The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-13
EXHIBIT BY WOMEN
ONE OF THE FINE FEATURES OF
THE FAIR,
Department VIII Have q Prominent
Place At NVsndiver Park-eIead-
quarters Of Omcers VIII BE
Moved Today

Elaborate preparations are making
by Mrs. J. B. Reid. head Of the Wo-
mans Department Of the Fair for a
credftable exhibit of the handiwork Of
the women and girls of Alabama.
The entire second floor Of Exhibit
Hall the main exhibition building. has
been given over to the exhibits of this
department.. and Mrs. Reid promises
that 1t will contain an assortment OF
articles entered for the premium COM
petition which will be second to none
ever seen at any similar exposition in
the South.
In the arrangement Of the exhibits
of the Woman's Department, the entire
IL Of the second floor will be given
over to the different divisions Of the
Department proper. These will include
the culinary, art and textile divisions.
The Offices of the Department also
will be located on this floor.
The second floor of the main portion
OF the building will be devoted to mer-
chants who will have booths and spe-
cial exhibits. These will include dry
goods and millinery exhibits. exhibits
Of different sorts Of flour. Of culinary
utensils. Of different soaps. and. In
short. Of everything used in the kitchen
and the other departments Of the home.
The entire floor Of the Woman's De-
partment will be tastefully draped in
gold, blue and white. touched up here
and there with punches Of golden rod.
the American national flower.
During today and until next Thurs
day, the headquarters Of the Woman's
Department will remain at the offices
of the Association. 40 1-2 Commerce
street. Next Thursday, however, they
will be moved to the grounds. and on
that date entries for the different
prizes will be received and placed In
order. Mrs. Reid, the head Of the De-
partment will not be in Montgomery
for several days. but during her alb
sence, the affairs of the department are
under the supervision of Miss Reid, her
daughter.
Special attention is being drawn by
| the management to the prizes offered
for exhibits Of work done by girls I'M
der fifteen years old. Many inquiries
have been made regarding this class
Of the exhibits di/ing the last few
days, and Miss Reid has given informa-
tion to several hundred inquirers In
| regard to 1t. The premiums are hand
| some. and 1t is expected. will bring to-
| Rether large assortment of work
done by little girls.
NJ f. Gordon. of Chicago. who will
have charge of the decorations of the
| buildings Of the Fair arrived in Mont
! on the work of preparing the inter
| Tors of the different structures for the
| big event which wilA begin a week
from Monday. The plans Of the decora-
tions have not vet been given out. but
material has been purchased in large
quantities. and 1t Is promised that when
completed. 1t will be done on a large
scale. Mr.. Gordon will also do large
amount Of decorating for individual
exhibitors.
The headquarters of the Fair Asso-
citation will today be removed from
the offices at 40 12 Commerce street
| to the Administration Building at Van
diver Park. and Monday morning the
buildings will be open for the recep-
ton Of exhibits.
The first Of the exhibits to reach
Montgomery came yesterday afternoon.
from the Tuskegee Normal Institute
for the Negro Building. They includ-
ed a number of the products Of the
Tuskegee school. and filled the greater
part of q box car. The car last night
was taken to Vandiver Park over the
Western Railroad of Alabama and
switched within the grounds. 1t will
probably be opened today.