The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

| Clarkson. while Sergeant Samuels will
have supervision of the traffic squads
on Boulevard and Hermitage road.
Details from the three stations win re-
main on the grounds continuously,
until the close Of the fair.
some Fine Exhibits.
Some of the exhibits in Industrial
hall with be worth special study They
are handsomely arranged and placed
with the View 81 displaying varying
qualities of utility and economy q 5 we'll
as beauty.
The Southern Railway cempany and
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad COM
panv have attractive booths showing
samples of the agricultural develop
ment along their lines, Both booths
viii attract general attention.
large number of manufacturing
and distributing agencies have attrac-
tive booths with displays Of more or
less beauty Many free sam Pies VIII he
distributed from many Of these booths,
and wifi therefore prove attractive 10
the frugal housewife. and the tight
wad husband.
II. w. wood & Sons have ono of the
most allurinE displays for the country
1:rtaitey, Write the iSfsxwel5s H9Nss Cof4
fee disp1ay is most appetiZinG. The au-
! tomohile people have beautiful dis
! PLAYS and all kinds of models are
| shown,
! The Richmond and Henrico public
schools have most interesting exhibits,
/ showing the handiwork Of pupils in
I the Industrial departments, and the
Richmond health department has nm en-
| iarped display of matters pertaining to
| the sanitation and the health IN gem
| erai Of humanity.
| Many Of the booths lack tpst the
| finishing touches which with be placed
upon them with the rising Of the sun
| today. and all of them. and there are
| hundreds, VIII he spread before the ad-
/ nolring and wondering eye of the Wis
! itor today In all their dazzling mag
/ nihcence.
nevwttchfnw Sight.
! Just a peek could be had az the wo-
| mems department yesterday. This
large collection of articles made by wo-
men was locked in its individual build
| ing, and nothing but glimpse through
the keyhole could be had by any one.
/ At . o'clock this morning the doors VIII
1 he thrown omen to one Of the most be-
| witchlng sights of the entire exposf-
| ton. The prizewiDners will also Se
| announced II was said last night that
! so close were the various contestants
/ that but small fraction lay between
first and second. and sometimes third
! prizewinners.
| Superintendent Riddick. Of the poul-
I try department. was notified last ntaht
/ that instead Of six carloads from the
/ Smith poultry yards, there would he
I eight, and he Immediately got busy for
! a still further enlargement of the de-
/ partment The birds will be in place
/ bv the opening Of the fair this morn
/ ing.
| So large has this department grown
that three instead OF two Judges will
/ handle the entries. These judges are
! well known experts from the big
! shows: Faber. of Toledo; webb. Of
! Rochester md Dipple. of Indianapolis
( They will begin their work early to-
/ day.
I In the farm department notable ex-
hibits will prove to be those from the
! V. T. T.. Hampton institute. and the
Womens and Girls clubs. Either one
Of these exhibits will be worth a days
| study.
Dazzling Pyrotcchnics.
I Samuel Serpico, superintendent OF the
| International Fireworks company. and
a crew OF fifteen men, will supervise
and install the fireworks displays. Mr.,
serpico said yesterday he had been
given Instructions to put on the very
best show possible here this week, and
+ he declared that he would do so, invit-
ing every one 10 take a look at 1t to-
night, and see for himself The set
pieces will be specially attractive The
feature piece win be a battle between
Ur-boats and destroyers, which will be
presented every night In addition
there win be searchlights, flying
pigeons. serpents Of flames. Niagara
F'affs, Japanese umbrellas, fountains,
whistles and Chaines fans, and por-
trait of President Wilson, with SOL
dier saiuting Old Glory. There will be
myriad bombs with from one to one
hundred shells.
Freaks From Every Cline.
The midway shows came in yester-
day. This section of the fair will from
every indication prove the most attrac-
tive Of the kind ever seen here. The
world at Torne''- is what II IS called.
From every section OF the globe come
the features, which include half-wo-
man; Venus, Omar sami. msrry-Ga-