The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-03
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Board Of Directors Hold Meeting ami
Arrange for Opening.

OI the pOdru OIL directors OF the sum
ter County Fair Association was held
at Sumter Chamber of Commerce
Thursday. Arrangements for tbs
1917 Gamecock County Fair to be
held in Sumter on November 18th,
14th, 18th and 10th were gone over
Reports of officers and committee
men show that everything, the
grounds, buildings, and different de-
partments will be in fine and complete
shape for the opening of the big 1917
fall fair.
bureau of information has been
established at Sumter Chamber of
Commerce, with Secretary E. l. Rear
don, as superintendent and the fol-
lowing gentlemen serving as the COM
mittee to cooperate in every way to
furnish information: H. L. Tisdale,
Secretary of the Sumter County Fair
Association; j. H. Myers, r.. F. d.
No. 4, Sumter; j. Frank Williams,
Fair Association, r. F. d. No. 8, Sum-
ter; Robert w. Plowden, Sumter; r
b. Belser. w. H. Shelley, Sumter.
The premium lists are now in the
hands Of Secretary H. l.. Tisdale and
at Sumter Chamber of Commerce for
distribution to those interested
The official staff and principal
committees of each department are
as follows:
President and Treasurer, G. ~
Lennon.
Vice President. ]. Frank Williams
r. F. d. 3, Sumter.
Secretary, H. L. Tisdale, Sumter.
Executive Committee-H. l.. Tis-
dale, G. A. Lennon, S. l.. Krasnoff.
j. Frank Williams.
Board of Directors-G. A. Lennon,
J. u. Hearon, w. Percy Smith, j.
Frank Williams, DR.. Nj. l.. Parler, II.
S. DuBose, Jr., H. l.. Tisdale, w. L.
Boyle.
Finance Committee NJ. Kolb, w.
l.. Boyle, G. A. Lennon, A. d. Hardy.
Fair Grounds and Building--G. A.
Lennon. M. l.. Parler, T. S. DuBosc,
Jr.
Premium Committec-Geo. Z. Levy,
II. L. Tisdale, j. Frank Williams.
,,fo ~ IN,
Jennings, D. d. Noise, d. r. Mccall
lum.
Smith, j. H. Myers, H. l.. Tisdale,
Geo. F. Epperson.
Farm Products Committee-J.
Frank Williams, S. A. Harvin, A. l..
Ardis, J. M. Kolb.
Advertising Committee-H. L.
Tisdale, G. A. Lennon, j. Frank
Williams.
Household Department-Mrs. John
X. Sumter, Superintendent.
Fancy Work Department-Mrs Eu-
gene H. Moses, Superintendent.
Home Demonstration Department
Miss Mary Lennon, Home Demon
stration Agent, Superintendent.
Fine Art Department-Miss Inez
Cuttino, Superintendent.
Boys Corn Club, and Boys Pig
Club Department.. Frank Will
liams, superintendent.
Field Crop Departmental. S. Du-
Bose. Jr.. superintendent A. p. Hin
son. Assistant superintendent; d. l..
Smith, Assistant Superintendent.
Floral Department-Miss Isadore
B. Teicher, Superintendent Mrs. A.
c. Phelps, Mrs. Agnes Bogin, Mrs.
Thomas Burpee, Mrs. 1. c. Strauss,
Mrs. Louis Williamson, Miss Mamie
Edmunds, Mrs. Otto Foley, Miss
Franciska Teicher.
Poultry Departmental. H. Wilder.
superintendent
Swine Department.. J. whilden,,
superintendent.
Horse and Mule Department-W.
L. Boyle, superintendent
Cattle Departmental. ID. Hardy,
superintendent.
School Department-Dr. J. H
Iaynsworth. County superintendent
of EucatiOn, superintendent.
Manufacturers and Mechanical De-
partment, 7. II. Siddall, Superinten-
dent.
Colored Peoples Department of
the Sumter County Fair Association
R. w. Westberry. Superintendent.
Wednesday. November 14th will be |
School Day at the 1917 County Fair.
and every white school is cordially in
vited to participate and have all pu- /
pills and teachers present. The Sum-
ter City Schools will take part but