Evening journal., 1916-12-06
MAYOR Price SPEAKS
TO POULTRINEN
Ralph Dale Wins Governors
Cup for Best Bird
in Show
Il YEAR OLD BOY
TO GIVE EXHIBITION

The tenth annual poultry snow or
the Diamond State Poultry Associa-
ton which opened yesterday in Turn
Hall, attracted large attendance.
The show will continue the remand
er Of the week. The show is the larg-
est and best ever held in Wilmington,
there being 500 entries. Last night
Mayor James +. Price spoke at the
hall. and praised the officials of the
show for their efforts, which, he said
will help Wilmington. More than 400
persons were in attendance when the
mayor spoke.
An increased interest in poultry
shows was manifested by the large
attendances. The evening crowd filled
the room. Members OF the Street and
Sewer Department, Board OF Educa-
ton, City Council and other city Of
ficials attended, observing it as "Mu-
nicipal Night"
w +. Langshaw, president Of the
poultry assoc alton. presided at the
meeting in the hall last night. In his
Introductory remarks he spoke of the
work being accomplished by the as
sOciation, whose object is TO promote
the breeding of thoroughbred chick
ems and other fowl and incidently ad-
veItise Wilmington.
Mayor Price made a fine address in
regard to the show. and interpersed
it with humor. He welcomed the
out-of-tOwn guests at the show and
expressed his delight as seeing so
many out-of-tOwn entries.
A small girl, dressed in white, at
the conclusion OF the mayors address
ran out to him with large bouquet
OF yellow chtysanthemums, a gift OF
the association.
The speakers spoke from the plat
form in the forward part Of the hall
which had been decorated in red,
white and blue. and upon it were
placed the coops of pigeons and
smaller and daintier species OF chick
ems.
Ralph Dale, of Thirty-fifth and Mar
ket streets, this city, the we'll known
breeder Of Orpingtons was the winner
of the governors cup for the best bird
in the show, a Black OrpingtOn COCK
bird in Coop No. 800. This bird was
also awarded the honOrs for being
the best Orpington IN the show, cur
awarded by James Watson & Son. The
iudge announced today that the
navor's cup for the best ten birds In
tbe show had been awarded to sam
uel Little of Newark, white Wyan
dottes.
Mr.. Dale also won the John D.
Thompson cup for the best female
Orpington displayed.
Mrs. George A. Wolf OF Talleyville
WAS the winner of the Spratts cup TOT
the hest cockerel reared on Spratts
Food.
delaware Hardware Company prize
for the best Cochin bantam cock
shown and the Dale cup for the best
bantam hen.
paul Mullin, was the winner OF
the special prize for the best pen OF
Wvandottes and Herbert Thornett OF
NIarshallton was the winner OF the
snecial for the best pen OF S. G. Rhode
Island Reds.
with the placing Of the awards on
the cages at the show last night the
executive committee announced thal
the special awards would be posted
today.
The free tickets to school children
were distributed in several OF the
schools today and the remainder vii
he given out tomorrow. The feature
of tonight's show will be the demon
stration Of killing and drypickinl
Of chickens by William Il. Langshaw
Jr., a twelve year old school boy.
A list OF prize winners follows
Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Cock Mrs. George A. Wolfe, city
first: Miss NJ. J. Healy, Wlnterthur
second. William I. Morris, Green
wood, Del, third.
Hen--Miss NJ. J. Healy, first; Mrs
George A. Wolfe, second and third.
Cockerel-Mrs. George A. Wolfe
first, second and third.
Puliet-Mrs. George A. Wolfe, first
Miss NJ. J. Healy, second and third.
Bun Plymouth Rock.
Coclkerel-Miss d. A, Jeckson
Principle Furnace, Nd, first.
Puiiet-Miss ID. A. Jackson, nrst.
White Plymouth Rock.
Cock-Fred r. Campbell, city, first
Horace w. White, Chester second an'
third.
Hen-Horace W. White. first; Fret
r Campbell. second: Caleb L. Powell
Chadds Ford, Pa, third.
Cockerel-Horace W. White, first
Caleb L. Powell, second; Fred X
Campbell, third.
PulletZHorace w. White. first ant
second; Fred L. Barker, Delmar
third.
Columbia Plymouth Rock.
Cock.-Cseorge L. Medill, city, first
Hen-Willam c. Heston, West
grove. Pa. first; George L. Medill
PnjIet-Wnliam c. Heston hrst
william l.. Medill, second
silver Laced WyandOttes.
Cbck-T K. Mcdowell Rising Sur
Md. first and second; Mrs. Johl
Boyle. city. third.
Hen-Mrs. John Boyle, first; t.
Mcdowell. second.
Cockcrel-Mrs. John Boyle, first; I
K Mcdowell, second and third.
pnllet-AIrs. John Boyle, first AM
tbird. T. X Mcdowell, second.
White WyandOttes.
Cock-E l. Rice, Claymont' first
Samuel Little. second; Dotte Horl
Poultry Farm. third.
Hen--Samuel Little, first. and sec
ond: Halleck dupont, third.
Cockerel-William ]. Henry. mrs
and second; Dotte Horn Poultr
Farm. third.
Pullet- William J Henry, first
Samuel Little. second villa Bellevu
Poultry Farm third
Run WyandOttes.
cock-E J. Chandler. Kennel