Evening journal., 1917-09-05
Stale Fair Again Mecca of Crowds


. ations. THIS booth was a great attrac-
tion for the kiddles, es they were
giving away Indian hats.
The Christian Science rest room. IN
the Industrial building, Is very preitily
decorated and has many visitors. In
charge yesterday were Mrs Charles
NJ Curtis, Mrs. r. I. Thatcher Miss
Marguerite Wallace, Frank p. Hall, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood l.. Rearick.
The Franz Premier Company has O
good display Of electric cleaners.
Jones Famous Orange Juice, from
Atlantic City, yies with the Glover
Dairy milk and buttermlk, in quench-
ing the thirst Of visitors.
Kyanize v6rnishes, Acme paints.
brushes, sponges for house-cleaning,
and wallpaper samples are attractive
ly shown by the Joseph Thomas Com
pany.
A pleasing display by the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany ls housed In q handsomely decor
ated booth, made with orange and
white panels, and landscape painting.
There are green floor rug, brown
wicker chairs. green ferns and amber
glass lamps 10 carry out a very effec-
Tive color scheme. Among the manifold
electric convenlences are fans, irons,
toasters, brollers, electric range, laun-
dry machines. coffee percolaters and
vacuum cleaners.
The Concord Heights Company is
showing some splendid panoramic
photographs Of that pretty suburb OF
The city at their booth.
pepsln Gum is O fragrant heapod up
pile In a fair booth.
The Judson G. Burns Sales Company
has q very excellent display OF GSina-
day washing and wringing machines.
The wrlnger moves TO one side, enab-
ling the worker TO change the gar
ment from the wash-tub TO the hluing
tub without extra labor. The Royal
Electric vacuum cleaner shown by
this company was enother good ex-
hibit
Some especially pretty electric chan
deliers were noted In the booth Of the
Mardelya Electric and Engineering
Company, Of Dover. The Delco-Light
Is a feature OF this exhibit. It Is run
by a small electric motor easily in
stalled. and especially recommended
! for manifold uses on the farm.
The Grange exhibit booths and the
Community Garden displays will bo
Judged today.
Red Cross Asks for Sweets.
The Red Cross Is planning to ask
all exhibitors at the Fair who have
jellies, fruits, vegetables, and similar
displays TO make contributions Of these
ar,icles Of sufficient amount 10 enable
the Red Cross to hold q market this
Saturday IN front OF the Old City Hail.
Floral contributions from everybody
Interested are also to be asked.
The Red Cross booth attracts much
/ Interest. The workers who give their
services quite Independently OF the
work continuing daily in the OLD City
Hall, completed nearly 100 plecel yes
terdsy as the fair grounds, working
from 2 to 8. Today and tomorrow they
work from 1880 until 8. Miss Eleanor
] Nandegrift. Miss Jean Evans and Miss
! Warwick have been taking care Of
membership and literature campaign.
Yesterday, Mrs. David Lindsay, Jr., was
in charge o. the medical side, and Mrs.
l.. o. kittinger In charge Of the surgical
side. Mrs. Monteth Jackson has been
explaining the WoOlen garments being
made for the children.
Delaware chapter has been assigned
1880 garments to be made by the
arst OF October. 1900 Of each OF the
i've kinds. Lack Of w05l has DELAYED
the local work, but more has been
tolegrsphed Tor, and the Red Cross
women do not intend 90 have Della
ware break her unsullled record for
having all Army and Navy work done
on time
"Miss 1877" a Visitor.
Miss isi7," who In real life is Miss
Emily plnter, Of the Washington
Square Players Of New York, was very
popular with the host Of visitors to
the Mlllard L. Davis exhibit at the
state Fair Yesterday. The dainty little
lady who wears the SCOOP hat and
voluminouS draperies Of the period
when the famous 1877" silver was the
pioneer plate Of America, presides over
the Millard Z. Davis display OF the
noted ware. She Is there particularly
on behalf OF the Soldiers Tobacco
Fund for which THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL is conducting a watermelon con-
test.
Miss 1877 confessed that she on
ioyed the fair Immensely yesterday.
and thought the cattle, pigs, poultry,
and other exhibits were particularly
fine. An admirlng group followed the
colonial maiden as she traversed the
grounds distributing letters begging
all and sundry to remember the boys
going TO fight In France The host OF
children, in free yesterday, were de-
lighted to discover miss is47" Of the
souvenir postcards was there before
them, and invented all kinds OF rela-
tives for whom they had to get cards.
Miss Pinter has assisted at a number
Of soldiers benefits, giving most OF her
summer vacation 10 this work. Recent
ly she was In a beneft given under
the auspices OF the National Head