The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-09

| Emerging from the crudities of the
average first day the state fair today
offers every man. woman and child in
| Richmond and Virginia splendid enter
! tainmen recreation and valuable in
formation.
The educational value of the exhibits
along every line OF industry and in
every department OF the agricultural
| life of the state is worth many times
the price of admission
Is one interested In live stock. Here
II may be seen in great variety and
number. Does one want to equip his
farm with modern machinery? 1t may
be found here in every form and for
every imaginable farming purpose.
Not Confined TO the Educational.
But the fair, while spiendidiy aduca~
| ttonal, is not confined to instructing
the people. RI appeals as we'll, to that
part OF the nature OF man and woman
desiring entertainment. Some four
| teen free attractions OF high order
are given In front OF the grandstand.
| while Wahoo lane is crowded with all
OF the usual Coney Island attractions
| Does one crave to have his fortune
told? The queen OF New Zealand Ia
on hand to turn the trick--even though
II be news TO New Zealand that II has
any particular queen in a country
There are accom- odatinR gentlemen
who turn wheels 1T fortune CRYING
iustily that one can buy boy OF cam
ny for cents. Just whether these
wheels are within the law the de-
ponent saith not
Recruiting Goes On.
AS one wends his way alone wahoo
lane he Is sensibly reminded that the
country Is at war as recruiting station.
OF the regular army and the raariue
corps are near neighbors and the Blue
company organizers will probably he
operating there today as we'll
Here too may be found the booth OF
that splendid organization. the Tray
elers Aid society ever ready n az
tend helping hand to ALI peonIs .ra
especially to young women, when thew
most need It. Close by are the head-
quarters 81 the w c. r. U. and tha
rest tent OF The Y NJ. c. A.
In Industrial Hall,
Entering Industrial hall one snaaS
ny Hnds his way Ao the Red Cross
paVliion under the charge OF Fl q.
IN Red Cross garh. While he ax~
amines the exhibit showing the mn
merous garments made by Red Cross
workers for the soldiers he can h,,t
wonder why all women do not srray
themselves in some such neat ana
becoming attire as that Of the Red
ross workers. Close at hand one of
the distinctive features of the whole
show II met when the visitor beho,ds
the beautifully artistic DISPLAY Of tha
Chesa peake & Ohio railway. arrang-
ed by c. J. Jehne. OF the c. g. a
Industrial department Oats wheat
sorghum. mfllet. alfalfa and other
products are beautifully blended into
perfect whole. while the crops OF
the territory through which the
Chesapea ke & Ohio passes are shown
In profusion.
Numerous business enterprises az
the city and practically ali OF the
automobile dealers are represented
IN the building by handsome exhibits.
the latter accupyins very consider
able proportion of the floor space.
Richmond Schools Exhibits.
Wen worthy close examination IN
the exhibit of the Richmond public
schools in. which is illustrated the
splendid development OF the practical
in education. The modern boy must
not only be able to parse a sentence
hut he must be able to drive a nail
true. and he must be skilled in the
handling of the tools the use of which
turns the raw material into useful
and ornamental furniture, while the
young woman of today must be able
10 sew anu COOK as Well as TO take
a high note and PLAY the piano. The
students of the Richmond public
school system have an exhibit that ia
a credit to them and to the practical
system of education In vogue I'm this
good day,
Passing on one Is shown through
the city and state health exhibits, In
charge of DIR. Flanagan. of the city
department, and Assistant Health
Commissioner Brurfffefc, of the state
health department respectively.
Here DR.. Flanagan will show you
q device which is of interest to city
and country dweller as well. It II
en- arrangement devised by Former
Health Officer DIR. r. C. Levy and
former Chief Sanitary Officer W. r
Tuck. 1t is revelation of simplicity
and it's object is to put the kibosh
on the fly nuisa nee II In saarAiy =
strongly constructed box with. q wfrs
screen at the bottom. q few tncAea
from the GROUND In tho bog, 49,