Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-20
COUNTY CONTEST
BIG GATHERING OF BOYS AND
GIRLS AT ELLSWORTH.
Exhibits Furnish Evidence of Fine
Work Being DOne-List of
Awards,

| twenty-five clubs throughout the
county attended the annual county
contest in Ellsworth Saturday
Nearly $400 in prizes was awarded,
and champions were chosen.
new record in club work was
set when William Blaisdell of Frank
lin, now freshman at the University
of Maine, was awarded for the fourth
consecutive year the county cham
pionship in canning. Every year be-
fore that he has been eligible in the
senior class he has carried off this
honor. Just as William is passing
from the scene of club work, along
comes his brother, Robert Blaisdell,
who won two county championships,
one in garden and the other in dairy.
Not to be outdone, however, Evelyn
Staples of South Penobscot, came
through double winner in the cook
ing and housekeeping and pig.
other county champions were Karin
Ellason, Ellsworth, sewing; Edgar
Howard of North Bluehill, potato:
newell Haynes of Ellsworth, chick
raising.
The boys and girls gathered at
Hancock hall at 10 o'clock for regis
tration and opening meeting. Mrs.
Ella M. Blaisdell of Franklin, Han
cock County Farm Bureau club pro-
Ject leader, presided. The address
OF welcome was given by Senator
elect j. Sherman Douglas of La
m'oine. Response was made by Parker
Cushman, an Ellsworth club mem
ber A demonstration team composed
of Karin Eliason and Freda Daniels
of the Ellsworth girls club, of which
Mrs Herbert Lord is leader, gave a
demonstration of good buyman-
ship" illustrating how to purchase
, the most in clothing for money ex-
, pended.
The youngsters then enjoyed their
picnic lunches and had opportunity
to wander around the city. After
lunch, Mrs. Blaisdell told of the re-
cent trip to Springfield. The boys
and girls joined heartily in the
, cheers and songs, which kept things
lively throughout the program. Mrs.
Gardner Tibbetts gave several ap-
: propriate readings. Gladys Mowry
of Ellsworth, recounted her expert
ences at Springfield.
State Club Leader Lester H.
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seals to the clubs that, through their
good work. had earned the honor.
The Stictuit club of Lamoine, Mrs.
Elvira Young, leader, and the Shi-
Bickery club of Salisbury Cove, Mrs.
Helen Liscomb, leader, each received
charter. La Coudrant club Of
Ellsworth, Mrs. Herbert Lord, lead
er, was awarded it's first seal; Peer
| oy,,h ~ NIL
Minnie Danico, leader received it's
second seal, and Maxine boys and
girls club of East Sullivan, Mrs.
Thelma Penney, leader, its third seal
of achievement indicating three
years of excellent work.
Margaret Childs, Hancock county
home demonstration agent, compli-
mented the boys and girls on their
exhibits and pointed out how they
could improve their exhibits for
another year There we're on dis
play in the hall sixty-three sewing,
thirty-nine garden, twenty canning,
six cooking and housekeeping, five
potato and two poultry management
exhibits.
Prizes were then awarded by
County Agent Gardner M. Tibbetts.
A total of nearly $500 was given in
the form Of bank books by the Union
Trust Co. and Liberty National bank
of Ellsworth, and the Bar Harbor
Banking & Trust Co. and First Ma
tional Bank of Bar Harbor.
The boys and girls then went to
the Dirigo theatre and enjoyed a
motion picture show as guests of the
Hancock County Farm Bureau. AS
a final feature, they journeyed to
Odd Fellows hall, where fine ban
uuet was served, the business men
Of Ellsworth and the Farm Bureau
making possible this part Of the
program.
Following is list of the prizes
awarded:
Seniors-Karin Eliason of Ellsworth
| county champion, IS.
First honors, 81. Freda Daniels of
Ellsworth, Sylvia Cushman of Ellis
worth, Alice Hammond of Ashville,
Gladys Mowry of Ellsworth, Elsie Lis
comb of Salisbury Cove, Ellen Colt of
Ellsworth, Hilda Bragdon of Franklin.
Hulda Bragdon of Franklin, Margaret
| Williams of Franklin. Lucy Martin of
Ashville, and Florence Haynes of ELS
worth Second honors, SO, Hilda Nit
chell of Salisbury Cove Alta Hanna OF
East Sullivan Daisy DeMeyer of East
brook, Louisa Wright of North Blue
hill, Carolyn Bragg of North Bluehiii,
Esther Stackpole of West ELLSWORTH
and Julia Hanna of East Sullivan.
Juniors-First honors. SO, Margaret
| Albee of Ashville, Airline Small OF
| Ashville, Christine Jones or baysioe
Emily Cripps of Franklin, Alice Jones
of Bayside and Evadne DUNBAR OF
| North Bluehill. Second honors' ~, W.
| ola Gordon of Franklin, Rutn wilbur
| of Franklin, Airline Gray OF Dedna"''
! Geneva Hall of Salisbury Cove
| Christine Homer of Franklin, Meftie
| Johnson of Dedham, Ina Taylor OF
| r.. vs,de Mary Brown of Franklin, Min