The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-16
|NOMAM TO HAVE
|CHARGE OF MIDWAY.
Mrs.. Zue McClary, College Bred and
: Parsons Daughter, Makes All
Bookings for Fair Amusements.

In these days of graft and dishon'
esty, Il is refreshing TO hear OF an In
dividual who believes in the old copy
book rule, Honesty is the best pol
\ icy," and lives up to Its precept to the
very letter. Such Is the reputation OF
Mrs zue McClary. OF New YORK, al
present in Detroit In connection Win
the amusement attractions Tor the
State Fair, next September. MRS. NC
Clary Will have the active manage
ment of the Midway, every attraction
OF which is personally known TO and
II booked by her.
"This will ne my first appearance
as an amusement manager In Detroit,
as I have not heretofore bid for the
State Fair work" said Mrs. McClary,
who is a guest at the Hotel Griswold.
< Il have been in the business, however.
for 1--WE years and have handled the
amusement attractions at fairs all
over the east, south and west as rar
as the Cincinnati line. l make II
point to present only the best ana
cleanest shows and will not book an
attraction l know nothing about. and.
also, will not substitute attractions
on the fair management as some man
ayers do. When | contract to present
a certain attraction / deliver the
goods or withdraw. Because of this
consistent policy TO always play fair
have had many disagreeable encoun-
tiers with people in the same line OF
business. The fact that j live up 10
my principles makes 1t necessary for
them TO do the same or lose out in
competition with me. IL has been a
frequent practice OF amusement man.
ayers at fairs TO offer first-class acts
to the fairs committee, contract for
these acts and then send along much
inferior, therefore. much cheaper at
fractions, give the committee some
cock-and-bull story about the original
act falling TO keep faith with them.
charge the fair committee the first
class act price just the same, and
pocket the difference. Just pure graft.
/ will not do business that way. / do
not take any particular credit to my
self fer this attitude guess IL Is
just bred In the bone, for ! am the
daughter of q Methodist parson and
was brought up to regard truth and
honesty as the essential principles Of
life"
Mrs. McClary Is a 'corking" good
business woman. according 10 mem
Der of the State Fair committee.
She has an enviable reputation for
straight dealing and came to us with
the highest recommendations from
other fair arrangements for ability and
worth said President Fred Postal
The statement often advanced that
woman cannot be a success in bust
ness life and retain her essentially
womanly qualities Is also put TO rout
by Mrs. McClary, whose greatest
charm is her femininity. A college
bred woman, reared In the quiet at.
mosphere of a Methodist pastors
home In Minnesota, married, and left
widow. when very young, the moth
err Of three children whose care and
education are her chief aim In life,
aside from her business, where sue
cess means more and more possibili-
ties for the Riddles" Mrs. McClary,
TO meet and talk with, impresses one
as an example OF the highest type of
American omanhood-refined, cultur-
ed and broad-minded.
Il hope to show the people OF De-
troit and all other visitors to the State
Fair this fall. that II is possible for a
woman tC run Midway, on clean.
straight lines, providing plenty Of
amusement without vulgarity, and en-
Pertaining the average crowd with
above-the-average attractions" says
Mrs. McClary.