Evening journal., 1915-05-26
FAIR At NIGHT IS
THE Plan This Year
Many High-clasS Vaudeville
Acts Will Entertain Big
Show Visitors
MANY SPECIAL
PRIZES OFFERED

Judging from the premium list of
the Delaware state Fair. just out, the !
iair. which this year will be held dur |
ing the week OF September 6, will be |
better than ever A number OF espe- |
cially attractive features have been /
added, not the least of which is that |
of the night fair. This means that the /
fair grounds will be open at night, as |
we'll as during the day.
In deciding to have the fair grounds |
open at night. the directors of the Fair |
Association will thus give to those |
who have spent the entire day view !
! ing the various exhibits and attending |
the horse shows and races, an Oppor- !
tunity TO see the big program of free |
vaudeville acts, which will be given |
at night. Il was also pointed out how |
large number of working people of |
Wilmington, had never been in atton- /
/ dance at the fair, owing TO the fact
/ that they did not care to lose a days
work by doing so. IL is therefore
! thought that the night fair will be
largely attended.
An especially big program compris-
ing ten headline vaudeville acts to-
gether with a wonderful display of
fireworks which will be shown nightly
and a carnival which will insure a big
and complete midway that will be full
of attractions and riding devices of
n every nature, will be given. Sato,
n the worlds greatest impersOnator;
the LOuvains, the great artists on the
tight wire: MaX's international Bur-
lesque Circus; the Loretta Twins, tri-
! pie bar artists. the lshakawa Japan
ese troupe. the Flying Ernestonian-
4 Novikoff Troupe, worlds greatest
aerial artists and the Great Calvert
4 champion high wire performer. are
some of the acts promised.
In addition to the number of prem
> ums that are always given the fol-
lowing special premiums have been
offered.
Mrs. Alfred l. dupont offers a gold
medal for the best loaf of wheat
bread The first premium loaf i'm the
Children's Department. and the first
premium loaf in the Women's Depart
ment will be judged together to de-
eide the final winner.
Mrs. Alfred |. DUPONT offers a gold
medal for the largest number of blue
]
Childrens Department. no former
winner 10 be eligible to this competi-
ton
Y T. Coleman DUPONT offers 500 in
4 cash to he divided as follows:
$40 for the largest number of blue
ribbons won in the Horse Depart
: ment.
r SO for the largest number OF blue
4 ribbons won in the Fruit Department.
o $40 for the largest number of blue
e ribbons won in the Swine Department.
SO for the largest number of blue
e ribbons won in the Sheep Depart
o ment.
\ $40 for the largest number Of blue
S ribbons won in the Cattle Depart
e ment
e so for the largest number Of blue
3 ribbons won in the Grain and Forage
{ Department.
r so for the largest number Of blue
ribbons won in the needlework sec
ton of the Women's Department.
SO for the largest number of blue
ribbons won by Delaware exhibitor
in the Poultry Department
4 so for the largest number OF blue
ribbons in the Vegetable Department.
SO for the largest number Of blue
ribbons in the Children's Department.
r The Carlo Agricultural Lime Com
l. panv offers a carload of Carlo Lime
.. for the best twenty-five stalks OF
corn grown in one field. Separate
entry for this premium must be made
o The usual dog show will be omitted
F. this wear. OF course there will he the
Q usual horse show and there will be
q races every day. while the poultry
= cattle sheep and swine exhibits bid
o fair to excel those of previous years
While Father and the Boys" are
= busy viewing these exhibits. Mother
: and the Girls" will be kept more thau
l. busy dividing their time between view
ing the display of hand work. canning
+ and preserving and exhibition of other
+ household arts and attending the
= Better Babies Contest. This latter
e contest is always an interesting feat
l. ure of the Fair and attracts the wide
o attention of mothers and guardians
+ generally.
Following are the department su.
: perintendents and their assistants:
= Women-Mrs. ]. Leslie Eastburn
n Miss Emeline Derickson, Miss Eliza
beth Peach.
Children-Mrs. Frederick c. Sny
der, Miss Anna Weer.
Fruits-R. G. Buckingham
= Vegetables-Frank F. Yearsley.
o Frank Ewart.
y Grain and Forage Crops-Alexandel
:, p Corbit. Frederick c. Snyder.
q Horses and Mules-Joseph II. Hos
? singer, Alexander p. Corbit, Josepl
e Davidson.
Horse Show-Edmund P. Moody
Z, Joseph H. Hossinger, Paul f. Wilson
: Poultry-Chas. c. Speakman, Chas
g Simmons, Jr. Frank NJ. Smith.
= Cattle-Ashton Tatum, Paul e. vii
l. son.
o Sheep and Swine-Charles Meggin
ID son.
>; Carriages and Farm Machinery
William p. Peach.