The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

Seurrying women. with bundles OF
ed in their arms. teiling workmen
busy with saw and hammer. mural
painters. decorators, horsemen. fax
irs''--all these and more. intermin-
gled in an almost Kaleidoscope pro-
cession, greet the eye Of the specta-
tor who takes preliminary taunt TO
the State Fair Grounds.
There are hundreds--perhaps thou
sands-of persons within the vast en-
closure. and Of those everyone Ia busy.
working with might and main. and
all possible speed. determined to put
on the finishing touches before Mon
day morning. The phrase working
night and day has been used 30
often as TO become bromide. AZ re-
CARDS the State Fair folk, however. 1t
is q plain statement Of fact Night
fall marks not the slightest let-up in
their labor.
And there 10 no doubt but that all
this effort will have Its expected re-
suit. When Monday. the opening day
OF the fair. arrives. It will find every
thing in readiness to accommodate.
instruct or amuse the Thousands upon
thousands men. women and children
Ol Alt ages dki0 toHdltloHC Who 0AC
certain to throng the gates. With
every stroke Of hammer. with every
rasptnE whine OF a saw order Is being
brought out of chaos. Where only
few days agone all seemed confusion,
one is now greeted by an orderly array
OF exhibits. waiting for the gazes of
those really interested ones and those
merely curious as we'll.
i. Many Women Present
There are perhaps more women
than men on the Fair Grounds. and
the former have Just about completed
their preliminary arrangements. When
they go to their homes Saturday night
they will be prepared to rest over
Sunday. and be on the grounds early
Monday morning ready to look after
their interest and see that no Judge
il allowed to overlook the particular
merits OF those exhibits over which
they have spent % much time.
Not 20 with the members OF the
strener sex. Whether II be that their
duties have been more arduous. or
whether It Is simply case OF their
not having worked as hard as they
might have dons--this latter lis scarce
ly probable-it will be ne ,essary for
many q male exhibitor TO work far
into Sunday night before he can stand
on. gaze At the result and murmur
the long drawn "ah-h-h-h' that be-
| tokens complete satisfaction.
Just a. certainly az in times long
gone all roads led to Rome, just so
surely during the coming week will
all roads lead to the State Fair
Grounds. Beginning Monday morn
Ing and continuing throughout the
week, the sbove statement Will apply
/ in the main to carloads upon carload
1 ~ aid y1pnfdAnS
Young matrons and grxndmothers.
Even at the present writing the state
ment applies to exhibitors OF factory
made articles. such as mAchint ~.
| modern farm implements, etc. FIX
hibits OF this class for the most part
have been here and installed in their
proper places for several days. Some
there are. however. that have been
delayed, and are just now arriving
As result. there II an intermittent
stream OF articles being hauled to the
Fair Grounds. there to be placed
| where they will show to their hest
advantage.
Ready TO Feed Crowds.
II Is probable that the myriad folk
! who will attend the fair will make q
long day Of it. A majority will start
early In the morning and remain until
late at night Expecting this, ar
rangements nave been made accord
ingly. and there will be something do
ing at the Fair Grounds every min
ute.
Nor will there he any danger OF
the visitors being forced to go hun
CRY. Far from It indeed. There are
restaurants or lunch tents at every
turn One has only To take a few
steps no matter what the direction.
| to arrive at q place whore he may sit
I at table and eat from fine china
with real silver. with an attentive
''garcon" lowering near. Or 70 . less
pretentious tent. where he can climb
on stool and get hts sandwich. cup
| Of coffee and piece OF pie In Z hurry.
In. other. words. arrangements have
been made to meet every require
| ment, even In the line Of tastes ~
| to eating.
| It II perhaps more or less hackney
ed to declare that this the NTH an
nuai exhibit or the Virginia 0tate
FAir Aseeciation. viii - tie Axuaee