The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
|CROWD YESTERDAY | AT FAIR 4 RECORD l BREAKER FOR SIZE First.Aid Demonstration Big Feature-Winning Team
 Scored 100 Per Cent FIRST DISPLAY OF
 FIREWORKS HELD War of the Nations" Makes Excel lent Impression on Large Audience.
 Two Concerts by Bands
 This Afternoon

A record-breaking crowd for the third day was in attendance yesterday at the Alabama State Fair and again a big success was scored
 Probably no feature of tre fair attract ed such favorable attention as the fire- works display last night. The War of Nations" the big pyrotechnic display staged by the Thearle-Pain Fireworks company, in which 300 men participated scored a decided success. The represen- tat'on of scene in the great world war now wagingzn Europe was most realistic ana the brilliancy of the spectacle can only be appreciated by those who saw 1t. It is announced that another part of the series of the War of Nations will be presented each night during the week. ano this fact, coupled with the IA free acts and the band concerts by the two musical organizations at the fair, will doubtless make the night crowds at the grounds the largest in the history Of Alabama fairs.
 In addition to the War of Nations there was a varied fireworks spectacle of remarkable beauty, the sccn.c effects riv- alling anything ever presented at state fairs. The lavish displays in the matter of scenery made tho fireworks presenta- tion doubly effective
 Another feature was the demonstrations of the first aid to the injured by 24 teams representing nearly all the leadlns coal operators of the state The exhibition vas novel, interesting and instructive. and added much to the pleasure of the day.
 Weather Added to Pleasure All day long the visitors crowded the main thoroughfares, the exhibit buildings and the midway, and while toward sne
 eioso of the evening the weather was cool, yet 1t did not mar the pleasure or iampen the enthusiasm of the visitors
 The concessions were all taken before the fair started, but many of them did not set ready to "go' until yesterday morn-
 ng Every available space is occupied with lunch stands of every conceiva ble shape and size, the ehurcaes of the dis triet being as usual well represented in
 he booths The Teddy bear' of former
 airs seems to have been supplanted, for
 monster dolls of all kinds, creeds and na-
 t-onalities are in evidence among the
 wheel men,
 The midway proved a great source of attraction and during. the intervals be- tween the free acts was crowded with a happy, merry crowd on pleasure bent and the midway proved the place for pieas- ufe The shows are the best in the coun- try and have the reputation of being clean and novel.
 Interest centers in the great band con- cert by Memoll's band and tlae Scotch
 Highlanders.
 There was much interest yesterday in the miners field day contests, which was the opening feature of the afternoon.
 lwenty-four teams of five picked men each, except in one instance, where tho picked men were five charming young ladies, demonstrated the various method l, or mine rescue work, such as one man picking up and carrying wounded com rade to place of safety, rescue and re- suscltationof men overcome with gas, the oandaging of wounds and the setting of limbs, the use of improvised splints such as DICK handles, iron rods and other ma terial used In the mines,
 The men displayed wonderful skill and dexterity in the demonstrations which can be learned from the fact that the winning team scored 100 per cent in inc five demonstrations, while the lowest score was S4 S-5. demonstration of the use of proper and improper explosives, was also given. which proved of interest. The winning team represented the Re public Iron and Steel company's mines at Palos. and scored 100 points in each demonstration, a clear record The sec ond team represented the Woodwa I'd Iron company's mines at Dolomite and scored 97 4-5. The third prize went to tho young ladies representing Vivian, who demonstrated outdoor first aid The prize for colored teams went to the team rep- resenting the Alabama Fuel and Iron company's mines at Acnar and scored 95 2-5
 Prizes for Winners Each member of the winning teams
 was presented wit, pair of gold cuff buttons, and each of the young ladies re- ceiyed a handsome lavaliere The judges were selected from the Jeff
 ferson County Medical association, as fol- lows:
 pr. George Lotterhos, Marye Dabney Walter Scott II. S. Ward. R. H. Hamriclx C. D. Gaston, M. H. Jordan. Edward O'Connell, George A. O'Connell, C. B Rogers. s. II. Welch. J. Ross Snyder James Seay, John Douglas S. L. Ledbet. | ter. Jr.. II. P. Hanna Joe Leland. A
 l.. Atwood, James Garber, M c. Rags. dale and l.. F. Burlington.
 Tho companies represented were white teams No. l, DeBardeeben Coal com. pany. Sipseya No. 9, Republic Iron and | Steel company, Sayreton; No. g. Alabama Fuel and Iron company, Acrlar divisionl l No. {. Sloss-Shefield Steel and Iron com. | pany, Cardiff; No 5. Sloss-Shefficld Stec and Iron company. Brookside; No, (, Re. | public Steel and Iron company. Warner | division. No T. Alabama Fllel .apd Iroy