The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-28
lRETTIEST DINING
| TABLE PREMIUMS
Fri State Fair Makes Special
Effort to Attract
Women.

Housewives and misses who pride
themselves on their ability to decorate
tables artistically will be given an on
portunfty to compete for special pre-
miuins for the best arranged and most
artistically decorated tables. Premiums
will be awarded on the opening day
of the 18th annual Tri-State fair Al
Memphis, Sept. 20 to 81.
An exhibit Of fine art that will sur
pass any exhibition Of the kind ever
seen in the South will be the outstand-
at the fair.
According to Miss Ada Harris, super
intendent OF the women's department.
hundreds Of exhibits already have been
entered and a few boxes have been de-
aivered four weeks before the opening
of the Memphis exposition.
In an effort TO attract the best art
work in America to Memphis, the man
agement Of the fair substantially in
creased the premium list in the wom-
ems department this year. The result
a been shown in the unprecedented
number Of exhibits from distant cities.
Scores Of oil paintings. water colors
and miscellaneous sketches have been
entered. An exhibit of paintings and
posters from a Pennsylvania artist was
the first to reach Miss Harris. Special
classes for amateurs have been ar
ranged as a means to encourage youth
full painters
Another distinctive feature of the
women.s department will be the arts
~out-of-town schools and shops which
have entered exhibits are the Arts and
Crafts school at C~hautauqua, N. Y;
Neucomb's college at New Orleans;
the Minneapolis School of Design and
the Kalo Shop of Chicago.
In these days when good servants
are scarce, housewives are keenly in
terested in all sorts Of labor-saving
devices. In order to give tri-state wom-
en- new ideas in that direction, the
fair has offered special premiums for
the best homemade ~labor-saving devices
exhibited.
A long list of premiums has been of
fered in the textile section. These ex
hibits include centerpieces, table linen
household linen, embroidery specimens
lacework, yokes, crochet, knitting
beadwork, handkerchiefs, miscel,
laneous needlework, infants wear
bags, sofa pillows, bed spreads, rugs
lamp shades, dolls and kindred arti'
cles.
Tri-state m who have not yeI
made their entries are being urged b.
Miss Harris to do so Immediately. Tit
women's building will be open for the
receipt Of exhibits, beginning Friday
Sept. II. All articles for exhibition
must be in the hands Of the director
not later than Tuesday night, Sept
Is. Articles arriving after that tint
will not be placed on display.
In arranging the 1919 fair Miss Har
Fis has the active cooperation of
group Of enthusiastic workers. The ad
visory board includes Miss Edna New
born, Miss Bette Blanton, Miss Helel
Buquo, Mrs. Virginia Frazer Boyle, Mis-
Louise Fleece, Mrs. Frank d. Fuller
Miss Clara Hasslock, Miss Grace Heis
kell, Mrs. r. H. Heiskell, Mrs. Elm;
Hodges, Miss Josephine johnson, Mrs
w. C. johnson, Mrs. r. F. Kelley, Mrs
George Kaucher, Miss Mary Love, Mis-
Mary MCGOWAN, Miss Winnie Miller
Mrs. j.. R.. Paine, Miss Minnie Raines
Mrs. T. W. Sherron, Miss Helen Speng
Ter, Miss Clara Schneider, Miss Bessi
Wexford and Mrs. Harry D. Wilson.