Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-04-03
FOR INTER
COUNTY FAIR IMPROVEMENT T

I
! Representatives of eight fair asso-
Citations in the territory centeripg
about Marietta, attended meeting
Friday night that was called by the
directors of the Washington county
fair board, and which was held in
the dining room of the Lafayette
hotel, Marietta. Dinner was served
at s o'clock, following which for
several hours there was a general!
discussion of problems confronting
the management of the different fair
associations. Lloyd Stacy, president
of the Washington county fair
board, presided at the meeting
Reno C. Hoag made the address OF
welcome, following which number
of short addresses were made, in
Guiding one by Harry E. Schramm,
secretary Of the Marietta chamber
of commerce. Mr. Schramm pledged
the services of the chamber of COM
merce and other civic organizations
|of Marietta, toward assisting with
the various fairs Of the district,
represented at the meeting. He told
of the successful manner in which
the interchange of visits with the
Pennsboro, w. Va, fair was made
last year, and proposed similar un-
all of the eight associations rep.
resented at the meeting.
Before the meeting adjourned,
the name Of the Inter-County Fair
Improvement association was given
as that of the new association
launched, the purpose of which or
ganization is to broaden and en-
large the scope of all fairs within.
the district represented. An ex-
ecutiye committee which is made up
of two men from each fair repre-
sented, was selected, and an organ
ization was formed with Harry E.
Schramm as chairman. H. A. Nor
ris and H. F. Eaton were named as
committee members for Morgan
county fair, and F. A. Harmer and
e. F. Hodgin for Chesterhill Among
the things this committee will work
toward, is an Interchange of visits
of patrons of all fairs concerned
and the study of different methods
that are successfully employed by
the various associations that are
members of this group of fairs. 1t
was pointed out at the meeting. that
ten years ago because OF mud roads
the county was the limit of the
home fair territory Today with our
improved highways, the whole ter.
ritory represented at the meeting
has been brought together in one
in whose welfare all are
interested. Mr.. James w. Scott of
Marietta, who conceived the idea OF
the organization as perfected Fri
day night, said, I'VE want you to
come to our fair and we expect to
come to yours"
The latter part of the evening
the meeting resolved into a round
table with questions and answers
involving many matters OF faic
w. w. Barkhurst, sec
retary, responded for Morgan coun-
ty fair, and F. A. Harmer for Ches-
terhill fair
Among the representatives present
at the meeting was G. d. Murdoch
member of the Barlow fair board
Barlow fair was organized 58 years
ago, and Mr.. Murdoch has never
missed fair in the 5S years, and
for Al years past has been direc-
tor F. A. Harmer in speaking of
the Chesterhill fair, stated that it
was organized A years ago, and
that in the last five years it has
made a gain of ASS percent in at
and that premium pay |
ments have increased $50 percent. |
w. W. Barkhurst, Clarence Devitr, |
John Greer, Fl. A. Morris, c. S. !
Strong and Fl. f. Eaton were the |
representatives of the Morgan coun-
" fair board, present at the meet
ng in Marietta. The fairs repre-
'ented at the gathering included |
Athens, Noble, Morgan, Monroe.
ind Washington county fairs, Ches-
erhill. Pennsboro and st. Marys,
he last two named being in Wes;
Virginia.
Musical Event At New Lexington
We are informed by Miss Yula
Iell, that the Chapel choir of Cap
tai University of Columbus, of |
which university she was formerly
tudent, is coming to New Lexington
friday night of this week, April 4
o give concert. Their program
which will be given in the high
chool auditorium, will consist en-
irely Of sacred music which will be
ung acappella--that is without in
trumental accompaniment. The
hoir consists of so voices, and is
opied after the celebrated ST.
Olaf choir
The Chapel choir is on a tour,
mong the places in which they are
ppearing in concert being Bu-
yrus, Marion, Youngstown, Wheel
ng, Buffalo and Cleveland. The
irector is Ellis Snyder. teacher of
oice at Capital University, and who
5 employed through the summer in
,hicago.
Leonard Inman Takes Life