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FARM 1931 Community Fair Day

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FARM 1931 COMMUNITY Fair Day
September 26, 1931

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INTRODUCTION

The 1931 Community Fair Day on Saturday, September 26, at Pine Mountain Settlement School, offered prizes for crafts, canned goods, cooking, garden products, poultry, home products, flowers, handcrafts, school exhibits, posters, and booklets.

One of the more interesting materials related to the 1931 Community Fair Day is a memo from Evelyn K. Wells, a member of the Board of Trustees, who responds to confusion regarding the funding of the Fair. She tries to untangle the question posed by the co-sponsors (Harlan County) regarding where any proceeds are to be deposited.

She notes that:

My understanding of the money for the Fair is that it has nothing to do with the School. The fair is held at the School because that is a handy place for the community to meet: a school worker has generally handled this only because she has certain facilities which make it easier for her. We do not run the fair for our own advantage; we do not enter the competitions, The local committee, with a school member, handles all the matters. [See image #5]

CONTENTS: Program & Memo

[001] Broadside of Program at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Pine Mountain Community Day to be held Saturday, September 26, 1931.

Morning Program: (1.) A Play, (2.) Spelling, (3.) Song contest for school children, (4.) Hog calling contest (5.) Chicken calling contest (6.) Sheep calling contest (7.) Cow calling contest.
Afternoon Program: Awarding of Premiums ; Athletic Program ; Horseshoe pitching contest ; Swimming contest ; Dancing.

2. [004 Page 2 of program] PREMIUM LIST FOR FAIR. Department A — Garden Products ; Department B — Poultry ; Department C — Home Products.

3. [003 Page 3 of program] Department D — Canned Goods ; Department E –Cooking.

4. [005 Page 4 of program] Department F — Flowers ; Department G — School Exhibits (Handcrafts, Posters, Booklets, Composition). SPECIAL: “No prize awards. Oldest and most rare articles.” (Book, Cooking vessel, Deer horn, Coverlet, Dish, Firearm, Handiwork, Indian relic, Letter–dated, Newspaper–dated, Plate, Any interesting articles. )

5. [040] Memo from E.K. Wells to Hubert Hadley, Director, April 22, 1931, describing the dual responsibility for the Community Fairs and the handling of revenue.