The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-28
ALL ABOARD FOR THE STATE
FAIR.

Fairs, circuses, mass meetings ana
GATHERINGS of all kinds have always |
appealed to us. We were present at
all the "speakings" held at the cor
ner of Sixteenth avenue and Jefferson
street. during the recent election. At
one of these "speakings" we heard
prominent gentleman of this city,
who has been honored with the high
est position attainable by our people,
give bits of interesting Negro histo-
nv. which made us wonder Why he
did not write a history of Negroes,
for Negroes that our children
may know something OF the
race to which they belong,
instead of porting day after day
over the deeds of other peoples and
being taught by the dictionary that
a "wench" is a young Negress,"
when every one with any sense at all
knows that the word "wench' dates
back to early Elizabethian days and
that Shakespeare, who probably
never saw a Negro nor a Negress,
uses the word numbers of times. In
fact the fairer the skin and lighter
the hair and the more comely the
form of the bar maids, at the various
inns, where the immortal bard took
his drinks, the more of wrench he
seems to have thought them.
At another of these meetings, we
heard popular undertaken make a
speech for fair play and square deal
for Negroes that may be equaled but
never beaten. At the conclusion of
his speech, we remarked that he
could not have done otherwise, as
heritage would tell, and he had GER
tainly gotten more than looks from
the statesmen and members of the
legislature, whom you would certain
ly find at the root of his family tree,
if you dug deep enough.
No, indeed we can not vote, nor
have we a desire to do so, though
when the returns were in at the re-
cent election we wished we had owned
vote to give to Howse, so Gupton
would not have been so close to him
Neither can we say it is good form
to attend these speakings. However
we went, because we like to feel the
throb of the heart of the world.
We feel that we are a part OF the
whole and as a part we want to be
found at our post. We have no pa
thence with the "Rust-outer." House.
keeping has taught us that the more
the kitchen knife is used the Keen
er the edge.
For that reason we wanted to go
to the State Fair. The man who
lives at our house and promised 10
take us at night, which was the only
time he could spare, however, in
conversation over the phone We found
that the Lady also was a progress
sive" soul with a desire to know what
the other women had learned during
the year that she had not, so to the
Fair we went, prepared to spend the
day.
The ride out was comfortably un-
eventful. The necessary prelimina-
ries were made without mishar, the
man took our tickets and we went
in. And the people! J. From the
gate looking toward the main build
ing was a sea of faces. sasped.
Even the Lady who is something OF
a Globe trotter commented on the
large attendance. All the while ev-
cry car was bringing more people to
add to this number.
We went straight to the Women,s
Building and found that their hand-
work compared favorably with that
shown at the exhibit in the Y, M.
C. A. in the spring. Their hana-
rainting was on par with their
hand sewing. One handmade crepe
de chine set consisting of gown, tea,
DIV and petticoat was almost perfect
and certainly beautiful. We viewed
with awe a quilt valued at forty dol
lars. We fingered near a fern apou'
! four feet in diameter valued at fcul
! dollars and wendell our way to the
culinary department. Mrs. wilson
was demonstrating winter decora
lions for the table. Out of q carrot
/ she made buttercup. Out of long
white turnip she made a white Jon
! uuil. Out of round turnip she made
two or three roses. One of these she
left white and stained the Others pink
by immersing in bowl OF pink col
oring. She then filled a basket Will
parsely and arranged this asortment
of vegetable flowers" just as yoi
would flowers from Joys" The eff
! feet was very, very unique.
Traversing the annex from the
Woman's Building, admiring as VI
went, the Lady led the way to th'
"Canning Exhibit" At this exhibit
7 laid aside restraint, and breakln:
all the boarding school rules l eve
knew, sired and pointed with m!
fingers, by way of emphasizing my re
marks. Even the lady who is scdat
at all times grew very enthusiastic
This exhibit was canned by the girl
of Davidson County and was a beauty
A lar of carrots had every face turned
outward making it look like Jar Wit
thousand of eyes. Beans Wer
canned in different designs. Corr
was canned on the cob. A jar o
relish had the initial III" in Tn
center of each side. Pears gleame
in clear liquid. Each jar We'd wit
the other in beauty. AS we left tn
Lady stated that her intention O
mentioning the canning subject to on
of the many clubs of which she is
member. The Corn Exhibit was
beauty in itself. We saw a watel
melon which weighed 67 pounds.
jar of vinegar five years old was sue
beautiful amber color we though
it honey. A barrel of apples tha
have not been named yet, accordin
TO the man standing guard over then
were much prettier than some {
: those which had high seunGin
names In fact the whole agri III
tural exhibit was wonderful. Dow
stairs we saw the chickens. Pl,
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