The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-09
Judges Complete Work at
Poultry Show; Visitors to
Be Entertained Saturday
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won the trophy and II he succeeds
next year the cup becomes his per-
sonal property. The cup has been Of
fered for the past eight years. but
no one has succeeded in winning Il
-consecutively up TO date. r. A.
Reeves Of Fort Worth, who displayed
a fine collection of White Wyan.
dottes had the prize pen of the show
al decorated with ribbons and flow.
ers, and colors Of the other winners
were also prominently in evidence.
Visiting Exhibitors Entertained
Visiting exhibitors will be taken for
IN automobile ride over the city to.
morrow afternoon. Saturday night the
banquet will be at Hotel Ardmore and
many state officials, as well as mem
bers Of the faculty Of the state A.
and NJ. college are expected to attend.
G.. 3. Dalton of Mounds, Okla, edi-
tor Of the Ok Poultry Journal was
a visitor to the show today and will
remain until the close Sunday night.
]. D. Tinsley, agricultural agent of
the Santa Fe railway with headquar-
tiers at Galveston, was also a visitor
and said that il was the finest display
of poultry he had ever seen. Mr.. Tins
ley remarked that he never attended
a show that produced the quality and
variety that this one presents and
was loud in his praise for every Off.
c!al connected with 1t.
Efficiency Smith," Superintendent
Last night the question vas asked
Charles NJ. Smith, superintendent OF
the show, why is a Bantam" Mr..
Smiths reply to this was, why is a
Chrysanthemum?" and continuing Mr..
Smith said, "A great many people fail
TO appreciate the beauty Of what we
with its saucy, independent way. its
beautiful plumage, and its friendli-
ness 10 the human being, is as arts.
tic as any other expressed form Of
beauty, and aside from that it has
its useful features.
"a flock of Bantams in the yard will
interest children. and will also do their
share toward furnishing eggs for the
family table, so You see they are well
worth devoting a little attention to-"
Mr.. Smith, director general of the
show, Is a citizen Of saltwater. where
he is connected with the state 4. & VI.
college as state director Of poultry club
work. A few of his many other titles
are secretary Of the state poultry
board member of the board Of direc.
tors Of the state poultry federation,
q life member and licensed judge of
the American Poultry association.
international Judge
Mr.. Smith has acted as judge Of
sonHe of the largest shows ever held in
the world, he has judged at the Crys.
tai Palace show in London. England,
has either been a judge or an exhibit
tor at Madison Square Garden shows
in New York City for the past 25
years; Judge at the Boston show in
Mechanics Pavilion, and AT state
shows OF all the eastern states.
lie was born in New York City,
and when asked why q city man de.
veloped such an interest in poultry
work replied. that when nine years Of
age his father took him to a small
poultry show in New York. He declin-
cd TO leave the building until his
father had purchased him n pair Of
Buff Cochin Bantams. From that time
TO tho present day he has given all of
his time to poultry work, and has
always peer the owner OF this small
breed OF Bantams. as well as q breed.