Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-06
RICHMOND DAY AT
FAIR IS EXPECTED
TOBREAK RECORD
Officials Ready to- Handle
Great Crowd of at Least
5000.
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND
CITY WILL TAKE HOLIDAY
Railroads Grant Reduced Rates
From Virginia and Carolina
Points.
10000 AT SHOW YESTERDAY
Proves to BE Ono OF Best Tuesdays
In History of the
Exhibition.
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND
CITY WILL TAKE HOLIDAY
10000 AT SHOW YESTERDAY
Proves to Bc Ono OF Best Tuesdays
in History OF the
Exhibition.

With fully 1000 visitors from on,
IN the State. according TO the csti-
mates OF railroad officials and old
time fair spectators. the total at
tendanc. at tho State Fair ycstcr-
day, Virginia Day. is expected TO pass
the $4,000 mark when tho returns
from all tho city ticket Offices arc
compiled this morning.
Schools are closed today for Rich
mond Day and all business houses
and commercial institutions are Civ
ing their employees either full or
Ihalf-holidays to attend the fair. The
hotels OF the city repor, an un.
|equalcd business. The railroads,
which arc giving farc-and-onc half
excursions from all points in VIZ
sinia and North Carolina. are pre-
pared for the greatest volume of
lair traiiic ever known in the pas,
hficcn years. Police are being as
sisted by detectives from several OF
|'he larger cities az far North as
philadelphia in their watc!, for nick
pockets and pcrsons OF a general dis
orderly character.
Secretary ". l.. Augustine. OF the
clearinghouse Association, requests
|that all business men attend to any
banking business which they may
have on hand today at an early hour,
10 that the employees or all financial
Institutions which will not close may
Zoo enabled TO leave their posts as
;arly in the afternoon as possible to
|,ttend tho afternoon AMI evening
programs AT the Fair Grounds.
General aianager ". Conway Saun.
iora said last night that, In his DC.
lief. the fair association today is
Equipped 10 handle. without any Diff
ani,y. the Eichmond Day crowd.
which is expected TO total 5000 pco-
pie Last year the record Was
reached, with approximately 5000
|Idmiss.ons. The Police Dcpartincn,
ias promised every bit OF aid at its
disposal. Acting Mayor Adams has
proclaimed legal holiday in the
,hscncc OF Mayor Ainsiic
Army aviators and brilliant
opening racing card proved two mag
|pets yesterday that put the crowds
n high humor and filled the grand
stand all afternoon. The free vaude-
|cille acts aud Ccrvone's Military
"a nd filed in every lapse between the
racos and drew moro applause from
he audience than has ever been noted
II past years.
Elect W. y. Wood.
w. =. Wood. Of #. w. Wood & sons.
seed merchants. WAS elected Il dircc-
or OF the state Fair Association YES
crday to succeed the late John I.
anderson. who had been chairman of
he executive committee for the past
ave years. Mr.. Wood has becn a
supporter Of the fair for many years.
|,nd his firm is "a stockholdcr.
Directors OF the association said
cstcrday that they could not romcm-
cr more successful Virginia Day
u the history OF the association. and
lie compliments recorded at General
Manager Saunders Office were more
numerous and came from more diff
crcNt sources than ever before.
The United States Marine Corps
Sand. from Quantico. forty strong.
,as on hand yesterday to lend the
|paniment to the squadron of two
I,lancs and two dirigibles from Lang
ley Field.
The army aviators expect TO be
! ack at the Fair again today, but
his is not known for certain. They
re here at the request of Colonel
:ecil, in charge of army recruiting
II Richmond. The Marine Band will
omain throughout the week.
Lieutenant Webster. from Langley
icld, who ranked seventh in the re.
cnt transcontinental air race, in a
,e Hnviland plane No. 10, led tho
crial squadron here yesterday morn
lE, flying at an altitude Of 1900
,ct against a strong wind. yet maxi
~ the trip In ffty.fivc minutes. He
as accompanied by Lieutenant Stitt
DII No. /. With the former flew
crgeant Loupos, an aerial photo
raphic expert. while in Stitt's plano
as Private Hodges. Captain Gale
abry piloted the larger OF the two
iriglblcs, the Zodiac, carrying Ser
cant Matos, another picture speci-
list. Lieutenant Mcintyre and Ser
cant EnriGht were in the second
as bag. The two dirigibles were
!cr the city during the noon hour
king pictures, which will be on cx-
bition at the recruiting station at
asst Broad Street. while Lieutenants
'ebstcr and Stitt made repeated
ghts during the afternoon and re-
.alcd to tho crowds some aerial
aneuvers used in war time, which
cal people had never before seen.
ic purpose of this appearance here
to stimulate recruiting In the
rial service. all branches Of which,
rticularly tho Photographic, are in
cd OF men. and offer exceptional
ucational opportunities TO young
en-. whiio also paying proportion
ely good money. ,
l"Al" Wilson. vas not In the air
tsterday- because his planes are not