Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-04
State Contest Boys
And Girls Clubs Most
Successful Event


/ Orono, January 1.-The naming OF
Ill State Champions, the awarding OF
about 5000 in prizes, the winning, by
Franklin County. Of large silver cup
for excellency in Club Work and .
general good time for the last two
days featured the Twelfth Annual
State Contest Of Boys and Girls Ag-
ricultural and Home Economics
Clubs held here atthe College of Agri-
culture.
More than 1875 boys and girls along
with their local leaders were in at
tendance. These club members were
the best in the state having been de-
clared County Champions in various
projects in their own county. They
sent their exhibits Of sewing, can
ming, cooking, room improvement ana
garden products to Orono along with
the records of their past years work.
These were judged and the IL State
Champions were declared as follows:
William Blaisdell of Franklin for the
second consecutive year carried away
State honors In canning, girls pro-
ject. Margaret Urquhart of Scarboro
won the State Championship in cook
ing and housekeeping. Norman v.
Hamlin Of Turner, Chick Raising;
Mildred Luce of Pennington, dairy;
Stanley Harmon of Scarboro, garden:
Paul Butterfield of Pennington, sweet
corn: Elmer Hutchinson of West
Buxton, pig; Floyd Bradbury OF
Franklin, poultry management; Al
| fred Dolloff of Sebago Lake, potatoes;
Catherine Foster Of East Augusta.
room improvement and Edna c. Hurd
of Dover-FoXcroft, sewing.
ees4 Ey.id oT mn IN
Judging contests were held. The fol-
| lowing boys and girls being the win
ners: sewing-first, Esther Witham
of Norridgewock; second. Vera Jones
of Skowhegan; third, Evelyn McIntire
of York Village. Bread-first, Kath-
eryn B. Hutchinson of West Buxton;
second, Eula Rasmussen of Caribou:
| third, Alice Hammond of Ashville.
| Canning-first, Dorothy Avery. Ban
gor, r. 2; second, Mary Brown Of
Brooks; third, Mary Peterson of
South Portland. Potato judging
| first, Alfred Dolloff of Standish; Sec
ond, Paul w. Butterfield of East Will
ton, third, T. Emery Kent of Fort
Fairfield. Sweet Corn-@first. Clifton
| n. Walker of Alma. Poultry-f1rst,
Burton Newton of Pennington Falls;
second, Colman Randall of So. Mont
! Hampden. The judging contests were
followed by bread making demon
stration given by Doris Young and
Dorothy Hall. both of Calais, the two
girls who represented Maine at the
| Eastern States Exposition in Spring
field this last fall. President Harold
| S. Boardman of the University of
Maine extended New Years greetings
to the club members and leaders in
an informal talk.
A. L. Deering, Secretary Of the
State Federation of Farm Bureaus
presented the State cup to Franklin
county for having excelled all the
other counties in the State in excel
lence in club work during the last
year. M. d. Jones, Farm Manage
ors ON a tour inspecting the new
buildings on the campus.
| Directly following luncheon, a meet
ing of the local leaders was held at
which State Association was form
ed. At o'clock the club members
and leaders attended general session
where Grace Orne of West Buxton
gave a reading. The feature of the
Afternoon was an address by Miss Ger
trude L. Warren. Extension Agent of
| Club Organizat ions. Washington. D.
| G. Miss Warren told how the move
ment had grown to practically all
! foreign countries and congratulated
/ the Maine club members on doing ex-
ceptionally fine work under their
State Leader. Lester H. Shibles
At 1880 the last session was held
in Winslow Hall when the Maine Cen
trail prizes We're awarded by w. G..
Hunton, Industrial Agent for the
Maine Central Railroad and certifi-
Gates were awarded to the State
! Champions by DIR. Leon S. Merrill,
Dean of the College of Agriculture
and Director of the Extension Service.
The following is the list of prize
winners who received Maine Central
| money:
| Canning-County champion. Will
| liam Blaisdell, franklin: second prize,
! Clarine Hubbard. Wayne, r. %: thirA