The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-03

short of phenomenal. She has given her
 best efforts to the success of this spe-
 cial department of the fair and she has : accomplished wonders. Mrs. Reid is 2 fine executive and is very popular with all the exhibitors. She is very en- couraging and painstaking with her work and is one of the greatest assets that the
 Alabama State Fair Association pos
 sesses For twenty-two years Mrs. Reid ting and proper to pay her the compli-
 ment of saying that her work Is appra- ciated and that her department is sec
 ond to none in the great fair exhibition" Personally I feel very proud of Mrs. Reid's record" President Brown con
 tinued, "and appreciate her ability and
 her conscientious work and her loyalty to the fair in every way. Through Mrs.
 Reid's suggestions the new space for tho woman's department has been tastefuly arranged, a neat, comfortable rest room provided. and everything made just as convenient and nice for the ladies as is possible.
 thus making cOHultloHs ihoie dihpie aii more comfortable
 "One of the happiest things in regard to the big exhibition given by the fair, :" said President Brown. and certainly one of the most gratifying to me, is the fact that not d single case of disorderly con duct has been reported, nor an arrest made, at the fair grounds, during the past six years This, consider, great compliment to the citizens who patronize the fair, and a great credit to those who conduct the fair-the members of the Alabama State Fair Association..
 Tn making this statement. I want to go step further" said President Brown. "and say to the women and children who expect to attend the fair this year, that they can count on the most courteous and kindly treatment from every employe at the fair grounds. If they are unac- companied-have no escort-they will be just as safe as if surrounded by dozens
 of friends Law and order must pre- vail just as it has for the past six years, and none need feel the slightest fear of anything unpleasant happening. Tn every department our exhibits are
 excellent thls year, said President
 Brown, and this obtains in every line
 for only the highest class attractions for the entertainment of the vast crowds
 have been secured and there will be no
 exhibit offered that could in any way of
 fend Nthe sensibiites of the most fas-
 tidious and discriminating.
 "Realizfng that Birmingham is a music
 loving city and that no big entertainment
 is really complete without excellent mu-
 sicai attractions" President Brown con
 tinued, "the Alabama State Fair Asso-
 ciation has engaged for the next week
 one of the four most widely known and
 popular bands in the world. The Cana
 dian Highlanders Band will be the at
 traction. coming direct to our fair from
 tho Canadian Exposition at Toronto.
 This band, any one who knows any
 thing about music. will tell you. ranks
 Another improvement that the fair
 has made" continued President Brown.
 flor the convenience and comfort of our
 visitors is the widening of the streets
 and the elimination of dust. The new
 buildings, being well distributed, sug- gests tendency to separate the crowds,
 at the very top of the list. It has toured
 Europe and played for the crown heads
 su oyer that country. It numbers fifty