Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-10-28
STATE FAIR OPENS MOST AUSP|CIOUSLY Miss Willie Hooker, Design CT of Flag, An Honored
 Guest
CEREMONIES IMPRESS
Gov. Hays, Senator Vardaman and Other NotabIcS Present On
 the Opening Day.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 27.-Nevcr ] in the history of the state has d more ! elaborate or glorious pageant ever
 been presented to the people of this 1 commonwealth than that which com ] bined the opening of the eighth annual l State Fair and the christening of the
 states new flag, which took place l shortly before noon today in the beau
 tiful Oaklawn grounds.
 The ceremony was honored by the presence of United States Senatorp, Congressman, Governor George w. Hays, state officials and those prom
 inent in the affairs of many counties
 and cities in the state The first day
 of the fair was known as "Arkansas Day." and the program was strikingly consistent with that designation.
 Promptly at o'clock the gates
 were thrown open finding hundreds
 there at that hour, eager to get the
 best seats in the big grandstand to
 witness the most magnificent spec
 tacle ever offered the people of the state Thousands reached the fair grounds long before ceremony started. est capacity. Hundreds of visitors un- able to get seats stood in front of the grandstand or stretched along the track, and at 11:3O o'clock, when every detail had been looked after the signal was given for the pageant to start
 From the lower gate leading on to the track six heralds, beautifully cos tuned and mounted, sounded the ap- proach of the procession. They were followed by band of music, after which came the three little mascots of the State Fair, riding in pony cart, which was beautifully decorated. The little ones were c. J. Horner Jr.. Lorraine Hofner, children of MT. and Mrs. c. J. Horner, and Miss Margaret
 Jones. They were followed by the
 float of the Queen of the State Fair,
 on which were seated "Her Majesty"
 and her maids. The Queen and her
 attendants were taken direct to the
 special throne that had been erected
 in her honor, one on which had been
 seated 150 other lady atIhdants of the Queen. The latter were dressed in red, white and blue. Those In
 red occupied the north portion of the
 stand. Those in blue the southern
 portion, while, at the arrival of the
 queen the ladies in white formed a
 double column from the Queens float to the throne.
 Miss Hooker HOnOred Guest. President w. w. Waters, of the State Fair Association, and Uncle. Sam" met the Queen at the foot of the throne and escorted her to her seat of honor. The Queen was fol- l lowed by the Ouachita College cadets | who acted as an escort to Governor l Hays. With him was Mayor sJ. w. 1 McClendon. Their carriage present. ] ed striking complication of the decorators art. Presenting arms, the l cadets formed a double line from the governors carriage to the queen'f l throne, and as the governor and may or, standing for moment at the foot of the throne, saluted the queen, after which, escorted by President Waters and Uncle Sam," they took seats in the box in the grandstand reserved
 for them. In this box was seated Miss Willie Hooker, of Pine Bluff, l who designed the states new flag.
 The Ouachita cadets marched in sin gle file and perfect line, five feet
 apart, and stood facing the grand stand. No sooner were they properly lplaced than the floats of the frater- nal orders made their appearance, l the first being that of the Knights of l Pythias. Each of the floats symbol
 ized the object of the respective or
 ders. Following this float was the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khoras- sen, and with them were delegation
 of candidates, properly chained, who
 were given their obligation into this
 branch of Pythianism in the ball room of the Eastman hotel this evening.
 , Following the Knights, of Pythias