Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-10-12
Eummers Capture Fair

Travelling salesmen TO the number
OF l5o formed line OF parade at th"
Chamber OI Commerce al 1890 o..
IN and headed by the PlaiuyicV
Band, marched up Polk. across
seventh down Taylor, across Fourth
and up rolk 10 the Hotel Amarillo.
where they boarded cars for the Flir
grounds.
The knights OF the grip. brimmiug
with h.H spirits and radiating
smiles ashley stepped To the movine
tune. were sanroucsque In the yell
low hoadecar OF the Chamber ot
Commerce and made striking 9p.
pearlncc ls the long line trayer'i
the most conFested section of tn
citys business district
Repairing 70 the Fair grounds.
they proceeded. as predicted by The
News. Go oyerturu the scheduled pro
gram. Boz soiar as IL related 10 them.
and to fashion another of their own.
They adopted the brass band and us
cd 1t for their dedication. armed
'la With rty rgoa,r.h"
variety % noise-makiHs instrunlel's
and used hem To the limit
Keencst merriment was OCCASION
ed by q PHOTOGRAPHIC device. wherein
the uusu pectinR was lured into an
innocent looking chair for the pur-
pose of bciHg suap-shotted. An cleo
tric current was turned ON the y,-
Tins auI ,Hch as he rose with mar
yelols |0rity was greeted with @
saho %. -ssouuding laughter
The drammcrs later occupied jN'
grand stand at the racc course. nui
made their presence known in no uu-
certain fashion. The day Wae theirs.
aud the made the most OF it
Fine Educational Program.
Tho educational program was os.
pocialb noteworthy Addresses o'
worth Nrra made by President r T.
Cousin. a. the West Texas Normal
superintendent S. " Byrd OF Tho
Amarillo Hish schools. DR. % O..
Lowrey of Lowrey-phillips schools,
and Pro. Charles d Austin OF the
University o' Texas Extension DE
partmor
\ chorus made up Of approximate
ly $50 public school children. under
diroctio- 10y Miss Lila Bell Pitts. M
steal supervisor. was heard, In od
diison {. a chorus from the l.owrey-
Phillips school Evidence Of ro~c
training nls furnished and the cho.
rus wor. uaa OF an eyceptional.S
high or".-
The school exhibits came In 70,
greater attention than on amy pre-.
cedinr .ar sf the week with t1a
Amarillo Dry schools. Lowrey-phill-
ips and rHa West Texas State Nor.
NAL rep .lteI me showing was on,
OF unu. range and eycccii"-
worth
Diplo this department ver,
awarded follows
Best general exhibit Amarillo
Public 10's
Best exhibit from Elemeutar,
school. -ey-phIlhps
Rest .,.h.f il Domestic sciauc"
West T,... State Normal
ur. Eobinson speaks.
4 bril-. address with reference n
Mothers r.y at Jha Fair. and 10 80
work of woman .n making the iirs.
year eyr zion success. vas MADE
by Dr. Ur.s, O. Robinson. pastoi
OF the P.., street Methodist Church
The program a. rendered follows
10 A. ST Male Quartette
Chorus Amarillo City Schools.
Addre. our beginning OF
school FtUhit at the Panhaudl.
state Fa. N Byrd. super.u
teudent Amarillo City schools
Chorus cadets Lowrey-phi'ip
school
Addrc. our Future School -
bibhs al Oh. Panhandle State Fair
DR. p O. L0vrey Of Lovrsy-Phili
ips School
Addrcs Educational Prorr,s
In the Panhandle President o.
p COUSINS West Texas State No-
nal
Music-Plnlandie Male QuartetiI