The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-10-08
TSOM'S ANNUAL
COMMUNITY FAIR
DRAWS BIC CROWD
UNUSUALLY FINE EXHIBITS OF
THE FARM AND KITCHEN ARE
MUCH ADMIRED.
CORN DISPLAY A GREAT ONE
Addresses Are Made by Representa-.
tive LemueI p. Padgett and J. |. Fin.
ney, Editor of The Herald to An
AIpreciatiye Audience.
(From Mondays Daily Herald.


Isom's fourth annual community
fair was equal to II it did not in some
respects surpass any of the past. That
Is big tribute in itself for the fairs
at Isom have long been ranked as the
best community exhibits Of the home
and the farm in this section of the
state.
There were magnificent displays of
corn and pumpkins and potatoes and
the usual line of farm products. The
corn display was an exceptionally at
tractive one and shows that the Isom
section has been blessed with good
seasons and apparently the crop did
not suffer during the period of cult
walton from the much discussed labor
shortage.
But it was the work Of the good
housewives, the young girls who are
getting practical lessons. in domestic
farts and sciences that evoked the
most enthusiasm. Such display OF
cakes, of pickles, jams, canned fruits
and canned and preserved vegetables
pickles and salads 1t would be difficult
to describe. Then there was the ia
Bile burdened under its weight OF
cakes and pies and preserves and Gus
tards and breads. No wonder when
Representative Padgett beheld this
display he gasped for breath and de-
| clared, That's enough to make a
tramp politician hungry"
Then there were evidences of wo
mans art with the needle Here were
the lovliest hand embroidered nap
kins and sheets and pillow cases and
a lot of things for womans vanity that
no mere man would trust himself to
describe. He would sure make a
botch of it. Isl. ..a..#s
| There was a large crowd assem-
bled from all about the countryside
to see the exhibits and to spend the
time in friendly discussion of the top
les Of the day, to exchange neighbor-
hood news and gossip and to renew
acquaintances of other days. It was
holiday crowd, young and old, boys
and girls. All were out for a good
time.
The progress made by this commu
nifty in recent years especially in Its
interest in progressive agriculture, its
devotion to the cause of education
were remarked by the older citizens
1t is a law abiding, Christian, God
fearing community, where there are
few extremes of wealth or poverty
| 1t is made up in the main of that class
of rural citizenship that is at once the
glory and the defense of our re-
publican institutions. :"
The day was an ideal one for the
fair. The air was tinged with the
first real frost of the season and the
sky was unclouded. The trip from
Columbia to Isom was delightful
one and those who made that journey
did full justice to the elegant lunch,
con that was served.
There was an interesting and high
ly enjoyed program rendered by the
school children. The manner in
which they acquitted themselves
showed that althoug the session was
young the teachers had already made
an impression.
DR.. Beasley, public spirited citizen,
enthusiastic advocate of good roads
and schools and booster for communi.
ty progress, acted as the master Of.
ceremonies. Addresses were made to
as appreciative and attentive audience
as one ever had assembled by Repre-
sentative Lemuel P. Padgett and J.
|. Finney, editor of The Herald.
Mr. Padgett discussed the great
world problems growing oht of the
war; of the tendency to extravaganza,
the lowering of business standards
and the unrest in the land. He said
that he was an optimist, but that he
appreciated the seriousness of the sit
uation and that it was one that would
call for patience, time, devotion and
patriotism to solve our problems. The
world was short on production and its
problems could not be solved by less
work and more spending.
Mr.. Finney spoke on the agricul.
tural problems. He made an appeal
for membership in the county council
of agriculture and paid a tribute to
the aims of that organization.
The program concluded with well |