The Detroit times., 1917-09-07
WOMEN IN
.CONTROLOF
FAIR TODAY
w. C. L. u. Day Brings
Addresses Knocking
Old John BarleycOrn
MILKMAIDS IN
LIVELY CONTEST
c ha nj piOn Will Be
Picked From Two
Dozen Entries

Friday has been set aside by the
Michigan state fair management
for the iRferfsts OF women. II is
the first time in the history OF the
fair that the W. C. T. L. has had a
full day devoted 10 it's work, being
Officially designated as "W c. r. T..
Day on the program. Addresses
will De made by officials OF the or
ganization in tho odeon in the grove
during the day
In conjunction with the womens
celebration. Mrs Gertrude Sackett
Swan VIII drill her 200 small chill
dren in costume after rendering the
Entente cantata,' daily fair fea-
-ttiFe
Grandstand patrons WI view be.
fore the day ends one OF tho most
complete and varied entertainments
given during this years fair in a
single dav
Louis Gertson. aviator opens the
afternoon entertainment with a
series o. loop.tho.loop maneuyers in
his plane after which he furnishes
tho afternoon frowork. display from
q high altitude in his machine
Following Gertson' exhibition
comes the million dollar parade Of
live stock on the big race track
;he winning animals in each class
passing Tho reviewing stand
For Tho FIRST time this year there
viii he an exhibition OF trained
horses Friday This attraction fol
lows Immediately after fancy drill
hy the Detroit mounted police
Micrlgan's champion girl milk
maid viii be chosen during the after
noon in "A contest 10 be he'd In front
Of the srandStand There are "A
young ladies, "a from Detroit, enter
cd In the contest
The aftern Don program con-
cludos with the last events in the
Michigan short ship harness races.
The regular evening program OF
Illuminated aeroplane flights. fire
works. horse show. vaudeville acts,
wild west show and band concerts
Viii be held as usual
Upwards OF 50 600 persons dropped
3o-cent pieces in the collection noxes
al the gates Thursday, which was
Cleaners Day an the fair A re-
cepuon 20 Major Burt r ShurIy.
his stan and other members of me
Base Hospital Unit No 36. stationed
on the fair grounds. drew large
number of the tair patrons
Several officials Of the Ancient
Order OF Cleaners made speeches In
the oieon IN the grove during the
afternoon
Girl members OF the 2S canning
clubs throui Tho state demonstrated
ne art OF canning fruits and yege.
tables and preserving fqOd By the
cold pack system TO visitors IN the
womon's building. Thursday Three
representatives. OF each club partici-
patcs In the daily canning contest.
Prof Jessie Phelps OF the faculty
az ho lpeilanti Normal college, lee
turci to mothers on tho rearing OF
child en- Her address chiefly con
corucd babies under two years
THE ~ 1c- Tor better babies" viii
be- awarded by Manager Dickinson
SATURDAY morning at II o'clock in
the grow" Mrs Edwin 5. Leonard
ugcrintcndcnf OF the contest. re-
ports that 500 mothers who wanted
10 en'or their babies in the contest.
were turned away since tho contest
closed
Five hundred pies will be dis
tTilWcd free TO children Saturday,
which viii he "Chldren's day" at
the fair II Bocrth donated the
pastrE and has offered prizes for
he ple eating contest TO be held in
the grove under tho auspices OF the
Detroit NcWshoys' association