Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-10-27
Biz Fall Festival TOBe Held In Charles
Town.

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Town.
A Farmers and Merchants Fall Fes-
wal will be held on the main streets of
.harles Town Tuesday and Wednesday. |
november 10th aud nth. The Mer
hants of the town are right behind this
zig affair that will enable the famous |
shenandoah Valley TO exhibit her pro-
iucts aud rightfully acclaim that IT IS |
he most wonderful Agricultural section
If the country. The business men of the
town have long been considering valley
fair that would thoroughly represent the
products of this great section. 1t is the
Idea of those prominent in this Festival
to make it an annual affair and the great
est exposition of the country.
Five committees have charge of the
Festival and they are as follows: A gen.
eral committee of which Mr.. S. NJ. Beh-
rend is Chairman and those composing
the committee are as follows: &c. Burns,
d. S. Hughes. w T Whiting, NJ t StrI-
der, VIM. Schutze, Geo. c. Marsteller,
r. {. Smthson, NJ. Palmbaum. C. w.
Taylor, S. M. OFT. S, H. Lands, J. R.
Hamilton, VIM. Kahn, H. !. Miller, DR..
NJ, c. Scott, c. 7. Shugert, Misses Grit
fifth; A |. Grandstaff, Jacob Wolff. G D.
Brown, c. D. Ely. c. w. Brown, B. NJ.
Schulz, G. S. Callau. E. E Cooke, E. G
Henson, 0. NJ. Darlington, l. II. Fritis,
Max Theodore, H. Schoonic, R. d. Shu
CERT. g. E. Hughes. NJ. Kelly, F. l..
Jordon, E. +. Reed. w. J. Wright. N
D. Lorenzo, c. F. Wall, c. L. Robinson
Edward Drish, A. S. Allen, R. P Chew
Geo. B. Goetz, c. N Beard, c. P. Mil
Ter and d. w. Ramey
Four subcommittee of the genera
committee have been appointed to ar
range all detail of the Festival.
Committee on Decorations, Booths anc
Amusements. as follows S. NJ. Behrend
Chairman, r. c. Smithson, DR.. M. c
Scott. c. T. Shugert, E. g. Henson ant
Geo. c. Marstellar.
Committee on Publicity as follows: B
H. Riddleberger.. Chairman, Issac Herr
Edward Henson, Gus Brown. A. 5. Al
len.
Committee on Exhibit and Premium
as follows: e. F. Wall. Chairman, E. B
Reed, G. S Calar. NJ r. st ider, E l
Cooke, f. l.. Jordan.
Finance Committee: NJ Palmbaum
chairman, S. NJ. Off, w. T, Whiting
S H. Lands, D. S, Hughes. John c
Burns, S. H. Lends, Treasurer.
Congressman VIM. G. Brown of th'
Second Congressional District of Yves
/ Virginia when seen Saturday at the Pain
Hotel said that he was delighted to learl
that the business men of Charles Towr
have undertaken fall festival in which
the farm products of the Shenandoah
Valley would be exhibited and was NOR,
pleased when learned that the schoo
children of the country would participate
and haye been asked to exhibit at tht
Festival.
"A Junior Brown Cup" has been of
fered by Congressman Brown for the bes
school EXHIBIT displayed at the festival
Mr.. James Grantham, County Super
lntendent of County Schools has issueC
an order to the school teachers of tn,
County requesting them to have thei
pupils collecC and exhibit at the festival
He also set aside November 10th a
"School Children Day at the Festival
In an interview Supt, Grantham saic
this will be an excellent opportunity foi
! the children to see what is being grown
III the valley and want Them to assist
IN the exhibits and also to spend the
day seeing them"
A premium list is being prepared by
the committee on Exhibits and Pre-
miums which will award prize to the
best exhibits and will be announced on
Tuesday.
Special amusements will feature the
festival. The committee on amusements
have provided for two brass bands to
play during the entire Festival, along
with great vaudeville from Barnum &
Bailey Circus The DuQresne Sisters"
in novelty act.
Along with the Shenandoah Valley
Exhibit wi be great West Virginia
State Exhibit TO be shown in huge
tent during the entire two days.
Postmaster H. N. Bradley is arranging
to ahve the Parcel Post Exhi bit" txhib
tied at the Festival. This same exhibit
was shown at Hagerstown and caused
immense interest.
A gigantic automobile parade is being
arranged for and prizes will be awarded
for the best decorated automobile in line.
This is one of the greatest features of the
Festival.
Everything on the grounds will be
free. The two city blocks from George
to Lawrence Streets on Washington St.
will be roped off and the entire space
will be gwen t o the Festival.
The Festival IS gwen under the aus
plces of the Mercantile Bureau of the
Board of Trade.
Mrs. D. w. Clendening residing on