Evening journal., 1913-09-08
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Fair will open and early this morn
ing the clerical force was busy at |
the ONCE at the grounds. The Office |
will remain there until the Fair |
closes on Friday night Tomorrow, |
In addition 10 heing Boosters Day. |
will be Childrens Day, and the school !
children Of the entire State have
been supplied with tickets. Wednes-
day afternoon the Offices Of the du-
Pont Powder Company will be clos
ed while the employees attend the
Fair and on Thursday the big DAY.
it Is hoped TO have Governor Miller
Miller in attendance, IL being desig-
mated as Governors Day. The Gov
ernor is now in the West where he
attended the Conference Of Govern
ors.
In addition 10 these special davs.
the program for the fair calls for the
greatest racing card ever seen here.
In prizes s12.300 will be awarded d.
vided as follows Premiums, s4e00,
race purses. S4,700 horse show
prizes, $4,000, and dog show prizes,
| 81 900.
The United states Government has
co-operated with the fair managers
and O. II. Benson. OF Washington. VIII
give demonstrations in this work
daily 10 the girls of the canning
clubs Of tho state Lectures will be
given ny a trained nurse from Boston
on the care of infants each afternoon.
This years fair will have fourteen do
lpartments. two more than last year,
and the Mighty Midway" gives
promises Of being a carnival OF itself
The racing tomorrow afternoon will
be the feature and the card as pre-
race. which is the 2.30 pace, purse
$500; the PA trot purse 5000; and
the 2.14 trot. purse $500.
Chamber Issues Address.
The publicly department Of th'
Chamber Of Commerce has addressed Z
the people of Wilmington the follow
ing:
TO THE PEOPLE OF WILMINGTON
Tomorrow YOU are asked TO turn
out in a parade and caf'y a white
umbrella bearing the device ;"Do
IL for Wilmington" Perhaps some
OF Won may wonder what such an
adventure means and perhaps the
suggestion NAV appeal TO others
as an idle frolic or "lark where
men can merely show themselves.
To all such we wish TO give the as
surahce il IS no such thing.
Walt Whitman said that the
greatest city was not the one which
, had the tallest spires and the great
est buildings and the most efficient
docks and the most magnificent
boulevsrds, but il was the city
which had for q citizen he greatest
msn. This is a startling thought
when you first hear IL but the
really thoughtful will not dispute
with the good gray philosopher
about the truth OF the SAYING.
, n what Whitman said was true,
: however. Il is true because from a
great man will radate n spirit and
an influence which would make an
insignificant and an obscure city
great.
The object Of the parade tomor-
row Is an endeavor 10 wnken the
! civic spirit Of Wilmington. II is
70 give an opportunity to the ,iti-
zen Of Wilmington at a small cost
z and a small expenditure of energy,
10 do something for the city.
e Those who initiated and are pro-
noting the movement for the pa
rade believe IL the demonstration
is rs successful as IL promises to
be be that II will be the oecin-
ming Of new aand progressive
7 epoch for Wilmington
These men believe that after the
parade It will he castor TO talk 70
= form Of the city COVE nmcnt. II
j, viii be easier 20 get q new assess
g mert II will he easier 20 get money
! 70 make needed public improve
@ ments; 20 reasonably act to The
p Delaware, II you please. In fact
j. these men believe that a successful
r parade such as Wilmington should
c have tomorrow will crce and Tor all
e s~ash the traditional difhdencs OF
Wilmington people and start an era