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American Agriculturist, September 27, 1924 
Women at the State Fair 
Home Bureau Exhibits Draw Crowds of Observers 
T HOUGH every woman who attended 
the State Fair at Syracuse found much 
of interest in the different buildings and 
on the different days, the “one big day” 
of the whole week came Tuesday when 
the Home Bureau exhibits were judged 
and their relative merits explained. And 
let it be said here that to an impartial 
observer every single exhibit deserved 
honorable mention for one feature or 
another, but that the decision of the 
judges as to their relative standing met 
with unanimous approval. 
Cortland County won, with a percent¬ 
age of 91 out of a possible 100. Close 
behind was Tompkins with 90 and Cat¬ 
taraugus came third with 88. Broome 
County was fourth and Oswego fifth. 
The other contestants—Oneida, Otsego, 
Seneca, Sullivan and Tioga—all ranged 
within a few points of each other. 
The judges were Miss Vera McCrea, 
Mrs. II. M. Eppes and Mrs. Ida S. 
Harrington, who gave the committee’s 
report and explained the awards in some 
detail. The exhibits were judged, she 
said, for correctness in typifying the 
program, for quality of workmanship, 
for educational value and for attractive¬ 
ness of appearance. 
Cortland Awarded First Prize 
Mrs. Burnham, the county chairman 
of Cortland, who bore off the blue ribbon 
in triumph, presided over this prize 
winning exhibit. It showed in graphic 
form the widely diversified activities of 
this county, including civics, landscape 
gardening, basketry, and the nutrition 
program which was the major activity of* 
all the Home Bureaus this year. One of 
the features which attracted a great deal 
of attention was a tiny model showing 
how an impure water supply was changed 
to a safe one. Miss Feme Wayne is the 
Cortland County agent, and among the 
loyal members is Mrs. A. E. Brigden, 
ex-president of the Federation. 
Visitors to the Tompkins County booth 
were fascinated by the possibilities in 
handloom weaving of rugs and in the 
reclamation of old furniture by refinishing 
and recaning, as exemplified in the expert 
work of Tompkins Home Bureau mem¬ 
bers. This exhibit showed many fine 
examples of characteristic American per¬ 
iod furniture, good in line and workman¬ 
ship ana ruaa'e Thoroughly serviceable by 
intelligent care. Another rather unique 
exhibit showed the kitchen equipment 
tried out by the “testing circle,” which 
used, reported on and passed along sample 
time- and labor-savers submitted by local 
merchants. Many of the devices had 
been approved by this “board of censor¬ 
ship” and duly installed in the respective 
kitchens. 
The Cattaraugus County exhibit fea¬ 
tured especially the correct feeding of 
children and had some fascinating little 
models of games and inexpensive play¬ 
ground equipment. 
Each Exhibit Had Something to 
Remember 
Passing briefly over the other exhibits, 
one recalls especially the circulating 
nutrition exhibit designed by a mechan¬ 
ically-minded member of the Oswego 
Home Bureau, the really charming ink- 
bottle lamp and home-designed and 
painted shades shown by Oneida County; 
the amusing reducing exercise charts of 
Tioga; the analysis of cereals displayed 
by Otsego; the model of a delightful 
modern home remodelled from an old 
barn in Broome County; “Freddie and 
Friend Fruit” as introduced by Sullivan 
County, and the excellent exhibit of nu¬ 
trition and other activities put on by 
Seneca County, the six months’ old 
“baby” of the Home Bureaus, presided 
over by the county agent, Miss Williams. 
The same day was made notable for 
the women by the appearance of Mrs. 
T. G. Powell, President of the New York 
State Federation of Home Bureaus, on 
the program with Senator Royal S. 
Copeland. Mrs. Powell spoke, as always, 
simply and earnestly and the 30,000 
women whom she represented might well 
be proud of their leader. She spoke of 
Governor Smith’s action in giving the 
Home Bureau representation on the com¬ 
mittee to work out plans for bettering 
rural health, and stressed the part that 
the members have taken in school work, 
in arousing the true “spirit of play” in 
recreation and in organizing “voting 
mothers” for better community condi¬ 
tions. 
The general impression left by the 
exhibits was well summed up in Mrs. 
Powell’s statement that “home needs no 
praise to make it beautiful.” Greater 
things are already being planned for next 
year, according to the leaders, but New 
York women are to be congratulated on 
what they accomplished in 1924. 
The Girl at Vacada 
{Continued from page 217) 
Alice looked at Jimmy, crimson under 
his tan. One of the witnesses snickered 
and then backed out of the shack, fol¬ 
lowed by his companion. One winked at 
the other, who thrust his tongue in his 
cheek by way of reply. Then they 
started for Vacada, their fast walk break¬ 
ing into a run, carrying the news to the 
local boss. Bluff Furniss. 
“That money’s clean. Parson,” said 
Jimmy. To the girl, his wife, he seemed 
to say it doggedly. But the Bee Parson 
accepted the statement. He had sat 
down again upon the bed, apologizing • 
for his weakness. 
“I'm getting stronger out here, right 
along,” he told them with a wan smile. 
“Good-by and God’s good-will to both 
of you.” 
As they passed out of the hut constraint 
fettered both of them. 
“He’s pretty' sick,” said the girl. 
Jimmy nodded. 
“Thinks he’s better all the time. They 
all do. But there’s one hombre that ain’t 
afraid to go. He’s sure got his pass made 
out. How’s the foot?” Excitement, with 
the aid of Jimmy’s arm, had caused the 
girl to practically forget her injury. 
Now she limped again and felt discomfort, 
but made light of it. 
“We’ll get that adhesive,” said Jimmy. 1 
“Tire tape ’ud be good. Get that at the 
store with grub for to-night an’ to-morrer 
mornin’. I’ll leave you up to yore shack 
for a while an’ go rustle a hawss. Reckon 
I’ll let you ride Nelly Bly; she’s bin 
packin’ me since sun-up an’ yore weight’ll 
even things up. You got a lock up to 
yore cabin door?” 
‘‘Yes.” _ 
“You ain’t goin’ to be afraid to pack 
yore things an’ be there alone for a Fil 
while?” 
“No.” The answer was prompt and 
firm. Since they had come from the Bee 
Parson the girl’s eyes had lost their 
hunted look. Jimmy surveyed her 
approvingly. 
“You’ll sure do to take along,” he said. 
“I reckon most of the stiffenin’ is out of 
Furniss. He bluffs best when he’s sure 
the other chap’s out of luck. You ain't 
alone now. But we won’t take no more 
chances than we have to.” 
{To be' continued ) 
Keep a piece of tailor’s mending tissue 
in the sewing machine drawer and use it 
for first-aid patching of all kinds. When 
there is a small tear or nag in a woolen or 
silk garment put a piece of the tissue under 
the tear and back of it a piece of cloth 
from the same garment and matching, if 
there is a figure or plaid. Hold firmly in 
place and pass a warm iron over the 
torn place. This is usually all the mend¬ 
ing that will be required.—L. M. Thorn¬ 
ton. 
