Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-07
SIXTH ANNUAL
FAIR IS NOW ON
GATES ARE Thrown OPEN WHEN
MORE THAN one THOUSAND
SCHOOL. CHILDREN Unite IN
SINGING AMERICA"
BIG NIGHT TONIGHT
tAENINAL WILL BE OPERATING
IN Full AND FIN FROLIC AND
MI'>lC WILL III THE LOT OF ALL
tCMEl.S
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To the air ~ America sing ~ the
united voicc> ~ more than one thousand
brownsville school children. tn SIKH
Annual Brownsville Mid Winter Fair
was thrown open ~ the world at : o'clock
this aitcrnoon All the officials ~ the
fair were 80 the ground. including
President ". T. McDavitt Secretary ID.
\. O'i;rirn Vice President :. 4. Tucker,
Treasurer u. 81 Sicgman and members
~ the directorate. A short address of
welcome was delivered Nv Mavur A. ".
Cole.
Aficr ihc short opening ceremonies
were completed the children were given
the Freedom of the grounds. the music
was started up AMI with glorious wealth.
cr the beginning ~ this sixth ANIMAL
( xhihiion the pride of the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley. could not have been more
au>picious.
The shows were opened "a the pub ~
This afternoon. but this part ~ the fair
will receive it, grand opening tonight.
when large crowd j. expected a. h. on
the grounds.
The industrial. agricultural aud live
stock exhibits had NOT been completed 10.
day. bnt the work III these departments
~ underway and those III charge ~ the
fair SAY that al po>~ib Z haste will ~
made to gct everything in order.
Those who vii have vegetable hih-
H. for the competitions are holding rp
their products for day err two in err
trr 90 have them fresh fnr Judging How.
ever. the vegetable rXhil, are already
being brought n large quantities and
the tent reserved for this part ~ The
flir viii bc' alive with cabbage. caul-
iluwtr. citrus fruits. etc. w tomorrow
afternoon. IN w cNpcrted that the iudg.
ing in this department will begin Fri
day.
Poultry j. one nf the leading e-, hi
tiun features nf the fair and there IN
~ exhibit of fine poultry from points
a. far awav - Dallas. Il prominent pnuI
Try farm ~ that city being represented
with \ large exhibit Hog pens have al~D
hccn constructed on the ground. and w
ready thrr are several pens ~ fire
hogs un exhibition.
The plan uf laNinr nnt the a. r. grounds
this year has been highly cnmplimenied.
The fair IN general. including The nihin
tents aud i.c carnival ground set we'll
back from The Fort Brown wall. the rn.
tire cXhib iion being on the inside ~
The fort grounds. There are two tents
one housing the industrial exhibits. the
rlhrr the poultry aud vegetable exhibit.
Both are 3i6 feet long aud give almost
'onhlc the amount If exhibit space had
last year.
BETTER arrangements have been made
for the departmental exhibits this year
than cvfr before. This includes the
wnmcn's department. the culinary DE-
nartmcnt and the school departments
The only barracks remaining on the
grounds have been pressed into use for
This purpose. and the two fIoors ~ the
building today are being occupied w the
various exhibits including cookery.
drawing and writing specimens from the
>choo.s. samples ~ work done Nv the
children ~ the entomology classes In the
public schools. handwOrk. art. etc.
The interior ~ the barracks. long
rambling frame structure has been deco.
rated with flowers and flags. banners.
and other bcautifying Paraphernaiis.
mii. u would hardly w. recognized by
any one who has seen N before. The
building will H. lighted AZ nights 20
that those who can come only after dark
may have the same opportunity 10 see
the exhibits a. those who visit the
grounds In the day time