Arizona republican., 1915-10-25
WOMEN READY
 FOR THE FAIR
Arrangement of Women's Bnilding This Year-The Art Exhibit Will Be of Unusual Volume and Interest

As fair week approaches, interest il
 the various departments increases. Int r most decided changes are being made s in the woman's building where { f corps of carpenters and decorator: are busily engaged in fitting up an art n gallary. For women this year will have
 more than textile fabrics and culinary l and pastry stores to hold their atten l ton. They will have an art exhibition
 and a better babies contest and while both features are sure of interesting as l i many men as women, it is the latter
 whose efforts have made both possible.
 Art Exhibition
 Under the auspices of the art depart
 ment of the Womans club the most
 pretenticus exhibition that has ever been held in the state will be given Jessie Benton Evans who has exhibited 1 in New York, Paris and London is 1 passing the autumn season and is CO., | operating with the club women in their endeaVor to make the exhibition one of 1 worth. She is personally directing the ] Workmen and those who have been in | the woman's building have much to l say in praise of the arrangements. The 1 rails have been placed at good adVan- l tage and the gray and black tinting are particularly effective. The lighting is excellent for Mrs. Evans has had a special preparation applied to the win dows. There will be an invited collec- tion from California and among the exhibitors will be Maynard Dixon, whose canVases will be especially in teresting to Arizonans since his sub iccts Were acquired here. MT. Dixon ~,1r To-. spring found him in the immediate vii cinIty of Holbrook where he sketched | the red man.
 Kate Cory of Prescott, who has a | group of Indian studies at the Smith 1 sonian- Institution. is also taking an iH terest in the exhibition to the extent of | becoming an exhibitor
 Mrs. w. K. James, secretary of the | committee has announced that all | artists who desire to submit works for the exhibition. must file their names with her before October 3O The oil paintings and water colors need not be framed. The photographs and black and white must be mounted but not necessarily framed. Prizes are offered l for oil paintings, water colors, black and white, sculpture, ceramics and pho- tography.
 Baby Contest
 There were many disappointed moth CTS last year because they filed their entries too late for the better babies contest. That there may not be a re- occurrence of the same trouble this wear the executive committee wishes to call attention to the fact that no entries | will be received after six o'clock Satur- day evening" Nov G.
 This is imperative in order to give 1 the enrolling committee sufficient time in which to compile a proper classi- tication Of ail entries and send notice to each entrant of the date and approXi- mate hour of examination.
 File your entries for the better babies contest at once" is the request of the committee in charge.
 Special Premiums
 Mrs. R NJ. Tafel, superintendent of the Woman's department in calling at tention to two of the special premiums hitherto unannounced.
 The Woman's department at the state fair office, corner Second avenue and Washington street is now open a nd the secretary Mrs. NJ. H. Williams and attaches of the offices are waiting to receive the entries, said Mrs. Tafel in discussing the subject yesterday.
 The premium offered, under special class 242. by Mrs F. J. Bennftt is open to all nationalitieS. The Indian. the Mexican and the colored girl as well as the white child may compete for this prize. The girls did not respond last | year as We wished. While the work was good, 1t could have been better anC we want to note an improvement this : car The age question in the girls | 'IasS frequeptly arises. The rule reads l under fourteen, so if girl is past her IourteeGth birthday she is 1n0t eligible lmohe- the general rules, is a para.granh | Which reads Two entries from the same Household will not be considered 1 i3 competition. This rule does not l loic good in the WOman's department ] SO mother and daughter, or two sisters an compete with each other.
 In the culinary department is class -to' open to Mexican women only here IS also an entry in the needle orh Tor Mexican women and girls
 nope that women who do weavinp ] VIII notice the articles open to weavers } 'hly' and bring in good display of : iieii work In the culinary department : where special prizes are offered for dis } 'IaSS. It must be noted that one can rot enter any article of d display sepa 3 dtcly- All goods must be entered in 'he lot specified or in the display"