The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-19
STATE FAIR OFFICIALS HAVE
INCREASED AMOUNT OF
PREMIUMS.
WILL Be NO ENTRANCE FEE
Numerous Exhibits to be Shown In
Department.; Old and Young VIII
Be Served.
Columbia.

COlulnDlu.
The woman's department at the
State Fair October % to % is being
given special attention by the fair
officials. The women have taken a
prominent part in tho recent canvass
for members and by fair week Of 1923
there will be handsome woman's
building on the grounds.
This year, pending the erection Of
the woman's building the exhibits Of
milady will be quartered in large
section Of the lower end Of the steel
| building
The executive committee has added
number OF classes in the woman's
department and have increased the
amount of premiums heretofore offer
ed in the other classes.
One Of the prominent parts Of this
department this fair week will be the
old Ladies Work" class, the COM
petitors in this line being over 70
years Of age at the time of making
the exhibit. Included in this class will
be knit bed spreads. crocheted bed
spreads, afghan, quilt patchwork, silk
quilts, sweaters. socks, cotton or linen
embroidery, silk embroidery, tattine
and special articles.
The youths will have their chance,
too. for large class of needle and
fancy work articles are included In
the line Of premiums offered for chill
dren IA years OF age or under.
There will be no entrance fee in
the woman's department The ex-
hibits will include dainties and deliea-
cies made in the Kitchen needle and
fancy work. fine arts and various
other articles at which the feminine
sex is particularly skillful. Women
Will vie with one another to see who
can tempt the judges most with their
cakes, cookies. pies and candies. Can
ned goods, vegetables, sauces, cat.
sups, relishes. jellies, preserves. jams
marmalades and dairy products. will
all offer ample opportunity for the
women to show their best talents.
The experts with the needle will
have full line Of articles coming un-
der that class for which to compete
for prizes. In fact, just about any
thing that milady can do will offer a
field for competition in the women's
department.
Premium lists and full particulars
can be had from the office of J. w.
Fleming. manager, 704 National Lib
erty Bank building.
Judge c. A. Woods Named Chairman.
Judge c. A. Woods, OF Marion, was
appointed state chairman Of the 1922
Christmas tuberculosis seal sale at a
meeting of the executive committee Of
the South Carolina tuberculosis asso
citation at its quarterly meeting.
The announcement that Judge
Woods had accepted the state chair.
manship was enthusiastically receiv.
ed. DR.. L. A. Riser, a member of the
board Of directors. was elected man
aging director OF the sale. It was due
to the successful campaign directed
by DR.. Riser in 1877 that the South
Carolina Tuberculosis association was
enabled to employ full time STAFF.
the central committee chosen to act
Win DR.. Riser in the campaign con.
sists OF j. Nelson Frierson. president
OF the association. John P. T. Thmoas.
Jr.. Reed Smith. Frank A. Pierson and
Mrs. D. Mel. Mcdonald.
An approximate budget OF the COM
Ing year was considered and adopted
The principal item In the budget was
an appropriation for the conducting OF
various counties In the state. The
executive secretary reported that
since ale last meeting Of the commit
tee clinics and surveys had been held
in five counties. More than 1000 per
sons had been examined and more
than 200 cases of tuberculosis dis.
covered. The state board OF health
co'operated In this work by furnish
ing the doctors for the examinations
The patients were instructed as to
treatment and efforts made to secure
their admission to sanatoria. Manv
were referred to local doctora for
home treatment.
me members OF the executive com.
mfttee Of the state association are.
j. Nelson Frierson. Reed Smith. John
p. Thomas, Jr.. Frank A. Pierson, Dr
l.. A. Riser the Rev. F. w. Grepp -,
Rock Hill. and Mrs. w. W. Scouten AZ
Charleston.
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