Evening star., 1925-09-09
FAIRFAX PREPARES
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Annual Exhibition to Open
Next Week-Greater
Show Is Planned.

Historic Fairfax Court House. of
Revolutionary and Civil War fame, is
getting all dressed up to receive the
thousands of visitors expected to at.
tend its twelfth annual fair next
week.
The fair grounds will be the scene
next Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of the big agricultural and stock
exhibition of the Fairfax County Fair
Association, of which Judge Clifton
1aughlin of Mclean, Va. is president
The fair officials this year have ex-
panded their policies with view to
stimulating public interest in county
welfare on such essentials as the bet.
terment of schools, Improvement of
roads, promotion of the most progres.
sive methods of agriculture and ad-
vertising of 'the wonderful resources
and future of the county"
Seek New Residents.
The association pointed out that
SITUATED as we are under the
shadow of the Capital of our Ma
ton, the time is upon us to grasp the
opportunity that presents itself to in
duce the home seeker to locate in our
county,
The fair will be featured each day
by horse races on the half-mile fair
grounds track There will be spe-
Cial races for ponies. farm horses,
ladies' mounts and horses that have
not previously won a race. The entry
lists close on Monday.
Many Washington horses have
been entered for the horse show, al
ways a big attraction of the Fairfax
fair EstIer Palmer of Arlington
County will be superintendent of the
exhibition, and he will be assisted
by Edward R. Connor of Manassas
and J. II. Barnes of Fairfax. DIR.
James j. Garvey of Alexandria will
be official veterinary.
Horses i'm Show.
Many of Fort Myers finest saddle
horses will perform during the show
it is stated. Glasses to be judged in
clude Fairfax, Arlington and Prince
William saddle horses, open saddle
horses, hunters owned in the three
counties, green hunters, touching out
jumpers, ladies' hunters. handi-
cap jumpers, Shetland or Welsh
ponies. officers chargers, cavalry re-
mounts, etc.
The cattle show will be in charge
of B. f. Salisbury of Fairfax, assisted
by Bruno Wittig of Mclean and c. T.
Rice of Oakton. Glasses include Hol-
stems, Jerseys, Guenseys, Ayre-
shires. dairy shorthorns, herds of the
various breeds and groups of breeds
The sheep and goat department will
be superintended by r. L. Lewis of
Manassas, assisted by William Doak
of Clifton. The showing will include
Dorset, Hampshiredown, SHROPSHIRE
down and Southdown breeds.
The county's best swine will COM
pete for blue ribbons also.
The poultry show will be in charge
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be assisted by w. NJ. McNair. Cash
prizes will be awarded for single birds,
breeding pens and on pairs of ducks,
geese, turkeys, etc.
Farm Exhibits.
Farm products will be displayed in
numerous large booths and buildings
under the direction of l. y. Jones of
Vienna and II. 3. Derr. The county's
best wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn.
buckwheat, beans, potatoes, etc, will
be judged for their appearance and
awarded prizes. Fruits will be exhibited
under the supervision of c. P. Jones.
Other exhibits will be needlework,
preserves, pastry, plants and flowers,
manufactured articles and boys and
girls club work.
Officers of the fair association, in
addition to Judge Laughlin, are D.
VI. w OOuWdTu, + dlTldA, vice pTeSlQeQI,
r. r. Buckley, Fairfax, secretary;
Robert D. Graham. Fairfax, assistant
secretary; J. Stuart Ball, Mclean,
treasurer. and the following directors:
D. NJ. Woodward. d. S. Mackall, Nc
Lean; ]. Stuart Ball, Mclean; Mark
Turner, Vienna; w. NJ. McNair, Hern-
don; c. t. Rice, Oakton; George X.
Pickett, Alexandria; Edward r. Con-
nor, Manassas; Melvin c. Hazen,
Z ITae n; 1T
Thomas r. Keith, Fairfax; Clifton
Laughlin, Mclean; DR.. George B. Lee,
New York; John w. Rust. Fairfax:
Franklin Williams, Vienna; H c.