Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-07-09
W0MAN'S PART IN THE STATE
FAIR.
BY MRS. T. C. SETTLE,


Il should be a source of much pride
10 all Tennesseans that the Womdn's
Department Of the Tennessee State Fair
Is pattern to other States conducting
fairs. At different times from all over
the country have come letters Of in.
quiry concerning the Tennessee Fairs
method Of gathering and placing the
exhibits OF womans work.
The sustained interest that has made
possible a large and varied collection OF
beautiful and, at the same time, practi.
cal specimens of woman's talent and in-
dustry, has put the Woman's Department
OF the State Fair in the limelight that
falls upon successful State enterprises.
Not only should every Tennessean ap-
plaud the judgment OF these other states
in putting forward Tennessee project
as the model of its kind; every man and
woman in the State should be loyal
and patriotic promoter of everything
tending 10 the advancement of its in
terest and growth.
Tennessees great natural resources
are very beautifully and graphically de-
monstrated through the medium of the
Woman's Department; for the fine paint
ings and china, the exquisite needle work,
delicious preserves, pickles and other
culinary produces; the splendid programs
given by talented women every day of
the Fair, evidence a leisure in prepare
ton possible only to those who share
such bounty as Tennessee women know
A land OF straiteued means and bar
rem soil could never produce such WON.
ans department as the Tennessee state
Fair offers. There would be no time to
develop woman's gifts as a home beau
tificr and benefactor here in Tennessee,
had not God blessed us with the finest
OF climates and richest of land Instead
OF perfecting their talents as artists,
need!eworkers and home scientists 10
degree of professional skill, Tennessee
women would be struggling to meet the
plain, undaorned conditions incident to
frugal living.
The wide-awake, intellectual women
who are graphing with social questions
and through club work are bringing be-
fore the people at large certain means
of solving the problems of a complex
age, would have less time for study and
for actual work in behalf of the poor
and needy were they themselves bound
by the iron hand of necessity. But Ma
tIre smiled upon Tennessee. Here are
sun-kissed hills and wide green valleys,
sparkling streams and fertile farm lands
Here are mountains bursting with treas
ure, and soil capable of producing every
variety Of agricultural product 1t is
small wonder then that the Tennessee
Fair sets the pace which other fairs fol-
low.
The fact that the fair is a State in
stitution should in itself be sufficient
reason for supporting it and endeayoring
in every way possible to promote its
interest and growth. Every woman in
Tennessee should feel that the Woman's
Department is an enterprise in which
she has a share, and that whatever she
can do to help its successful conduct she
should feel bound to undertake, mas,
much as only statewide loyalty to a
State institution can render the latter
the perfected plan which, as conceived
and so far carried out, should make ev-
cry Tennessean proud Of its State Fair
Board of Trustees.
The endeavor of the Womans Board
of the Fair is to make of the Woman's
, Department an eminently sane and sin.
, cerely true demonstration of what co,
, operation among all the women of the
State of Tennessee can produce, While
the utmost effort will be put forth 70
gather and include every womans in
terest and skill, yet at the same time
it should be borne in mind that it i
each individual woman's right and duty
TO give to the Woman's Department hel
support. This is my great Tennessee,
Fair" every Tennessee woman shoul5
say, 'and as mine ! shall work for il
because it works for me-" For the Fair
with a guardianship past question, i.
the greatest means by which Tennessee
women show to the world what Tennes
t see women can do.
e The catalogue and entry blanks for
g the Woman's Department exhibits arr
I now ready for distribution and will b.
s mailed on application to Mrs. T. &
g Settle, Chairman of the Woman's Board
5 or Mrs. Chas. w. Baker Secretary. Al
, office has been opened in the State Cap
/ itol, where information in regard to thi
!, department will be furnished inquirers