The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09
TIE POULTRY SHOW.
Association Held an Important Meet
ing Monday Evening.

meeting of the Sumter Poultry
and Pigeon Association was held at
Chamber OF Commerce rooms Monday
evening, October 4th, President S. Is.
Mitchell presiding, and E. /. Reardon,
acting secretary. 1t was announced
that the State meet of the Ancona
Club, of the National Poultry Asso-
citation will be held in Sumter during
the Sumter Pigeon and Poultry Show
November 10th, 18th, 18th, 1915.
Also that the State Ancona Club,
and National Single Comb Buff Or
pington club, and the American Poul-
try Association will each offer ribbons
during the Sumter Poultry and Pigeon
Show, in addition to the ribbons
awarded by the local association.
The premium lists for the Sumter
fall show next month were ordered
gotten up and sent out within the next
ten days.
The rules and regulations Of the
American Poultry Association were
adopted to govern the premium list
entries and prizes, subject to elimina-
tions and reductions as to cassifica-
tions by the premium list committee
of the local association.
The committee on securing adver-
tisements for the premium lists was
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l.. Williams. A. II. Wilder. The follow
ing committee was appointed to solicit
premiums from individuals, firms, and
corporations, either cash or CONNER
cial commodity premiums: j. d. Ep-
person, chairman; S. B. Mitchell j.
Frank Williams. w. b. Boyle, E. I.
Reardon. Walter c. Boyle. d. China,
Hardy Moses, Wendell Levi.
The secretary was directed to pub
lish a list Of all contributing members
of the local association and to urge
others to become members 1t was
unanimously decided to invite the la
dies of the Home Demonstration
Work, and the Girls Canning and To-
mato Clubs Of Sumter County to Join
in with the local association and have
combination exhibition of the can
ming and tomato clubs and the home
demonstration work during the No
vember 1915 Poultry Show.
The ladies will be requested to put
their exhibits in the same building at
the time Of the poultry and pigeon
show.
The local poultry association feels
that poultry raising is a part of do
mestic science work. and desires the
ladies interested in canning, preserv-
ing, cooking, and work incidental to
good housekeeping to interest them
selves also in raising of improved
breeds of poultry. The committee on
securing exhibit coops for the 1915 fall
show was directed to hasten prepara-
tions of same.
1t was decided to make an effort to
i'N' 'N""S thS iitcIcSt III the ASSOCIATION,
and to extensively advertise the 1915
first show of the association through
out South and North Carolina. Geor-
gia. and Virginia with the object of
securing as many fine breeds of birds
as possible for the first show.
1t begins to look, from the interest
manifested by local and out of town
poultry breeders as though Sumter
first poultry and pigeon show will be
big affair in every respect. COM
bined with the Domestic Science fea-
lures by the women and girls of Sum-
ter county this combination even
should prove a very interesting and
educational affair.
Any poultry breeders desiring to ioin
the local association may do so by no.
Trying the association secretary. r. L.
Mcleod, or the Sumter Chamber of
commerce secretary or any of tho Of
ficers or members of the local poultry
and pigeon association. Those con-
templating exhibiting should notify
Secretary Mcleod or the Chamber of
Commerce.