Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-04
FALL FESTIVAL ENDS WITH BIZ.
PARADE.

The GROWING event of the festival
was the big parade that concluded it
Tuesday night. Brilliantly decorated
automobiles, spectacular floats mount
ed on motor trucks, lodge men in cos
tune, OK carts drawn by real oxen, in
dependent citizens disguised to suit
| their personal tastes, children in every
| imaginable disguise formed pageant
that will make the Fall Festival an
established institution for Charles
Town.
A float entered by the P. o. S. of A.
won the premium for the best decora-
ton, while the prize for the best COM
mercial float was awarded the Perfec-
ton Garment Company.
| There were three prizes given for
the best decorated auto, the first being
won by Norvel B. Jenkins; second by
Alpha c. Peer, and third by J. n.
linn. Mr.. linn also won a premium
for the best decorated Chevrolet car.
Other premiums awarded were:
Best single masked lady, Mrs. David
Fulton, representing "Boost the 1920
Fall Festival" Charles Schofeld, rep
resenting tramp; best couple, David
Fulton and Grille Phillips, presenting
a burlesque on the Baby Show; End
best couple, Brooke Wynkoop and
| Willie Luke, the little policeman and
the big convict; best group, Webster,
Woody and Landis, a negro couple
with baby in comedy; End best group,
Mrs. F. L. Bushong and children, the
japanese family.
One novel and interesting feature
of the festival was the Baby Show,
wherein prizes were offered for the
prettiest boy and girl babies. Ambi-
tious mothers to the number of twenty
brought their children to the contest.
To avoid the suspicion of Partially in
awarding the prizes, the Managers of
the Festivals selected ladies as judges
without any acquaintance with the con-
| testants.
| Helen Magaha, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Magaana, was adjudg-
ed the prettiest girl, while Robt.
Tharpe, Jr., won the prize offered for
the prettiest boy baby. The little boy
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Tharpe, of Ransom. The judges in
this contest were Misses Muir and
Sappington, of Clarksburg.
Mr.. William T. Elliott showed a
peck of his bumper crop oats, also
sheaf of the same variety. Mr..
Elliott has some seed, and will sell
some at his sale. Our farmers will
be interested in securing seed from
these oats.
There was very fine collection of
apples, the best of which was taken to
Hagerstown Tuesday to be shown
against apples from all parts of the
United States. Jefferson and Berke-
ley counties entered their exhibits to-
gether as "apples grown in the Eas-
tern Panhandle of West Virginia"
Harry jenkins and Dixon Baum
| gardner showed two good exhibits Of
pop corn. This can he made a prof.
table crop for the boys who have a
small space of ground. We will have
a boys pop corn club next year. These
boys have some good seed.
| A striking exhibit was that of hand
work done by convalescent soldiers in
| the U. S. Army General Hospital No.
Is, at Otisville, New York, under the
direction of Miss Pattie Willis, Of
Charles Town. This is the work that
the government has introduced in
army hospitals and has proven most
helpful in restoring sick and wounded
soldiers to an interest in living.