Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-23
LIBERTY PAGEANT
TO Be FEATURED
Williams County Fair to Be Greater
Than Ever-Special Attractions
Fast Races-Liberal Premiums.

Management of the Williams Coun-
ty Fair has completed arrangements
to put on great war feature on
Wednesday, September IL, to. be
called the Liberty Pageant, in which
several hundred Of the young people |
OF the county will participate. The
Pageant is furnished by the Ohio
War Savings Committee and is in
tended to show in a graphic way the
reasons for the participation of the
! United States in the world war and
to point out what must be done to
win the victory.
Those who have examined the story
of the pageant are much impressed
by the beautiful pictures presented
and the harmonious action that tells
the story of Uncle Sans growth, the
ideals of the great republic and how
they are threatened by the advocates
of autocracy. The scenes are staged
by children, largely, and the folk
dances of the various nations of Eu-
rope that have sent their people over
to the melting pot" are given a
prominent place. The people of this
community will have an unusual op-
! portunity to witness the most modern
, form of patriotic presentation, in
: which the interest is thoroughly sus-
/ tanned.
Local arrangements will be in
charge of F. E. Beach and A. NJ
Strayer, it is announced by A. c.
= Hause, secretary of the fair The
), Clarence Sullivan, director of the
, o. L. -
: is the author, and whose pageants ir
: the capital city have created atten
ton all over the country.
Red Cross Benefit and Exhibit
: Liberty Pageant Day, Wednesday
n September II, is to be an extremely
d patriotic day and the Red Cross or
n ganizations of the county are to re
: ceive SO per cent of the gate receipt!
: of that date.
: Two large 4Ox6O tents have bee.
:. procured for the exhibits of the Re,
Cross.
: The Williams County Fair direc
/ tors, wishing to aid the Red Cross o
J. the county as much as possible an
e at the same time boost the count,
IS fair, at their last meeting, passed tn
e following resolutions:
# 1t was agreed to by all members .
y the fair board that each member pei
sonally contribute the sum of SIS tc
= ward purse of $40, to be offered a
d follows:
n 1. To be divided into purses of So
l. each. One to be offered to the Mon
g pelier chapter of the Red Cross an
ID its auxiliaries, and the other to tn
d Bryan Red Cross and auxiliaries O
L the following conditions:
le 2. A booth display of agriculture
products to be made at the fair b
each district in which there is a Re
Cross chapter or auxiliary.
3. These booths to be scored an
er judged by competent judge, to k
s, furnished by the fair board
n 4. The prize to go to the Red Gro
te chapter or auxiliary from whose di
n trict the highest scoring display
IN made.
5. The contents of each display |
be sold at auction during the fai
the proceeds of the sale of each di
play to go to the chapter or auxilial
s. from whose district the display
ar made.
ct 6. All articles to be left on displs
en- and not to be removed until Saturds
1 noon, September IA. Displays to
,e- judged on the following basis:
Iy, Size of display, 20 per cent.
le, Variety of articles on display,
per cent.
on Quality of display, 80 per cent
Id, General appearance, 25 per cent.
ne 1t was moved and motion carri
nd that so per cent Of the gate receir
on Wednesday be given to the R
Ter Cross, to be divided equally betwe
a the Montpelier and Bryan chapters
;e" be used by them as they see fit.
ed Other big features of the week W
1er be three Stake races of $500 purs'
Z. Also the usual Glass races of go
wn purses.
os- For other announcements, see o
rl,+ ad next week ADV