Evening journal., 1913-07-05
STORM HALTS
SMYRNA FAIR
Outdoor Show Of Club Women
viii be Concluded
Tonight
AUTO OWNERS WIN
SUBSTANTIAL PRIZES
sreelal % LIE EvENNG JouRNAL.


SMYRNA. Del, July 5.-1he county
TAI here Yesterday was a delightful OBJ
.cr,ancc of the national holiday. An au-
;umobile parade was witnessed by thou
snd, of visitors who came by train.
Mas. Levi Anthony, Mrs Harry
lscnudy and Mrs. Lillian Cloak were the
judges of the award of the three prizes
for the best decorated cars, and they
viewed the parade from Clifton and
Jones drug store. Charles II. Lefere
suited the awards of the judges as fol
lows;
First prize Of IS gold piece, TO Miss
Katharine Price, agricultural car, deco
dated with corn, wheat, green and gold,
and occupied by Miss Price and other
young women, carrying different colored
parlsols.
second prize, a $3.50 gold piece 10
George Wright, Of Brenford; car deco
rated with green and pink roses.
Third prize, a $3.50 gold piece, to
Henry p. Hall, Red Cross car
Among the cars worthy of mention
were those Of Or. Corley and the float of
Mr.. Ennis, and the novelty Jim Grow
car.
In addition to the announcements Of
prizes. Mr. LeFevre stated for the club
women that efforts had been made in
vain BY them TO secure speaker of ma
tioual importance for the day. And he
made a few remarks concerning its his
toric celebration. Patriotic airs were
given by the Dover Band.
Among the visitors we're: Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert Jones. and Or. and Mrs.
Howell, of Reading. Pa: Mrs. VIII
liam Brown. OF Collingsdale. Pa: Mr.
and Mrs James Blackiston, guests Of
J. Wesley Jones; Dr. and Mrs.
Thompson. of Philadelphia, guests Of
Mrs. Harvey FAIRIES; Miss Nellie Col
Inns. OF Camden. n j.. and Miss Mary
Fisher. of Dover, guests Of Mrs. Jar
rel p Hoffecker; Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Prettyman. of Wilmington,
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hyn-
son: Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert sitter. Of
Germantown. Pa. guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph l.. Beckett Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Frick, and Miss Bertha
Jones, Of Chester. Pa, guests OF Mr..
and Mrs, Bartlett; Miss Annie Grif-
9th, Of Chester. Pa, the guests of
Mrs. Ella Griffith; Norman Taylor,
Washington. the guest of George w.
TAYLOR, Harry HURT and children.
Ridley Park. Pa. guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hervey p Hall. Mr. and Mrs
Rowland Carr. of Wilmington, guests
of Mrs. William Carr. Mr. and Mrs
james Wise, OF Dover. and Miss Ca
miIla Ginn. OF Townsend. guests OF
Mr. and Mrs John Tucker
Supper had been served at the fail
by the club women. when Smyrna wa,
visited by a severe electrical storm
making il necessary 10 Close the fail
Tor the evening II will be held for
this reason on Saturday evening In
tead Of closing as was intended. oi
me evening Of the Fourth.
Mrs. Hervey y. Hall chairmal
or tbe fair. has as assistants Mrs
~Frank Evans and Mrs. EIvA McCaus-
land. with Miss Cora Tschudy as treas
urer
The Booths. yet old Plantation and
Peoples Emporiam." is In charge Of
Miss Anna p Beckett: assistants.
Miss Helen Start. Miss Elizabeth Nc
Dowell. Miss Sue Hudson and Miss
Esther Davis.
Lemonade booth--Miss Lillian En-
mis-, Miss Victorine Helen Roe. Miss
Mildred L. Carter. Miss Mary Hol-
land and Miss Elenor Spruance.
Candy Booth-Mrs. Bertha Wilson,
ehaiman; assistants, Mrs. Hillary
Oliver. Miss Ethel Grieves. Mrs. W. II.
Armstrong. Mrs. Marion Coverdale.
Fortune telling and naming the doll
Mrs. Levi Anthony. Miss Annie
Hough. Mrs. r. P. Conley.
Fortune Teller-Miss Emily Spru-
ance.
Ice Cream booth-Chairman Miss
Esther Megear; assistants. Mrs
Howard Jones. Miss Bertha Smithers
Miss Edith Beck, Mrs. w. V. Murich
Miss Agnes Carrow and Mrs. W. 4.
Megear
Automobile booth-Chairman Mrs
". T Jacobs
Cake table--Mrs. W. Tschudy, chair
man.
The supper table had the followin,
club women as chairmen Mrs. W
O. Hoffecker. Mrs. A l.. Hudson. Jr.
Mrs. Frank webb, Mrs Gilbert S
Wilde, Mrs. Walter T. Massey. Mrs
Sarah Farrell. Mrs. John A. Hoffec ker
Chairman Of supply table-Mrs
Samuel Reynolds
Chairman of the side shows-Mrs
William n. Stayton
Chairman Of the amusement. "Hi
the Baby" Mrs. Vernon Phillips. ..
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