Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-23
Ten Words or Less I EN- Cents
PLAN FOR FAIR
ON THE ISLAND
Announcement Made for the
Annual Event.

Plans Tor the seventh dnHudl ldll
of the Richmond County Agricultur-
al Society, to be held at the fair
grounds, Dongan Hills, during the
week beginning Aug. 30th and clos
ing on Labor Day, have reached a
stage of perfection assuring the pa
irons of this big affair n of the
finest fairs ever given on Saten ISL
and, If indeed In any other part or
the country. This years fair Will be
graced by the presence of many not
ed men conspicuous among them be-
ing Governor John A. Dix who will
be present on Empire State Day,
August 81st, accompanied by a large
delegation of prominent state and
city officials. The reception to Gov
ernor Dix and party in Manhattan
with autos, luncheon at the Rich
mond County Country Club and then
his conveyance to the fair escorted
by state militia and six companies OF
boy cadets of Staten Island. Gov
ernor Dix will make an address at
the fair grounds and will review a
drill by the boys cadets corps. On
Saturday, September 3, New Jersey
Day, President W. S. Van Clief of
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Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey at
Sea Girt, N. J. with two six cylinder
mahines purchased especially for
this occasion, and escorted to Tot
tneville, Staten Island, where plans
are under way for a monster recep-
ton. The people OF Staten Island
are arranging to give the New Jer-
sey executive a fine reception and the
houses, places of business and streets
along the road to the fair grounds
will be deliberately decorated. A
company of New Jersey militia and
several companies of local military
will meet the Governor at Totem
Vile and act as escort to the Rich
mond County Country Club where
luncheon will be served and which
prominent men will deliver brief ad-
dresses. AT the fair ground Gov
ernor Wilson will deliver an address
and review militry maneuvers by To-
cal companies of militry.
There will be a five day educa-
tional program by the children OF
the schools of Staten Island, under
the direction of Mrs. Mary Lawton
Metcalfe, a noted m writer.
This part Of the program will be on
a scale of splendoA never before at
tempted at a coun~.N fair. The par
ade of states will be a big feature
and several thousand children will
be in line. The senators of every
in the union has sent a mag
niticent silk flag of their state for
use in this pageant. There will be
aeroplane flights daily by Captain
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machine The Red Devil" which he
GnIeago "ahtHd wShltha the newspapers
of the country are lauding to the
highest. Bud Mars the noted bird
man Will assist Captain Baldwin In
the flights and make a few himself.
If Harry Atwood reaches New York
in time Mr.. Van Cllef hopes to sign
a contract with him for exhibition
flights during the fair. An offer has
been made Miss Quimby, the woman
aviator, and it is hoped to have a
contract with her for flights on Wo-
mans Day, August 81. Professor
Hutchinson, the noted balloonist,
will make daily ascenslons with six
thrilling parachute drops from a
height of 5000 feet. A professional
midway will be a big feature and
fifteen shows usually see at the big
state fairs will be on Staten Island
during this great fair week.
The Horse Show this year will be
under the auspices of the National
Horse Show Association of New York
and some Of the fir est horses in the
country have been entered. Owners
who usually exhibit at Madison
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have already entered their horses
and turnouts and this years show
promises to be the best ever seer
on Staten Island. The poultry show
has over 5000 entries already and
Manager j. M. Vanderbilt is con-
tident that there will be several hun
dred more before the entries close
on August %.
Manager Charles S. Griffith, Jr.,
of the horse racing department, an
nounces that his department will be
better than eVer. The races will be
spirited and the purses big, $1,000
purses offered this year being very
attractive to horsemen and as a result
some fine horese will start in each
race.
Every inch of space In the exhi-
bition has been secured and the tents
of which there will be twelve new
ones this year have all been leased
for the week by concessionaries.
In the Department OF Education
many novel features have been ar
ranged in addition to Mrs. Metcalfe
who is chairman of this department,
such prominent women as Anita
Comfort Brooks, president of the
Gotham Club OF Manhattan, Mrs.
Leona Jenkins, other noted women
will assist. Edward Barkham, au-
thor Of THE Man with the Hoe will
deliver an address to the children
September /. Field pageants con-
sisting Of a baby coach parade float
Of nations for peace an dgrand
march Of the United States, Tent
matinee fectival Of nations on a NAM
moth stage, dances, folk songs and
national songs and dances. Educa-
tional contests for handsome prizes,
spelling Rotations and similar con-
tests will be features. The COM
plete program for each day In this
department is as follows:
Program for Children's Day and
The Congress Of Woman.
Wednesday (Co-educational) Aug.
30th.
10 a. m.-5pelling Match.
Contests IN Public REGULATIONS in
Educational Tent (Prizes).
II a. m.-Field Pageants.
Baby Coach Parade-Float Of Ma
tions for Peace and Grand March Of
the United States with a Captain and
C-1A- $500.