Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-09-23
PRELIMINARY WORK is WELL
UNDER WAY.
HEADS OF THE COMMITTEES
Ladies' of Grants Pass and Ashland
Are Hot Contestants for
Honors.

In less than three weeks time all
arrangements will be completed for
an unusually attractive exhibit OF
woman's work at the fair. The en-
tire first floor and probably por-
tion of the second Of the new
Schmidt building on South Sixth
street has been set aside for this
display. rhe various divisions of
this department are in the hands OF
able ladies, who are sparfhg no
pains in formulating plans for an ar
rangement of the various exhibits
that will insure positions Of advan-
tage for everything. The depart
ments are In charge of the follow
ing;
Textile Department--Mrs. A. B.
Cornell, superintendent Miss Spauld-
ing, entry clerk.
Culinary Department-Mrs c. l..
Clevenger, superintendent; Miss
Minnie Ireland, entry clerk.
Art Department-Mrs. T. II. Dur
ham, superintendent; Mrs. w. r.
McCracken, entry clerk.
Flower Department--Mrs. j. d.
Cook, superintendent; Mrs. Stuten-
roth, entry clerk,
Relies Department--Mrs. s. f.
Cheshire, uperintendent; Mrs, w, l..
Ireland, entry clerk.
Lady Equestrlans-Mrs. satch-
well, superintendent
As Ashland is planning to bring a
car there will be large exhibit for
the womau's department These
ladies are very enthusiastic and are
looking for some Of the "plums."
Grants Pass ladies are urged not to
be behind when It comes to prize
winners, or at least exhibits. Solic-
itors will be out within the next
week to secure the promise OF ex-
hiblts for this department. THIS
will be done to remind every woman
of her personal responsibility In this
fair.
There are splendid inducements
for exhibits offered, not only In
money prizes, but in handsome arti-
cles given by the Grants Pass mer-
chants. These include prizes for
special entries not included In the
premium list. Under the textile de-
partment Kinney e. Truax offer n
handsome silk waist pattern for the
best white embroidered shirt waist.
For the best can OF peaches c +.
Dixon offers n package Of his Till
man aromatic coffee, For best and
largest assortment Of fruit jellles,
ak or more. one years subscription
, 10 the daily Rogue River Courier.
, Under the aIt department l., B Hail
: offers for the best pen and ink work
beautiful Packard hand-palnted
china plate. for the best pastel
work, one OF Pllsburys art photo
! praphs handsomely framed, subject
& Vornall Falls Of California Mr..
B Rowol rs planning 10 offer some
Inreu,iums on the best collection of
! amateur photography Coron-Booth
offers bread and cake mixer for
the poorest loaf Of bread exhibited
made without a mixer
One other feature as a prize VIM
( ner IN the woman's field will be the
a lady equestrian display This Will
r. be- included IN one Of the morning
v parades and will consist Of some
h thirty or forty lady riders Elegant
!. prlzes have been offered for th'
,- best and second best appearing lad
p. and mount. Mr. Mashburn for th'
Is first prize offers a corduroy rldini
d habit cut 10 order Peerless Cloth
n ing house offers a Stetson hat AM
pair of gauntlet gloves as secon'
prize. such premiums on specia
entries MS mentioned above, apocia
IN premIums have been offered on en-
HI tries included In the premium list, !
Of addition 10 the money prize. A con
1o plote llst Of these will be publlshe
later