Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-16
DeKaJb County Falr Closes
It's Successful Exhibition;
Prize Winners Announced
Thousands Crowd Grounds on
Last Day. When Congress-
man Howard Spoke Wis
dom of ProtraCted Exhibition
Is Demonstrated

Lights at the DeKalb county fair
were extinguished Saturday night after
the most successful OF exhibitions The
five days duration was an experiment
in protractsd fairs which has convinced
the association that an exposition OF
the products OF DeKalb need not be
confined 10 one day as heretofore
Thousands OF persons on the last day,
which was dedicated to the reception
OF homecomers. crowded the grounds.
where they heard Congressman Will
liam Schley Towards speech concern
ing the war, visited the splendid dis
plays Of live stock. poultry and agri-
cultural products and viewed the other
manifestations OF progress in the good
county OF DeKalb.
The fair ended at its climax. Crowds
OF merrymakers from Decatur. Kirk
wood, Atlanta, Stone Mountain and
other centers of the county made the
pike" to hum on the last night OF Its
being. The lights flashed and the bar
ker balIyhooed and the spirit OF the
carnival persisted TO the death
But OF course that was not the fair.
The fair itself was the thing that
showed DeKsIb county's ability 10
produce the sustenance OF both war and
peace Those DurOc-Jersey hogs that
make bacon at cents slice: those
HolsteIn COWS whose daily yield Is
measured in gallons; those yellow
pumpkins and potatoes that make pies
delight: those Jellies and jam and pre-
serves; that delicious cake: breads that
quicken the appetite; candy for the
sweetest tooth and pickles 10 draw the
mouth OF the thinnest school girl-an
these were displayed as GrOwn-in-De-
KzLb products.
An5 for these and other products
handsome prizes have been awarded by
q generous fair association Here are
a few OF them:
wOMAN's BUILDING.
TIE following prizes were awarded IN the
Srand rise for best display. variety and
msrft TO count awarded % Mrs. B. o. Miller.
Decatur. Ga Lsis exhibit I'D contained ii' en-
Prize for best Leaf Of whole wheat bread.
awarded to Miss Florence Kellogg. Decatur.
Mrs. r. c Smith. Decatur, Ca: best white
cake, Mrs. J. II. johnson, Decatur. Ca; best
layer cake. Mrs b. Q. KILLER. Decatur, Ca
best spcnge cake. Mr.. Ruth Patillo, Decatur
Best display Of soup mixtures. Mrs. B. q.
Muller. Dsestur Ca. INST PTle: 0est n olsp1y
Ca, second prize; best display OF soup mixtures
Miss Dorothy Hamilton. Decatur. Ca. third
Pickles in vinegar. first prize. Mrs. II. O.
Miller Decatur, Ca, first prize; best display
oud prize. Mrs. ". I. Mcdaniel. Stone Noun
tain, Ga: pickles in vinegar. third prize. Mrs
Z s. Everett. Decatur, Ca
Best canned fruits Give vsrietiesl, first
prize. Mrs. B. o. Miller. Decatur: best display
preserves second prize. Mrs. Henry Pritch-
ard. stone Mountain. Ca; best display pre-
serves. third prize. Mrs W. /. Mcdaniel stone
Mountain.
Best display Of canned vegetables, first
prize Mrs ?. B. Anderson. Decatur; best dis
play OF canned vegetables. second prize. Mrs.
B. o. Miller. Decatur: best display Of canned
vegetables. third prize. Miss Dorothy Ham
iltau, Decatur.
Mrs Hugh Trutti. Decatur, Ca: second prize.
Mrs Ruth Patillo- Variety Is kindsl. Mrs
Henry Prftchsrd. Stone Mountain. Ga.
Best display Of JeIlies % vsrietiesl: First
prize. Mrs. Henry Pritchard. Store Mountain
Ca; second prize. Mrs. b. %. Miller. Decatur.
Ca. (Only two exhibits.l
Best crochet spread: First prize. Mrs. John
Montgomery. Decatur. Ga; second prize. Mrs.