Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-07
BABY SHOW FEATURE
 OF THE 1913 FAIR.
Entries Will Be Taken Any Time Now
 --OId Home Day Planned.


 The New London county fair, in September, is probably going to have a baby show the second day, or on Sept. 2 to be exact about this date busi- ness
 The suggestion made this week to Secretary Greenman by the principal pusher of the 1913 fair, Main street business man, who is telling everybody the goth century fair is going to see 0000 people on the grounds every day, brought out the natural fesponse
 Well have to have a day nursery to take care of the babies. Who'll be the boss of that ?'
 The man from Main street named a man, a politician from the bald -headed row. who, he said, would be willing to serve-if the society wanted man. But he knows where are are compe- tent women who, he says, would long to take the job.
 If we can get enough entries to make the thing worth while-and guess we can-We'n have a baby show. We'll de it if I have to buy the prizes myself" He is able to buy the prizes.
 The society's press agent got word Wednesday that all interested moth CTS and aunts were to address him, in care of the society's secretary, Charles D. Greentr1an.
 Edward A. Cook, superintendent of the hall, is out every day with a plan of the building in his pocket. He is al- ready booking space from business men of the town and from other places in the county. He said Wednesday that 1913 would see the biggest hall of years. The grange exhibits, too, will, it is promised, be something substan- tial. The competition for the prizes $50, $30 and S20-is going to be keen this time. The grange spirit is very much alive in New London county at the present time.
 The second day at the fair will be a sort of old home day, when, it is hoped a great many absent sons and daughters of this corner of Connecti- cut will make it a point to congre- gate on the grounds.
 Fred J. West, the New London horseman. has returned from trip into Rhode Island. He had MT, Greenman on the telephone We'd nesday to tell him there'd be quite a string of horses from Narfagansett way are going to Norwich to the fair this year
 All through that part of Washing ton county they're coming to realize that there's to be something more than Kingston fair this year. The in this county will be bigger than or dinarily he said
 For some years the interest in the fair was waning in that part of the society's jurisdiction, but this year, from all the soeiety's officers and workers can gather, the New London, Mystic anr Stonington people are mighty anxious to see that flying ma chine
 The directors of the society are giving President Lathrop and Secre- tary Greenman a good bit of support in their respective towns. They do most of this by taking fair at hear, six days a week
 Woodbury 0. Rogers at the head of the poultry department, says 1913 will see the biggest hen show ever. He is hearing from some of the big gest fanciers in the business. The society has built 80 exhibition coops.
 The Midway man, Sidney s. Merles of New Haven. has been in New York this week, on a large hunt for more attractions. He writes that he has landed several good things. He will be here Saturday to lay out one mid way anyhow. and he may have enough stuff for two. Refreshment privileges are selling well and nobody is going to go hungry or dry (soft stuffed) at the 1913 fair.