The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-01
SIXTY BOYS TO Be
GUESTS At FAIR
Will Come From Neighboring
Corn and Pig Clubs.
Y. M. g. A. to Help.

The executive committee in charge
of the arrangements for the boys en-
campment at the Tri-State fair an
nounce that the plans are far advanced
for the entertainment of the 80 boys
from Eastern Arkansas, North Missis-
sippi and West Tennessee who will
be the guests of the fair this year.
Each OF the three states Is entitled
to send 20 boys, two from each of the
counties in the sections represented.
The boys who win the privilege Of
spending a fun week at the fair with
out expense to themselves. are selected
from the members Of the county corn
and pig clubs, and their application
must be approved by the county agri-
cultural agents of the county in which
they live,
n, Wright. boys secretary of the
the director of the camp, says that the
facilities for quartering the boys and
entertaining them this year will be
greatly improved over last year. The
camp will be located In the grove in
front OF the fairgrounds, and the dwell
ing house there will be used for a
lobby, mess hall and kitchen. The
camp will be conducted according TO
military regulations, similar to the
ments, About $1,000 worth Of new
equipment has been added since last
year. The boys will be quartered in
tents, and a plentiful supply of good
warm blankets, comfortable cots, and
other camping equipment has been pro-
vided.
The camp will open Saturday eve
ming, Sept. 20, and will close Saturday
evening, Sept. 81 The boys will be
provided with badges which will admit
them through the gates at all times.
They will assist the management of
the fair in many ways such as serv-
ing as ushers at the grand stand at
times, doing errands for the officials
of the fair and other light duties.
1t is expected that many Of the boys
will have exhibits entered at the fair.
There will be daily athletic contests
and physical exercises, under the di-
%reotion of II. w. Tapp, physical direc-
| tor of the local Y. NJ. c, A. A Tri-State
field meet is planned, and other con-
testants between the representatives of
the three states, There will also be
short lectures and addresses by promi-
nent men IN subjects of interest to
the boys.
The executive committee is made UP
of +. d. Fuller, secretary of the Tri-
State fair; J, IL. Wright, camp direc-
tor; w, NJ, landess, Shelby. county ag-
ricultural agent; ]. II, McKelL of Little
ern Arkansas; L. A. Olson, OF Carroll
ton. Miss, district agent for North
Mississippi, and IL, S, Nichols, Of Jack
son, Tenn, district agent for West
] Tennessee
In additica to seeing all the attrac-
tons Of the fair the boys will be on
Quoted through the various exhibits In
which they are Interested by guides
who are able to point out many fea
lures of interest that the boys might
otherwise miss. There will also be
tours about the city, in which the boys
will be shown thrown some Of the
manufacturing plants Of the city,
through the city high schools and vo-
cational schools, the parks and play
grounds of the city, the zoo, and II
is planned to provide a trip on the Mis-
sissippi river
No pains win be spared to show the
boys the best time of their lives.