Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-15
GREAT FAIR AT MANASSAS,
. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
One OF the Last and Best in tho
Series for the Year Of Agri-
cultural Expositions.
RESULT OF HARMONIOUS WORK
Farmers Clubs, Canning Clubs,
schools and Railroads Pulled To-
gether-WilI Make County Fair
Permanent Institution.

| Speaking about fairs, county fairs.
district fairs and State fairs, 1t may be
well enough to tell in the Industrial
| Section something about one OF the
last fairs that was held this year in
| Virginia: how it came about, how It
was pulled or. and tho good It seems
TO have done.
Prince William County never had a
fair until this year, but il is safe to
wager any amount that it will have
| them every year from now on. The
Times Dispatch heard good deal
about this fair, and printed, in II BRIEF
way, the news OF il when it was news,
but. not being satisfied with that. it
has asked for more information on
| the subject as TO how it came about,
etc. a friend has written about it all,
| and his story is one that is not only
instructive. but furnishes u good hint
/ TO such counties as have not yet got
ten up a fair as to how TO turn the
] trick.
HELD On HISTORIC
BATTLE GROUNDS
| Working in harmony, and toward
the uplift OF the agricultural and go
ciai conditions OF Northern Virginia.
! and particularly Prince William C,oun .
| ty. Z. III. Marlborough. the director OF
the Manassas Agricultural High School.
ana the field agent OF the department.
| or farm Improvement work OF the
Southern hallway, together with the
! county superintendent OF schools. the
director OF Girls Canning Club work,
and the teachers throughout the coun-
| tN. the first fair ever held in Prince
William County was pulled off on the
last dag of October. with an attend
ance OF $500 people.
The chief feature OF the day was tho
gigantic school parade. with l,5OO
| Prince William County school children
! III line. Never before have the inhabi :
tants OF this section bcheld 4 more IN :
| spring spectacle. with banners way
| ing and voices cheering, they paraded
the principal streets OF Manassas, and
on to the auditorium OF Eastern COL
| lcSe. where the Farmers Institute of
Northern Virginia held their fall ses-
| sion.
The Farmers Institute or Northern
| Virginia is creation of tho Eighth
Congressional District Agricultural
High School. located at Manassas, and
is fourishing and active orYaniza-
ton In this section OF the State. It's
members number nearly zoo, and among
them are several OF the most able
farmers in this congressional district
This body WAS addressed By. DIR. Cyril
G. Hopkins. director OF the Illinois EN-
pertinent Station. his subject being.
Soil Fertility in Relation to General
Prosperity Fully 1900 people heard
DR.. IIopkins's address
SCHOOL EXHIBIT THAT
| WAS WORTH SEEING
The gigantic school exhibit In Prince
! William County was judged in the
| forenoon, and was thrown open to
visitors at noon. The exhibits were of
a high character, and embraced the
aepartments OF manual training, do
mestic science, dom arts, nature
study, agriculture and work bearing on
the general school curriculum. 1t was
| pronounced by those In position to
know, as among the hest country school
exhibits ever held in the State of Vir-
! g'nia. The first prize exhibits will DO
| sent TO the State educational con ference
in Richmond this month.
over 100 entries of corn comprised,
possibly, the largest corn exhibit in
\ Northern Virginia. and the exhibitors
although mostly Prince William farm,
ers. were from many surrounding coun-
| ties.
The farm products and horticultural
EXHIBITS wore many. and OF very
high character Particularly the dis
play OF apples. There were entrios I'm
seventeen varieties. and the specimens
| shown were Of the highest cha racter
THE WOMEN WE'RE
THERE IN GOOD sHAII.
Tho Good House Clubs of Women.s
auxiliary to the Northern Virginia
/
the Agricultural High School, held pos
Eddy the most complete and UNIQUE
| exhibit OF domestic science and do
Inest!c arts ever held anywhere in this
| State.
! There arc five of these clubs In this
I county. composed OF twelve members
each. and ali tried to out do the others
In putting up tho most splendid ex :
h!bi.
The prizes. offered by C. III. Var
| borough. Jr., director OF the Asricul-
trsal High School. for the best all
round exhibit, and A. w. Sinclair, post
master ut Manassas, We're won by the
! Manassas and bethlehem clubs.
| Four buildings were necessary 10
house the exhibits, and every one was
completely satisfied with the fair in
general.
The live stock department included
entries OF horses, cattle. sheep. swine,
goats. fully 100 entries in all. COM
prised the exhibit.
Great interest was centred in the
Boys and Girls Calf Club. There were
| twenty members, and each entered a
cali. The competition was keen, and
1t was with great difficulty that the
f, judges placed tho awards.
This is Just the beginning of the
Manassas Fair. The mon and women.
who put forth their efforts in bringine s.
| II about this year. are 80 well pleased
that fair association is to be or
! ganiHcd. and 1t is their hope to create
the best county fair In the entire state.
! Watch them. the people OF Prince Wi.
| liam are noted for doing the things
| they make UP their minds to do. Now
/ that they have made up their minds,
| look out.
|
| THE USE OF COFFEE.
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