Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-02
Kennebec Champions
Attend State Contest
Boys and Girls Club

The State Contest of the Boys and
GIFTS Club Is now being held at
orono. All of the county champions
In this county are in attendance.
those youngsters are, Miss CIarine
Hubbard Of Fayette; Miss Catherine
Foster and Charles Stackpole of Au-
gusta and Walter Woodbury. of North
Belgrade. They are being accom-
panied by the four local leaders. Mrs.
w. A. Nickerson Of Readfeld. Mrs. ID.
e. Foster and Mrs. G. B. Stackpole Of
Augusta and Mrs. M. A. Hubbard OF
Fayette.
The State contest Is the grand cli-
max OF the club year. Only those
champions are entitled to attend who
nave won senior championships in
their projects. While at Orono. thew
are to be guests at the University OF
MAINE. The principal speakers will
De Governor Ralph o. Brewster. and
MISS Florence Ward Of Washington.
u. =. Each county champion will
compete Tor state championships and
henneoec hopes to be well represent
GU Wnen state championships are an
| Inv III lii0 BlTlS, ClaTlna
Hubbard, has just returned from :
trip to Chicago, where she attended
the National Boys and Girls CIuh
congress and represented Maine. Mrs
w. A. Nickerson is a county club
!eaoer as well as local leader Of the
Readfield club. % '1io
FRIDAY mornings program started
at o:So with various judging Contests
IN charge OF the following persons.
canning, Miss Pearl Green. Profeasor
OF home Economics and Mrs. Nellie
Y. emerson OF Hampden. Bread. Miss
Isteile Mason. Foods Specialist, Ex-
tension Service and Mrs. L. w. Ell
kins OF Buxton. Sewing, Miss Edna
Conb. Clothing Specialist, Extension
service and Miss Emily Rideout OF
CCowuolnham. Potato, A. K. Gardner.
Srops specialist, Extension Service
ano AIpert n. Butterfield Of Stand
Wi. corn, cedric Ranger of East
PROFESSOR Of Poultry Husbandrv Col,
lege of Agriculture, and Elton RIacl-
of Monroe. 'on oiach
AT the general session at sso q
preao making demonstration WAS
gwen by Doris Young and Dorothy
Lialt both OF Calais. This team rem
resented Maine at the Eastern
states Exposition in Springfield last
ran. DR.. Harold 8. Boardman Pres
ident of the University of Maine az
TENDED New Years Greetings to Al.
ciuo members and leaders. Follow
ing tnls, A. L. Deering, Secretary
Mdihe state Federation Of Farm Pr
edus' presented the silver Gun to the
county which had done the best club
WorS during the last year. 'My rim
onlcago was the subject Of a
S n,h ny Clarlne Hubbard of Fayette.
Mai was the club member from
1uanle VINO went to the International
LIVESTOCK Exposition at Chicago re-
Gently. The morning proerar
concluded with the Inspection ~ 20,
buildings on the campus under tba
direction of NJ. D. Jones, Farm MAJ
ice. 1s'on SerV-
ohe OF the principal features Of tbe
e9htest came Friday afternoon when
MISS Gertrude Warren. NationaI
Iivld agent from Washington. D. g.
talked to the club members and lead
ers. A. L. T. Cummings of Portland
manager OF the State Chamber 81
commerce, entertained the gathering
win his stories. A reading was civ.
en- by Grace Orne of Buxton and d;,.
ierent stunts were put on by the va
Iious county delegations under the
supervision of Mrs. Frances Libby Of
AT $50 the annual banquet was
neld' with Doris Young of Calais act
ing as POSTMASTER. At this time
various club members were called
upon for short talks.
Mr.. w. G. Hunton. Industrial
Agent of the Maine Central Railroad
awarded the Maine Central Prizes az
1.3O o'clock. This was followed bv
the awarding of certificates by Dean
Merrill. oon