Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-12
GOVERNORS DAY..
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MAJOR r.. l.. Phiibrook, and George +.
Vinegar, a director of the association.
The third ear was occupied by w. j
I.anigan. w. II. X ABBOTT Martin
Blaisdell, and II. d. Eaton. In the
fourth ear rode Frank Redington DR..
j. f. Hill and DIR. f. l.. Jones. and the
fifth and final car contained $. T..
Whtcomb. DIR. c. W. Abbott and 5. \.
Green. The autos made a tour of the
grounds and came out through the cat
tie department. When opposite the
stables, a heavy shower came up and
the Governor and his staff as we'll as
the autos deserted the band ana hur-
ried around again to the main entrance.
The cars came down the Subway the
second time and Internationally pass
eG the entrance to the special tent,
wnere the dinner was to be served.
just then the heavens seemed to have
parted and sent the stord products
of years of water drawing down on
the grounds and the crowds. The two
autos containing the Governor and his
staff did not have their tonneaUs up,
but in an mixing the Chief Executive
and his escort made a most hasty
refre3t from the cars and ran into the
fat lad"'s tent. Rain. hail. and in fact
everything but snow came down in
perfect torrents. Great pools collected
= in thu middle of the miniature streets,
and that's when the men who had
the 'raincoat tent began to shout their
loudest. With 50 raHcoats sold for
the small price of ST." folks who did
rot wish to spoil their good clothes
invested in one of the garments just
for n venture.
After perhaps 10 minutes of steady
end terrific raining the clouds broke
away and the sun tried to shine. The
Governor and his staff in the gold
braid ana hroadcloth coats emerged
from the fat lady's tent and walked
to thesp ecial dining tent near the
further end of Exhibition hall. Here
bounteous dinner of roast lamb.
roast ham, sweet and white potatoes,
celery. tomatoes and lots OF other good
things from the farm were set before
the dignitaries, WHO, it is needless to
say. had brought along their appetites.
Although after dinner speeches were
not on the program, DIR. l.. Ii Bun
kerr started the ball rolling in that
line by making few brief remarks
to the effect that the State should be
more liberal. in It's appropriations to-
ward fairs Commissioner of AGricul-
ture Roberts, III. d. Eaton and Gov
erhoc Haines all spoke along the same
lines, and each expressed his views of
liberalizing the appropriations.
Following the dinner the party went
through the Exhibition hall and the
Coliseum and looked over the various
exhibits of farm prduce, art, and food
stuifs. 1t was originally planned to
view the racing and the other sports
from the Governors box in the grand
stand. but the inclement weather en-
tit4y changed the program. The mud
dy and heavy condition of the track
made racing an absolute impossibility
and after further looking over the
greaads, the party returned to The
Elnf1ood, from whence IL had started
~ In the Afternoon.
Tie afternoon was marked by boil
light and heavy showers. If it was not
perfect downpour. a light mist was
insthc air. One man who had been q
regular patron OF the fair. for the pass
decade. said: Il never saw it rair
harder ard few doubted his word
iiio iooips " an the w dteiNiiic SUI %
sent few more hundred into the see
of mud and all the afternoon bis
croWs, 9allowed around through thu
wafer and mud. In some places it wa!
easier to slide thar to walk Barker,
and vendors did not seem to mnt
the rain a bit. They JUST put on rain
coats and shouted as loud as-evef,-ts4+i
the added inducement off4'ame an oir
of tine rsin.itl Some of the less far
sighted ones who failed to come pro
vided with rainy day clothes sough
shelter in thee Exhibition hall and Col