Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1914 — KING CORN TO BE HONORED. [ARTICLE]

KING CORN TO BE HONORED.

Benton County Organization Plans Exposition and Dinner. Fowler, Ind., Dec. 3.—King Corn will have an inning in Benton county Friday, December 11, when, under the auspices of the Fowler Business Men’s Association, a corn dinner, entirely of corn products, will be served. It will be a complimentary affair in recognition of the first annual exposition o f the Benton County Agricultural Association here, December 11 and 12. Preparations are under way for one of the best exhibits of the kind ever held in the state. The dinner is expected to attract people fffrm all over Indiana. The dinner will include old-fashioned ‘‘johnny cake,” made by an old colored “mammy”; corn pone, corn flapjacks, corn fritters, corn soup, corn Hakes, corn salad, popcorn balls, and many other corn products foods. She will provide some old-fashioned tricks with corn foods. Miss Alice Roth, supervisor of the domestic science department of Elie Fowler public schools, with the assistance of her class of girls, will prepare the modern corn dishes and will serve the visitors. 'The Business Men’s Association asks that every family in Benton county pay honor to old King Corn, Friday, December 11, when the corn dinner is to be served, by serving at lea-st a tew corn dishes at the home meals, if an entire corn menu can not be served. All the schools of the county will have exhibits. The domestic science and manual training departments also will have special displays. There will be a boys’ one-acre contest, besides a five-acre contest for men, decided at the exposition. There have been numerous farm implements and tools contributed in addition to a number of money prizes.