Smyrna times., 1915-07-07
COUNTRY FAIR AND FOURTH
ATTRACT RECORD CROWDS
MORE THAN 5000 PEOPLE I'm ATTENDANCE
WHILE GROSS RECEIPTS TOTAL OVER $1,000
Ran threatened Early in Day-Club Women CompIented
on Iher Success-Features Of the Parade, Public Ex
er'ises and Sports, Side Show and Baby Show.

A@eA'N' ~%+~NA - A@E Va AA1 hAAAur AHauKuF-
ated and managed by the Twentieth
Century Club. of Smyrna. was a great
success. despite the threatening
weather conditions. The first two
evenings of the Country Fair" were
marked by ideal summer weather and
a goodly attendance on the part of the
public, but Monday the day on which
the big Fourth occasion was cele-
brated, looked as if the program for
that day was going to be spoiled bv
rain. The weatherman, however. was
good to the club women and while the
early morning rain kept many from a
distance frt m coming to Smyrna and ir.
terfered with the more elaborate de-
eorations and the parade, the clouds
lifted shortly before noon and gave a
splendid day for the festivities. While
the trains failed TO bring in the
crowds Of year ago, the automobiles
made up the deficiency and by after.
noon and evening South street was so
eOngested with autos and teams. off.
GERS were stationed at each end Of the
block to keep the teams going one
way. Never were so many automo.
biles seen in Smyrna at one time.
They came from every direction.
Nearly every town within a radius of
twenty or thirty miles was represen-
ted. The crowd on the Fourth was es
timated between $500 and 1000
people. nearly all Of whom patronized
the Country Fair. f" II was one
tig. happy Home Day" gathering
and old friends and new friends made
the. most Of the pleasure greeting.
While all the returns from the vari-
Gus enterprises have not been fully
accounted for il is though the gross
will amount to S1l, 900 receipts on
which the club women hope 10 clear
between $500 and $500. Last year.
which was the best year since the
club have been holding the Country
Fair, the gross receipts amounted to
S14OO while the attendance was esti
mated at about 5000.
Fine Auto Parade Opens The Fourth"
The automobile and float parade.
which at one time the rain seemed
destined to interfere with. came of.
although delayed. with a most credit
able showing. While the rain inter
fered with the more elaborate decora.
tions, still nearly fifty automobiles
were in line. including some beautiful
floats. and for the frs. time the an
pearance of the Citizens Hose Com
pany Of Smyrna. wearing white
trousers and black shirts and white
caps. Our splendid firemen made a
happy showing and received an ova.
tion all along the line. Next to them
IN popular applause was the Bow
Scouts Of Smyrna. under the leader
ship of Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. Seem
Master. They made a fine showing in !
their khaki suits and marching. The
other organization in line was the
Canton Delaware No. l. Uniformed De-
gree team. I.O.0.F, of Wilmington.
whose coming to Smyrna 10 Join in the
festivities Of the day was heartily ap.
preeiated. They made fine show. I
ing in their regalia. Later in the
day they gave a drill OF the school
green. The judges of the parade.
this year. were all appointed from
out Of town. They were Mrs. Frank
L. Reynolds. Mr.. Charles E. viii.
liams. Wilmington, and Mr.. Elmer
Taylor. Philadelphia. The plan 10
give 81. so in gold was abandoned
this year and ribbons were given in
stead. Heretofore, in most cases. the
cash prizes were returned 10 the
Country Fair club women, so at the
last moment il was decided to give
ribbons. The judges awarded the first
or blue ribbon to the car and ex-
hibit Of Mrs. Richard E. Long; the
second, or red ribbon to be Citizens
Hose Company Of Smyrna: the third
or yellow ribbon TO the car Of J.
L. DeFord. and the fourth a white
ribbon to the feat Of the Smyrna
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion.
Patriotic Exercises a, Fair Ground
Immediately following the parade,
the Dover Band. which had been act
ing as escort, struck up a patriotic
air while the Smyrna Boy Scouts filed
to the stage to be formally presented
with big american Flag by the Twen-
tieth Century Club Of Smyrna. Rev.
Y. W. Prettyman, d. D., presi-
oed and introduced Mrs. Charles II.
LeFeyre. president Of the Century |