The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-19
GEORGIA PRODUCTS
DAY NEXT THURSDAY
EVERYBODY is EXPECTED TO
DINE THAT DAY ONLY ON
THINGS GROWN IN STATE.
PRIZES ARE OFFERED FOR MENUS

Urged That Day Be Celebrated This
Year to Greater Extent Than Ever
Before-Is Observed by Ceorgians
in New York and Other States.
H. G. Hastings, president of the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce, an
nounces that Thursday, November
21st, will be Georgia Products Day
this year, day inaugurated to slim
ulate the production of food and feed
stuffs in the state, and urges that it
be celebrated with more enthusiasm
than ever before.
Georgia Products Day is celebrated
by the holding of public dinners in
all cities and towns, as we'll as rural
districts of the state, and this No
vember marks the sixth annual event
in Georgia. 1t is urged that, as there
is still a great need for conservation,
the menus be simple ones again
this year, consisting of fruits, vege-
tables, grains, fowl, nuts, etc. How
ever, Georgia produces abundantly
all these things, as well as possum,
rabbit, game, ETC., that would go to
make up meat course for the oc-
casion.
The Georgia Products Day cele-
brations for 1917 surpassed even the
hopes of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, and the day was fittingly
observed in all sections Of the state,
as well as in New York, where a din
ner was held under the auspices of
the Georgia Society and in Detroit,
Mich, under the auspices of the De-
troit board of commerce, sponsored
by Georgians interested in seeing
their native state develop to the full
est extent agriculturally.
Georgia's possibilities for diversi-
fication are the greatest in the world.
Within her borders is grown prac-
tically every variety of fruit and
vegetable, as we'll as all the more
stable crops, and during the month
of October a Georgia exhibit of meat
and forage crops secured six blue
ribbons and six purple grand cham
pion ribbons, and Georgia ham won
second prize of 500, first prize hav-
ing gone to Maryland, another south
ern state.
Too much cannot be said urging
our people to celebrate November
21st this year in a filing way by
holding Georgia Products Dinners,
consisting exclusively of articles
grown in Georgia, and the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce would appre-
ciate the assistance of every house
wife in helping them make the day
known in every section of the state,
and observed year after year, which
will do so much toward making Geor-
gians realize just what it will mean
to them, not only in the matter of
greater saving by buying Georgia
grown products but in quality as
well.
Georgia Products Day Prizes.
The following prizes have been Of
fered:
Public Dinners: For the best
menu served, first prize Of $40, a
second prize of SIS.
For the largest attendance at any
one dinner in proportion to popula-
ton of county in which dinner is held
a prize of SIS. This prize may go to
those winning any other prize.
Hotel Dinners: To the hotel pre-
senting the best menu and most at
tractive card framed engraved GER
tifcate is offered as first prize in this
contest.
Home Dinners: To stimplate hold
ing "home" Georgia Priducts Dinners
for the best description of dinner
in this class a prize is offered con-
sisting of some household article, to
be selected by the judges, to the
value of IS, suitably inscribed for
the occasion.