The record., 1914-11-05
SCHOOL FAIR
Third Annual School Fair Leads In
Attendance and Interest.


hergers from every nook and corner
were here, and there were some
three hundred people here from ad-
joining counties and even further
away. What was seen and done
pleased everyone, and greater de
termination was aroused for better
work IN school and along many
helpful lines. The exhibits were
hardly so numerous as last leir,
but more impressive, many Of the
offerings enlisling the greatest after :
ton and strongest admirsu n. Ia
domestic science the displays were
mngnid' en-, ,he n's ou;stripring
Iht BOYS, wao had very light X ID,
is il maui training There we're
n qui,c SO many children in line
o. parade : last wear. there tcIrg
24So chi.drcl il lire Bu; there were
more elderly people than ever tc-
fO Lclc. lie tire day enabiing
e;oyone 20 attend Therc we're at
east three times as many lie, pl:
here as there as there were children
in arade, aud some persons claim
four. \ conserN a'ive estimate
would be 10000 people in town.
There were no accidents, and only
one or two unpleasant incidents,
two or three arrests being made for
drunkenness and disorder.
NOTES.
Miss Longest. Mr.. Gordic Young
and Mr.. A. y. Finley were active
agents in the success Ct the Fair,
by their efforts for weeks past, as
well as Fair day.
The powder,y band, under the
leadership of Mr. Edgar Mitchell,
did much TO add to the pleasure of
the crowd. In the parade they en-
livened the line, and during the
afternoon in the court house yard
they gave concert of much merit,
holding hundreds straight through
the performance. Their services
were contributed, and the band
strengthened by the addition of
four artists from the Third Regi.
mcnt Band, of Owensboro.
The wagons were more elaborate
ly decorated than ever before, much
skill and taste being displayed, and
as each float passed it was greeted
with applause.
The school yells were a lively
part of the exercises, and every one
was rousing.
Only a few of the stores were
decorated, but next year our mer-
chants will have something that will
at leas, fairly compare with the work
done by the school children. Every
school was in uniform this year,
and to an outsider it looked an ip-
possibility for the judges to award
prizes. Every line was cheered
Justify, and the personal conduct
and bearing gave each school the
splendid appearance of well drill
ed body.
The moving picture man did not
come, but there were hundreds of
Kodak pictures made by home folks
and visitors.
The members of the Greenvllle
Band are engaged In business, to a
arge extent, but the boys turned
put enthusiastically for the parade,
md kept it moving by lively airs,
heir services being much appre-
,iated.
All traffic was stopped during the
parade, and during the greater part
IF the day vehicles were diverted
o side streets.
Streets had been we'll sprinkled |
he day and night before, and there
vas no dust to worry the crowds.
Lunch stands all did we'll, selling
,ut almost completely, but supply
ng the needs of all.
The volunteer police force did |
work, and regulated
treet traffic so well that there were
10 delays or accidents.
One school had yell oGreen
nile, Greenville, county seat. Al
Ways hungry, and nothing to eat"
But we had it this year, and no one
vent hungry if he had few cents,
IS all articles of food were sold low.
The merchants and professional
nen of Greenville and Central City
nd other places in the county sub
cribed about 5000 in cash and
as prizes. and 4 list of
he awards will be published next
week.
An exhibit in a class for Worlds