Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
STATE FAIR NOT AFFECTED
BY INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
Health Authorities Can See No
Danger to I1evpru .Tnroagil
Outdoor Gatherings.
CLOSED SHOWS ELIMINATED
Stage Set for Big Exposition-Live
Stock Exhibits Arc Largc-Spced
Events Promise to Be Most Inter
estnS in History Of Fair.

virginia State Fair. pening here to-
morrow. will be In no way affected by
inc show CLOSING order yesterday is
sueu by, ci:y health officials. It wss
announced last night.
the eh n me",, OF the RESOLUTIONS adopted a,
churches and all theaters Of the o oity
a called meeting Of the board Of di-
Iectors or the Virginia State Fair was
Flanagan. Chief Health oHicer O.;
tbs mona va, vas present, and stated that
from the closing order because. in the
opinion of the health authorities. the
=. saa ,r:, OF the shows was not such
a3 would tend TO spread the disease
We. had the State Fair specifically
in mind said DIR. ElannaEan." and II
was purposely omitted from the order
the usual features OF the fair and with
the fact that everything took place
In tho omen air. we could see no rca-
SSn ior including l. in the closing or
nc more danger than ordinary inter-
course on the streets.
BOARD VOTED UPON ADVICE
OF DIR. ROY FLANAGAN
Actins, upon the advice of DR. Elan
nasan: the directors, being a body of
patriotic and public-spiritcd men.
agreed that. in view of the gravity OF
tie situation, steps would be taken at
feature o: the fair from Il health stand
point, the inciosed side shows, so that
no risk would be run by visitors to the
fair III contracting Influenza.
Composing. the board Of directors
are J. T, Anderson. James Bellwood,
r. T. Bowman. Fairfax Harrison. AL
Byrd. Berkeley y. Adams. d. II. Grundy,
Marshall Il. ". spIiman, leigh r. Pase.
Fairfax Harrison is president Of the
Virginia State Fair Association; j. II.
Andelson and 5: FL Marshall are vice
and W. L. Saunders. secretary and gem
crnl manager.
- The grounds presented n busy scene
yesterday with the small army OF men
at work on the exhibits putting the
finishing touches 20 the work on the
of o9' mem w whete is also large force
detail in readiness for the opening or
the tair tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL RUN ERECTED
TO CARE FOR LIVE STOCK
has found it necessary to erect addi-
tional pens TO handle the stock on ac.
count OF the large number of entries
been entered than in 1917 and the same
is true OF cattle, hogs and horses. The
eN i,i6il. halls are full and it. has been
saunders to find room to accommoda he
all the exhibitors.
n The Federation OF Mothers Clubs and
mond will have a mothers and babies
restroom In the Mothers Building. on
D Mith beds ,se Ad aG Building
mothers can rest and ca, their lunches
ana let the little ones have nan whan
all tired out. -
Sufficient vaudeville and hippodromc
acts tn MI two stages will he presented
IN front OF the srandstand each after
,.ot,G ne acts arc from the bisges.
q m. n Nv.
country and include troupcs Of intcr
national reputation.
MOTOR RACES PROMISE
TO he BIG ATTRACTION
,,n Inc osher attractions that the \ir-
S Ssn state stat, Fair offers its patrons this
S SSnr make =, certain that the 1915
sSXi Isorx on NM eo the biggest in tho
track for the first FIVE DAYS OF the
TAR there will he running races and
slcooo IN purses will be presented to
ready ff ftys Of ho ,bs In that time Al
this section of the country are quar-.
tered in the stables at the Fair Fair
before ihe maf' hend are sS
away from the barrier Monday after
Eyes of the motor race o,,nrs,,,s
throughout the Eastern and Southern
States will be turned on Richmond neyf
"aturaay afternoon. when the SIS. 900
is held at the Virginia State Fair. Fo our
OF the greatest drivers on the dirt
ship.
Arthur Chevrolet. the famous vet
e era and speedway driver: Fred Horey.
me DIRT track king: Jules E5llinsboe,
me canadian itle-holder. and Leon
Duray a foreign speedster are the
do o contestants, who have posted ST.
oOp; and who will meet in the race
and fight 1t out for supremacy The
event will be run In three heats. and
the winner will be decided upon points.