12—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 24,1971
State Craft
A dozen demonstrations or
more will be going on each
minute during the four days of
the 24th annual State Craft Fair,
August 4 through 7 at Millers
ville State College, Millersville.
Philip A. Richards, of Martic
ville, demonstrations chairman,
has enlisted over 50 members of
the Pennsylvania Guild of Crafts
men from all parts of the state
to show “how-to-do-it” in their
specialties.
“Very often, a visitor to a
craft event finds little going on
when he gets there,” Richards
explains. “We’re trying to avoid
Dutch boys Declared
Governor Milton J. Shapp has
declared August 24 to 29 as
Pennsylvania Dutch Days in
recognition of the outstanding
program held each year at Her
shey.
Governor Shapp noted the pro
gram has been successful for
the past 22 years in promoting
good relations between Pennsyl
vania Dutch communities and
other citizens throughout the
nation.
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the ‘Out to Lunch’ or ‘Back in
15 Minutes’ syndrome. Our
craftsmen are on a schedule, and
we aim to have as many as 15
different kinds of crafts demon
strated throughout each day.”
Miss Nancy Hanks, president
of the National Endowment for
the Arts, will open the Craft
Fair at 10 a.m. on August 4.
Hours will be 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
August 4-5-6, and 10 a.m. on
August 7.
Women seem to predominate
in some crafts which will be
demonstrated, and men in others.
The distaff side has all the
spinners, who will take part in
a spinning bee under chairman
ship of Janet Eshelman, of
Rohrerstown. But men rule the
roost in blacksmithing, with Jere
Martin, of Marietta, leading the
group.
Most of the weavers demon
strating will be women, but at
least one will be a male—Robert
Stafford, of Philadelphia, a past
state Guild president. Among
the women weaving will 'be Ruth
Dewees and June Segermark,
both of Philadelphia; Florence
Landis, Linda Anstine and Ker
ry Magni, all of York; and Helen
Weit, Ephrata.
Potters, who will take part in
a “derby” with their wheels, will
include Max Ameigb, Williams
port; Hinny Stabler, York; Paul
Bernhardt, Philadelphia; Karl
Schantz, Fairless Hills, and Lot
ta Peters, Philadelphia. Julie
Jensen, Kintersville, and Jerry
Kaplan, Pittsburgh, will do slab
building of pottery.
Macrame specialists will in
clude Dorothy Haack, Philadel
phia; Marie Winton, Williams
port, and Frederica Feely,
Pittsburgh.
Some of the unusual demon
strations follow:
Batik, Marilyn Seeling, Wil
liamsport; rush seating,, Lewis
DeLano, Lancaster; copper cut
outs, Luther Epler,, Reading;
raising bowls from Hat pewter,
Caroline Hartzler, York; leather
work, -Mary Jane Green, Or
wigsburg; enameling, Donna
Groek, Pittsburgh; lace making,
Elizabeth Kackenmeister, Wil
liamsport; metal bowls, Robert
Hostetter, Lancaster; tinwork,
Howard Dautrick, Reading.
Jewelry making will be shown
by Walter Groek, Pittsburg;
Ada Smith, Harrisburg; Flor
ence Odling, Philadelphia, and
Miriam Elsbree, Wallingford.
Bookbinding demonstrators will
be Charles H. Morey and Cal
Granger, of Doylestown.
Wood turners will be led by
Palmer Sharpless, Newtown RD,
state Guild president, and Paul
Eshelman, Rohrerstown, Fair
chairman. Lawrence J. Himei
sen, Reinholds, will also turn.
Wood carvers will include
Joseph Winton, Williamsport;
Edward Haack, Philadelphia;
and Clayton Meyers, Arthur
Shoemaker, and Addison Dus
singer, all of Lancaster.
Numerous other crafts will
■also be demonstrated.
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