The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
10000 People Pass Through Gates on Opening Day of the Alabama State Fair
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i they are there and because they seem
 10 fear they will be overlooked. A
 number of rabbits and guinea piss are | also oa exhibit here.
 | The second floor of the exhibit hall
 is devoted to the schools and woman'a ] department under the supervision of Mrs John B. Reid. The Jefferson coun- 1 ty schools, the Ensley high school and Central high schools have work from the various departments of training on display, and these exhibits are attract ing large crowds and proving most in- teresting They include drawing, sew ing, cooking and manual art training The Unites StGes department of ari- culture also has an attractive exhibit on display. this booth being one of the prettiest seen.
 INDIVIDUAL BOOTHS
 More individual booths were prepared by the women of Alabama at the fair this year than ever before, according to Mrs. Reid, and the work exhibited is more va ried. The center is formed of d large number of ferns, palm and various potted plants grown by Alabama women and adds unusually to this department. Mrs. Reid stated that she had made an effort this year 10 get as many Birmingham made products on display in this build ing as possible.
 My i1ea is not only to encourage the women of Alabama to sew and cook but to help them make better homes.' said Mrs Reid. For this reason l encourage the raising of flowers and in fact every thing that goes to make q real home. l was most fortunate in securing the Venus Chemical company to put on an exhibit CT products made in Birmingham and this booth is proving one of the most pop4- lar iu ynis building"
 The prizes were awarded yesterday as follows: Mrs Vernon Douglass, first prize s125 Mrs. R. o. Cooper. second prize. s1Oo; Mrs T. L, Mangum, third phize. $90 Mrs W. P. Lynch, fourth prize sS5 Miss Julette Odom, firth prize *i5 Mrs b. I. 14atimer, sixth prize, $l0; Mrs J. H. Rinard, seventh prize, $65; Mrs. M D. Gum, eighth prize, seo; Mrs. Hickman, ninth prize, $55; Mrs. r. A. Franklin tenth prize. $50: Mrs. w. o. puffy. eleV- erth prize si0: Mrs. Butler, twelfth prize, S40: Mrs Tillman Wood thirteenth prize. S35. Mrs N B. Scott, fourteenth prize, ss0 Miss Evelyn Zeigler fifteenth prize, s9o Miss Esther Robertson. sixteenth prize. s25; Mrs. Hambrick. seventeenth prize s25; Mrs T. R. Wolf, eighteenth prize. SLO, hTS. lTull oltAtitf iiiAiSNN44'N+' nrize. s25 These exhibits were graded according to decorating, arrangement ineedlework culinary display and variety and among the counties represented were Montgomery. Autauga. Pickens, Tusca 7 loosa and Jefferson.
 Just before the races aerial bombs were fired in numbers, and as they tell flaSs of the various nations, as well as many colored paper animals, fell from them lo the delight of the children.
 W l. O'Sullivan. an aviator who has been attracting much attention by hls daring stunts. will fly Thursday, Fri day and Saturday when he Will try 1 TO ol,tdo lieutenant Locklear," accord- 1 ing to announcement. He will have with him M. L. Tinney, who will jump i from the plane in parachute when l 5000 feet in the air. OSuliivan, who will occupy the rear seat when they ascend, will change from that position l to the front seat, leaving the machine 1 unguided in the meantime
 ] R A Brown, president of the fair l association, entertained the nine chll' dren wards of the juvenile court and ] their chaperones and saw to IL tna'
 they saw everything there.
 The Birmingham infirmary openee up an emergency hospital with nurse in charge and the midway was thor l ougnly sprinkled, there being very lit tie dust.
 HORSE RACES
 Charles F. Reed of Louisville, Ky. said to be one of the best judges oi
 horses in America, is judging the horse | races, which are proving a draw!ne card Although he has been in Bir- mingham only couple of days. Judge
 Reed has made many friends amons the racing fans by his fairness. The
 winners of the races yesterday were as follows: 2:24 trot, The Design driven by J S. Hildreth, who finished l2, 1, 1, making it in PIP. Mair Lick. driven by Charles Bear Stables. came next, making it in 2:12 F II Abbe Mack, driven by c. B. Tansy
 came third, making it in 2:16A.
 For the 2:10 pace, Bessie Duro:n
 driven by Francis Tracy. captured th'
 $500. purse. making it in 2:12A. Coun
 Maroue. driven by W. M. Rash, cam' second making it in s:121A. Grey
 Brook driven by T. A. Hays. and Ken i. tuby Bow came next.
 RACES FOR TODAY Races scheduled for today are a.
 follows;
 , 2:25 Pace-Little Chimes. b. g.. D!
 Matonia Chimes. H. D. Hackett, Louis , vile, Ky; Patti Ala. b. m. by Ala bama Hal. w E. Woodford, Marion
 Merrick, blk. m by Bill Bar. F. "
 Miller Sedalia, Mo-; Jimmie Melvin | b. h., by Melvin, John Cooper, Hart
 selle: Henry Ford, ch h.. by Eddi
 Hal. J. T. Meanor Hartselle; Charl Edwards. bv General Watts, J. W
 Swenney. Jackson, Miss; Mosilly Al cantar ch. m.. by Sir Alcantara, Jr
 H. T. Cubs. Athens: Abbelect, br. g
 by The Abbe. c. B. Tansy, Chatta
 nooga, Tenn: Effie Direct. s. m, b, Water Direct. w. M. Tolley. ColumDis Tenn.
 d 2:1S Trot-Marworthy, br. g., b. d Amore McKinnie. H. D. Hackett, Louis : ville. Ky. Cecilian Mazetlin. b. m, b. : Cecilian. Cole Harris, Helena Ark. : Essie Dr. m. by Gambetta Prince, ( B. Tsnsy. Chattanooga. Tenn; Beau
 tifui Baby. s. m., by Palo King. H. S - Hogoboom. Woodland. Cal. Columb Fire. Jr. blk. h.. by Columbia Fire, c. Q Downs, Memphis Tenn; Rose King, I . m, by Palo King. H. S. Hogoboon i. Woodland. Cal; Walter J., blk. g., b , Liberty Bond. H. T. Culp. Athens, Ga
 Lieutenant Locklear will stage hi
 aerial exhibition this afternoon a 3:3o o'clock and is sure to prove e drawing card In addition today wi, n be Red Cross day. Governors day, An d niston day and Kiwanis day. and tn e members of the Indian aggregatio will hold their regular weekly mee, ing at the fair grounds. when the
 will take in all the exhibits, free at
 fractions as well as the shows on th C midway The crowds are expected t r be even larger than ever before on tn O exhibition.
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