Evening journal., 1913-09-09
Thousands of School Chill
dren Flock TO Grounds
For Opening Day, Free
10 Them-AH the De-
parimenfs Are in Full
Swing
HORSE RACING AND
OTHER ALLUREMENTS

In a unique parade. to mark the
opening of the greatest State Fair
ever held in this State early this af-
ternoon. several hundred citizens,
representing all branches of the city's
Industrial and commercial life, pro-
reeded along Market street, from
Fourth to Tenth street After taking
cars at Tenth and King streets to
Pennsylvania and Woodlawn avenues,
the marchers again formed into line
and entered the fair grounds at Ninth
street and Woodlawn avenue thus
opening in a formal way one of the
greatest exhibitions ever held I'm this
State. The fair really was opened
this morning.
Headed by a platoon of police and
the First Infantry band. the four
divisions of men, all carrying white
umbrellas, bearing the motto: DO It
For Wilmington, moved promptly at
1870 o'clock from Fourth and French
streets The marchers were led by
Charles A. Rudolph, a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, under whose
auspices the parade was given. The
first division was headed by DR..
James r. Mahany, on horseback, and
fifty business men, all mounted, con-
stituted this division Then follow
ed the other divisions. which were
composed of fifty men from the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company and the DUPONT Powder
Company. All carried white UNI
hrellas. The second and third dlvi-
sions were divided by the First In
fantry Band of twenty pieces.
The route covered by the marchers
was down French to Fourth. to
Market. to Tenth. where the march,
ing men turned east on Tenth street
and boarded special cars of the Peo-
pies Railway Company. which car
ried them to Pennsylvania and Wood
lawn avenues. Here the line reform
ed and the column marched into the
fair grounds from the north gate.
The mounted division continued
Is march out Tenth street to Defa-
ware avenue. to Pennsylvania. and
reioined the columns at Pennsylvania
and Woodlawn avenues.
AS lhe marchers passed along
Market street they marched amid a
display OF white. most of the busi-
ness houses being decorated with
the umbrellas adopted by the Cham
ber of Commerce to advertise The
city and fair.
Big Crowd There.
The fair in itself a booster for
Wilmington surprised an those who
entered the gates Ii being Child
ren's Day at the grounds, the acres
of lard devoted to the fair we're
fairly alive with youngsters. As free
tickets had been given pupils of all
in aff -.
was a safe estimate that the children
alone numbered close on to seven
thousand In many cases they we're
accompanied by their parents. After
the marching Boosters entered the
grounds, a panormanic view was
taken of the grounds and the march,
ing delegation from the Chamber of
Commerce..
The. committee of arrangements of the
Chamber of Commerce had turned the
parade over 10 the officers of the Organ
izcd Militia of Delaware. and through
the efforts of General l. Pusey Wicker
sham and assistance by Captain &. NJ.
Dillon. the parade was a feature of the
opening of the fair
Mighty Midway.
The midway opened this morning. and
the GWenlN or more shows, all arranged
in one group. gave the section reserved
for them the appearance of carnival.
This arrangement was a vast improve
ment over that OF former wears. when
the various amusements were scattered
over the grounds. In addition to the
midway. there will be seven free shows
giv,m daily in front OF the grandstand.
Those are varied. and in the parlance of
the theatre managers. are all headliners.
The poultry. cattle. sheep and swine
departments proved an attraction from
the time the gates opened this morning
and those sections devoted { vege.
tables. fruit and farm implements were
likewise popular The women's ano
cluldren's departments under the grand
stand were througed from the opening