The Penn's Grove record., 1923-10-19
Community Fair
The Biggest Ever
Full Exhibits of Sewing, En-
brOidery, CuriOs, and
School Works

The Fourth Annual Community Fair
opened last evening for the three days
az the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Y.
M. =. A. and 1t is progressing with
wonderful success as result of fine
arrangements made by the we'll devel-
oped organizations. In the well light
ed lawn In front of the building is the
nrst automobile show in this locality.
Then, passing thru this one enters the
strlNngly carnival room, then the
japanese tea garden, the lobby with
eXhlbltlng booths, room filled with
community exhibits. another room of
booths, and then into the main hall
where there is dancing every night,
which is to reach its zenith tomorrow
evening with big Mardi Gras.
The carnival room is one of scarlet
with the walls and every booth in the
room covered with cloth of that color,
upon which are the varicolored circles.
From the ceiling hangs festivities of
serpentlne streamers. The booths
carry everything in contest prizes
from newspapers to chewing gum,
aluminium ware to jewelry w. D.
Owen is to be credited with this, for
with Joseph Herbert as assistant di-
rector and twelve other men he has
made it entirely different than the
room of last year with chance wheels
in every booth Most provide unique
method of entertainment in obtaining
articles purchased. But to give a real
carnival finish all the booths are about
the main center, one filled with sweat
ing puppies, none other than the well
known lunch hound. Hot dogi
The Japanese tea garden is freshly
decorated with myriads of flowers
prepared by thirty ladies under the
directorage of Mrs. Joseph Herbert.
The garden is in charge of Mrs. NJ. J..
Cline with five assistants and nine
young girl attendants. Special musi-
cal numbers are rendered here under
the direction of F. w. Wanderer, for
instrumental numbers, and NJ. H.
Remsburg, for vocal numbers.
The booths for commercial exhibits
are more numerous than in any pre-
vious fair. The Metropolitan Life In
-ssrance has its customary decorative
display with instructive charts and
pamphlets. F. H. Elliott shows the
Maytag washing machine and Harry
Adams has an exhibit for Christmas
greeting cards and stationery. The
Cunningham radio booth is large and
fully complete with instruments. OPP
posite it is the beautiful display of
hand painted lampshades by E. P.
Dorell, of Alloway.
Community Exhibits
The room with the Community ex-
hibits it the finest decorated it has
ever been and it is due to the untiring
efforts on the part of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Croft, Mr. and Mrs William
William Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Brownlee, William Anthony, ]. c.
Blaess, Irving LaMott, Thomas Dat
tersall, Mayhem Craig, and John Lay
ton. The walls have solid array of
cornstalks, while from the ceilir
hang streamers of Halloween colors,
black and orange.
Of course, the exhibits include
pumpkins. Other farm products ex-
hibited are corn, wheat by the sheaf
beets, turnips and potatoes and many
other things.
The County Board of Agriculture
had some fine exhibits of potatoes anC
corn and the New Jersey silver cup
won by Salem County this year ant
last year after Mercer County had hello
it two years. This was under County
Farm Demonstration Crissy.
A good exhibit of the junior exten-
sion work in boys and girls club pro
jects under County Club Agent, Vim
Gronwaldt was made
This included canned fruits anc
vegetables, dresses and ladies' hat
made by young people.
There was a large display of fine
dahlias by George Seitz.
The Walker-Dyer Post, No. 1S1
American Legion, has large exhibit
Boche helmets.
Altho this is early in the school yeal
the grades in the grammar school have
splendid outlays of materials made by
sewing under the direction of Miss L.
NJ. Gaskill. The fifth grade has sew
ingbags, doll clothes and cooking caps
and aprons. The sixth has finely done
towels, centerpieces, pillow covers,
and fancy aprons. The seventh and
eight grades have displayed excep-
tionally pleasing fancy work, especi-
ally in the form of centerpieces. They
also have made dress slips.
Village Players
Last evening Ye Village Players.
under the dependably excellent direc-
torship of Joseph W. Crockett, made
possible an hour of mirth and laughter
by two short plays. "The Dressing
Gown with The Coomers and an all
star cast, was presented with another
one act play, "Millions In It." with
Peggy Evans and George Heintz play
ing the stellar roles.
Cast of Characters For ''The Dressing
Gown"
Peter Peabody ---.--.-.-.-.-,- Fred Coomer
Mrs. Peabody Mrs. Fred Coomer
Miriam. their daughter,
Jeanette Shoemaker
Anpus Kirk ......-E Edward Cheney
Cumber, the tlerJoseph Crockett
Sara, the maid Loretta Burkins
It was Sara the maid, that began
things in the form of dusting the
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