The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-16
The Fair and Races.

past week and Monday founj all in
readiness for the opening of the South
srn Maryland Agricultural FAIR.
The weather was most favorable and
ths crowds larger than ever. The races
seem more exciting than ever, and the
grounds more beautiful.
The Exhibition Hall is well filled
with a high class of exhibits in every
department, arranged with fine taste by
Mrs. Percy Duvall, and Mrs. R. Irving
Bowie, Mrs w. 7. DAVIS and assist
ants. Among the exhibitors, The Wo-
mems Club of Mellwood district, has a
wonderful display, including a loan ex-
bibit of rare French and Italian en-
broidsry and cutwork. The Landover
Club shows many beautiful household
articles and ch ,ice needlework. The
Housekeepers' Cluo OF Decatur Heights
displays a quantity of preserves. Jellles,
pies, cake as we'll as variety OF fancy
work, all making most attractive col
lection.
The Girls Club show expertness in
household departments, which rivals
those of other exhibitions.
Thompson Brothes, OF Anacostla,
have set up miniature house furnish
ing store, with kitchen cabinet, oil
stove, chairs and photographs, lamps
and other articles.
One of the most interesting exhibits
is that to the left of the entrance to the
Hall of .the Maryland Workshop for
the Blind and contains many wonder
full articles for sale, which were made
by adults who have been trained to do
remarkable work Reed baskets of all
kinds, brcoms. rugs, hammocks, tine
crochet work, knitting. etc. Miss Latl-
nsr, formerly of this county, has charge
of this exhibit, assisted by Mrs. Am
rhine both of Baltimore,
The University of Maryland occupies
several tents each. representing De-
partment. one of fruits and vegetab bles,
a. perfect as we ever saw, one OF ex-
quisite flowers, one of plant diseases
and their treatment, one OF grains and
stock feed, dairy department, an exhib-
1t Of honey, ETC., etc.
One tent is devoted to posters. show
ing how one is to avoid illness and keep
we'll.
We saw several pens of fine poultry
ank listened to lecture on the care
and selection of fowls which should be
heard by all chicken raisers.
Some fine stock OF Holstein and Jer.
Soy cattle attracted much attention as
did the Boys Pig Club exhibits of this
county and Charles countv. The Prov
idence Hospital Farm, ner Silver Hill,
has a prize pig on exhibition, also
number of beautiful chickens.
r. H. Brown & Brother have fine
exhibit of Farming Implements, and
the Climax Truck Company has several
large auto trucks on display.
A special tent is devoted to the dis
play of corn on stalk, wheat and tobac-
90 and contains wonderful specimens.
With the exception of the tobacco ex-
hibjt and those in the Exhibition, ex.
perts of the University of Maryland,
judged all the exhibits on Tuesday.
These awards were as follows
Best Truck Garden-John Froh'ich,
Chillum. first; !; Providence Hospital
Farm, second.
Best Home Garden-Percy Duvall,
Rosaryvills.
Best Sweet Potatoes and Eggplant
J. Jackson Suit, Richie.
Best Tomatoes-Boys' V Club, West
River.
Fruit-Charles A. Duvall, watermel- |
ons, first G. Archie Brady. Chelten |
ham, second. Wheat, Fred. A Davis, |
Chap,ico Harry c. Mudd, Mechanics
vile, second P D. Brown and George
B. Swami, third both of Bel Alton !; L |
Herbert CLANCY, Owings Ernest S.
Hutchins, Delina, fourth.
White Corn--John F. Mack, Bowls, |
P. w. Kolbe. Landover /; James Thom
as RAWLINGS. Nottingham; George
Swami. Bel Alton; J. T. Estep, Lo-
B. S. Stockett, Davidsonville. Frank |
I oororJfoxur, RanoIict
Grsenwell Leenardtown &: Peter Harris,
Clements c. Orville Drury, CLANCY.
Ye low Conf. B. Cough, Chaptico +; |
C.. Orvill Drury, Clancy; DR.. c. F.
Hutchins, Prince Frederick Alexan-
der Summerville, Port Republic P.
w. Kelbe, Landover, Providence Hos |
pital Farms and M. ]. Wyvill, Upper
Marlboro
Pop Corn-Rob't Entwisle, Anacostia |
Boys Pig Club Exhibit, Prince Geor
ges county-Jas. Lusby, Brandywine. |
hrst; Duroc Boar, IL months or over
Sew, six months and under, VIM F.
Mudd, Jr.. Clinton. first; Archie Raum,
Silesia, second; Lewis Ellis, Chelten |
ham, third.
Poultry-Barred Plymouth Rocks, first
cock. Providence Hospital Farm; first
hon, Providence Hospital Farm; first
and second pullets, Providence Hospital
Farm; first Cockerel. Mrs. A. B. DuIey,
Groom; second, Providence Hospita
Farm; Buff Leghorns, first cock and
first hen, VIM. Wise, Upper Marlboro;
Anoconas, first cock and first hen. Chas,
N. Lowe, Groom; Rhode Island Reds,
first cock and first hen, Chas. M. Lowe,
Groom; White I-eghorns, first cock and
first hen, first and second pullet and first
aud second cockerel, all TO Providence
Hospital Farm; White Wyandottes,
first cock, hen, pullet and cockereI,
Providence Hospital Farm.
In MemoIiam