Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-07
THE WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT is
EXCEPTIONALLY FINE
IS VISITED BY THOUSANDS
Commercial Club Band Meets the
Train and Heads Big
Parade

Three thousand people entered
the fair grounds Tuesday and
everyone of them was delighted with
the wonderful exhibits and the at
fractions provided. Some of the ex-
hibitors were late in getting their
displays placed but before night
everything was ready The receipts
amounted to over $1,000.
Great throngs surged through
both the main exhibit building and
the woman's building during the
evening hours. AT the latter build
ing many expressions of pleasure
were heard over the many beautiful
showings of rare and costly laces and
other things of special interest in
the world feminine.
A large delegation of ladies from
the sister city Of Ashland were pres
ent and made things hum with their
enthusiasm and won the hearts Of
everyone connected with the fair by
their showing of neighborlness and
interest in the fair.
Ashland had an especially fine
and complete exhibit Of needlework
and fine laces Large crowds OF fair
ones could be seen gathered around
these exhibits all evening and utter
ing admiring "ahs" and "ohs."
The school exhibit interested many
and there were many examples Of
what the school children are doing
in their regular work. The are de-
partment also came in for a large
share Of attention.
The culinary department was the
chief center of attraction in the
ladies building for the men who VEN
tured therein, There were heaps
and mounds OF the most delectable
looking pies, cakes and bread and
other good things to eat. The skin
of huge silver tip bear also aroused
interest among the men. II was a
beauty.
There were many relics of inter-
est and these had crowds of all kinds
of people about them during the
evening. A coat made entirely of
the breasts of sea parrots interested
many This coat has an interesting
history. It was worn for many years
by one of the chiefs Of the southern
end of the Kodiak islands There
was one quilt with 10000 pieces
eight to the square inch, and beauti-
fully made. Another quilt vas over
a hundred years old and he'd been
spun and woven by hand.
The art exhibit aroused much
comment. Visitors were astonshed
when they were told that all but
about half dozen Of the exhibits
came from Grants Pass and Jose
phine county People who had been
in attendance at other fairs said that
II was a better showing than had
been expected. There were a large
number of oil paintings, water col
ors, pen and ink work, and china
painting,
A great deal Of interest was
aroused in a beautiful cloissonne
vase exhibited by Mr.. Murdock. This
vase was taken from the ruins al
Pompei and was given to Mr.. Muir
dock by a great uncle. It is very
beautiful thing.
The following ladies were super
intendents Of departments Needle
work. Mrs. A. B. Cornell; art, Mrs
f. v Ingels relics; Mrs s F. Che
shire; flowers, Mrs J. D Cook cul
mary. Mrs. J. p. Tufts
Many expressed the opinion tha
the state fair at Salem did not hay'
better exhibits than some OF thos'
seen in the woman's building
Speculation was rife as 70 whicl
exhibitor would win the big priz'
for aples. The opinions expressed
were so widely divergent that It vii
tape the official decision TO satlsf'
tho many different ores. The Judge
wiz make their decisions today
ta1v attended tho athletic sports
~ broncho contest aroused 2 grea