The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
ARE BUSY PLANNING FOR FASHION WEEK
 AND THE STATE FAIR
Prizes Offered for Best Poem on Miss Fashion, Building TobOggan Slide
 at the Fair Grounds

The Business Mems league just now is very active organization. With the planning for Fashion Week, which be- gins on March 16. and the many details of the annual state fair, the office is as busy as can be.
 Mrs. J. E. Reid is to have charge of Miss Fashion, the young lady who will visit all the stores that are members of the league. Mrs Reid stated that there were many volunteers to act as Miss Fashion, but she said the young lady se- lected would be one who would represent the city's highest society. She is to be dressed in the springs newest styles and Mrs. Reid is to select her costume for each day. It will be described in detail in the newspapers and it is possible that picture of the young lady will be shown. Her name will not be given to the public until the event is over. Prize for Poem.
 The Business Mems league has given to Mrs. Reid s5, which is to be used as prize for the best verses on Miss Fashion The poem" submitted must contain three verses-no more, no less and must be fictitiously signed The per son serding 1t in must. of course, give his or her full name and address to Mrs. Reid, but the poem itself must be signed fiettiously. in order that the judges may not know who wrote it. The best poem submitted will entitle its writer to the prize of S5, and Mrs. Reid states that they must reach the offices of the Busi- ness Mems league not later than March 10. Three citizens of Birmingham com pentent to judge, will act in that capacity.
 Secretary sam Fowlkes of the Business Mems league stated yesterday that there would be meeting of the decoration committee of the Fashion Week next
 Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr. Fowlkes said the committee would decide as to the decorations to be used on the down
 town streets and would make plans SC that the decorations could be placed with
 the minimum of time and trouble. MT. Fowlkes announced that the execu- tive board of the Fair association would
 probably meet within the next 10 days
 to decide as to the horse racing at this
 years fair. It is the intention of the committee to secure the best horses pos- SlDlt III oIucI tildt lHt races may De worth while. It has already secured a national motorcycle race that is going to be one of the greatest events of it's kind ever held in the south. There will be two races, one for amateurs and one for pro- , fessionls. All the standard makes of ma chimes will ben entered and the world s best drivers will ride the machines around the circular course.
 Shows for Midway
 The Rice and Dore shows have been en- gagged for the midway and one of their feature acts is the diving girls. There will be 70 of these girls swimming in a large tank. Among other apparently i'm possible feats they walk on the water. This is the first time this feat has been accomplished, but Secretary Fowlkes de- clares that 1t will done As finale tn, girls line up and dive into the water and are seen no more. W,lere they go is a mystery but when the time comes Tor the next performance they appear. There
 will be about 20 shows along the mid. way this year, all to be high class
 An added feature of the fair this year
 will be the huge figure toboggan slide
 This will be more than half mile long It will take probably three months or more to complete 1t, but 1t is said it will be we'll worth all the time and money put into 1t.
 Of music there will be plenty. The committee will try to please the masses as well as those of musical bent in the selection of it's bands. Classical music will not have full sway. nor will ragtime There will be enough of both to please lovers of each kind.