The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-10-21
VERNON PARISH FAIR, HELD
In SPLENDID WEATHER
Exhibits Were Fewer on Account Of
Crop Conditions, But Art and In
dustry Well Represented
SCHOOLS MAKE FINE ENTRIES

The fact that Vernon Parish had
any Fair at all was due largely to the
persistence, activity and properly d.
rected industry of the fairs amiable
and competent secretary M. j, Cavan-
augh. Up to about six weeks ago, it
looked very much as though the Parish
Fair for 1922 had gone glimmering
with many farm crops this unusually
drouthy season.
In six weeks Cavanaugh did all the
necessary agitating, advertising, organ
izing and assembling of materials to
make what we saw at the fair grounds
last week possible.
From the standpoint, of exhibits of
both farm products and livestock, the
Fair reflected the dry spell of the past.
few months both as to the number and
the quality, still the farmers of Yer
non Parish and the Fair management
put up creditable show considering
all the adverse factors, chief Of which
perhaps, was the eleventh hour decis-
ion to have the Fair.
The exhibits of pupils work of the
Leesville, Pitkin and Bellevue schools
reflected great credit upon the teach
ing staff and students alike. Here
were beautiful examples of intricate
patterns of embroidery, fine stitched
needlework and other 'pretties" of the
needlewoman's art. More of this work
Of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Par
ish will appear in our Fairs as club
work develops and it is to the untiring
energies of Miss Pearl LeFevre, the
Parish Home Demonstration Agent,
that their exhibits was one of the most
successful department Of the fair.
1t is stating a simple fact that the
exhibit of the Llano colony was the
outstanding show in the agricultural
building. This exhibit carried specimens
of work from the colony kindergarten
to the more serious attempts of the stu
dents of the grades and high school.
consisting of drawings, paintings, en-
broidery; samples of woodwork such
as bird houses, music racks. tabourets,
piano stools, ETC., and running through
all the industrious groups at Stables.
The Colony industries had splendid
displays of handIe-turning work, dress
ed lumber, brooms, bricks, fancy bak-
cry goods, etc. In the arts and fancy
section there were many fine samples
of homecraft in needlework, embroidery
quilting and bead work.
The agricultural display of the col
ony advertised the fact that diversi-
fled farming is followed on the colony
farms but the colony did not com
pete for premiums. 4
The usual exhibits of stock, poultry
pigs, ETC., were on hand. and showed
some big Improvements along the lines
of better stock, the farmers being jeal-
GUS of the pedigrees of their exhibits.
The Fair Association looks forward
to the time when farmers will appre-
ciate the value of exhibiting their thor
obred stock and realize that the Fair
is not catch-penny scheme. but gem
uine attempt to create spirit of CO.
operation and helpfulness.
AS to the entertainment features of
the Fair, the management provided
generously. There were basket ball
and football games by the several High
school teams of the Parish; the merry
go-round for kids of all ages there was
ages, the shows with various degrees of
beauty and talent and the great free
show TO the observant onlooker who
gets a heap of fun out of listening to
leather-lunged barkers and balIyhooers
or watching the crowd putting away
hot dogs" at the hamburger joint.
The weather was good show wea-
ther," the patronage and gate receipts
a pleasant surprise to the management,
and the determination is to make 1t
bigger and better next year.