The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-02
TOMORROW IS BOY SCOUT DAY
 AT THE ALABAMA STATE FAIR

Merchants Day
 It is confidently believed that today. Merchants day. will be a big day at
 the fair. The marching farmers from
 Walker county will prove a unique at traction and their appearance at the fairgrounds is expected to cause many
 to attend who would otherwise wait
 until another day. The fair officials
 believe the marchers will be accorded a great reception. It was stated yes
 terday that everything would be done
 to give the visitors a cordial and hos
 pitable welcome.
 At the fairgrounds yesterday there
 was some gaity started by Oscar Tur- ner. Wallace Johns. J. H. F. DeWindt,
 J. H. McCary. George Blinn, J. D. Ros- enberger Robert Brown j. Frank
 Rushton and others there to attend the executive committee meeting The of ficials visited stand after stand bought
 goods displayed, paying therefor real
 money and tried to encourage the ex-
 hibits. They matched to see who would
 pay the bills and never succeeded in putting any liability on l. D. Rosen- berger The officials were the exposure of all eyes at the fair while carrying on their buying stunt"
 In the womans department awards for cakes were made yesterday by Mrs. John B. Reid. The winners follow: Cake Awards
 No. s23-William NJ. Cosby ,S CO give
 one-half barrel of Roller Champion flour for the best cake made from that
 flour. Miss Juliet odom. Georgia street city.
 | No. S24-William NJ Cosby & Go. give
 one-half barrel of Roller Champion for
 the best loaf of bread made from that
 flour Mrs. Belle Beyans. Georgia street, city.
 No. s25-Collins & Go. give one-half
 barrel of Snow Flake flour for the best old-t time pound cake made from that flour. Mrs. E. W. Pegues, 1928 Thirty first street, north, city.
 No. S26-Collins & Go. give one-half barrel of Snow Flake flour for the best dozen rolls made from that flour Mrs. Belle Bevans, Georgia street. city. No S27-C. A. Jones & Go. give one half barrel of Town Talk flour for tho best Lady Baltimore cake made from
 that flour. Mrs. Y s. Harrington, Tus-
 cumbia.
 No S2S-C. A. Jones X Co. give one half barrel of Town Talk flour for the best dozen beaten biscuits. Mrs. J. w. Clay. 1501 Thirteenth avenue. south. No s2s--C. A. Jones & Go. give one half barrel of Sky-Iark (self-risinG flour) for the best one dozen doughnuts made from that flour. Miss Juliette Odom, Georgia street, city.
 No. 931-W. s. Brown & Son, 2223 and 2225 Second avenue, give one-half bar rel of Highland Pride flour for best angel food cake made from that flour. Mrs. John B. Deerr, Cullman. No s32-E. P. Allen & Co.,, 2209 Mor- ris avenue, give one-half barrel or "Everybody's Flour" (self-rising) for best pound cake made from that flour Mrs E. w. Pegues, 1928 Thirty-first street, north
 No. s33-Highland Milling Co.,, c. A. Craven, agent, 2211 Morris avenue, gives one-half barrel of "Everybody's" sell
 rising four) for best one dozen tea cakes | made from that flour. Miss Junette Odom, Georgia street. city.
 No s34-W. S. Brown & Son, 222S-222S Second avenue give one-half barrel oi May Rose" flour for best loaf of bread made from that flour. Mrs. Belle Bevans. Georgia street, city.
 | No S35-Mrs. R. Y. Hancock, 1032 Elm l street, city, gives hand-painted cake I plate for Sbest decorated cake. Mrs. ]. C. | Bryant, 2201 Park avenue, city. No S36-A. & P. Tea and Coffee store gives S5 for the best homemade candy | favored with their extracts. Mrs. J. w. | Clay, l501 Thirteenth avenue, south. The woman's department, situated on | the second floor of the Exhibit building was a refuge yesterday for scores or per
  | remain undampened by the drizzle in | spected the display Mrs. John B. Reid, | in charge of that department, has man. | aged to arrange delightful and most in- | teresting proposition. It is easily worth | a trip to the fair to see the many demon | strators at work, all of whom detail to l the onlookng men and women the pest way to handle household propositions, the method of using stoves correctly, the | best way of using this kind of flour and | the other. There are bright women there | to indicate the most expert way to nS | cakes and waffles and the like. They | are able also to demonstrate the mixing | of coffee and of many other propositions
 that are of deep interest to women and | men as well. The work of this nature which is essentially educational, has all | along been an important phase of the | State Fairs.
 Shelter From Rain l While rain cut down the attendance al | the fair yesterday, it failed to damper | the ardor of those who braved the ad verse weather, the visitors sloshing hap | oily through the mud and slush, proving exclusively that merriment is not neces
 sarily in numbers.
 1 When the drizzle which fell intermit l ently throughout the day broke into z steady pour at about 4 o'clock in the aft l ernoon, there was a rush to cover in thu | exhibits, where the crowd made merr, | laughing, joking and bantering generally | Around the w. c. T. U. booth the throne | gathered, drinking Swhat water they hat | not soaked into their clothes, when it was l discovered that free coffee was avail able a few feet away. There was a rusf 1 for the coffee stand. which was immedi ately surrounded, and which proved the most popular booth in the building, wher 1 1t was discovered that Mrs. l. L. Bald win, stove demonstrator for the Standard Oil company, had samples of her cooking in biscuits, cakes and pies to give away to the hungry throng. Mrs Baldwin was in the midst of a lecture on domestic science, and was surrounded by bevy of interested maidens, who were listening to her expositions of the art of cooking and the use of the oil stove which she was demonstrating, when the rush came. In vain she endeavored to explain that she was a demonstration and not res taurant proprietor, but the throng would not be denied
 Well the treat is on John D." declared Mrs Baldwin, laughingly, and she began cults, pie and cakes were being passed around.
 1T am here to hear your complaints about oil stoves, if you have any" pleaded the little lady. as the supply of edibles began to vanish.
 T am complaining about the lack of food" sighed q water-soaked youth, hold
 ing a lonesome cup of coffee and looking Iongingly at the last biscuit in the plate.
 ''The stove is all right if you say so. It's cooking want now"
 Mrs. Baldwin proved herself equal to
 the occasion and performed the miracle of .1,. el.a .1