The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-22
MANY PRIZES ARE OFFERED TO
GIRLS Of VARIOUS COUNTY CLUBS
Proficiency in All Lines of Work to Be Rewarded
by Prizes to Be Distributed at the County
Fair-Full Announcement OF List.
Try MISS MARTHA PLATT.)

day by Miss Martha Platt. County
Club Work Organizer, of the various
prizes to be awarded the Club Girls
this wear for excellence in the various
Departments of the Club work. The
tries are to be awarded during the
County Fair, the first week ip Nov
ember.
The announcement of the Prizes,
including the regulations of the con,
tests, are as follows:
Exhibition in these departments
will be governed by general rules of
the Fair Association. Exhibits will
be placed and cared for according to
these rules-and no Exhibit must be
removed until afternoon of the last
day of the Fair.
GIRLS CANNING CLUB EXHIBITS.
Each girl exhibiting must file with
Miss Martha Plat a history Of her
work, and her daily record book. so
that no question of requirements hsV-
! ing been complied with, may be I'M
answered. Every girl who is to cx.
hibit should notify Miss Plat a:
least two weeks before hand 81 thai 4
reservation may be made for her.
Each girl exhibiting, is asked TO bring
between One and Three dozen Ar
ticles in Glass, and a like amount in
Tin, consisting of canned tomatoes,
heans, soup mixture. canned fruits,
peach pickle, cucumber pickle, green
tomato pickle, chow chow. catsup,
Preserves, jelly, and grape juice.
Other products may be exhibited as
- this list is merely suggested.
All girls wishing to sell products
exhibited, should display a notice to
that effect. 1t is hoped that all girls
will take advantage of the %opportun-
ity to market their products during
fair week.
CLASS General Prizes.
To every girl exhibiting, who has
previously filed her history and re-
cord, the County Fair Association
will give a box of Club Stationery.
To the Club in the County making
the highest score on record, of all its
members, will be awarded the Club
Banner. This banner will be given
each yea to the club making the
highest record. To the girl making
rhe highest score on her all round
record, will be given a shor. course
Scholarship to Winthrop College
next summer.
To the girl making the second
highest score on her all round record
will be given a short Scholar
ship to Winthrop College next sum-
mer. (Note) These Scholarships are
awarded by Winthrop College, and it
is expected that girls who win them
shall be leaders in the work, and if
for any reason a girl should drop
cut the Scholarship must pass to the
n making the next highest score
The girl making the best record
with 25 plants will be given $3.50 in
gold by National Bank of Ahbeville.
The girl making the second best
record with 25 plants will be given
S1.O0 in cash by Mr.. J. C. Ellis, Alb
beville, S. c.
(Note) The awards of these prizes
shall be based on the fresh and can
ned products of the garden accord
ing to the following scoring:
Business showing thirty points; to
include management, yield and profit,
each 10 points; value of tomatoes
rot sold reckoned at 10 cents per
can.
Quality, 80 points; of exhibit Is
points, of other products, i points.
Daily Record Book. 20 points.
Booklet, containing history of
years work, 20 points.
Total points, 100.
CLASS II-Yield From One-tenth
Acre.
Largest Yield of tomatoe3. $500
pair shoes by Philson & Henry, Alb
beville, S. C..
Second largest Yields Y 6 Velvet
Rug by B. W. Tribble, Dona!ds, S. c.
Largest number of cans IF toma-
toes from 10 acre-$3.00 in cash
by J. R. Dunn, Donalds, S. C.
Second largest number cons of
tomatoes from Ito acre-S2.50 in
trade by P. B. Speed, Abbevi!le, S C
CLASS III-Canned Fruits ard Veg
etables in Glass and Tn.
Best Display of canned fruits and
vegetables in glass-S2.50 in cash by
Farmers Bank of Abbeville.
Second best display in glass--S1.00