The Detroit times., 1910-06-15
WOMAN TO HAVE
CHARGE OF MIDWAY
Mrs. zus Mcclsry, College Bred and
q Parsons Daughter, Makes AL
Bookings for Fair Amusements.

In these days OF graft and dishon'
esty. II Is refreshing 10 hear OF an In
dividual who believes In the old copy
book rule, Honesty 10 the best pol
Icy" and lives up to its preoept to the
very letter. Such II the reputation OF
Mrs. zue McClary. OF New YORK, 81
present In Detroit In connection with
the amusement attractions for the
State Fair, next September. Mrs. Mo
Ciary will have the active manage
ment of the Midway. every attraction
OF which is personally known to and
is booked by her.
This will DE my first appearance
as an sniusement manager IN Detroit
as I have not heretofore bid for the
State Fair work" said Mrs. McClary
who IL a guest, AT the Hotel Griswold
IT have been In the business, however
for Ave years and have handled the
amusement attractions at fairs all
over the east, south and west as TAI
as the Cincinnati line. ! make II
point to present only the best and
cleanest shows and will not book an
attraction know nothing about. and
also. I will not substitute attractions
on the fair management as some man
ayers do When | contract TO present
certain attraction ! deliver the
goods or withdraw. Because or this
consistent policy 10 always play fair
I have had many disagreeable encoun'
tiers with people In the same line OIL
business The fact that | live up 70
my principles makes II necessary TOT
them TO do the same or lose out In
competition with me II has been q
frequent practice OF amusement man
ayers at fairs TO offer hrst-class acts
TO the fairs committee. contract roi
these acts and then send along mucn
| inferior, therefore. much cheaper al
| fractions, give the committee some
cock and-bull story about the ortgina
act failing TO keep faith with them
charge the fair committee the nrst
class act price just the same. anC
pocket the difference Just pure graft
I will not do business that way. | d
not take any particular credit TO my
| self fer this attitude guess II II
just bred in the bone, for | am TIT
daughter of Methodist parson an'
was brought up to regard truth ant
honesty as the essential principles o
life"
Mrs. McClary Is "corking" goo'
business woman. according TO mem
Der OF the State Fair committee.
| She has ali enviable reputation 70
straight dealing and came to us will
the highest recommendations from
other fair Arrangements for ability ant
worth, said President Fred Postal.
The statement often advanced tina
woman cannot be a success in bust
ness life and retain her essential.
womanly qualities is also put to rou
by Mrs. McClary, whose creates
charm is her femininity A college
bred woman, reared in the quiet a
mosphere OF Methodist pastor
home In Minnesota. married. and lef
a widow. when very young. the moth
er OF three children whose care an
education are her chief aim In life
aside from her business. where sue
cess means more and more possibil
ties for the kiddies.' Mrs. McClary
to meet and talk with. impresses on
American manhood-refined. cultui
ed and broad-minded.
! II hope TO show the people OF De
troit and all other visitors To the Stat
Fair this fall, that 1t is possible for
woman to run a Midway. on clean
stIa ight lines, providing plenty o
amusement without vulgarity. and er
| PERTAINING the average crowd wit
above-the-average attractions" say
| Mrs. McClary