Evening journal., 1913-09-09
WITH GREAT PARADE OF
BUSINESS MEN, STATE
FAIR GETS UNDER WAY

" th' iolI ana ine display OF ioncy
work brought forth much admiration
from the women who visited the de-
partment.
School Exhibits
What promises to be one OF the main
attractions at the fair among the vari-
Gus departments is that of the civics
class of the Wilmington High School
of which Miss Elizabeth Carlisle is i'm
structor This exhibit is located un-
der the grandstand in the aisle at the
back center entrance Miss Carlisle
was busy yesterday hanging the cx-
hibits.
The exhibition consists of the work
OF the ciyics class in making out re-
ports of the various wards of the city
The class. which consists oi 20 women
and l. young men. was formed into
committees of three aud they were as
signed to various wards As there are
twelve wards. only eleven wards could
be covered and as the time did not per-
NIT, the report of the Twelfth ward
was gotten together by the entire class
Millard +. Davis has offered a cup
to the committee showing the best
report The judges will be well
known educators of Philadelphia The
points on which the award will be
made follow: First. valuation Of
property IN ward; two. number of
I inhabitants; third general condition
of porperty and Streets fourth com
mercial advantages: fifth, industrial
advantages; sixth, influences that
make for social uplift; seventh, in
fuences that operate against society:
eighth, schools and churches; ninth,
parks and Fairgrounds; tenth. his
toric buildings, and eleventh. general
survey. The manuscripts are Just as
they we're turned in and are without
correction so that this also will be
one of the points.
The exhibits besides the manu-
scripts, consist of pictures and maps
of the wards all gotten together and
drawn by the committee. There
seems. according to the layout, to
have been somewhat of a rivalry be-
tween the committee on the First and
( Seventh wards. as the layout of pic
lures and maps are fine, especial.
that of the latter.
The committees follow. First
ward, Pauline l.. Aschenbach. Mary
e. Dorsey and Michael j. Fidance:
Second ward, Alberta H. Morris,
/ Elsie R. McNamee and Edwin G.
Smyth; Third, Ann b. Helihy and
" Paul Derrickson; Fourth. Marion
ID. Strickler Merriam T. Murray and
Sidney Bennett Fifth. Francis II.
Todd. Clara E. McCance and Samuel
Ewing; Sixth, Rae /. Dickerson. Les
lie Bamberger and Bert Stetser;
Seventh, Mildred R. Carmine, Grace
T. Lloyd, r. Olney Hermann: Eighth.
Madeline Bursler. Josephine Roney
and Leroy Steele; Ninth, Hazel A
( Whitenack. Alice n. Smith and Rov
K. Hamann: Tenth Mary J. Ram
sey Alice Peters and George #. Mor-
gam Eleventh, Mildred l. Thomp-
son. Mildred Lummis and Ernest L.
start; Twelfth. the entire class.
In addition to that of the Civic
Class the display OF the public
schools Of this city also at
tracted great deal of attention. This
exhibit is in charge of Roland F..
Davis, and John f. Whitehead and ]
f. Robinson, instructors of manual
training in the schools. The display
includes work in raffia drawing. doll
furniture mechanical drawing and
the manual training departments.
Among the exhibits were those from
the Howard High School which also
we're commendable Taken all to-
gether, the showing of the schools
was the best ever made and patrons
were loath to leave the display. they
being so interesting.
Better Babies Show.
Mrs. r. M. Morris. of Boston. who
is 10 lecture on the care of children
each day, arrived this morning bring
ing a number of exhibits and these
we're placed in the large tent where
the baby contest will be held. One
hundred and twenty-three babies
have been entered in the better babies
contest and while the children will
not be on display to the public. they
may be seen as they leave tho large
tent where the examinations are
made
Suitragists Active.
/ White the baby contest was on this
afternoon. the suflragists came into their
own when Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer. of
Pennsylvania. and Mrs Mary c. Morgan,
of Philadelphia. made addresses on the
votes for women question. The suirra-
gists have tent at the fair grounds.
where literature by the pounds await
those who call. The committee in charge
have arranged to have Mrs. Nolen-mith.
OF Philadelphia. and Mrs Boyer speak
tomorrow. Mrs Ladson Hall and Mrs.
Boyer will address the crowds on
/ Thursday
! Mis- Mabel Vernon. of this city, a
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