The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-09-21
Observation-Disclosures
TROY NEWS
FAIR HUGE SUCCESS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

AIN hOOE SOOCESS
The fair held each year as the
opening of their activities by the
Troy Woman's club was an unusual
success this year. Fruit, vegetables
and all the good things Troy wom-
en- are SO well known for were or
display. The members and guests
gathered on the Farris back yard al
o'clock Sept. IL, and enjoyed the
unexpected and we'll arranged dis
plays, which were examples of what
can be grown in Troy.
The flower booth, under the skill
ed hand of Mrs. Arthur Dunkle, was
as beautiful collection of garden
blooms as one could witness, and
brought many vaccinations of SUR
prise and praise. Fall baskets
thanked the tables, which had ae
background of vines of the pat !,
Tall arrangements graduated tc low
displays. A v for Victory was made
in red, white and blue, white Of
strawberries, blue, elderberries nd
red, mountain ash. The flowers were
arranged around this centerpiece in
an. artistic and clever way.
The vegetables and fruit display
had a clump of lilac bushes as their
background, and was under the CT
rection of Mrs. Earl Drury. This
display was amazing, as to size, -ol-
or and quality. A wheelbarr "
filled with squash, beets, pumpkins,
potatoes and caulifloWer etc, and
huge stalk Of corn was the center
piece with tables of fruit and many
varieties of produce from the v,ri-
GUS victory gardens in Troy vas a
visual proof that many had worked
long and with no small ,knack to
help produce food for victory.
The booth displaying canned vege
tables, fruit, pickles, jellies, etc, ad
the climbing rose bushes as back
ground This display attested to tho
tact that Troy ladies not only grow
good things, but they put them lp"
for good eating. in the winter. Ms.
Marion Zimmerman was in charge
of this BOOTH
The handiWork was under the
direction of Mrs. Anthony Joy and
centered the others, the rugs, quilts
and fancy work being well ar
ranged. This was popular place
for young and old. The individual
numbers on display were very beau
tiful and showed expert needle
craft Another display was the knit
ted garments made by the Wom-
ans club for British Relief This
worthy work was undertaken as
rroject in February of this year.
The members who spent many long
hours on creating warm and COM
Portable garments to help those in
need cannot be too highly praised.
A skit, Where Did You Get That
Hat entertained the group as the
committee prepared the buffet table
for an old fashioned supper. The
climax Of the fair was the "eats"
served from a long table attract
lively decorated with fruit and veg
etables, large loaves of homemade
bread, steaming cups of coffee and
rows of none-such" apple pies,
community sing led by Dolores Joy,
and by auctioning off some of the
vegetables.
Supt Mettill gave an interesting
talk on the needs of our schools.
Mrs. James Cobbledick gave an
outline of years work as planned
by the program committee.
Those in charge of this successful
fair were the program committee
Mrs. James Cobbledick, Mrs. Nora
Coffman, Mrs. Earl Drury, Mrs. J.
B. Farris, Mrs. Clifford Clay, Mrs.
Edward Laehn, Mrs. Arthur Dun
kle.
Mrs. Cobbledick wishes to thank
all those who sent in such splendid
displays and all for their coopera-
ton and interest. Also the ones who
worked SO hard to make this 1914
fair the success it was. The hon
ored guests were the teachers in
the school and the Friendly club.