The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-21
FEATURE
FOR PREbLE FAIR

: EATON, o., Sept. 21.-Patriotic fea-
lures will figure prominently in the
program for the 68th annual Preble
county fair, which opens here Monday.
The features will include addresses,
: exercises, music and dedication of a
service flag for Preble county soldiers
who have gone to the front. Patriotic
song service will be held daily The
patriotic addresses will be made to
give impetus to the Liberty Loan
campaign and the war savings stamp
drive. Speakers will be provided by
the district Liberty Loan speakers
bureau. upon request of John H. Mus
selman, of Eaton, chairman of the
county Liberty Loan committee.
Chairman Musselman will arrange the
details and program for the speaking
feature. Arthur d. Davis, chairman
of the county civilian war relief &C.
tivities, will be in charge of the ex-
ercises incident to the dedication of
the county service flag. A special
program Of addresses, music, etc, will
be presented. Another patriotic fea-
ture will be a display of pictures of
each and every Preble county soldier
boy that it is possible to secure. The
display will also include army pic
lures Of every description.
Secretary Harry ID. Silver states
that in his many years service as sec
rotary OF the fair managers he has
not seen the outlook any brighter for
a splendid and successful fair than
this year. Barring unfavorable wealth
er. President Jesse l.. Haston of
West Alexandria, believes this years
meeting will mark the banner one for
the association. Every thing points
in that direction, he says.
j. e. Flora. superintendent Of the
speed department, announces one of
the largest list of speed entries of re-
cent years. Entries in all other de-
partments are qually large.
Eleven races constitute the weeks
racing program, the first race to take
place Tuesday afternoon. The purse
in each race is $500, excepting two
events confined to the county. The
purse in these is 500 each. Tuesdays
card is made up Of the gentlemen's
trotting road race, confined to the
county. and the 2:13 pace. Three
races are scheduled for Wednesday,
the gentlemen's pacing road race, con-
fined to the county; 2: 80 trot, and 2:25
pace. Thursday-2:11 pace, 2:1S trot.
2:16 pace. Friday-2:14 trot, 2:4O
pace and 2:24 trot. The pulses in
the 2;25 pace on Wednesday and the
2:24 trot on Friday are payable in
Liberty bonds.
Service Men Free.
A per cent of all premiums will be
paid in war savings stamps.
The management has erected a new
building for display Of work of the
county schools.
The junior stock Judging contest will
be enlarged upon this year.
All oranges in the county have re-
served space for displays, upon which
premiums will be given Products Of
the domestic science department will
be prepared In accordance with the
food administration rules No others
will be recognized in the competition
for awards.
Free attractions for entertainment
OF the crowds have been provided
again this year and as usual will be
staged in the speed ring enclosure
opposite the ampitheatre. They in
.clude comedy circus OF trained ami
mails and a clown feature. Probable
tiles are daily airplane flights will be
added to the free attraction features.
The fair management announces
that all soldiers in uniform will be
admitted to the fair free at any and
all times. This includes veterans OF
the civil war and other wars who
furnish the proper Identification.