Evening journal., 1920-09-08

and better. The dahlas on exhibition
are OF all shades and colors and are
Of the plain or single variety, also
the double flower.
Culinary Department
The display In the culinary depart
menl Is unusually good There are
a large number Of cakes exhibited.
The cake that won the blue ribbon
was a tempting chocolate cake. Among
i-Olher favor te ribbon winners were
Lady Baltimore Cake and a sponge
cake. Bread, rolls, cinnamon huns and
ginger snaps are among the articles
on display. There was also a fine
showing Of honey and lemon butter.
! The exhibit OF preserves, jellies and
vegetables presen. a most tempting
appearance.
The children's department can hard
| ly be described. In all branches the
/ Juveniles have covered themselves
with many hOnors. Here IS an kinds
OF needle work. Knitted articles and
an excellent display of culinary work.
All the canning on exhibition In this
department was done in Delaware.
In the children's canning exhibition
the canned beans. corn, peas and
corn on the cob Is attracting much
attention. Four girls have displays of
4 sN varieties Of vegetables VII cli r1-
Titles them TO compete for the silver
department.
The children also have many fine
pieces OF work In paitlng. clay ex-
hlhits, art embroidery and plain sew
: ing. There Is a set Of dolls furniture
- made OF turkey quilts by a child age
. years mat Is is rather unique and
s pr ty.
d Altogether the woman's exhibit al
the Fair is excellent In every respect
1 ana VIII be a great pleasure TO All
!. women visitors who view it. 10 re-
Meets well both on the women who
maze entries OF their handwork and
on the heads OF the departments who
arranged the work.
Department of Safety
ohe OF the Innovations at the fair
WHEN mas not attracted much atlen-
uon, aithough it is one OF the most
important departments at the exhibit
is the Department Of Public Safety 81
ms department is at the far end OF
\ the midway, near the gates leading
! 10 the railroad yards.
Ihe front OF the building set aside
Tor this department. Is occupied by q
! crew OF the BNndywine Fire Com.
I. pany who have their horse draw
chemical and hose wagon stationed
I, there. Bunks have been Installed il
}, the building and three men are OF
y duty night and day, ready TO RESPOND
u 10 all fire alarms.
: The fremen responded 10 thei
}, first alarm during the storm lat
IL Monday night when a tent along IN,
midway caught fire. The flremen ex
~ tngulshed the blaze with severa
= buckets or waller but not before con
= siderable damage had been done 4
! the tent. The blaze was due to tn
u owner kindli1g a bonnrs in the ten
10 dry Il out.
~ In lhe rear OF the nre station an,
~ facing the railroad is the police sta
~ tion.
\. Here the management Of the fai
y has provided a large room as a pO
y lice station. The interior is equippe
N in the same manner as a city polio
~ station. the desk of the house sergean
I, facing two large cells with iron bar
" extending from the floor 10 the cell
y ing. The bars used in the cells a
r. one time held lions and the officers ]
iu charge Of the station from Chief
t- Aaron Rice down 10 the police officer
" declare that no human being ca
.n break out Of their jail.
,n Former patrolman and Sergeant RiC
! who resides at Roselle, has - men o
I his force. As his assistants Chit
" Rice has former Parolman Englln
\ who acts as house sergeant and fol
o. mer pairolman Howard Palmer Is
n sergeant. as is former patrolman job
y Mcdaniel.
=, The force OF s. men under Chi
pa Rice work IN shifts so arranged IN
~ the entire grounds are parolled
iii an times. four OF The officers a.
- mounted.
nd The flrst arrest made on the groun'
A. fth.s year was that OF a man charg
~ with drunkenness.
~ Magistrate Cloud, or OAK GroN
- o,.d him 81 and COSTS