Evening journal., 1914-09-05
state awaits
THE Greatest FAIR
Thousands of Exhibits Ar
rive at WawaSet for Next
Weeks Exposition
MANAGERS HOPE
FOR BIG CROWDS

The Great Delaware State Fair
will open Monday, and continue until
Friday inclusive.
With hundreds of exhibits arriving
hourly, with the full stan OF the fair
association on the grounds directing
the work of preparing the booths and
stands, with promises of cooperation
fer capital and labor and with ample
financial support, the big exposition
o. Delaware's resources will be the
most important event Of the kind in
the history of the State.
Thousands of Delawareans will be
here during each of the five days the
fair is open. Exhibits Will exceed
those of any other fair held in Della
ware and will deal with all phases
OF endeavor in Delaware. Hundreds
of entries have been received during
the past few weeks, and the inspec-
ton of these will be an education to
every citizen.
Not content with offering thousands
Of dollars in regular prizes, the board
OF governors has secured the support Of
many prominent Wilmingtonans who
have offered special prizes.
Mrs. A. l. DUPONT offers a number of
prizes for children, while General T..
Coleman DUPONT has given SlO0 to be
divided as follows:
$40 for the largest number Of blue
ribbons won in the horse department.
$40 for the largest number Of blue
ribbons won in the fruit department.
$40 for the largest number Of blue
ribbons won in the swine department.
$40 for the largest number Of blue
ribbons won in the sheep department.
$40 for the largest number of blue
ribbons won in the cattle department.
$40 for the largest number of blue
ribbons won in the grain and forage de-
paftment.
$40 for the largest number of blue
ribbons won in the needlewoTk section
of the wOmen's department.
So for the largest collection of white
potatoes.
IS for the largest number of blue rib
bons won by Delaware poultry exhib-
itor
$50 for the largest number of prizes
now in the fruit department.
One of the features of the fair win
be the horse show at which thorough
brods valued at more than $500 900
viii be shown
Animals from the best known hunt
clubs in the east will be exhibited.
There will be hunters. jumpers, trot-
ters, PAGERS, hackney cobs and horses
of every other class will be before the
judges. Thousands of dollars will be
given the prize winners.
Those whose horses take blue rib
bons may have cups or cash, as they
desire.
The cattle department will be well
worth seeing and undoubtedly will at
tract marked attention, as it will
show Delaware's importance as a
stock raising and dairying center.
Another feature viii be daily
horse races. There also will be the
usual vaudeville attractions, etc.
Officers and members of the Board
Of Governors are: J. Atwood Weldin,
president; Frederick Brady, vice
president; L. Scott Townsend, treas
urer; Samuel II. Wilson, Jr.. Secre-
tary.
Governors for 1914.-Fredericb
Brady, Richard Buckingham, Alexan-
der p. Corbit, Joseph Davidson
Lewis Derickson, Horace l.. Dill.
worth. S. Frank Ewart, Harry Hay
ward, Francis H. Hoffecer, Joseph
H. Hossinger, J. w. Killen, Charles
Megginson, Edmund p Moody, Ar
mold Naudain, Ir., William p. Peach
David Snellenburg, Frederick c. Sny-
der, Ashton Tatum, l.. Scott Town.
send, Howard T. Wallace, j. Atwood
Weldin, James F. White, James vii.
son, Samuel II. Wilson, Jr.
Departments and superintendents
and assistants are:
Women-Mrs. J. Leslie Eastburn,
Miss Emeiine Derickson, Miss Eliza
beth Peach.
c hildren-Mrs. Freedrick c. Snyder,
Miss Anna Weer.
Fruits-R. G.. Buckingham.
Vegetables-Fr f. Yearsley, S.
Frank Ewart.
Grain and Forage Alexander
p Corbit, Frederick c. Snyder.
Horses and Mules-Jos n. Hos
singer. Joseph Davidson.
Horse Show-Edmund p. Moody
Jos H. Hossinger. Joseph Davidson
Poultry-Chas. c. Speakman, Chas
Simmons, Jr.
Cattle, Sheep and Swine-Ashton
Tatum, Charles Megginson.
Carriages and Farm Machinery
William p. Peach
Both railroads and trolley companies
are prepared to handle the crowds which
will visit the exposition. while the fail
officials have arranged for the comfort OF
every visitor.