The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-23
Successful. Exhibition


run; several automobile races, and
football game between Paine Col
lege, of Augusta, and Morris Brown
College, Of Atlanta, furnished the
larger part of the amusement, while
the people were not slow by any
means in taking mall the attractions
on the Midway.
An unusually fine line of exhibits
were seen in the Woman's Building,
the Agricultural building, the Gov
eminent building and the building
for schools and colleges. The Cen
tral OF Georgia Railroad offered q
cash prize Of ono hundred dollars
to the boy or man who produced
the largest yield of corn per acre
In territory traversed by the Cen.
trail of Georgia Railroad, and a years
expenses nt the Georgia State Indus
trial College to the boy making the
largest yield
The special prize for the cooking
contest attracted great deal Of at
tention. Sixteen women cooks enter
ec this contest. From two to foui
dinners each Cay we're prepared by
tHe contestants, the judges being
three prominent white women o. he
city of Macon. The cooks were
inHged en- cleanliness, economy un3
taste.
In agriculture, in domestic arts, in
the Hall of Fame, having pictures,
BOOKS and relics Of Negroes Of promi-
hence in this and other countries,
IN education, and in live stock, the
EXHIBITS were all of the high water
mark. For the first time samples
or money, real. money, bearing the
signatures of four Negro registers
OF the treasury, were gathered to-
gether, together with the pictures Of
each.
No liquors were sold at any place
on the grounds, ar.1 all the sporting
events were conducted with Decom-
Ing ease and decorum. The educa-
tional congress, the woman's con
gress and the religious congress
proved each to be an interesting fea-
ttbr:'.s ,; :! ~ .G'"tntjrI!'''} i,
While 1T is difficult thing to make
an affair Of this sort become a pay
ing institution, some attention might
DE called to the large number Of
people employed by the Fair man.
agement during the ten days Of tho
tair. Besides the two bands, there
were on the payrolls of the Fair
Association more than 90 people, ali
OF whom were given better salaries
and wages than they received at
their regular employment. The at
tendance was very good and show
ed marked appreciation of the effort
on the part Of the coioreG people OF
Georgia.
FIRST in Importance and interest
Is the exhibit loaned by the United
States government Some idea Of itn
Importance can be had FROM the fact
that to insure it's safety the fair man
aselnent Is under a $4,000 bond
Tor its safe and sure return to the
government.
or interest to Negroes in this ex-
h1O1t, OF course, will be the real
money bearing the signatures Of the
four Negro registers Of the treas
ury, b. X. Bruce, Of Mississippi;
Judson Lyons, Of Georgia; w. T..
vernon, Of Kansas, and J. c. Napier,
or tennessee. Three denominations
are shown bearing the signature Of
each, one, two and five dollars in
paper. There are guns Of all descriD-
tons ever used by the army, pistols,
SWORDS, flags, medals or each Dresi-
dent Of the United States Large
llte-s1Zed pictures of several Of the
revenue cutters in action, and exact
models Of the revenue cutters "Fes-
senden," "Mohawk," "Dobbin," and
NO. 49, One Of the large fife
sized pictures shows the revenue cut
ter Bear" caught in the ice in the
Arctic ocean, on relief expedition:
another shows a cutter assisting a.
vessel in distress, while still another,
The Hudson is rescuing the tor
pedo boat detroyer, Winslow.
In Other Departments.
In the art building, the home Of
the Woman's display, Macon has the
largest exhibit and the greatest va
riety. There is to be found fruit
cakes, and all kinds Of cookery:
fancy work, shawls, hand-em broider-
ed goods, sofa pillows, all grades Of
plain sewing, and handiwork from
the children Of Pleasant Hill school.
One family exhibits pitchers, buck
cts and a sugar bowl that have been
IN the family seventy-five years.
Monroe Roland, the negro florist,
makes an attractive exhibit, though
there is not much as to variety. The
canned goods and homemade wines
exhibited by Macon Negroes make
good showing, the latter particu-
IorlT arguing against the wisdom Of
prohibition.
I"tom the Eleventh congressional
district practically the same mate