Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-10-08
Much Interest
7 Shown In 4.H Work

kept 1t is believed that more than two
hundred persons attended the All
fair Saturday afternoon and evening.
Much interest was expressed, and sur
prise with what the few members had
accomplished In so few months. Other
boys and girls have become interested
In the work and about seventy-five
have significd their intention Of TAX
Ing up the work during the new club
year which starts this month.
A feature of the afternoons pro-
gram was the demonstration In home
economics given by two All girls
from the mainland who prepared and
cooked dinner, using pressure
cooker. Miss Barber, home economist
from the State College judged the
cooking and sewing submitted by the
girls, while the boys contributions
were Judged by Clarence Svinth Of
the county agents office.
Although only few weeks publicity
was given to the fair there was sur
prisingly fine exhibit Of Island pro-
ducts in addition to the exhibits Of
the club members. Mrs. ]. w. Roberts
had on display some Of the fruit
raised In her orchard, several variet-
les each of pears and apples; Nels
Didricksen displayed stalk Of corn
almost nine feet tall; George Shelf
field brought lilies; w. 8. Bentley's
field yielded huge mangel, etc., etc.,
each exhibit showing how diversified
and productive the Island soil is.
Members Of the Cooking and Can
ming Club, under the direction of Mrs.
A. H. johnson, had an attractive ex-
hibit Each girl had an individual
table and had arranged her exhibit
in accordance with her own ideas.
Elsie Huston's table displayed four
salads, 8 cakes, a pie, a pudding,
bread, biscuits, eleven varieties Of
jellies and jams; Alice Houghton ex-
hibited canned vegetables and fruits;
Ona Nelson varieties of canned
fruits vegetables and jellies, cakes
and salads; Eleanor Nelson salads,
cupcakes, tastefully decorated, and
canned vegetables; Selma and Beulah
Fitzpatrick had two tables of canned
fruits, vegetables, pickles, meat, jellies
and cakes. Miss Barber remarked in
judging Elsie Huston's DEVILS food
cake that 1t was of the finest quality
that she had ever judged in her work
over the entire state. She gave the
girls many suggestions for future
work; points to observe in selecting
canning materials; types of jars to
use for exhibit purposes; etc.
The younger girls had fine exhibit
of sewing and darning. They had
made aprons, holders, towels and
various practical articles under the
direction of Mrs. Copestick This
group consists of Elsie Kirnmel, Donna
and Betty Lee, Ruth and Elizabeth
Heydine, Margaret Hoshi, Rose Taxa
suka and Marie Halvorsen.
George Nelson and Joe Ramquis
had chosen gardening as their pro
jects and had fine displays. George
Nelson won first prize with his ex'
hibit which consisted among othel
things Of several varieties of squashes
cucumbers, cabbage, and potatoe
from certified seed.
A particularly fine exhibit from TIN
Carl Wick farm contained IA varietie
of vegetables, canned fruits and vege
tables, honey, butter eggs, cream
clover and alfalfa, showing the di
versity of products possible in thi
country
D. Bailey had on exhibit potatoe
from one hill, about thirty in number
j. D. Dahl brought some huge car
rots; Billie Walls displayed pumpki
weighing AZ pounds.
The exhibit of grapes from tn
y Shane vineyard was composed Q
about twelve Of the twenty varietie
MIR. Shane is raising.
There were three pens Of fine whit
leghorn chickens on exhibit belongin
to Alvin Huston, Gilbert Holland an
Howard Ceilings Geo. Nelson eS
hibited pen of ducks, while Lee an
Perry Towne exhibited number {
splendid pigeons. Although not Of
enough to be eligible for All wor
Lee Huston brought to the fair
bantam hen and chicks. Outdoor
two fine pigs were on exhibition
These had been raised by Robe
Marshall and Milton Walls.
Prizes, one for every club membe
were donated by Island busine
houses. The response was so gene
GUS that only about half of the L
land firms were called upon. II,
difficulty will be remedied anoth'