The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-22
RICHMOND DAY
ON OCTOBER s
Mayor d. G. Richardson Makes
Announcement TO State Fair
Officials.
DIRECTORS TO MEET
Will Receive Full Report from
Executive Committee on
Thursday Evening,

Wednesday, October 5, will be Rich
mond Day at the Virginia State FAIR
this year, Mayor ID. G.. Richardson
made the announcement Thursday
morning and the executive board OF
the Fair Association was at once noti-
fed.
Richmond Day is always a gala oc-
casion at the fair. The public schools
are closed in order that the students
| may attend. and many special features
are added to the regular events of
| the day. General Manager Mark r.
! Lloyd stated Thursday that Richmond
/ Day this year Will be the biggest in the
history of the Fair Association, and
that the special attractions will prove
a big drawing card for the additional
thousands who will attend.
Committee and Board Meet.
n special meeting of the executive
committee of the Fair Association was
held Thursday morning The commit
tee has been meeting one or more
times week for several months. They
have now completed all negotiations
and plans tor the fair and will make
a report to the board of directors
A meeting of the board Of directors
will be held in the offices of the as
ISOLATION in the Mutual building
Thursday evening. The executive
committee will make fun report OF
all that has been done and the board
of directors viii review the work, and
either ratify or suggest changes in the
acts OF the committee. The purpose
! Of Thursdays meeting Of the com
/ mittee is to prepare a fun report u
I be submitted TO the board at the meet
ina. The board OF directors had not
met since last February. as the Ell
4 tire business of the association Is left
in the hands of the executive commit
tee.
Supply Department.
! The executive committee oil the Fair
Association has decided ON new de-
parture this year in the form of 9
/ supply department. This viii DE rol
/ the convenience OF the many exhibit
I tors and show people who will be OF
I the grounds for two weeks or more
Restaurants on the grounds will also
! he benefited by the new department.
1t will be possible for consumer;
! to get supplies of all kinds withou
sending to the city for them. ane
this will be a great convenience. Tn,
fair has always maintained a suppl.
house for furnishing feed for stock
but the new department will add al
varieties of supplies.
The y. r. &. Bakery will handl,
the bread and pastry department. anc
Kingan & Co. will supplA-the bee
and ham that viii be consumed a
the fair. Ice will also be handled II
large quantities, and there will b,
plenty on hand at all times.
The fair officials have added tw
more acres to the grounds in order L
make room for the many exhibits tina
are coming in. New pens and stall
for live stock are being built, as tn
former accommodations were insult
ficient for the press at the fair thi
| year.
All entries are now closed excep
those for the baby show and tobacco
The baby show was recently decide,
upon. and more time is being allowed
for the entries TO be sent in.
The tobacco entries were not close
with the others for the reason that tn
tobacco crop is late and the condition
OF entry are that the exhibits must b
from this years crop, The farmer
could not be expected to make en-
tries before their crops were in sucl
condition that they could be Judged a
worthy or unworthy of exhibiting. TIL
tobacco entries will close October ]
and the tobacco must be at tn
grounds not later than October 4.