The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-08

With the city and fairgrounds pre- senting riot of the national colors and with every attraction in readiness the gates of the Alabama State Fair will formally open at o'clock this morning.
 Today, the opening day, is childrens day and every arrangement has been made to handle one of the largest crowds in the history of the fair. All the public schools in the county and city have declared holiday and the lziddies and their parents will flock to the fairgrounds.
 school will be guests of the fair as- sociation today and they will present a drill and exhibition before the grandstand that will be one of the features of children's day. All the newsboys and news carriers of The Age Herald. News and Ledger will also be guests at the fair today.
 The fun will start just as soon as the throngs reach the grounds and there will be entertainment going on all the time Admission for children today is 15 cents.
 Visitors to the fair today will see everything that anyone on any fol- lowing days will see. Everything is in readiness. All the hippodrome attrac- tions are here, Ruth Law, famous ayi- atrix is ready to fly; the Johnny J. Jones midway shows are on the ground and everything is ready for &I,o { l<~t z ris who will go to the fair today.
 EVERYTHING READY "Eyerything is ready and everybody | is going to the fair" Is the slogan The roads to the fairgrounds are ir good condition. as members of the board of revenue have taken great pride in putting them in the best pos sible shape for the fair. Ruth Law, recognized as ono Of thu l best flyers in the world, will make | flight today at S:S0 o'clock. Miss Law l is considered one of the most daring of all flyers and in every flight sht loops tho loop. She has looped thu loop as many as IS times in one fliGh and she announces that she will makt every effort to break this record to- l day.
 1 Visitors to the fair today will se'
 
 | tions now being presented.
 RUTH LAW WILL FLY 1 They will see Ruth Laws flight. l They will see IS high class hippo drome acts in front of the grandstand | these acts being made up of some O l the best entertainers in the country They will see a daylight display O l fireworks presented by Pains fire
 works company for the especial deligh 1 of the children.
 They will hear the famous Cayall' band in concert and also Birmingham famous organization, Memolis band. I On the midway they will see grans organization of attractions The ia
 nous Johnny J. Jones expedition show will entertain on the midway and the, 1 are declared to be the best attrac
 of the kind ever on the fair
 grounds.
 They will see exciting horse race l and motorcycle races.
 They will see wonderful agricul tural exhibits, ! gnArlfaogl cattle show
 and wonderfui axhlhsts n all depart ments.
 II In short. sAey viii sse the best fai that has ever baen presented in Blr mingham.
 SACRED CONCERT SUNDAY Thousandh enjoyed the sacred con cert at the fairgrounds Sunday after noon rendered by the famous Cavall band. Lona before o'clock, the tim announced for thA beElnning of tn concert. crowds' began swarming t the groundS an the rowd presen was the largeaf hat nNpr attended sunday concert tis Fairgrounds: