Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-12
CROWDS ALREADY IN
ATLANTA FOR FAIR
BEGINNING OCT. Il

ATLANTA, Oct. 12.-Crowds are
beginning to arrive here on every train
for the opening of the Southeastern
Fair Saturday morning. For two days
special trains operated from the West
have brought hundreds of carloads OF
cattle, hogs, and horses from as far
West as Omaha and Kansas City. 9th
er special trains have brought great
leads of agricultural products from
nearly every point in the seven Southe-
astern States.
The influx is already making an i'm
preston on Atlanta The hotels are
rapidly filling up, but every precaution
has been taken by the Southeastern
Fair Association, in cooperation with
the hotel men, to insure ample accom-
mediation for all visitors Street cars
and automobiles operated to Lakewood,
tie fair crumbs, are hauling large
crowds, and by tomorrow evening
special cars will be put on to accom-
modate the excess travel. The trans
portation facilities to the fair grounds
are ample even for the largest Groves
that may reasonably be expected. Tax
icab companies will operate regular
schedules between the city and the fair
grounds for the accommodation of
those who prefer automobiles 10 the
street cars, thus relieving the cars
OF any congestion.
Notable among the visitors are of
| ficials of the American Shorthorn Cat
tie Breeders Association, the American
Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders Associa~
tion and other prominent live stock
dealers Owners and officials of the
Grand Circuit Races will be here to
witness the performances on the new
$4,000 race track, built especially for
the Grand Circuit and in accordance
with the specifications of that organ
i7ation. They will remain here during
the entire Fair.
The amusement park at the fair
grounds resembles Coney Island. Ev-
cry device is in full operation, and
being we'll patronized, although the
Fair has not actually opened. The
Old Dominion shows, the carnival at
fractions, brought several additional
features making LAKELAND" a more
delightful place for fun and amuse-
ment
The program for Monday evening
! following the first Grand Circuit meet
is unique. Atlanta's Community Cho-
rus of five hundred trained singers will
give a special concert in front of the
grand stand This chorus has been
under special training in preparation
for the event 1t comprises Atlanta
best musical talent. 1t will be one OF
the spectacular features of the days
program.
Southern women have prepared d
department that is both entertaining
and instructive The Pioneer Wo-
mans Society has a special exhibit OF
woman's work that traces the devel-
opment of needlework from the days
of the spinning wheel up to the pres
ent. This work was done in its en-
tirety by these women, many of whom
are 80 years old.
In the woman's department the Bet
ter Babies Contest will be held Chill
dren from nearly every county in Geor-
gia and many from Florida, Alabama,
Tennessee and South Carolina have
been entered and will be brought here
by their mothers to compete for hon
ors in the eugenic contest. Another
exhibit in the womans department is
the model cottage" a modest little
home, built and furnished as a pTaeti
cal demonstration of what can be &C
complished by the young man in rural
communities to provide modern con-
veniences for his family at minimum
cost, thus saving the wife from many
of the drudgeries forced upon her
through ignorance.
GnCIiT WnDrDCs COMMITTEEMAN