The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
WAR COOKINGAND
RED CROSS WORK
GET FIRST PLACE
In WONEN'S ZONE
State Fair Section Gives
Up Fancy Work And
High Toned Dishes
ALL EXHIBITS TO
BE READY MONDAY
Mrs. E. M. Ford Calls On
Women To Have Dis
plays On Hand Early.

The premium list Of the women's
department Of the NORTH Dakota
state fair has been especially ar
ranged this year in response to the
country's call to eliminate all non
essentials. AS q result. the assoc
citation has substituted for the en-
broidery and fancy cooking AWARDS
of ether years, corresponding num-
Der of awards in Red Cross work
and war time cooking.
sInfants' clothing, quilts, handKer-
chiefs, plain sewing. darnlng ana
patching are among the "es7entialE"
for which premiums will be awarded
In the women's handiwork section.
An entry in this section OF a quit
made by an aged man Is attracting
considerable attention.
a very interesting display Is ex-
Dected for the Red Cross sect on
which Is an entirely new feature, OF
the fair. In view Of the fact that
thousands Of women over the coun-
try are giving all their time to Red
Cross work. this department ought
t., be Of NcecIal interest to every
women at the present time. Prizes
will be awarded for g. great number
of articles generally made in the
Red Cross work rooms such as hos
pital paraphernalia, sweaters, SOCKS
and refugee garments.
Many Competitions.
The entries have been so arrang-
ed that individual contestants may
compete, or that chapter may COM
pete against chapter. Notices OF
the awards have been sent out to
every Red Cross division, and it is
hoped that every woman and every
chapter will make an entry.
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fast that the card accompanying
the article must show not only. the
name of the contestant. but also the
name of the branch or auxiliary and
chapter under which the contestant
works. According to the ruling Of
the American Red Cross. all awards
must be sent to the chapter under
which the contestant works, to be
returned to the individual only after
the war is over.
Display BY Juveniles.
There will also be q juvenile han
diwork display and q junior Red
Cross display, which Is open only to
girls Is years of age and under. The
same rules obtain for the junior Red
Cross prizes as for the junior Red
Cross prizes as for the regular dis
play. .-.
The culinary department has been
considerably affected by the war.
Awards for victory bread (mRde with
war dour), corn meal bread, rice
bread, and barley mullins take the
place of the fancy pastry awards of
past years. The Stone-Ordean-
Wells company Of Duluth, Mimi. is
awarding special prizes for conserv-
ed fruits and for. cooking, in which
It is specified that victory flour must
be used.
=, Must B6 Ready Monday.
Mrs. F. M. Ford, in charge Of the
women's department, stated today
that all entries must be in place
Monday morning. In order to ac-
commodate those who have been
delayed, the superintendent will be
at the fair ground office all day
Sunday to receive entries.
Although the sewing and culinary
sections are uniquely classed as the
women's department, women are
making entries in almost every de-
partment. Several have made en-
tries for livestock exhibits. and at
least one woman is the owner Of a
race horse entered. ~