Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-11-03
FALL FESTIVAL PLANNED.
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Agricultural and School Exhibits AutO.
mobile Parade Charles Town
November 10th and 18th.

No greater interest has ever beenl
manifested in jefferson County |
movement than that so displayed in
the Farmers and Merchants Fall Fes-
tiyal no he held in Charles Town, |
November 10th and lllh Numerous
and liberal premiums are being Of |
fered for the entries. A partial list |
of the premiums were announced by |
the committee on Exhibits and Prem |
iums OF which Mr. c. F. Wall is chair |
man, (. B. Reed, G.. S. Callan, Melvin |
T. Strider, +. E. Cooke and F. l.
Jordan, is published elsewhere in this |
paper. Read it over and select your
entries at once. Notify the Board OF
trade Immediately.
The premiums are more than gener-
Gus and each and every child, farmer,
teacher and resident of the county
should avail themselves of these most
generous premiums. 1t is the duty of
all farmers, orchardiSts, teachers,
educational boards and pupils to CO.
operate in this movement in which 2 /
thorough representative festival of The
farm products of Jefferson County
and the famous Shenandoah Valley
will be exhibited. Cooperation from
the entire county has been assured
The schools of the County have been
visited and at each, the teachers and
pupils displayed great interest and
enthusiasm for the festival
The schools of the county have an
other wonderful inducement to work
for. The Agricultural Bureau of the
Board of Trade has offered in -four
volumes complete set of the En-
cyclopedia of American Agriculture
by that famous author, L. H. Bailey
The set will be given to the school
bringing in from the pupils homes
the largest number of memberships
to this bureau. An appeal has been
sent out by this bureau in which we
included an application blank The
set is needed in every school of the
county and is something that The
teachers and pupils should work tc
secure 1t is hand bound and will be
on exhibit in the display window of
c. N. Beard in Charles Town. The
inducement is a good one, and not
alone should the teachers and pupils
work to secure this set for school,
but the parents and Board of Educa-
ton should do all in their power to
assist the teachers and schools in
securing the most valuable of all agri-
cultural publications. The set will
be awarded the first day of the fes-
tival, November 10th at 2 D. m. All
applications received by the Agricul-
tural Bureau from this time, if so des-
ignated by applicant on the applica-
ton, will be given credit to the school
so named
So eager are the children to secure
this set for their school that when
this liberal offer was mentioned they
stood up and signified they would do |
their part in securing such a valuable |
acquisition to their school library.
Superintendent Grantham of the |
County Schools mailed letter to the |
teachers of the county urging them 20 |
cooperate with the Festival Move
ment and requested them to collec, |
a display and school exhibit. There |
are over thirty schools in the county |
and it is assumed that there will be |
over thirty school exhibits The let
ter sent to the teachers by Superin- |
tendent Grantham is as follows:
To Jefferson County Teachers
You are requested to cooperate in |
the Farmers and Merchants Fall Fes-
tival TO be held at Charles Town,
November 10th and 18th, notice OF |
which has already reached you.
he movement meets with my
hearty approval, and l sincerely hope |
that as many as can will provide an |
exhibit to compete for the numerous |
and liberal premiums offered.
Congressman William G. Brown, of |
West Virginia has offered trophy
for the best school exhibit.
All teachers making a creditable CT
fort will be allowed credit for the
day. Respectfully yours,
(Signed) James Grantham,
County Superintendent
Principal Miller and Professor Null
doom, of Shepherd College were cali
ed upon Wednesday afternoon by the
committee for the Festival and both
were impressed with the Festival ccle-
bration A Shepherdstown exhibit is
to be given in the college November
5th, 9th and 9TH, at which the schools
OF that district will exhibit, and i. has
been assured that the exhibits and
prize winners will exhibit at the fes-
tlval in Charles Town, and also a col
Iege exhibit will be among the many
exhibits at the festival
The teachers and pupils of tn
county schools are more than anx.-
Gus to win the cup offered bv Con
gresham William c. Brown of the
second Congressional District OF
West Va. 1t has its place on the
premium list as the Honorable owl.
lam G. Brown Cup Glass" This cur
will be awarded to the school having
he best school exhibit at the Festival |
The trophy will be a silver loving cup
engraved with the school name date
and for the purpose given. This is .
handsome trophy, and every school
should put forth its best efforts 20
win such a premium awarded bv Con
gresham Brown.
The committee on Premiums and K
Exhibits wish to urge the farmers oil
he county to do their part by ex.
libiting at this Festival Any farm
er who has farm products to exhibit
should notify this committee at once 5
md enter it. A this early date man,
exhibits have been pledged. Plenty
If exhibits will be on hand when the
great Festival is thrown ooen to thc
public on November 10th at clever {
o'clock
In letter from Mr.. Nat T. Frame.
state Agent of the United STA 'es De
oartment of Agriculture, Morgantown. ,
Vest Virginia, received this week Mr. {
frame stated that the Grea. Yves
Virginia State Exhibit was assured for
he. Festival and will be shown the
ntire two days. {
The exhibit tent is rs by 40, land !
viii have as its exhibits farm pro
-ucts from the entire State, and his {
xhibit alone will be worth a trip to {
he Festival f
1t is the hope of the committee on :
Exhibits and Premiums to have three
government Judges to award III [
and it is thought that -he, Y
an be secured. G
The Festival committee has in mind :.
he younger generation must be given :
full opportunity to educate tn m 1
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