Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-26
EXHIBITS EXCEL ANY :
SHOWN At PREVIOUS
FAIRS IN ANERICUS
Midway Has Attractive Shows
With Riding Devices and 9th
ers Well Patronized
WOMEN HAVE FINE EXHIBIT
Girls Club Work and School
Booths Constitute Splendid
Showing County Resources

Three thousand persons attended
the Sumter county fair at its open
irg in Amolicus Tuesday evening
and nkcn the Zig gates swung wide
at the signal, the butcher, the baker
ana the candlestick maker were
present to view the splendid dem
cnstra!iols on ~ie inside.
At the gates are the booths from
which the ladies Of the community
serve refreshments, and which are
being patronized literally, Just be-
yond is the flying jenny which not
only delights the heart of the child
but has its patrons from among the
older people who have not forgotten
the thrill Of childhood and which is
easily renewed by riding the wild
horses or the slow-footed dromedary.
The midway furnished amusement
and entertainment for hundreds who
spent their dime to get in return
therefor the coveted brilliant lamp
or the Indian blanket or other at
tractive offerings.
Girls Club Work
At the entrance door of the mann
moth agricultural tent is located the
sewing department of Sumter's
club girls, presided over by Miss
Bonnie Parkman, home economics
agent, who for the past two years
has given untiringly Of her time to
bring the girls of the county to a
realization of what home work
means to them, especially in fair
work. On the long table here hun
dreds of handsome handmade arti-
cles are displayeds all done by the
girls of the clubs to whom Miss
Tarkman gives instruction Bed
sets, done in brilliant colored thread,
crotcheted sets, luncheon sets in
drawn work and embroidery, consti-
tue a most most marvellous exposl-
ton Of what can be accomplished by
young people and others interested
III such work. To the onlooker it
seemed as if each individual piaae
must of necessity win a prize. 50
pe'lect is the work and 50 splendid
~ displayed.
Community Canning Clubs
Beyond the sewing booth is the
canning club work done by the
girls and women in the comhnuni-
ties represented. These include
Shiloh club, Pleasant Grove Cuisine
club, Concord, Thalean Fidelity
club, and the girls canning clubs,
ali displaying more than 1900
glass jars filled with every preserve,
conserve, marmalade, and pickle
known to the skill of demonstrators
to prepare In this is exemplified
what has been accomplished this
year by the home demonstration
club, one of which was organized
by Miss Parknan in The early part
Of the year in each community to
assist the children in their work of
canning. Much enthusiasm is mani
Tested by these women, who have
come with their PRODUCES to make
the present fair one of the greatest
in the history of Sumter county. Ev-
erywhere is the optimism that next
year the exhibit will be bigger and
better and more complete.
Concord Has Fine Booth
In the booth provided by Concord
community every known fruit. vege-
table, grain, products is shown in
abundance, the posts of the booth
being composed of sorghum cane
grown to height of 10 feet or
more, demonstrating what Concord
cane will produce later in the finish
ed syrup. This was grown on the
place of r r. Rogers, and Cleve-
land Dupree Velvet beans. corn in
the ear and ground, peanuts, pep
per, cotton, and every product of !
the farm was grouped in beautiful
arrangement, attesting to the inter
est of that community in the fair
Thalsan's Wonderful Display
Thalean's booth, outlined in
cleaning cotton and red pepper |
pods, the posts built of red and
green cane, was but glimpse Of the