The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-27

dresses, doilies, collars, waists scarfs,
shirts skirts, etc. make up display
that is creditable for the human brain
to contrive and the hand to execute
Dolls dressed daintily a model bed
all fitted up by the sewing classes OF
the institution attract much attention
Picture frames around the photo
graphs of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie and
Mr.. Fessenden are noticeable. The
crpentry exhibit is exhaustive and
excellent. Models of nearly all useful
things about the house and even a.
model house attracts the locker on.
A full size mantle finished in mahog-
any, a large and wide settee, a twin
bed, desks, bureaus, tables kitchen
safe tabourettes, flower stands etc.,
make picture not to be forgotten
and a distinctive and favorable argu-
ment for manual training. The iron
work is very noticeable. Andirons,
chisels, punches, knives and forks,
hammers, hatchets, chains, wrenches,
clevises, plows etc., fill large space.
4 wheelbarrow ironed and built at
Fessenden as also a large dump cart
show the value of the training in saw
ing money to the section by sending
out boys who can think and work out
their thoughts to the economic adj
vantage of the south.
The growth of Fessenden is noted
with much appreciation and it's in
fluence in the county during the last
seventeen years has been marked.
Howard Academy the public school
of Ocala shows up splendidly with
sewing exhibits from various classes,
cooking and carpentry. The furni-
ture exhibit is quite encouraging and
the care of making it noticeable. The
case of cooking exhibits shows what
may be accomplished by giving les
sons to the girls who are in the city
The citizens of Ocala and the coun-
ty have sent many pieces of sewing,
pictures, quilts, flowers, etc. to prove
that the race is awakening very rapid
ly to intelligent cooperative endeavor
in making their department so com
plete. 1t is indeed a great success
and all who visit the fair will do well
to look in the Negro department We
can only give hasty account and
add the exhibits indicates the posi-
bilities of the colored people, if prop
erly trained, to be a distinctive in
creased asset instead of a criminal
taxation and menace if left unframed
and misdirected. No better proof OF
the negroes progress in Florida can
be seen IN THIS SECTION THAN
THE SPLENDID EXHIBIT THEY
HAVE MADE AT THE FAIR
Awarding the Prizes
Yesterday the judges, headed byI
Messrs. Scott and McQuarrie of the
University of Florida, were busy
e'""A uAA6 CAO PlAACo III lie dSIICulIu-
raj department, and other judges in
other departments, and "blue" and
red ribbons were in evidence in
many places.
The first prize for the best collect
i've exhibit of agricultural products
was won by Gertrude Edwards, wife
of Perry Edwards. This couple are
progressive, up to date colored farm
ers, and their collection of more than
one hundred different products tell in
language better than words what can
be done on a forty-acre pine land
farm in Marion county.
The awarding of the first prize to
this collection, though entered by a
colored farmer in competition with
her white neighbors, shows that no
discrimination on account of color is
made at our fairs.
The second prize was won by Peter
Loos, one of our German-American
citizens.
Mr.. Loos had a splendid exhibit.
and was justly entitled to the prize
that was awarded him.
We remember that the late Senator
Wilkerson Call once presented Mr..
Loos with a gold medal for being the
only one voting the democratic ticket
in his neighborhood, and walked a.
number of miles for the privilege of
doing so. This shows his mettle.
The Marion Farms did not enter
the contest for the best collective
exhibit, but captured many prizes.
Citrus Fruit Prizes
The collection of citrus fruits was
not as large as in some former years.
but no more beautiful fruit was ever