Evening journal., 1913-09-09
vSTAfE FAIR
FULL OF FINE
Z EXHIBITS
Much Interest Shown Today
in the Various Departments
About Grounds
EVERYTHING TO INTEREST
AN ARMY OF VISITORS

When the fourteenth annual fair Of
she Delaware state Fair Association
opened at Wawaset Park this morning
with the grounds fairly alive with
school children from all parts OF this
county j Atwood Neldin, president OF
the association. declared il was the
greatest event ever held here. presi-
dent Weldin was most optimistic, say
ing with ideal weather such as tins
the next three DAYS. we will have plac-
ed Delaware and the city on the maps
as far az State Fairs are concerned.
This was the same thought of samuel
H Wilson. lr.. the secretary and other
officers The fair will continue until
Friday next and those who visited the
grounds this morning declared IL was
the largest ever held here
To the lett of the main entrance is
located the Midway and along this are
scattered amuscments and side shows
OF all description The Boy Scouts tent
in charge of Warren Cooper, James
Morris. james Mouord and George So
CART Is located near the entrance
The new stables for the show horses
are located beyond the Midway and
along the fence near the farthcst
lend of the grounds Is located the cat
tie exhibit. This Is enclosed In wood
sheds. and Is a vast Improvement over
that Of last year. when the animals
were under canvass
This morning the judging of the
grain. forage. fruit. vegetables. breed
ing horses and mules and the women
and chldren's departments started
and it IS hoped TO have completed all
these departments by this evening
This afternoon the feature will be
the racing and the suffrage meetings.
The latter viii be held at the suffrage
tent and the speakers will be Irving
Warner of this citv and Mrs Boyer
of Pennsylvania Tomorrow Miss
Mabel Vernon will have charge Of the
speakers. The exhibit at the grounds
is In charge of Mrs Martha Cranston,
president Of the state organization,
and she Is assisted by Mrs. AIDA G
Quigley. Miss Ella Johnson, Miss
Helen Cranston and Miss Charlotte
Quigley. The tent is decorated with
the yellow and white colors Of the
suilrasists and buttons and literature
are on sale.
This morning Mrs Morris. Of the
Childhood Health Exhibition. of Bos-
ton. arrived and she has opened a
display OF nursery necessities. all OF |
which can be made at home The /
most important IS an ice box made /
from a butter tub and in which a
piece Of ice costing one cent will pre-
serve milk for "a hours. The total |
cost of such a box is 81 cents. Mrs.
Morris this morning gave demonstra-
tions o the uses 10 which the box
could be applied The exhibit IS in
the tent where the Better Babies
Contest is heing held
This rs in charge OF Miss Emily
?. Bissell. The examination OF eight
babies this morning showed all 10 be
above the average. The physicians In
charge this morning were Drs W. II.
.Speer and Or. Harvey Lenderman.
Miss Elizabeth Sumner As i'm charge
iof the exhibit Of the Delaware State
Tuberculosis Commission and while
x is on a smaller scale than last year.
n is interesting
"a The Chamber OF Commerce Tent ic
IA charge of r NJ pindel. Industrial
manager. and literature advertising
this city as we'll as time tables of all
descriptions are on the tables for
free distribution. The Automatic
'r fARA' 'NANlAI ltc HlrItlIHN
phones and The telmusei service IS TO
he had
1ac exhibit. under the arandstand are
NJ that coull be lesired that of the
Ross * So' Company. incorporated. es
pccallN This consist. of display of
The Mclnll patterns. and as prize, of $50
afe Go be awarded girls under the aye
81 a wears. ana also under Ii years for
ipnkmg the best dress from the firms
Patterns. much interest Ccntcrs in the
display.
Nilard r. Devils has display which
shows the making of collar button
from the rough gold 10 The finished prod
pct. Mr. Davis is handing out handsome
fpu'enir- in the form of medal. bearing
the State scat
The display Of David a. Hay & Co. is
lke"i,e c,tchy il consisting of marine
tnnpncs well as those who enjoy
fhe pisoatoriai pa,time fishing
The Ball telephone booth al the en-
france to the space under the grand
stand shows the workings OF an ex-
change The company has four trunk
fines extending outside the grounds.
while sixteen phones extend 10 all
parts of the grounds. Miss Grace Ring
land is the operator and the exhibit is
in charge Of A ". Chambers and b. c.
Kirk The booth was decorated by
William NJ. Hanley The phone at the
exchange is number 1886 The ma
ohinery department is much larger
than ever
Among those who have displays
khere are the Wilmington Automobile
0ompany and the Charles Warner
Company. The exhibit of Mcmahon
brothers Of stoves and house furnish
fngs and that of Miller Brothers are
likewise notable.