Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-02
PROGRAM Of FAIR
INCLUDES VARIETY
. Of BIG FEATURES
New Orleans To Have Events 81
Interest to Every State in
the South.

One OF the greatest tributes to the
position attained by the National
Farm and Live Stock Show, New Or
leans. at = single bound and In less
than q single year. was the granting
OF unusually low rates by all the rat
roads 1t was recognition Of the ben
eft OF the enterprise to the farming
and all other industries Of thu south,
and of the wisdom OF givinS all the
people of the south q chance to reach
1t and profit by IT,
The war has placed an iHRsnss
strain upon transportation facilities.
and it IL anticipated that thsrs will be
. shortage Of cars and locomotives.
For that reason the roads all over tbs
country have largely reduced their
concessions to the fairs. In some o;
the northern states there were NO spe
cial rates put on, 20 that the attend
ancs was seriously iassrfsrsA with
The rates allowed the National are
much better than last ysar, freA ths
very cheap two days skcSrsaon DT1Vt
lsgs 70 the practically ens-way fare
for the round trip ana stay - long
- you like"
The opportunity OF taking In the big
event with all its sdacAtioA and IT,
chances to buy, sell sA1 get acQuaint
ed, Is too strong To resist The farm
sr's and the farm Nifs's ana the farm
youths difficulty Il going to bs to do
eide a. to the days on which to come
for each day has its eva attraction
and its own appeal. The best plan Is
to 80 for the entire fair. ne ten days
will be equivalent to = college course
and = trip to half . dozen states and
markets. II that 10 impossible, thea
the proper eosDs n TO set together
and organize parties to enjoy some Of
the bright spots that tempt most To
facilitate such = survey the list Of
days u Appended. although the mere
titles DO not begin to furnish all the
details. nor - the hse satarsay se0-
plste even 70 short . time before the
show. However. here II -:
Saturday. Nov. 1o-lnauSaral Day
parade. Louisiana Travellers Day.
School and Children.s Day.
SunAay-New OTlsaas Day. Fratsr
nal Day. Floral Night parade.
Aonday--Amsrfea and Allies Day,
Liberty Loan Day. Retail Msrchsnts
Day.
Tuesday - wholesale Merchsntg
and MANUFACTURERS Day. University
and College Day. Land Dxy.
Neutrality-suspicious. live stock
convention JohA n. Parker, chair
man; Louisiana and Mississippi Day.
Thursday-Farmers' and Planters
Day. Federal Land Bank Day. Agricul.
tural Products Night parade. auction
sale Of Hereford and Holstein cattle,
Duroc-Jersey swine AID horses.
Friday-PAn-Amsriea Day, night
horse show. auction sale Of Angus and
Jersey cattle, Poland China and, Berk-
shire swine.
Saturday-Food Conservation Day,
Boys and Girls ClAb Day, night horse
show, FoOtbaA my. auction sale Of
Shorthorn and RsA Poll cattle. Chester
White and HaAosAlrs swins, and vari.
Gus breeds ct sAsso.
EMBELLISHMENTS Carnival
Day. Trades al Labor Day. Press
Day.
Mondsy--NsOss nay.
The, departR01 e ethics and fair
extension prosASAaAa. under me direc.
ton OF Mrs. II. 4 Graham Bankston.
has an individual an Aistiactivs pro
gramme of AAyA. each with . separate
chairman and Astsa speakers. Pa
triotism, woAa@As Dsesfsss, art. sOcisl
service, ethnoasaE. modern philosophy.
economies. pAklaAtAsepy and good
times are the vi1s sAAgs Of subjects
that will appeal 70 tAsuGhkfu citizen.
ship during nias lays Of Dablic discus
sion and instsuseaea
The list of special days reveals the
fact that the nights win b ~ attract.
i've as tbs dayA Friday and SATURDAY
will be the night hesss shows, among
the most bFiallaat society functions
given in New oxssans in years Thsre
will be other features for various eve
nings, and the grounds will be ~
bright as day through the use OF cleo.
trio flood neh11no, which 10 to receive
its first test - saeA big scale In this
section.
A. B. 0ravsA superintendent Of the
agricultural Aseaztmsnt, originated
and il e<ganisins series Of night pa
rades. The flDWse show will break
out Of bounds enc uight and stage