Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
A GREAT DAY FOR PUTNAM

Agriculture Day for Putnam county
was held last Saturday, Oct 13. at the
courthouse in Cookeville, and it was a
great day all around Exhibits were
made by the different communities
and individuals, consisting. of canned
fruits, vegetables, preserves, pickles,
jellies, ETC., and fancy work; cattle,
hogs, fruits, and products of the field.
The exhibits were most tastefully dis
played.
The success of the occasion is due
to the hearty cooperation of the peo-
pie of Putnam county and the able
demonstrators, Miss Kate Hooper and
Mr.. Joe Jacob, who with untiring en-
ergy completed their work throughout
the county and mobilized it in Cooke
Vile for this demonstration.
The entire collection has bee voted
the largest and best ever shown in the
county and the Canning Club Girls
assisted materially in making the dGy
such complete success.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Robt.
Jackson of Nashville, Mrs. A. ]. Cole
and Mrs w. A. Howard secured the
Red Cross exhibit that was shown at
the state fair.
The following prizes were awarded:
canning Club
Best club exhibit: Salem, first;
Maple Shade, second; Whitson. third.
Best individual exhibit: Mamie
Kilgore, Holiday, first Flora Anne
Huddleston, Salem, second.
Best collection of jellies Lois
Bean, Whitson, first.
Best tomatoes canned in tin: Jane
Nash, Bald Hill, first; Erman Nash,
Bald Hill, second; Glemer Scarlett,
Maple Shade, third.
Best made cap and apron, Oarge
girD: Flora Anne Huddleston, Sa-
lem, first; Jane Nash, Bald Hill, sec
ond.
Best made cap and apron, (small
girD: Roxie McCulley. Holiday,
first.
Best glass jar of beans: Lille
Brown, Maple Shade, first; Cora Lee,
Whitson, second.
Best can of beets: Lee Carr, Hol-
laday. first.
Best made holder: Flora Anne
Huddleston, first; Jane Nash, Bald
Hill, second.
Woman's Department
Best individual collection of fruits,
jellies, preserves, etc.: Myrtle Walk
er, Salem, first; Emma Carr, Holla
secoud.
Best loaf of bread: Willie DeRos-
sett, Cookeville. first; Emma Carr,
Holiday, second.
Best assortment of cookies: Mrs.
j. Little, Salem. first
Best dozen eggs: Mrs. Daisy Buck,
Whitson, first: Mrs. S. c. Huddleston,
Salem, second.
Best pound of butter: Mrs. Gentry,
Cookeville, first; Mrs. Jim Mitchell,
Salem, second.
Best crochet center piece: Miss
Melvina Maxwell, Baxter first.
Best hand made towel: Miss Lena
Wilhite, Cookeville, first, second.
Best hand made baby cap: Miss
Lola Hooper, Cookeville, first
Best tatting: Miss Lola Hooper,
Cookeville. first
Best hand made pillow cases: Miss
Laura Bullock, Cookeville, r. 6, first;
Mrs. Joe Nichols, Baxter, second.
Best hand made bed spread: Mrs |
" Williams. Cookeville, first; Mrs. |
Ida Maxwell, Baxter, second.
Best shirt waist: Miss Ada Rice, |
Cookeville, first
Best crochet lace, Mrs A. M. |
Wheat, Cookeville, first.
Best made apron Mrs. Ora Stone. !
Baxter, first.
Best baby dress: Mrs. Grover An
lerson, Baxter, first; Mrs. Ida Max
we'll, Baxter, second.
Best hand made corset cover: Miss
Laura Bullock, Cookeville, R.. 6, first;
Mrs. Wheat, second.
Best embroidered outer piect: Miss I
Laura Bullock. Cookeville. R. 6. first:
second
Community Exhibit
Best community exhibit Salem,
irst: Algood. second.
The awards for stock and products
# The field win be published next
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