Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04

Canning, canning, all the livelong day.
That ia what Delaware women have been
doing. and their work shows to great adj
vantage at the State Fair II YOU have
time TO go "a-fairing" this year. it is the
war saving things that appeal most and
that will catch the eve and mind of every
woman visitor There are SO many war
products Cross work. first aid
stations, State Council of Defence child
welfare and food conservation, girls and
boys canning clubs and pig and cattle
clubs. the canning for the Red Cross,
done under the auspices of the Farm Blu
reau. the school childrens gardens
endless variety of war work, that is going
to continue longer than the war and leave
its impetus as a permanent thing.
FRUITS ron TuE RED CROSS.
The Farm Bureau. the Red Cross can
ming. the Liberty Kitchens. the Boys
and Girls Canning Clubs and pig and
cattle clubs. and the school gardens have
one of the hest and most interesting ex-
hihts nj the fair This Is located over NJ
The extreme south side. in tents. along the
row where the stables are. and no woman
can afford to- miss these things. because
there Is So much there that is worth while
And il will he of particular interest too.
to the women who have been volunteers
IN all this work These volunteers have
been almost legion, and that their services
are Of ncalculablc value Is shown by the
exhibits.
Here is something fine to think about :
For Rcd Cross hospitals and for the camps.
there will he several thousand jarS Of
canned fruit, as n GIFT from Delaware 8
Farm Bureau, and as demonstration Of
the patriotism Of Delaware women More
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from rural New Castle 1000 from Kent.
and the great work not over because not
all the fruits are not vet ready 20 can
Look over kents exhibit. which was
taken to the fair, It Is u delicious array
Of fruit. all neatly labelled, and tho
placards sav: Woodsidc, 81, Harrington,
300; Rising Sun and Lebanon, IS.
SMYRNA, 40. Colorcd College, l03. Jones
Neck. so: Hazlettvillc, Is; Caesar Rod
nev. lac: Magnolia. Us, Cheswold, 227.
Viola. 1S3 These have been done in the
Liberty Kitchens in Wilmington under
direction Of Miss Anna Person in
MiddIetown, Miss Helen Comstock, di-
rector: in Dover, Miss Hazel Plummer.
director, and at State College for Colored
Women. Mrs Gertrude Patterson. di-
rector. This was all under the direction
of Miss Gertrude Blodgett, State home
economies director, and Mrs \ d
Warner. chairman Of home economies for
the State Council of Defence
room DEMONSTRATION TOMORROW.
4 team contest among hovs and girls
canning clubs will take place tomorrow,
and prizes of 50, S6, and So viii be
awarded TO the clubs making tho best
canning demonstration At 1890 a m,
the Newark team viii can; at ! O'Clock
the Black Swamp team, and at q clock,
the Viola team The exhibit of the fruits
and vegetables canned by these boys
and gierls is truly fine.
sCHooL GARDENS
School and home gardens have made \
splendid Weld this wear, In spite Of the
.irv weather, and the exhibit of Vegetables
raised in these plots is worth seeing
Zach child kept an account Of the cost Of
hrs garden. and he knows at tho end Of
the season whether or not il paid All Of
them did pay and some very we'll lyman
Reed Of Newark made enough from bis
garden produce TO buy a pure-hred Berk-
shire pig, which he has exhibited in the
next tent Besides home gardens, there
were gardens at various city schools as
follows No 23. 40; No 25. los; No
u. Is. No. IA. 90; No. !, 80; No. l3,
20. Nos. Il and 26, II.
Miss Agnes Medill. who has charge OF
this work, supervised over 600 children
gardens all over the State Many of them
also had pigs and calves. and their ex-
hihit of livestock included 80 pigs, and 16
calves OF pure Holstcln
DEMONSTRATION on FRIDAY
On Friday at ] P m. there will he