Saturday October 13th marked the last day of the Autauga County Fair where Camp 1524 placed an information booth in the entrance pavilion. Earlier in the week, hurricane Michael caused cancellation of the fair due to wind and rain on Tuesday but the Dragoons completed a four day appearance Saturday night at the Fair. The Dragoons booth received a lot of attention and members made contact with many fairgoers some of whom requested further information about joining the SCV. Potential members were invited to join the Dragoons at the next camp meeting and were provided with literature, applications and genealogy trees. The booth was well positioned at the last corner before fairgoers exited the entry pavilion to the fair proper where the entertainment stage, rides and games awaited. Sales of Confederate themed goods from the camp store were brisk including a few dozen flags, car tags and tote bags with profits above the fair booth entry fee returned to the camp treasury for camp operations. Kudos to 2LT Cmdr. Karl Wade for arranging the details of this event and
seeing it through to the end including helping to setup the booth and manning it for shifts throughout the week. But the success of this new camp initiative to participate in the fair could not have happened
without the support of many of the camp members who manned the booth, greeting neighbors and friends as they entered the fairgrounds, handing out free mini-Battle flags and SCV coins and information, even manning the booth during the camp's regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Members who participated include Commander Waldo (and his daughter Julie),
Don Owens (who helped fill in for a couple shifts at the last minute due to cancellations), 2LT Karl Wade, Frank Pelt, Bill Gill, Beir Butler, Larry Spears, John Dennis (who came after being called up with the National Guard to help in the aftermath of the hurricane), Quartermaster Bill Myrick, Adjutant Wayne Sutherland, Tyrone Crowley, and Dale Boyles.
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