The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-27
SHOWERS BRING
COUNTRY PEOPLE
TO STATE FAIR
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before members OF boys and girls clubs
in the theater building
He attacked society" dinners with
their many courses and needless osten.
tatiof and food waste, church "SOcialS'
which place a premium upon the
Christian" who proves himself the bcS,
trencherman and other modern day
evils
He declared that Americans were be
coming race OF dyspeptics because oi
the cpicurcan trend II the times, and
intlmared that the pinch sure TO result
from the war will do America as a
nation much good-spritually anC
physically
Must Reduce Consumption,
"The allies Of America are asking
Vor 22S.0O0,00O bushels OF wheat during
the next year" .hc told the boys AMI
girls. "and il We continue wasting food
StuiiS at our present rate We will be
able to supply only S5,OOOO0O bushels.
We must reduce our ConSumptlon oi
wheat and wheat products one fourth
before We can make up that additional
lJ5 O0O 600 bushels
IT each Individual in the United
States saved just one third oi an ounce
OF butter dally--JuSt that little film o'
butter he leaves ON his plate at each
mcal-thc result would be a saving ot
59S tons OF butter year THIS but
ter is needed 10 help America and her
allies win the war
yet. while We are talking about the
small leaks. we should remind the gov.
ernment that there arc large food leaks
in the country today In the last year
there were j07A9S91 bushels OF gram
consumed IN the manufacture OF liquor
Whisky making has been stopped II IS
true, but the government still permits
the hrcvcricS 20 run, and the hrcwerlss
consumed during the same period a
total ui lOOOO0OO0 bushels grain This
is enough 10 supply one onc-third OF
a pound loaf OF bread for each man,
woman and child III the United States
every day"
Awards Tomorrow.
ln,ercs, this morning at the Fair
Grounds conferred, perhaps, in the agrl-
cultural building where judges were
nearing the end OF their work Awards
are not expected 10 he announced until
tomorrow, possibly late in the after
noon, however
Examinations continued also today al
the babies health conference. No award,
are given in this department, but score
cards are issued to parents Of each
baby entered. II is possible that nc
cards will he mailed until after the
fair has closed
Today was Tulsa day Derby day
Suffrage day and Women OF 80 day
The latter organization held its annual
picnic at noon in the thcatcr building
Pioneers in Oklahoma county brought
basket lunches To the FAIR grounds II
the morning and after viewing the va
riouS cxhibi,S, gathered to exchang,
"reminiscences OF the days OF twenty
six years ago.
Suffragists Meet.
At , o'clock this afternoon, leader
OF the suffrage movement in Oklahoma
gathered in the thcater building fo
their first annual war" conference
Mrs. Eugene Il. lawson OF Nowata
chairman OF the women'S committee o
the state council ~ defense, aud othe
leaders among the women OF the stat,
were to make speeches
Despite yesterdays rains, the Fai
racetrack was in surprisingly good con
dition today for the most interesting
speed event OF FAIR weck-thc Okla
huma derby, which is always run OF
Thursday afternoon Workmcn wcr
rolling the track all laN night. and ,hi
mornings sun and wind dried It until
viii hc IN better shape perhaps lha
yesterday The 80 trot and kansa
and Oklahoma trotting futurity ar
other event, ot the afternoon 1h
"War OF Nations" and vaudeville event
will be shown as usual tonight,
Tomorrow will he one OF the hl
days OF the Fair It will be Press da,
! Oklahoma City school day, Farm WON
ems day, Daitymcn's dav and BOYS an
Girls club day About 400 editors iror
all parts OF the state will be mcscn
and local schools will be closed ~ per
NIT the children to attend /, is ina
Judging day also
Farm Women to Meet.
| In the morning the farm women c
the state will gather at the lhcatt
building for their annual conference
and IN the afternoon the war counc
. ot the state council vt defense. OKLA
homa branch OF the League To Fniorc
peace, and editors is 10 be held IN m
same place 1t will I've at this mcctin
that BENJAMIN + Busch OF St loui
president OF the Missouri Pacific Raj
way system will speak lie will a,
pear here ~ lieu OF Herbert Hooyc
national food administrator, who wi
be unable to attend
Other ,pcaker, will be ] " Shor,h,
of Chicago, member OF the nation.
IprCc fixing commission. Govern.
4 William, ] NJ Aydclot,c ptcSdcn,
, the state board oi public affairs an
. chairman OF the state council ~ II
icnsc and SIta,tnn y Brooks, prcSidcl
ot the University OF Oklahoma. Fran,
, I'm X Lane, secretary OF the lnterio
e who will speak at so o'clock tomo
4 row nigh, at the City Auditorium
Races Saturday.
~ Interest OF saturday crowds will
divided between the automobile rart
and the appearance oi squadron
seven ocroplancS from the Fort 81
J aero training school These marh,n,
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