The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-12
EXHIBITS At.
MAR|ANNA ARE
BEING JUDGED
They Are Excellent and the
Live Stock Department
Is Especially Good.
lStaff Corresnondence.l

(Staff Correspondence.)
Mariana, Nov. 1.-THE judges of
the various departments of the West
Florida Fair were busy today looking
through their respective departments
and passing judgment upon the splen-
did exhibits. The exhibits in every
department are the best ever seen in
this section of the state and the
judges are having extremely difficult
tasks to perform in~ distinguishing
between the good AID better.
In the live stock department there
has been general activity from the
first day of the fair. This exhibit
Of West Florida stock is perhaps AS
gooV as could be made anywhere in
the South. All sorts and breeds of
stock are represented This depart
ment has done, much in an educational
way for the farmers and business peo-
pie of this section. Several counties
are represented among these ex-
hihits.
The poultry department is as pref
ty as it is large. Practically every
breed of fowl known in this part of
the South is well represented in this
department. The arrangement Of the
exhibition coops and pens has att
tracted a great deal of attention and
has been highly complimented by
visitors to this department. Every
thing is shown toygood advantage and
III wI1eaes poultry building presents a
clean and pleasing sight.
The woman's building has been a
very popular resort for visitors. Here
may be seen many different kinds of
fancy work and every department of
housekeeping is represented. Cakes,
| pies and pastries are to be seen in
great numbers. Jams, jellies, canned
fruits, vegetables and every article
usually kept in the well regulated
| pantries of West Florida are to be
seen in profusion. This department
of the fair is under the direction and
supervision of Mrs. Virginia Liddon
chairman of the arrangement COM
mittee of the woman's department;
Mrs. H. P. Treadwell, Mrs. L. R
| Pettway, Mrs. G. w. Belser, Mrs. D.
L. McKinnon. These enterprising
ladies have shown off every depart
ment of the woman's building to the
very best advantage.
The agricultural hall has beer
crowded to the very doors all the
| week with the best array of farm
products ever exhibited in West Flor.
ida. This has been most interest.
| ing and instructive department of the
| fair. The exhibits are so varied thai
one never tires looking over them
Several counties are also represented
in this department.
The management of the fair an
nounced yesterday morning that thu
entrance fee for the exhibition would
be dropped to 10 cents after z o'clocl
in the evenings. This greatly swellet
the attendance last night and tn,
whole of the fair grounds was scene
Of great activity. The midway show
were witnessed by thousands and tn
whole place was a blaze of light AM
nnerriment.
The races this afternoon proved u
be among the best seen here on thi
occasion. The fast horses seen her
this week have been making tour o
the best fairs in the South and the.
have been brought here by the man
agement of the West Florida Fair a
a very great cost. These horses con
stitute sight worth many times tn
price of admission to the fai
grounds.
The aeroplane flights being mad
here this. week by Mr.. Fred DeKoo
could hardly be improved upon fo
daring. He ascends with the cas-
and grace of an eagle and when sex
>eral hundred feet up loops the loo
and cuts many figures that thrill an
entertain all who see him. This pan
of the weeks entertainment has ais
been provided by the fair manage
ment at a very great cost and ds
serves special mention.
GRAND FLORAL PARADE.
A grand floral parade was OF
great feature of to-day's entertain
ment. The parade was formed
front of the Methodist church i:
1920 o'clock this morning and move
through the principal streets of IL
city to the fair grounds and then.
J around the race track and back
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