The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-28
Carnival

Inc preparations -or the Carnival
of the school children of Pennington
are complete and by the time this
paper reaches the hands Of its read
ers, the exhibits will be coming in and
being placed by the committee In
charge.
The gymnasium room at the High
School is to be used for the display,
with the lunch rooms adjoining for
the overflow. The committees in
charge are: "a
General Superintendent, Mrs. George
Patton, s.is,,
Clerk of Entries, Mrs. Long, with
Mrs. Paul Cayce, Mrs. Fred Karsch
and Miss Marion Guessing as as
sistants.
Committee on Arrangements, Mrs. A.
Jones, Mrs. Johns, Miss Roberta
Tetley and Mr.. Alternately.
Committee on Sewing, Miss Jacobs
and Miss Irene Lang.
Committee on Baking, Mrs. John
Karsch and Miss Anna Craig.
Committee on Canned Goods, Mrs.
Mccarthy and Mrs. Will Lang.
Committee on Decorations, Miss Anna
Butterneld.
Mr.. Foard and Mr.. Hensley of the
Farm Bureau and Miss Brucher Of
Esther will act as judges of the veg
etable display, and Miss Brucher, Mrs.
Eaton and Mrs. Tate, of the canning,
baking and sewing.
Entries will begin Thursday at 10
o'clock, and will close at noon Friday.
The premiums for the general dis
play of vegetables and canning have
been given by the School Board; for
the single entries of vegetables, by
the Commercial Club; for the single
entries, by the merchants of town; for
the baking and sewing, by the Monday,
Fortnightly and Civic Clubs, the U.
D. G.. and the Navy League. The pre-
miums will all be cash, except those
for the canning, which will be dainty
articles donated by the merchants
No premium will have a smaller val
ue than 80 cents.
The Carnival will open at 2:30 Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 28th, and con-
tinue through the evening, and will
reopen Saturday at 10 o'clock and re-.
main throughout the day. I'm
The premiums will be awarded be-
fore the rooms are opened to the pub
lie.
During Friday evening, beginning
at 7:30, short program will be CIV
en-, including music on the Victrola,
short talk by Prof. Johns, an address
by Mr.. Foard on "Who's Who in the
Garden" and the best of those whose
displays have received first premium,
an honorable mention.
The exhibits for which premiums
are offered are:
Vegetables
|. Best general display of vegetables
to include one of the six mentioned
below.
2. Best IL peck Irish potatoes.
3. Best peck sweet potatoes.
4. Best IL dozen tomatoes.
5. Best 1-2 dozen beets.
6. Best 1-2 dozen carrots.
7. Best quart lima beans.
8. Best 1-2 dozen sweet corn.
8. Best ears white field corn.
10. Largest and best head of cabbage.
II. Best IL dozen sweet peppers.
IL. Best LIZ dozen apples.
10. Best IL dozen pears.
Canning.
/. Best display of canned goods
vegetables, fruit and jelly-one can
of each--fruit may be in pint cans.
2. Cherries, best can.
3. Apple butter, best IL gal. jar.
4. Pears, best can.
5. Beans, stringed, best can.
6. Corn, cut, best can.
7. Pickles, best display.
Baking.
/. Best loaf bread, white.
2. Best loaf bread, graham.
3. Best loaf-cake.
a. Best layer-cake.
5. Best pan of rolls.
Sewing.
/. Best made plain dress.
2. Best plain suit underwear.
8. Best sample darning.
4. Best sample mending.