotton, fan
mel. etc. with their accompanying
slips. The dress forms on which
these are made are also made by the
groups and are great help in home
dressmaking. Then there were the
fireless cookers, made at less than
half the expense of those sold and
do the work equally well 1t is said.
There was large attendance around
these interesting booths all day.
Q. w. Ripley, president of the farm
bureau for two years, called the ses-
sion to order at 100 with some 600
or more present. James II. Howes
made an address of welcome, in
which he advised the men and wo-
men to look well to their laurels or
the boys and girls canning clubs
would surpass them.
Reports Of the secretary and treas
urer were held. the latter stating that
there Is 1880 in the treasury at
present. The project leaders gave
very interesting and encouraging re-
ports, County Agent Norman s. Don
ahue reporting that during the pas:
year 6,376 men alone had received
advice either directly or through the
group demonstrations. lie also re-
ported that the mems department has
AL paid memberships with many
others 10 follow. Miss Estelle Ma
son county home demonstration
agent, reported a membership in the
women's group of 416, and outlined
the work for the following year.
Remarks were made by Rev. Frank
Hooper of South Montvjlle and xocal
solos were rendered by Bert Davis o:
Belfast.
The following officers were elected
Just before the session closed: Presi-
dent A. T. Nickeyson. >Swanville:
vice president. Charles Bellows,
Freedom; secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. c. W. Shorey, Waldo: project
leaders. poultry. G.. II. Spraaue, liz
berty; accounts, Marthon Doak. Bel
fast; crops, Horace Miller. Lincoln-
Vile; stock. Ralph Hayford. Belfast;
Orchards G. G. Clements. Monroe.
boys and girls clubs. Il. L. Aborn,
Belfast; clothing. Mrs. Del Paul,
Morrill,; foods. Mrs. Horace II. MIL
ler,. Lincolnville: health. Mrs.
Charles Simmons. r. ~. Belfast:
household management Mrs. Bert
Wentworth. Waldo.
Waldo county IL the oily one In
Maine to have health project with
nurse at the head OF il. II was
also the first county TO introduce Abe