The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
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4! remains to be done, there
hbt the fair Will open Mon.
5rning with everything com
- Tor the reception Of visitors, and
Nth all the exhibits better arranged
than In any previous year. One OF
tho final steps to the finish of the
preparatory work and the opening OF
the fair was the transportation after
midnight this morning OF the office OF
General Manager Lloyd and the entire
paraphernalia thereof to the Fair
Grounds. where the headquarters and
executive stan are now established
until the close OF the fair.
Womnn's building Has Good Lead.
The one department which Is the
most advanced to completion in all de.
tails is the womans Building. and
those In charge are to be congratulat.
ed on the way In which they have re-
cetved the vast number OF exhibits,
There are so many exhibitors this
year that some were rot able to get
TO the grounds dn Thursday, and
many belated exhibits were received
yesterday. The WOMEN were bury ali
day, and all exhibits received will be
ready for inspectidn by the judges
this morning, and tilI be duly marx.
ed with the awards bfipremiums when
the building is otened to visttors
Monday.
The long distancdfrom the main en-
trance OF the grounds to the womans
Building was some hing of trial to
q good many Of TIL women and chill
dren bringing packages, and the man
agement of the Fair has provided
against this Inconvenience to ex-
hibitors OF bread, cake, pies and candy
by designating the office. No. Mutual
Building, Ninth and Main Streets as
the receiving place for exhibits In
those classes. The exhibits must be
brought to the Mutual Building Tues
day morning before 10 o'clock. when
they will be received for the Fair, Will
be forwarded to the Woman's Building
in conveyance provided by the man.
agement aud will be Immediately
Judged and placed on exhibition with
the designation of awards attached
This arrangement has been made for
avoid confusion all exhibits in these
classes must be sent to the office in the
Mutual Building TUESDAY morning and
must arrive there before 10 o'clock.
Industrial building afGrnnd Show.
The initial opening OF the new per-
manent exhibition building will be a
revelation to visitors in the high
standard of display made as well as in
the magnitude of ehe building The
ork on the finish lof the booths and
the arranging of exhibits is progress
Ing night and day. and the decorations
are nearly al in place. Exhibitors are
all working IN harmony with the man
agement TO make the Inaugural ex-
position creditable one In every re-
spect. The browning feature of the
grand exposition in this new building |
will be the Baby Show. which is ap-
pointed for the afternoon of SATURDAY,.
the closing day OF the Fair.
The entries are corning in such num-
Der that the managers have become |
enthusiastic in their desire to make
big show, and have extended the time |
of closing entries I'd Wednesday. oc-
3tcber 8. which is positively the last
day on which entri@ for the Baby
Show can be received
Transportation Fncilites Better Than
Evfrf
The prepareticfls for handling the
big crowds, Expected a. the fair have