The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
Crescent CITY, News
FAIR A BIG SUCCESS
Despite the Rain and Cold
Weather.

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day, Friday and Saturday of last
week, proved fully as successful as
the ladies managing it had expected
The entertainment features were most
excellent, and the exhibits were fine
The fair opened on Thursday even
ing with a most unique musical and
comedy entertainment, the greatest
interest centering in the Kinder Sym
phony under the direction of Miss
Alice Hutchinson, and in which IL in
struments and large chorus took
part. Tom Shinn should be mention
ed, but it is enough to say that he is
an expert musician and comedian.
Friday afternoon the fair proper
was opened, and although it rained
hard the attendance was good; at
night there was jam. On Saturday
all day the crowds came and the hall
was filled at all hours.
The tents tournament was confined
to Saturday because Of the rain, and
on that day many viewed the plays.
The result of the tournament shows
the following prize winners: Junior
doubles, Messers Wheatley and Cow
en-; Ladies doubles, Misses Phippen
and Gutteridge; Senior doubles,
Messrs. Keller and Victor Carrier;
Miss Gutteridge drew the cup award
ed by Mrs. Seaton.
The childrens parade on Saturday
afternoon was a most attractive fea
ture of the fair. About thirty chill
dren representing well known adver
tisements entered. Prizes were
awarded to the two boys and two
girls who had the best costumes.
Mrs. John Mccormick, Mrs. Edward
F. Glynn and Mr.. Taylor acted as
judges. Those receiving prizes were
Marion and Louise Bullock, Gold Dust
Twins, first prize; Charles Cheatham,
Quaker Oats, first prize; Alice Cham
berlin, Bakers Chocolate, second
prize; Gerald Braddock, Cream of
Wheat, second prize; Hayward Brad
dock, Peter Henderson's Seeds, and
Cyrus Bullock, Horlick's Matted Milk,
honorable mention. To all of the 9th
err children Mr.. Bullock gave each
quarter.
San Mateo and Pomona and other
nearby places were we'll represented
at the fair.
The vegetable, fruit and canned
goods as we'll as the miscellaneous
display was most excellent. Hon.
and Mrs. J. H. Harp had some 35
separate articles on exhibition, all
products of their fine farm. The
prizes in this department went as fol
lows: First prizes: Small box of
grapefruit and lemons, Hon. J. H.
Harp; 1 quart basket guavas; basket
kumquats and lines; basket naval or
anges; pineapple oranges; Peerless
oranges; Georgia collard in tub; sweet
potatoes; side Florida bacon, Mr.. J.
H. Harp. Corn bread. Mrs. j. Fl.
Harp
Second prizes-Carrots, Mr. Bor-
son; horse bananas, Mr. Darling; tur-
nips, Ely Amos; cabbage, Mr.. Bart
lett; tangerines, lettuce in box, onions,
Mr.. Harp.
First prize-Largest exhibit, Mr..
Harp; butter and eggs, Mrs. Harp;
canned goods, Mrs. Harp; cluster of
grape fruit, Major j. L. Burton; box
of fruit prepared for parcel post,
Chas. Gutteridge; boxes of choice
oranges. Chase & Co.,; cabbage, caul-
flower, lettuce, turnips, rutabagas,
beets, Mr.. Borson; horse bananas,
Mr.. Darling; carrots, radishes, Mr..
Bills; sugar cane and syrup, pump
kins, cabbage, sugar loaf, Ely Amos;
peas. Mr.. Harris.
The net receipts of the different de-
partments of the fair were as follows:
Musical entertainment, 1927; food
department, $S7.35; ice cream, $22.-
45; fancy table, $500; fruits, vege
tables, bacon, $32.76; candy, $1S.G0;
fish pond, $1,000; clowns, $4.61; cards,
$7.25; door, $3.50; valentines and bulb
bles, $3.50; gift, $500; tennis club,
entries and sales, $34.95. Total
$381.64 From this must be deduct
ed amount of $29.46 paid out for lum-
Der, tennis benches, labor, cleaning,
help in kitchen, guarding hall at
night, band etc, leaving a net profit
to the ladies of $352.18.
The fair was most enjoyable and
all feel that the ladies are deserving
of great praise. On their part the
ladies fully appreciate the generous
patronage of the people and are
grateful. Especially are they CRATE
full for the contributions.