The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15


 Everything is in readiness for children's Day at the Fair Grounds.
 Everything has been done to provide for the pleasure, convenience and safety of the children.
 Extra policemen. guards and watchmen will be on duty to look after the welfare of the little ones
 The free acts will be better, the races faster the midway more lively the "eats''
 more plentiful and the fireworks grander than ever before.
 This is the big day, and no one should miss it.
 The sunshine brought thousands of visi- tors to the Alabama State Fair yesterday afternoon and last night and with the exception of the races everything was pulled off as scheduled. The free acts and
 midway were at their best and delighted the great crowds that thronged the fair grounds Owing to the heavy rains of the morning the races were postponed but will be run today in addition to the events
 already scheduled
 Dog Show Prizes Awarded A feature of yesterday was the award ing of the prizes in the dog show, which was concluded yesterday afternoon, anc the ribbons and awards made. Last night 1 all the special prizes, medals. cups, and | trophies donated by the fair associa tior | and local merchants were presented to the | owners of the winning dogs. The full List of the winners is given in another col umn.
 Tn1 io l.sl1 | that every child in the city has i been looking forward to, and every child in the city with it's parents or guar dians will be in attendance if possible President Brown announces that addi- tional policemen, watchmen. guards and
 deputies will be put on duty to look after
 the little ones and that every official and | member of the fair association will be present to assist with the crowds l He states that additional free acts
 will be presented and that the fireworks display will be the greatest and grand est ever seen in the city, from the fact that the Pain Fireworks company has | cancelled several engagements in the south and the aggregation will return | to Chicago after filling this engage
 ment. Charles Duffield, the manager Of the pyrotechnic display, informed MT Brown yesterday that rather than car ry the fireworks back to Chicago they I will all be discharged at the State Fair
 as mark of appreciation of the people l of Birmingham and the fair officials. In this connection President Brown stated that MT. Carruthers, the man. i ager of the free acts had also shown
 his appreciation by giving several ad- ditional acts without cost to the asso- citation. and that Mir. Kennedy of the
 midway had done the same. MT Car
 ruthers stated they all desired to make | this fair the best ever shown in the 1 south and had given acts and attrac- l tions that were unequaled in the his tory of the southern fairs. Arab Patrol Drills
 l Last night the famous Arab patrol l of Zamora Temple, Nobles of the Mystir Shrine, under command of Capt. Jack Riddle, gave an exhibition drill in front of the grandstand. The gorgeous uni l forms of the famous patrol, their won derful evolutions and military drill pleased the crowd immensely All the awards in the cattle show have been completed and the ribbons
 placed on the winning stock. This is q
 department of the fair that has at- l tracted much attention and much praise ] has been bestowed on the fair man. l (Continued on Page Seven)