The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-31
EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE
WOMAN'S SECTION OF THE FAIR

The intelligent lines along which the
work is being developed in the woman's
department OF the Alabama state fair In
dictate that this section is fully abreast
with the steady Advancement that has
characterized the work Of women in all
parts OF the country. The systematic eff
forts now being exerted to bring in touch
women with varied int erests and occu-
pations is TO bring the women OF the
state into the fullest development Of all
their possibilities, and to arouse that
spirit of unity and cooperation that is
IN direct contrast to responsibility and
Jack of interest.
With the present unrest that character
lies our lives and the large amount Of
wasted activity that is the result Of this
mad. insatiate condition, 1t is difficult to
ind many persons who are able TO put
into execution all the plans precpitated
IN the development Of any movement, and
1t is difficult for the individual who is
selected to carry out these plans to feel
that the time and thought expended upon
these projects win result satisfactorily.
In the confused mass of ideas and the
realization that from this tangled and
intricate net of suggestions he is ex-
pected to select only the best and that
which will accomplish the most effective
results. it is surprising that the various
enterprises undertaken in certain sec
lions develope so much that tends for
progress and advancement. While the
great expositions of the country have
been in a measure financial failures, the
time and money expended IN their de-
velopment has not been accounted lost,
for the ultimate purpose of these enter
prises was aecompnshed-that of show
ing the material resources Of the coun-
try, and its development along all lines
industrial, commercial and artistic
In the smaller enterprises that are
planned for the development OF certain
section, similar lines are gone over and
the work carefully outlined. the scope of
its operations depending largely upon the
cooperation of the people of that sec
ton.
And If the people of Alabama. II the
women of the state are ambitious for
the state fair to be conducted as an edu-
cational enterprise, for therein lies its
real value they must show an unmis-
taxable spirit of cooperation and of In
dividual interest. If they expect to visit
the fair and to find complete exhibits In
each department, the must get to work
10 arouse active interest in their partic-
ular section of the state. and to throw
new life and vigor into this enterprise.
The commendable interest on the part
of the women of Birmingham in the fair
is being commented upon throughout the
state, and with the women in this section
taking the iniative 1t behooves the wo-
men in all parts of the state to take an
active interest in their department of the
fair.
Tho organizations of women. as well
as the individual woman, the non-club
IN 6afr Int
ests to the end of making the woman's
exhibit at the fair educating In its
suits and helpful in broadening the lives
of women to whom it's advantages should
appeal most strongly. The women who
live in the smaller communities may
think that those living in the cities have
v.der opportunities for the cultivation Of
their talents. and that therefore, the ex-
hfbits made by the latter will eclipse
the class O. work that comes from the
small community. But nine times out of
ten the city woman has her time so oc-
cupieu she has little leisure to fashion
the exquisite textile work that is made
by the women who are leading less
strenuous lives. This, of course. does not
apply to professional women whose work
this year will not be classed WIN that of
the amateur. as has been the case at all
proceeding fairs
This arrangement will be satisfactory
TO all exhibitors, and the amateur will not
suffer by reaaon of being overshadowed
by the professional. BY this classical
tion the amateur will feel less hesitancy
in making an exhibit and with the profess
sional work classed separately, the
Judges will be able to name awards with
far more satisfaction to the exhibitor.
This classification applies to the art and
textile departments. In the culinary de-
partment, all work will be classed aliko
and the woman who bakes bread like
her mother will run the same chance
of winning the blue ribbon as the woman
who learned a new recipe at the cook
Ing classes last winter.
The woman's building has been en-
Iarged, there being an additional space
of four thousand feet. A professional de-
rorater has been engaged and the build
Ing will be made very attractive.
The loan exhibits of the Alabama
Daughters of the American Revolution
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
will be among the notable features In the
womans building, the decoration of
these departments to be very elaborate.
The announcement that delicious hot
lunches will be served every day in the
woman's building has caused many ex-
pressions of satisfaction as the Birming-
ham women entertaining visitors to the
fair will find the luncheon room a most
convenient place. Those who go out in
the morning to inspect the various ex-
hibits VIII enjoy a hot luncheon in the
woman's building before the races begin.
The women of st. Mary's on-the-High-
lands and of the Hillman Hospital assoc
citation have secured the exclusive priv
l1ege of serving luncheon. and each day
prominent women will be in charge.
There are so many splendid features
being announced daily that 1t would seem
that the womans building will have
every particle of space occupied The
directors of the various departments are
showing that personal interest in their
special work that necessarily will result
IN well-organized and complete exhibits,