The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-07
Nine Large Departments to
Their Interest at Fair.
Nothing lacking To Make
Their Visit Welcome.
FROM COOKING TO PATRIOTISM
Jelly and Pickles Combine With
Red Cross and Y. w. C. A.
Displays and Experiments All
During Fair Week.

The Kansas Free fair this year is
making an especially strong bid for the
interest of women, thru eight or nine
of the largest departments to be repre-
scented on the grounds.
The textile department will be in
charge of Miss Gussie Fuller. This
display will include cotton and linen
crochet, wool or silk crochet, knitting.
embroidery. tatting. quilts, pillows,
army and navy knitting, juvenile knit
ting, rnending and darning, children's
garments, hand work of young girls,
hand work of women over 60 years OF
age. Prizes will be offered in all the
different divisions.
The art departm emit will have as its
superintendent Miss Marie Witwer.
Divisions in the department are: OIL
paintings, water colors, pastel ana
charcoal drawings, decoration designs,
china painting, arts and crafts. Pho
school exhibit. a professional ana
amateur list is prepared in each dlVi-
sion.
The culinary department. in which
the chief interest of the majority OF
the women centers, is to be in charge
of Mrs. Harry It. Forbes. The divisions
of that department will consist or the
bread division in which about dozen
different kinds of bread will be judged;
cake, of many kinds, pies, pickles;
canned fruits, canned vegetables, ana
jellies. This department this season,
Intends especially to emphasize the
Judging OF conservation cookery
Use of Substitutes.
Mrs. Forbes is particularly skilled
in the use of substitutes. and she Will
have the assistance in the judging or
one of the state food experts.
Mrs. Robert Copp is to be in charge
of the home made department. The
products for exhibition will include:
Home dried fruits, home dried vege-
tables, home cured herbs, dyes, home
cured meats. soaps, yeast, hominy,
cottage cheese, etc. A home made
substitute for coffee also will be
shown Mrs. Copp is to be assisted by
one of the home economic experts en-
ploved by the state.
The boys and girls club department.
in charge of Otis e. Hall, Will be or
particular interest to women Ex-
hfbits will be made by the bee clubs,
bread making clubs, canning clubs,
clubs and by the garment making
club. These clubs have been organ
lied thru the state. partly thru the eff
forts of the public school superinten-
dc nts and teachers. In Shawnee coun-
ty the work has been greatly helped
former superintendent of Shawnee
county schools. now with the Red
Cross on her way to France.
The Sunday school exhibit, with H.
w. Bomgardner as superintendent, is
to have a display of devices used in
teaching missions in rural Sunday
schools. a display of work in the pri-
mary. Junior, intermediate and senior
departments of city Sunday schools
and individual exhibits from rural and
cit' Sunday schools.
The Home Economics department
is to be in charge of Miss Mary Ward, |
assistant state leader for Kansas in
home economics work. Miss Ward
was formerly Shawnee county home
demonstration agent.
Patriotic Activities.
w. A Biby is looking after the ex-
hibits of patriotic activities and or
CARNATIONS. Among these will be an
exhibit by the Y. w. c. A. war work
council, which will have one of the
large tents on the grounds, fitted UP
in imitation of the hostess houses in
military camps. The tent is to have
floor, with rugs, chairs. fire place.
a victrola, and the walls are to be
adorned with posters explanatory of
the war relief work of the council |
Women and girls will be in white uni
forms, with the association insigne.
the blue triangle, adjoining the blouses
The woman's committee of the
council of defense will also have head
quarters with them. The registration
of nurses will be carried on in this
tent thru fair week
The Federation of Women's Clubs
will also be represented in tent Head
quarters, fitted up to represent the
alton is planning to maintain abroad. |
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