The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-12

1 the day with the formal p~cclama.
 tion that the Seventh Annual State
 Fair was duly opened. Rev Forney Hutchinson of the First Methodist | church bespoke the blessing of Gud
 on the state fair and the people of
 t!he commonwealth interests it typi- | fled.
 The march to the stage of action opened with the Champ Clark recep- ton committee which fled out in double procession and took places on 1 the rear of the stand. Buglers on horses called attention to the coming of the guests of honor. Ledgewood' $ band led the procession of young ladies, gowned in red, white and blue,
 who made the flag creating about the stand and who formed the column under the Tagged wands of which the
 later guests wended their way to the 1 platform
 Hon. Champ Clark and Hon. Joe T. Robinson first appeared they be- | ing ushered to the scene in a hand some Victoria covered with white and yellow chrysanthemums and at
 tended by Boy Scout guard afoot
 on either side
 United States Senator Jeff Davis, Colonel S. w. Fordyce, and Congress-
 man Rainey of Il inois, were the nexf guests of honor, their carriage being beautifully decorated with purple and white chrysantheumums.
 Congressman Sam Taylor, Chair man Dr. E. T. Holland. of the Champ Clark reception committee, and Hon, | w. H. Martin of this city were the occupants of the third carriage, whicn
 was beautifully dressed in yellow and purple chTysanthemums Boy Scouts of Hot Springs, Little Rock, Philadelphia and neighboring cities, formed lines in front of the stand and a character representing Uncle Sam, with his coat of red. white and bue, and his tall hat. greeted the guests as they stepped to : the platform.
 ! Moving picture men and photo graphers yied with each other fo. | best effects of the picture that was being made before them, and some splendid effects were secured in this | line that will put the Arkansas State
 Fair opening before millions of peo-
 pie of not only this but other coun- | tries.
 | The dance of the nations was open
 ed by Japan, as represented by high school girls dressed in colors of the
 Orient and carrying little Japanese umbrellas, danced gaily about their
 flag poe, intertwinging the colors of the little kingdom. while the band played the national air This was followed consecutively by pictures ot Germany. the girls wearing thei7 1 long curls; of Scotland with the ki.- ties so common to that dress; then Germany with the prominent colors
 of orange and black, France, Ireland. with it's green and shamrock, and then
 America, to which group the band played Dixie to the enthusiasm of l the thousands in the stand. After each nation had danced it's co'ors
 about the flag poles. they all joined in a picture of animation, during
 which. the Boy Scouts of Arkansas in
 tertwined in single column about the
 whole completing the picture. Filling in the changes between the dances tine fire works display came
 iii for due recognition, and much ap- proval New figures were intToducet, 1 and novelties presented, which made i the daylight fire works the most
 novel ever shown here, and only eX-
 celled in splendor by the great night
 production before the stand which SD signally portrayed the last days of Pompeii.
 ] Hon. Joe T. Robinson was intro