The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-30
BABY SHOW FOR FAIR
PROPOSED BY CHIEF
OF WOMEN'S DIVISION

A baby show, with classes for babies
aged six months, a year and two years,
will be one of the popular features
of the fair If suggestion made by
Mrs. w. D. Scott. superintendent OF
the women's department. to the fair
board, is carried out. The board met
at the county agents office.
The proposal to hold baby show in
connection with the fair was heartily
approved and has since met with a
most cordial response from everyone
to whom it was mentioned.
The Red Cross organization has
been conducting physical examina-
tons of young children in many com
munities of the county, in cooperation
with local physicians and health au-
thorities, with the result that practic-
ally every part Of the county has sew
eral babies who are probable candi-
dates for the blue ribbon.
A baby show was most heartily en-
couraged by those who had experience
of the baby show of the Dublin fair
last year where this department was
one of the most popular in the whole
fair. Another one is scheduled for the
Dublin fair again this year.
Favor Show.
The cooperation of the county Red
Cross has been requested in supervis-
ing the show, and authorities of the or
ganiZation who could be reached We'd
nesday expressed themselves in favor
of it. The same organization is assist
ing in the management of the Dublin
show this year.
Securing of judges for the fair, min
or changes in the premium lists, with
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arrangements for the boy and girl
club members swine litter show were
other matters discussed at the meeting
of their fair board.
Permission to secure a judge from
Purdue for her department was ac-
corded Mrs. w. D. Scott, superintend-
ent of the women's division. 1t was
the general opinion of the board that
such a judge would prove highly sat
isfactory to all exhibitors.
Cans Same Size
Canned displays of fruits, vegetables
and jellies will all consist of cans of
uniform size, each display consisting
of two or three cans of the same size,
either quarts or pints, Mrs. Scott stat
ed Tuesday Entries in the women's
division will close at 10 o'clock stand
ard time Wednesday for the sake of
convenience for the judges and early
placing of ribbons. Extension of the
time until noon, first approved by the
fair board, was reconsidered by Mrs.
Scott Wednesday, as she is anxious to
have ribbons on exhibits in time for
the crowd to know who are the prize
winners.
Heads of the departments reported
good progress in soliciting of entries,
with strong interest being manifest
ed Charles Clifford and F. A. Will
Jams, superintendent of horses and
swine, were beseiged with requests
for premium lists at Greenville by
prospective exhibitors, Paul Caldwell
has a number of cattle herds promised
and other probable exhibitors in pros
pect, and Charles Williams also, even
so early before the fair, has a number
of good displays arranged for or
promised.
So far as possible, individual judges
for the different breeds were favored
in the stock show but for breeds in
which entries will not be very numer-
Gus, the judges will double up" Sep
arate judges for dairy and beef types
in the cattle were favored. and the red
and black hogs and the Spotted Po-
Irene Reeve, of Rush county, will be
secured by Lindley Baker as 4 judge
for the Spotted Polands.
A woman will judge the Spotted Pc
land China classes, Lindley Baker hav-
ing made arrangements to secure Mrs
Irene Reeve of Rush county, the
widow of a former breeder who con
tinued his work after her husbands
death.
Mrs Reeve recently held a very sue
cessful sale and her name is attaining
considerable weight as an authority in
local stock growing circles. She is
taking an especially strong interest II
pig club work, and is member o.
the newly formed Rush county breed
association and most prominent III the
1923 plans for a pig club of 10i
members.