The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03

1 Letters are being mailed out by Secre- tary Radcliffe of the civic chamber to 1 other towns to arouse interest in the
  | secured recently by President Brown.
 and in which he feels personal pride. | The womans department was again
 crowded yesterday. The exhibits on the
 second foor of the agricultural building
 are the best that have ever been gotten | together for the AlabaAa State Fair The
 decorations are superb. The exhibits are
 beautiful and the interest of any woman would be aroused by a visit to the | booths.
 | Mrs. Reid, in charge of the woman's department. made one announcement yes | terday and that was in regard to the
 winners of the fancy needlework prizes and they follow:
 Needlework Awards Announced
 Mrs. Fannie Reese Stephens of Pow derly, won the cut flower prize, a bill of groceries. The following were the needleworlx
 winners:
 Best Crocheted Spread: Mrs. D. W. Brown, Dolomite.
 Best Sofa Pillow: Mrs. T. II. Motion, Idlewild.
 Best Novelty: Mrs Annie stringer, East Lake.
 Best silk Quilt: Mrs Constantine Per kins, city.
 Best Calico Quilt: Mrs. F. Oakley, Gen. trevile
 Best Apple Jelly: Mrs. R. B. Broyles, Woodlawn.
 Best Plum Jelly: Mrs. R. B. Broyles. Woodlawn.
 Best Grape Jelly: Mrs. R. B. Broyles, Woodlawn.
 Best Damson Jelly: Mrs. Mary Hous- ten, Tuscumbia.
 Best Display of Home Grown Flowers; Mrs. F. R. Stephens, city. The exhibit of chickens for the fair is about placed and this is expected to be one of the chief attractions of the grounds after today. The exhibit of poultry attracts an immense crowd every year and is one of the most interesting features of the fair. It was stated yes terday that everything was in readiness for the beginning of the exhibit after today.
 It was stated yesterday by several of the farmers who walked in from Walker and Fayette counties that the fine ex- hibits. the stock exhibits and the like were the best that they had ever seen and they have been attending fairs in Birmingham for some years. As for the midway. it was patronized liberally yesterday. The diving girls who have attracted so much attention were the center of attraction, while 1t was stated by w. G. Caruthers that the attendance at the other shows was satisfactory. He and w. A. Prentice, engaged in promoting the interest of the midway. said that they were not in the least bit discouraged by the fact that there had been three rainy days.
 Expected Some Bad Weather
 MT. Caruthers has been here before with state fair attractions and is well known.
 "The rainy days do not matter | much." said MT. Caruthers. We ex- pect to run up against some bad wealth | CT. 1t will come out all right. Vel believe that the remaining eight days which are more than given by some | fairs will assuredly compensate us for | the three bad days that we have been through. We have been in a posi- | ton to utilize these days for the bet terment of our exhibits and they are | now in very attractive form. I have been on many fair ventures, but l can 1 say that few of them have ever been | so attractive or possessed the merit of the various attractions that Rice and | Dore have secured for Birmingham. | This fair is going to be great sue cess"
 w Blanks Everett, assistant secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, was l at the fairgrounds late yesterday aft 1 ernoon engaged in sending out requests | to the various merchants of the city l that they advertise the fair in their | advertising in the daily papers during | the next week. It is expected that this | suggestion will be followed by the mer- chants.
 The appearance yesterday of the | farmers from Walker and Fayette 1 counties was of decided interest at the { fair. They attracted great amount i of attention and were accorded warm | welcome by the officials and others at the fair. Everyone connected with the fair undertook to make the farmers enjoy themselves as they evidently did. |
 The programme for today will in- clude the races. the band concert. the free acts, the singing of the soloists and the added attractions. With fair weather 1t is believed that the atten- dance will be the best so far.
 The grounds are patro1led by a large | number of policemen and good order is the rule of the fair. In the words 1 of President Brown, "This fair can be attended by wives and daughters with l the utmost security"
 The street car service Is better and | there is no reason now why the at- tendance should not grow with leaps