The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-27

The women of the county will have
an equal chance with the men to win
prizes with their own products at the
short course and corn show to be held
in Richmond, Feb. and 8. according
to the plans of the women's commit
tee, presented by Miss Stella Hartman.
at the committee meeting Wednesday
night in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms.
Miss Hartman has already arranged
for exhibits to be staged by merchants
Of the city, built around the ideas of
Better Health" and Making Mothers
Work Easier" the subjects of two of
Miss leila Wigents addresses In
addition it was suggested that the
merchants would cooperate by hav-
Ing their advertising written around
the corn and domestic science shows.
Prizes Announced.
1t is planned to make provision for
cooking, canned goods, and sewing eX-
hlblts, for the women; which will be
analogous to the mems and boys corn
exhibits. Prizes aggregating approx
imately $3.50 have been promised and
the prize list will be announced soon.
1t is expected that entries will be
heavy in the food exhibits as these
will be open to all women, in the city
as we'll as in the country.
]. A. Brookbank, reporting for the
publicity committee, told of what ar
rangementS had been made for adver-
Using material such as buttons and
streamers, placards to be distributed,
folders to be mailed out, and an
nOuncementS to be made at public
gatherings.
Everett Alderman, of the exhibits
and prizes committee, reported about
$40 offered in prizes for the entries
OF farm products, and stated that a
similar amount would be provided for
the women's prizes as soon as the
wOnlen's committee made its recon-
mendations. He told of tho number
Of classes that had been provided and
| the arrangements for preventing I'M
! fair competition by establishing boys
| and professional classes.
Finance Committee
The finance committee, it was stat
cd, would have little to do. as the
Chamber of Commerce had promised
to finance the show. Harry Gilbert
having resigned from the chairman
ship of that committee, Glenn McCon-
aha was appointed by Mr.. Fulghum.
| The program, which has already
been published, was read for the in
formation of the committee members.
Monday morning having been desig-
natde as the children's session, the
question of providing for their enter
tainment during the afternoon was
considered
1t was expected that the managers Of
/ one or more of the theatres of the
city could be induced to put on educa-
tional films which arc furnished free
of charge by both the department of
agriculture of the United States, and
/ by the International Harvester COM
pany This matter will be in the
| hands of the school committee headed
! by Charles Williams.
Others to Assist.
A cordial spirit of cooperation was
shown among the officials of the
other institutes of the county when
their statements 10 a member of the
! committee were reported. They stat
| ed that they were ready to cooperate
with the officials of the Richmond
short course. and some suggested
! that entrants in the other shows would
wish to enter the Richmond exhibits
| as we'll All promised to give the
| Richmond snow puDllclty al thelr own
institutes and asked for advertising
material and prize lists and programs
as soon as published.
| Entry blanks are to be printed also.
and attempts will be made to get all
| prospective entrants to sign up as
soon as possible to facilitate arrange
ments Provision will be made on the
blanks for name ard address. what
will be exhibited and the class it is
| to be entered in.