Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-10-21
COUNTY CONTEST.
SMART BOYS AND GIRLS OF
COUNTY MEET IN ELLSWORTH.
Evidence of Splendid Work Being
Done BY Clubs-COunty Cham
piOnS and Prize Winners.

| boys ana girls CLUBS dt OQQ FellOWS
hall, last Saturday.
For the second consecutive year,
William Blaisdell of Franklin, has
won the canning championship in
the agricultural clubs of the county.
For boy to defeat the girls in a
girls project was unheard of until
| William succeeded in doing it last
year, and he has duplicated the feat
again this year. He is now the I'M
disputed canning champion of the
| county.
Newell Haynes, Ellsworth, was
awarded first place for Embarrassing.
Others taking firsts were; Alice j.
Hammond, Ashville, cooking and
| housekeeping; Lawrence Chatto,
Bluehill, GARDEN Henry Bartlett,
| Ellsworth, pig; Floyd Bradbury,
Franklin, poultry management, and
Pearla Chatto, South Penobscot,
sewing.
The opening session of the day was
at II O'Clock, with the roll call
when each club gave it's cheer. A
picnic dinner followed, served in the
! hall.
Charles Grassland of the extension
service, Orono, called the afternoon
session to order.
Mayor Hodgkins welcomed the
young folks to the city, and in his
address encouraged the boys and
girls to stick to the farm. He eX-
planned by saying that, with modern
conveniences and Improvements, the
farm has become stabilized and
businesslike, and that a boy or girl
has a better chance to make good
farming, under present conditions
than they would have by going to the
city. Parker Cushman responded to
Dr.. Hodgkins' cordial welcome, in
behalf of the club members.
Singing by quartet composed or
Harold and Marion Coombs and
Reginald and Ruth Clark, of Frank
lin. was one of the hits OF the pro-
gram. A demonstration Of proper
table-setting was made by AVIS
Maddocks and Jean Mitchell, or
North Ellsworth, and the poem, "A
Boy and His Stomach was reclted
hv Lucy G. Martin of East sullivan.
Readings of the best stories or
club members for their year WORN
followed. These members Included
Arthur Colwell and Evelyn staples
of South Penobscot and Francs PaSe
of Hancock. There was also a can
ming demonstration by the Jolly
Gamers club of Hancock, and Ellsha
Harrington of Lamolne gave recl-
tation. Miss Edith Beckett nome
demonstration agent, VINO attehoeu
Camp Vail this year, talked OF the
imnressions she received while there.
Miss Mildred Brown, assistant
State club leader, awarded the chart.
ers and seals
The following clubs received
charters for the completion Oh the
years work:
Ell Club, Hancock; Mt. View
Climb. North Bluehill; jolly Gamers
Club, Hancock; La Coudrant' ELS
worth: Live Wire, Franklin; 4-H
Club. West ELLSWORTH; Bayside COOKS
Bayside; Happy Housekeepers COOK
ing Club, Hancock; Everfast Sewln9
Club. West franklin; Never Give UP
Club, Lamoine; Bayside Club, Bay
side; Sunshine Club, Dedham; Take
A-Stitch, South Bluehill; Eastbrook
Booster Club, Eastbrook; Happy
Workers Club, Eastbrook; Happy
Hour Sewing Club, Lamoine; The
Doors Club, North Bucksport; Happy
Snappy Sewing Club, franklin; Peer
less Club, North Ellsworth.
First seals of achievement were
awarded to Kumjoynus club, South,
west Harbor; Live Wire Club, Frank
lin; and Peerless Club, North Els
worth.
A special picture was enjoyed by
the club members during the latter
part of the afternoon, through the
courtesy of Harold Robinson, mana
ger of the Dirigo theatre.
After the banquet in Odd Fellows
hall at o'clock, Leo Staples of South
PenobscOt, county club project
leader, announced the cash prize
winners. Four hundred dollars in
cash was given to club members for
excellent work. This fine sum was
made available through the kindness
of Ellsworth and Bar Harbor banks,
the Bar Harbor Banking & Trust
Co. and First National Bank, of Bar
Harbor, and the Union Trust Co. and
Liberty National Bank, of Ellsworth.
Through this generous gift the bank
ing institutions show appreciation OF
the value, ITO Maine, of the work OF
the boys and girls agricultural
clubs
CANNING.
Following is the prize list:
Seniors-William Blaisdell, Frank
lin, county champion. First honors,
Pearla F. Chatto, South Penobscot;
Vivian H. Gray, South PenObscot.
Second honors, Carolyn Bragg, Blue
hill.
Young Farmer-Sylvia Grindle,
| North Brooksville, first honor.
Juniors-First honors, Viola e.
| Wescott, North Brooksville. Second
honors, Kenneth Gray, South Penob-
scot; Jeanette Young, Hancock;
Gladys Eldridge, Hancock; Ruth
Gray, South Penobscot; Noyle Gray,
South Penobscot; Gladys Colwell,
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