The sun., 1901-03-12
CLUBS
ANNUAL FAIR
Opened by Governor Hum in
Cycle Academy Last Night,
RUE DE PARIS ATTRACTION
Many Special Features and Hand
some Booths $500 offered for
the Most Popular 0rgani-
cation in the State.
RUE DE PARIS ATTRACTION

With every indication for success the
Wilmington Bicycle Clubs sixth annual
| fair which is to continue for two weeks
was opened in Pyle's Cycle Academy at
| q o'clock last night by Governor Jonh
IIunn The lair promises TO pc even
more successful than the ones held III
previous years and every effort has been
made to make it more attractive.
Before Governor Hum announced the
fair omen William w. Rice, president oi
the club, made short and appropriate
address, MIR. Rice took each booth anu
lexplaned to the large attendance wnat
tn was and what it was for. lie thcn
l;,t,oduced Horace g. Knowles VINO y
.,, honorary u,n,nhrr "f ~" "l"' s''.
i,u,u-l.s un;,.i.. q few hriei r"'arts an
m. i,;.sl.r f.Dt,iri.s Of the club "''t'f
-l;, s...ial ilr said they "Ai-'"i'' 7"
lynu,i Its doors aud il"'..' 81 -" go"
work wh, III. club d'"r in '''i'"'hhs '"'
,..,r ,iurirg ,'hrisih;S times re "'S'
,.f,rr..i Il. ihp ,.lHh's ha'i'is"n's -"
I. ,huldin@ nn Washington street ''ni "l>"-
7 "A Tic .uh all success possible ID t"c
: future.
!. AIR. Knowles introduced Governor
: Ilunn who was cheered to the echo. Inc
. Governor made IL short speech III
1 nanny vein. which was partly humorous
e md mnrtly i'm a more serious vein. He
Ii ,,.,,n.,llv spoke OF the wheel of fortune
I. which has always been the clubs mann
Z .o,rce of revenue ut their fairs. lie
t. aid that he saw no harm i'll it and AZ
, u,tt.r of fact it seemed to be Il feature
L. !, IN chnrch entertainments. The Gov
i'd .,1or said he therefore absolved all
ID those who desired to play the wheel oil
fortune.
I'd I'm conclusion Governor Hum said'
II hereby declare the wilmington
ty i,icyce Clubs sixth annual fair open.
he 4 special committee consisting Of l'rcsi-
or dent Rice j. A. Oliver and IL. W.
Knowles had been appointed to enter
be tain the Governor. After the fair WaS
n opened Governor Hum was escoftc'
We from booth to booth by the committee
ne lie was loudly applauded and was ioi
owed around the building by parties wh'
we're eager to shake hands with hihi'
At $ o'clock the building was crowdc'
and there was probably 1000 person
an. present during the evening. ENceiien
oP ,n,,sc was furnished by the st. John
Irchcstr, and the Brunswick Fife an
the Drum Corps. The st. Johns Orchestr
ing ing during the fair Great prepara.io'
we're made to make the fair success
DOL The booths are all beautifully decorate
wn and the exhibits are excellent.
can One Of the most important features
ave The Rue de Paris, which is conducted
the the gallery under the direction of Charl'
lese Ill. Sasse. This feature is decide
/ to novelty and cannot fail to attract Il
hen tcntion.
late Another special feature is the penn
.son voting contest for the most popular u
/ he ranizaton in the State. The prize
no 5000 worth of any class of mcrchaDdi
the the most popular contestant may deci'
rtly upon. There is also Il special goth &C
last tlry prize each night for So worth
so merchandise. This special contest ca
the night is with coupons and the pers
his holding the duplicate to the third Gu
,ters non drawn from box is the wlnni
[any One particular feature of the above &C
was test is that each coupon is good Tor
odg- chance every night during the fair. L
yhen coupons are all put back in the box II
litter the person winning the prize one nis
, the thereby has an equal chance with
1ters holders of other coupons i'll winning
ding prize again the next night. The nil
her winning the prize last night "
A 500 and it was held by Wilt
ON. Loper. of No. Ills West Seventh street
On different evenings during the
various organizations will attend in
body. The Wilmington Lodge of Il
will attend the fair tonight accompaii
way by the Philharmonic Band. There
on. also be Il special entertainment toms