Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-09-18
Pine Tree Youngsters
Off to Camp Vail
Out After Prizes

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Orono, Me, Sept. 1.-THE last of
Names delegates to Camp Vail, East
ern States Exposition, leave tomorrow
for Springfield. This delegation con-
sists Of five two member demonstra-
tion teams. members of Boys and
Girls Agricultural and Home Eco
nomics clubs.
The teams selected by competition
are: In clothing, a demonstration on
the removal Of stains by Bernice Dow
and Margaret Roberts of East Dover.
These girls are members of the Jolly
Work Club of which Miss Marion
Dow Is the local leader. This Is one
of the oldest clubs in the State and
these girls are experienced club mem
bers.
Beatrice Fox and Annie Mcdonald,
will demonstrate the canning of fruits
of a new club Of Kezar Falls, Happy
Workers of which Miss Olive Gilman
is the local leader. The Durham Fed
Grated club led by Mrs. Harriet Nit
chell and Mrs. Maud Hess is sending
a potato team which will demonstrate
the corrosive sublimate treatment of
seed potatoes. The demonstrators are
Stanley Dickinson and Norris Bowie
of Durham.
Paul Findlen and Emery Kent of
Green Ridge, will demonstrate stick
ing and picking of poultry. They are
members of the jolly Boys All club
and their local leader Is Mrs. Fred D.
Ashby. The fifth team is a special
bread team from Calais. The demon
strators are Dorothy Hall and Doris
Young. members of the Dirigo Bet
terettes, Miss Gertrude McKellar, To-
cal leader. These girls have been in
club work five years and are natural
ly proficient in their work. In addi-
ton to their regular club work this
year, they have organized a group Of
younger girls and are the joint lead
ers of successful junior club. The
expenses of their trip are met by the
Russell Miller Milling Company of
Minneapoli, Mimi, and their enter
tainment at Camp Vail Is furnished
by the Eastern States Exposition.
Names delegates to the All Train
ing School are Alvin Alton Newell Of
Pennington and Elouise Shibles of
Knox. These two left last Saturday
to start the two weeks course of
training. Elouise has had seven years
of club work and won many prizes
and honors in her work. She has
been president of her club and in 1928
was a member of pattern drafting
demonstration team representing the
State at Camp Vail. This is her last
year in high school and we feel sure
that she will make as desirable a rec
ord as in the previous three years.
She is now leader of the Four Square
club Of Unity where she goes to
school. Upon completion Of her high
school course she plans to attend COL
lege or normal school.
Alvin has five years Of club work
to his credit. Four times he has been
county champion and last year had
the honor of being toastmaster at
the State contest banquet For the
last two years he has been leader of
the Wilson Stream club, a group of
younger boys and girls in his own
community. He Is a sophomore at
the University of Maine, registered in
the College Of Agriculture and has the
enviable record of having been on the
deans list during his freshman year.
Miss Edith Beckett of Ellsworth,
home demonstration agent of Han
cock county. chaperones the girls
while at Camp Vail and Mr.. W.
Sherman Rowe of Portland, county
agent of Cumberland county will look
after the boys. Lester H. Shibles.
State Club Leader. is director of
Camp Welfare and Mrs. ARA S. Mix
ter, assistant State Club leader, is as-
sistant director of judging.