LIVE STOCK AWARDS
WILL TOTAL $12,000
Fine List of Premiums Offered By
National Show in the
Crescent City.
Premiums offered on beef cattle,
dairy cattle, horses, swine and sheep
at the annual National Farm and Live
Stock Show, in New Orleans, Nov. 10
19, aggregate about $12,000. This
large amount assures one of the best
exhibits of all kinds of live stock ever
held in the south. Animals from over
a dozen different states have already
been entered.
In the beef cattle classes, $1,515 will
be paid on Herefords, $1,516 on Short
horns, $1,225 on Aberdeen-Angus and
$312.50 on Red Polls. A total of $605
is offered on Jersey dairy cattle, and
the same amount on Holstein-Fries
ian8. Among the Jersey herds already
entered is one from Falfurrias, Texas,
owned by Ed C. Lasater, largest dairy
man in the world. Holsteins, which
are becoming very popular in south
ern states, will .be exhibited by many
Louisiana, Mississippi and northern
breeders.
General Manager I. B. Rennyson ex
pects to have the largest and best hog
show in the south. $1,209 being of
fered on Hampehires, $574 on Duroc
Jerseys, and $474 each on Poland*
Chinas, Berkshires and Chester
Whites. One-third of the Hampshire
money ie given by the American
Hampshire Swine Record Association,
$100 of the Duroc money is given by
the American Duroc-jersey Breeders’
Association, which also offers a $50
silver trophy to the winner of the
greatest number of prizes at New Or
leans. The National Duroc Record
Association offers a silver trophy for
the best litter of four pig3 show’n at
New Orleans.
Over $950 is offered on sheep. Sheep
are greatly needed to build up the
south’s live stock production and the
New Orleans fair offers more on sheep ,
than any other southern fair.
In the horse division, $1,222.50 is
the total amount of premiums on
horses, mules, jacks, jennets and Shet
land ponies. ^
Judges win be, for beef cattle, John
C Burns, of Texas; for dairy cattle,
TT,isrh G. Vpn Pelt of Iowa; for hogs,
W. A. Williams of Oklahoma; 'for
horses, mules, etc.. W. M. Kirby of
Kentucky; for sheep, E. L. Jordan of
Ixmisiana.
NIGHT HORSE SHOWS
RECALL OLD SOUTH
The horse department and the night
horse shows will bring back the al
most departed equine glory of the Old
South. That is not all the unique dis
tinction attaching to thi3 part of the
National Farm and Live Stock Show,
at New Orleans, Nov. 10 to 19. It will
have the only woman superintendent
in the United States.
Mrs. W. J. O’Donnell, a social, suf
frage and intellectual leader, whose
time is in great demand, accepted the
honor and undertook the task as a la
bor of love, as a daughter of the Old
South, and as a citizen appreciating
the importance of the fair. She has
interested not only Louisiana and Mis
sissippi.- but Kentucky and other
states, where fine horses are still be
ing bred and where graceful riding
and skilful driving are not yet lost
arts. She has* gathered a staff of
aids, young and old, gentlemen and
ladieB, from Captain James Dinkins,
one of Forrest’s dashing cavalv offi
cers, who still sits his horse as erect
aa the bonniest boy going to the front,
to the newest leaders on the polo
teams.
Herbert J. Krum of Dexlngton, Ky.,
ie rallying many of the winners ^at
the big horse shows to participate, so
as to give the king of sports a boost
in this section, and Manager Renny
fon_ has^ engaged^ some professional
performers of national prominence to
add to the attractiveness of the pro
grammes.
AMUSEMENTS FREE
AT NATIONAL FAIR
A thoroughly attractive array of
amusement features, for which no ex
tra charge will be made to the visit
ing public, has been provided for the
National Farm and Live Stock Show
at New Orleans, Now. 10 to 19.
Chief of these free attractions is
•Ruth Law, world famous aviatrix, who
will make day and night flights, not
only looping the loop, but performing
some of the aerial tactics which are
far more thrilling and which have
been developed by the reckless cour
age of the flyers serving under all the
flags clashing in the war. Miss Law
Is pYobably the highest salaried wom
an in the world. A few prima donnas
may receive more for a single appear
ance, but they do not perform so often.
Steam fireworks will be seen at
New Orleans for the first time. Fink’s
Comedy Mule Circus will have an ar
ray of clever dogs, monkeys .and men
in addition to the mules. The Four
Roeders do equilibrium act d’art,
heralded as a marvel. En&ord’s Whirl
ing Sensation has been the thriller at
most of the big fairs. Olympia de
Vail and company, with exceptional
riders, horses and dogs, have been en
gaged as a special feature for the
Night Horse Show, and also will ap
pear every day.
The Night Horse Show on Friday
and Saturday. Nov. 16 and 17, will be
one of the elite events of the fair, and
will attract attendance from the ranks
of society not only of New Orleans,
but throughout, the south.
CONVICTED ON HIS LOOKS.
"I couldn’t serve as juror, judge;
one look at that fellow convinces me
he is guilty.”
“Sh’h—ithat’s the attorney for the
state.”—Passing Show.
Miscellaneous Shower
We have often heard the ex- j
pression, “Tis,a long lane that i
has no turning/’ The friends,
of Miss Ruth Hailey were j
brought to the realization of this
fact Tuesday afternoon, October
the twenty third when Mrs. H.
W. Burrow entertained with a
shower in her honor.
'The early part of the after
noon was given to the older
people who began to arrive
about two o’clock. They were
welcomed into a room beauti
fully decorated with ferns, cu
pies and hearts, and were from
there ushered into the dining
room, similarly decorated, where
delicious punch, coffee and sand
wiches were served.
“That Old Sweetheart of
Mine” was read with much ex
peression and feeling by Miss
Ottie 'Huff, while softly and
^veetly Mrs. Fraser played the
approriate melody 'of “Hearts
and Flowers.”
The guests were then seated
in a circle with Miss Hailey in
the center. T. C. Bull, Jr., en
tered on a decorated tricycle
bearing on his arm a basket,
filled to the brim, which he pre
sented to the bride-to-be. She
took out the contents piece ‘ by
piece and all enjoyed the display
of fancy work. On a table in
an adjoining room the silver
ware, cut-glass and other articles
were tastefully arranged. After
viewing the many gifts the
guests again assembled in the
parlor when Miss Huff very
cheerfully consented to giVe
another reading. This time a
comic selection that brought
forth much laughter and enioy.
ment.
The guests were about fifty jn
number and the dusky charm of
October autumn lovliness served
to enhance the pleasures of their
meeting on this occasion.
Miss Hailey in her original
pleasant way expressed her
thanks to her many friends for
the gifts, and assured them that
her departure from MeCrory
would be with memories as the
sweetness of the lilac. About
six o-clock the guests expressed
their pleasures of the afternoon
to the hostess and her sister
Miss Atkinson, for the delight
ful entertainment, and wished
for the honored guest, paths
bordered with flowers and lanes
o’erhung with lovliness.
Spoke On The Liberty
Loan Bonds
A feature of the first day of
the County Fair was an address
by Hon. John D. Eldridge of
Gregory which he delivered Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30. He
spoke of the duties of our citizens
as regards the Second Liberty
Loan. Mr. Eldridge is an able
speaker and everyone enjoyed
what he had to say concerning
our duty in the world war.
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