Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-08-20
Prizes For The New Events At The
Fair.

Now is the time to show your county
spirit; to show by your attendance at the
Fair that you are interested in saving the
old County Fair. Go and see what has
been done to improve it look at the ami
mails, the poultry, the fruits and vegetables.
the beautiful needlework and canning and
jelly-making of the women of the county.
and see If you do not think that they are
worth encouraging. If you see anything
to criticise, let it be known, not talked of
to everybody, among yourselves, but tell it
direct to the Board of Directors, who can
use the information to the betterment of
the Fair next year. Instead of repeating
what some one else has said. come and see
for yourself, and then back up your criti-
cisms by your gate receipts. that the di-
rectors may have the money to execute
the improvements suggested.
After all. it is our County Fair, and we
should be public-spirited enough to work
to put it where it should beat the head
of the list. 1t takes money to accomplish
anything. and if we stay away, we are
killing the institution which can be made
the greatest power for good of any in the
State.
Rally to the Fair The club women of
the county are trying by every means in
their power to help to bring about ideal
conditions there. So help them in their
work with your interest and your money.
The automobile competition is to be one
of the features of Thursday morning. 1t
will follow the cavalcade at 10 o'clock.
Come and bring your machine decorated
in some way. with ereenery and gay bunt-
ing, with goldenrod from the fields. with
flags. or with colored cloth or paper. 1t
need not be expensive or elaborate to be
effective. The great thing is to do it. Do
not wait to see what the others have done.
The first prize is a handsome lap-robe.
given by S. Kann Sons & Co. The second
prize is offered by the National Electrical
Supply Company, and will be equal to the
first. The third prize is quart thermos
bottle. They are all well worth striving for
The machines are not to be judged by
their condition or age. but by their decora-
tons. So trim up the old machine and
bring it along. Ten O'Clock on Thursday
morning.
Is baby one year to one and half year
oldH Then we want her. Is baby from
eighteen months to two years old2 Then
she is meant. also the baby who is from
two to two and half years old is wanted
at the Fair on Wednesday and Thursday
to compete in the better baby contest for
the health prizes. The prize in each first
class will be crib blanket. offered by Mr..
Goldenburg. Of Goldenburgs. of Seventh
and X streets. The prize in the second
class will be a silver cup; and in the third
class, silver knife, fork and spoon set.
All are equally beautiful and useful.
On the way to the grand stand stop and
see the Community Fair exhibits in the
big tent. They represent the work of GER
tain of the communities Of the county, of
Potomac. of Clarksburg, Of Poolesvile, etc.
See the exhibition Of prizes in the case
on the second floor Of the main hail.
The girls and boys canning and gar
dening clubs prizes Of both first and sec
ond class are there too. The Board of
Directors of the Fair award the county club
prizes of the new clubs, and the advanced
clubs are given prizes by Barber g. Ross
and Dulin & Martin, of Washington.
The prizes for the better baby contest
are given by the Goldenburgs. Castleburg
and Edmonston stores, of Washington. See
them all in case.
Look out for the Boy Scouts drill in the
oval on Thursday afternoon.