The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-19
FOUR MONTHS TO
PREPARE FOR THE FAIR

Every crisis in the life of individ-
uals or nations proves the metal of
those tried. 1t is not any particular
credit to a man or nation to accom-
plish great things when everything
is favorable to such accomplishment
"The man worth while, is the man
with a smile, When everything goes
dead wrong" Or in other words the
man who can guide his craft of life
or business against the strong wind
1 of adverse circumstances, and land
at the port of success, is the man who
is worth while and the man who is
needed today all over the world as
never before. These are strenuous
times, but strenuous times weed out
weaklings and make real men strong
er than ever.
Men and women of Marion county
which would you perfer to be classed
with the weak or the strong? The
question answers itself. Not one of
US desire to be weaklings.
In about four months our county
| fair will be held. Here is an OPP
portunity to show our metal by MAX
ing this fair grand success. 1t can
be done, but not by any one persons
efforts. The president cannot make the
fair a success. The secretaries can
not; but the people of Marion county
working in harmony with the officers
and committees can.
This is not one man fair. Every
one who is working for the success of
the fair is just one small atom in the
plan. In fact every one in Marion
county must be one of the atoms in
the plan if the fair is to be the great
success that it can be. Don't let the
machinery balk because one of these
small, but all important, parts is
missing or not working smoothly. We
want every farmer in Marion county
to look on this as his fair. Because
it is your fair and you are personal
ly interested; good fair means en-
couragement to every farmer and an
incentive to better farming and stock
raising.
The board of directors have been
careful in selecting men and women
especially adapted to the work of the
committees on which they have been
asked to serve. These committees
will visit the people in every section
of the county to ascertain what they
will have for exhibit i'm the different
departments, and if every one will
lend their aid to the member of the
committee who solicits them, by Civ
ing them a list of the things they
hope to exhibit in that department
they will be doing much toward max
ing the fair a success, as well as
| tightening the work of the commit
tees.
The official premium lists will soon
be out, each will contain entry blanks.
One for live stock and one for the ex
hibits in other departments. We
would ask those who expect to make
exhibits in the different departments
to help us in our work, by making
list on these blanks of what they
hope to exhibit. Of course we I'M
derstand that the next four months
will change your plans more or less
but at the same time these lists will
give us some idea of what we may ex-
pect to have on display in the differ
ent departments. Please let US have
these lists as soon as possible. As an
aid and time saver in making up your
lists you will find an idex in the front
pages of the premium list.
After August first, we will be To-
Gated in the old Board of Trade
room, in the Ocala House building
where everyone will be most welcome,
and where you will be supplied with
premium lists and any information
you may desire in regard to the fair.
The old motto formerly used by the
Board of Trade in the room we will
occupy will still hold good Farmers
Welcome"
Mrs. A Tweedy, Asst. Sec.