The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-14
County Fair Parade
and Pageant

dlfu i dS COLT
Committees Hold Meeting and
Arrange Program
An enthusiastic and we'll attend
ed meeting of the several commit
tees in charge of the mammoth
and spectacular pageant Of pro-
gress parade in sumter on Sumter
County School Day. November the
Path: 1922 OF the Greater Sumter
County Fair, was held with direc-
tors OF the Sumter. County Fair
Association yesterday at Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce rooms.
First it was decided to permit the
girls of the county to compete with
the boys in the athletic contests. of
this great day. and Mr. j. J.
Whilden and Miss Caro- Truluck
were appointed committee to see
that the change is made in the
rules permitting female endurance
and strength to give the young
males a run for their money.
Next in importance was tho APP
preparation of one hundred dollars
for prizes for the best decorated
vehicles such as automobiles.
trucks. OF horse drawn vehicles
entered in the commercial divisio,,
for purely commercial or adver-
tising purposes, and in another di-
vision of an individual or private
capacity, rot intended for CONNER
cial or advertising purposes. as fol-
lows:
/ Commercial or Advertising Division
First prize $500
! Second prize. 1890
Third prize 1000
Individual or Private
(Net entered for commercial or
advertising purposes. decorated au-
itomobiles, trucks, or horse DRAWN !:
First prize ----s25.0D
! Second prize 1900
| Third prize = 600,
/ All raral or town schools, out
side, of Sumter city, having floats
or decorated automobiles or horse
drawn vehicles will be permitted
to .competa in the non-conlmerciaf
or non-advertising dieisian. No
school in the city of Sumter viii
| compete for any prize in this
pageant Of progress parade, but
sSumter's city schools will be in this
:parade. to the limit and st. Jo
tseph's Academy is practically an
assured feature OF the Sumter city
division of schools.
Another and special feature of
itlle contest division OF this parade
will be the awarding of a costly,
! beautiful. and appropriately In
.scribed school banner to the rural
Tor town school. outside OF the city
iof Sumter. making the best ap-
lpearanee under rules to be pre-
sscribed by special committee
composed of. DR. ] ). A. Mood. char
man of the Sumter Beard of Edu-
cation: Mr. II. D. Tindal, president
! of the Sumter County Trustees As
!! !seciation. and Dr.. ]. II. Hayns-
!. worth. county superintendent of
ieducation.. Chairman S mue e /
lo'Quinn. OF the central executive
committee, and Miss Hannah.
/. I.Christiansen. chairman of COM
,laittee on decorated floats and 9TH
Ter decorated vehicles We're appoint
! ed to select all Of the judges in the
contests of the parade, each Judge
| to be totally disinterested in any
vehicle or school competing.
| Messrs. P. N: Parrett, Robert T.
Mcleod, and w a. Bryan were re-
auested to serve as a finance COM
nittee to secure funds for t.le
prizes and the rural school ban
iner. etc. President W. T. Brown.
Secretary j. Frank Williams. and
Director j. r. Warilden of the Fair
Association guaranteed the support
of the entire Sumter County Fair
ASSOCIATION directors and stock
holders.
! Chairman II. u. Tindal. of the
Sumter County School Trustees.
Association was present and spoke
enthusiastically of the rural school
participation; he heartily endorsed
| the pageant Of progress parade as
very beneficial and cooperative,
proposition and promised to work.
up the interest and participation
Iof the rural teachers, school pa
irons, trustees and children. DIR.
j. A. Mood, chairman Of the Sum
ter City Beard of Education was a
very enthusiastic speaker of the
meeting who faFors this pageant
of progress parade. and said it was
q foregone eonclusios, that all of
1.-THE Sumter city schools will be in
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