Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OPULAR VOTING CONTEST FOR QUEEN OF THE HARVEST JUBILEE eading Public to Choose from Photographs Submitted by \ arious Counties wONiHST Cl.OSES OCT. 23 Un (onr,. . ? ; u n the State Fair, I "*? m < ? .uinihia from October J 10 ? V .. i, i ii hi a t'hajnbei of pmn,fri? . oi^lm tlnK a Statewide Inionstr..* a;,,i festival to be ??*n as t .... r; rarollna Harvest ?olin- consis? 1 1 ; e of a series of pa - aivl iti'.s rloplctlng the nat ?*' rtsour. ^ of the State. ? One 0( , in ;mi r tati t features of ? Harvest Jubilee will be the crown ' ?' Oie quoen. to take place K rt? State capitol on the evenlnK I wtobtr 2 *>. In this ceremony the r^rnor of tho stnte win officiate. PJWM by a committee from the Co C. i. Chamber of Commerce, ft ?* prominent Columbia twelve maids of honor,! 15^7"' attend upon the queen. i I ** Queen and her will he I selected by popular vote from the photographs reproduced in this sup plement. all of which have been sub mitted by newspapers or local com mittees in various counties of South (Carolina. The young: lady receiving: the greatest number of votes will be announced queen at the close of this contest, and the twelve next in order in the voting1 will be appointed maids of honor. In order that the votes be cast strictly on the merits of the photo graphs. all names and addresses have been purposely omitted and each can didate has been assigned a number by which she will be known in th<* vot ing. Richland county as host during the State Pair, has entered no candi date in this contest, but nearly every other county In the State Is repre sented. Every reader of this newspaper is requested to Mil In the voting coupon on the opposite page, designating choice by number, signing his or her name and address and mailing the vote so as to reach the Columbia Chamber of Commerce not later than 6 p. m.. October 2 3, at which hour the conteat will cloaa and the votes be coiinUd. ?./i-v. a. > X- ~ ' ? RECORD CROWDS FOR STATE FAIR Attendance Predicted to Be 100,000. FEATURES TO VARY Harvest Jubilee Departure in Week's Programme ? 'Queen Contest of Lively Interest. All Indications point to an unusual ly large attendance at the approach ing State fair L>. F Eflrd, secretary of the fair association, says that at no time has there ever been such In sistent pressure for concessions and space allotments. In addition to this, more cities and counties are taking an active part In assembling floats for the parades, and are planning to bring special trains to Columbia fair week than on any pre ceding year. It la generally predict ed that the attendance will run oloee i t<> 1 "0.000 persons against a normal at ' ? :>danci> of about 65.000. The most attractive feature this yi.tr will lie the harvest Jubilee cele b.'-^.on. which is to be held in con n-on with the fair This will pro ve!- an angle of local interest in prac ti .i ly all counties in the State, the : ? ral plan bein? to have one young l.i ?!> from each county nominated for t! ? harvest queen contest From all oils of the State unusual interest }i .?.> been manifested 'in tht?- new de p.-i: ire from the conventional fair pr- -ramrite. and a bond of intimate i. : lonship has been thus ? stablished. 1 ?*. .>wing the coronation ceremonies M. day evening a dance is to be given at :ae capitol in the queen's honor. Heavy Schedule- of I'oolball. Another potent drawing card is the >< : < dule of gridiron contests. A fall hi. in football has been scheduled, :n>- games to he played m Columbia th.it week. Though the struggle for supremacy between Clcmson and Car ol if. a will be largely the focusing point in interest, the games of minor im portance will he followed with vary ing degrees of enthusiasm and sup port. Porter Military academy and Baylor Preparatory school of Knox- ' ville, Tenn., play the initial game ? Tuesday noon. On Wednesday the Presbyterian College of South Caro- j Una and the Citadel clash, with Car- j ollna and Clemson meeting on Thursday. Und?rpl*4tfiT?n from th? I to . *? U two latter institutions also meet in Columbia that week, Carolina has a third garnQ scheduled with liavidson for Friday. < >n throe days throe events in horse racing will hold the cards. Two of the purses each day are for $200 each, with a third of $1 A saddle stake of $!>0 was recently appropri ated. together with a model class pre mium of $4 0. F.verylxMly Will Parade. The natural resource parade Wed nesday afternoon will he of extra ordinary comprehensiveness. Seven teen counties have pledged floats as well as six or seven cities. Many of the Moats are being built in Co lumbia. and are designed to Interpret accurately the natural and industrial resources of the State. An attempt is being made to have the "Moats" of artistic beauty in design, as well as representative of the State's wealth of natural resources. "South Carolina day" is to be ob served the following afternoon. This parade will be the huge caravan of the week In this the trades display Moats will be a distinct feature, as : Columbia's business enterprises are to | be, represented in the lineup. The State militia has been invited [ to participate in the week's festivities and will greatly enlarge the body of the parades. Sixteen companies of th? National Guard will oamp In Columbia during the week, as well as a runt indent of coast artillery from Kort Moultrie. Military day Is to be full of athletic events, to be engaged in by the members of the different companies. Supplemental to this are also to be competitive drills, dress parades and other activities. Hoys' ami (ilrls* Coining. Corn club boys and tomato club girls will also hold a prominent place in the week's programme. In addi tion to tho attractive booths at the fair grounds, which will display the results of the year's efforts, the per sonnel of these ?.roups will take an active part in tb>- parades. The corn club boys will compete for $68 in cash prizes. Tin \ will also march in the parades, dressed so as to em phasize the harvest season idea, with their palmetto h:its and overalls and with red bandan;is about their necks. The bread making contests by ' the glrl^ and the displays of canned goods and pickles will also be of in terest. The mayor of Columbia Is to ten der a breakfast to all visiting mayors. Newspaper men from all sections of the State are to hold an informal meeting. A convention of horsemen has been called, and numerous other bodies will be assembled. One or* ganization, which will be largely rep resented, will be the South Carolina Federation of Labor, which will as semble then.