The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-18
PARAT|ONS FOR
STATE BEGUN
Grounds and Exhibit Build
ings Being Repaired
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT
Mrs. j. b. Reid Tells of What Is Be-
ing Done in Her Department.
Prizes Totalling S1160 Will
Be Offered

Officers and members of the Alabama
State Fair and Exhibit association have
commenced active preparations 70, the
fair and the grounds and exhibition
buildings are being repaired and renovated
for the big event.
| Advertising on broad scale has been
commenced, and the acting secretary Sam
! Fowkes, spent last week travelling
through the black belt with a party OF
experts in charge of the alfalfa move
nent lie has distributed thousands OF
oatalogs over the 100 miles of territory
covered and pointed out the interest the
fair association has taken in the alfalfa
movement by the large number of sub
stantial premiums 1t Is offering for ex-
hibits of all kinds
Every department is receiving appliea-
tions for space and entry blanks. and in
some of the departments the space is prac-
tically all contracted for
The womans department of the fair is
considered one OF it's features. and has
been brought up to its present standard
by Mrs ]. b. Reid who has so ably man
aged the department for some years past.
In speaking of her department yesterday,
Mrs. Reid said:
The WOman's Department
Now that the fair eatalog of premiums
has been circulated much inquiry Is be-
ing received for exhibit space. The fact
that such numbers of women, among the
home makers of Alabama. are interested
In displaying the products of their arts
and energies. creates demand for pro-
gressive materials and ideas for the
saving of time and for the intelligent u.s.
ing of modern methods.
This demand gives more Importance to
the feature demonstrations. the oppor-
tunity Is given to instruct In the prepara-
ton of foods or the use of materials. The
!. Alabama State Fair has designed a
scheme of work more far-reaching than
a mere exhibition: It has for its foundation
a series of lessons In every day life. Every
exhibitor who sends a specimen of good
work to the fair has been a teacher, an
example to some one else. The work on
display carries more than a passing
thought to the observer; 1t stimulates in
dustry and brings out the genius and
perseverance of others.
"a letter from an exhibitor tells of
just how the fair has been an inspiration
TO her. She says in letter in which she
asks TOT I6SHfNdLiOn u SpttfB 4 ihNtoAta
my first premium money dwo years ago)
with a little more added in a graded Jer-
sey COW with her FIRST calf; now she
has her second calf and I sell enough
milk and butter TO pay for her feed, the
hire of a boy and my Ice bill, besides
having all the milk and butter for fam
iy use and we enjoy the cream cheese
and other things for which milk is used.
With the service of the boy I have the
garbage from my neighbors to feed my
hogs. Then I have a vacant lot In corn
to fatten them on. From my garden sell
enough vegetables to neighbors to clear
the expense of making it. besides from 1t
/ gather my vegetables for my fair ex-
hibit'
",rhe fair has fostered more than one
species of home industry, and has been
the means of many pin money enter
prises among women. When Ii has become
helpful in stimulating business habits Il
has broader purpose than a show-it IL
q factor for public welfare, for better
home making.
"As sure as people find a profitable eTn-
ployment Just sure are they to become
more interested In their environments As
result more contentment follows
Many Women Interested
1.-THE Alabama State Fair of 1918 has
now two dozen busy Alabama women
making lesson of their home TO be ex-
hibited in October-24 booths displaying
the diversified work of as many busy
women from over the state The pre-
, miums offered aggregate sl160, of which
500 is offered by the Chamber of Conf
a nerce.
There will be many patterns In each
booth, and many lessons taken home for
the winter hours. We have letters telling
us they never lose sight of their exhibit.
| and In building their booth they are sup
plying their home with much new fur
nishing, besides the material for the
pantry In vegetables and preserves. As
the score includes quality Of work. ar
! rangement decoration, needlework. culi-
nary products, original design, variety and
!, home grown plants, they are having the
. practice that will give perfect lessons.
and while they are working for the prize
they are giving OF their time and ener-
gies benefitting themselves and influence
) ing others 10 do as well.
Every woman in the state has the op-
? portunity to give a lesson from her
T, own talent. What an array of work would
! follow, and what value to the state 10
4 have the public spirit as manifest on
e such an occasion, and in. each a profit
able way. The Alabama State Fair offers
the Alabama women $1,000 in prizes. the
Chamber of Commerce $500 and the bus
mess men of Birmingham at least 5000
ofofs 10, tvxJ,,