Evening journal., 1920-09-09
THIS THEDAY
OF DAYS AT
STATE FAIR
LOonIlnned from FIrsL Page.l

! Was the SccOu0 ana llildl udN ut tut
Dog show and The canine competitors
were barking their merriest In the
I faces Of judges owners and specta-
| tors. At the same hour the bi-ped
| harkers FOR the Midway side shows
were tuning up thoir vocal chords I'm
readiness 20 tell the wonders TO be
seen within the gaily painted canvas
! tents.
The Dog Show has proved one OF
The big hits OF this years fair. All
day yesterday. after It's opening the
! tent containing the entries was filled
with spectators. There were about
so entries yesterday and 40 is antici-
naied that $50 Will be on view to-
night. Some 30 different .breeds were
represented. Everybody on the
grounds appeared literally TO be go
1 ing TO The dogs
There was no diminution OF inleres.
/ In the Horse Show. however, and
/ there was a good sized throng In the
oval at 1913 o'clock this morning
when the competition was resumed
One Of the chief sources OF delight
/ This afternoon and tonight 20 hun
dreds OF Dclawareans will be the meet
ing and handshakine OF the politicians
I big and small fhis is one OF the
days when down State meets "up
/ Slate" on mutual grounds. and talk
ranges from weather. crops. 10 Some
pun'kins, both vegetable and polltl-
Naturally. with suffrage in effect.
much talk oeniered about what The
women may do. Ideas varied great
". IN these the women themselves
ioined In occasionally. and knots Of
politicians OF the male persuasion
were frequently punctuated with such
lniroductlOns as. permit me 10 in
troduce Miss So-an-so or Mrs. S0-an-
So 10 was noticeable that nominees
/ for oillce bowed profoundly and smil-
ed their smilingest
/ An exhibition by the army tank
given yesterday afternoon led to hopes
that 10 would be repeated this after
nool or tonight. The clumsy looking
sieel cQnirivance. whose fellows did
so much 90 win the war, numbered
about The grounds about as grace
fully as would a bl0Od-sweating heho-
moth, and attracted fully as much at
ientiOn. An army recruiting sergeant
talking TO a youth who appeared in
clined TO sign up with Uncle Sam
was heard 90 exclaim.
'Sec that now There's service
real service for YOU"
~ see 70, replied the youth. Ell
certainly is a great life II you dom
weaken
There's a heap Of fun In the Mid
way for the observer. even II he o
SHE doesn't enter any OF the shows
There's a woman barker for instance
In front Of the dancing girls nav lnin
81 may be red-headed" she win cry
"hut don't be afraid OF me. ! won
bite. Come on In everybody and So
the show. The girls may have o
] moro rnfnf and nU.sf1nr Than Nhn
need. but .hat's part of the entertain
ment-and no lad there the rec
headed barker. or harkeriiss. become
confidential In tone) need have an
fear Of losing her husband or hl
sweetheart In our tent. Our gir
won't hurt 'em So come In ever,
body w
one Of the mysteries. judged FRO
! the outside OF his tent. is how n
wild man" manages 90 keep mp u
stent0rlan series OF hoarse gruntlni
. and growls which pour forth ever
n minute or so. II he makes them a
~ himself he's a wiz OF the leath'
I. lung variety. It's worth a dime iu
!, 90 hear him.
Fairs may come and fairs may g
y but the hot dog goes on forever.
M every hand along the Midway are hal
,5 smoke stands, their griddlcs civil
IN forth savOry OdOrs OF the Old-iin
fair variety When 10 comes 90 rC
q. mre tho odor Of hot dog still retail
N ils hold The crowds buying the
is testify 90 that.
M Tho Red Cross free motion pictu
ed exhibitions have proved an eXcepiio
ally attractive feature. No matt
Pr how often ihc visitors To the FAR m
~ have seen pictures or cNpec' io
lle them. they evidently find much TO
III tract them under the big red sign
~ the White field nr Edith Raho ri,
- a lecture In the Red Cross tent
~ women only this afternoon, and
a safe bet it Will be largely attend
no Surpassing In every phase any ]
III display held In the State In the pa
IA the exhibits or fruits vcgc tahl
no grain and forage are attracting mu
- interest at the Delaware Slate n
be his week. In The displays are 10
~ found every variety OF these clasN
no OF farm products.
NJ The fruit and vegetables eNhib
~ make an extremely tempting a
IL splendid layout and perme0'e the
IA with a fragrance pleasing 90 the VI
~. tors. The grain and forage attra
Au some attention from the visitor. Ih'
exhibits are Of The finest quality. 7
displays In the fruits. Ncgciahl
, Crain and forage represent the b
~ quality that can be produced m 4
(, State.
y Attracting particular attention (
"a, the exhibits OF The various grams
OF the State. All are unique and
,,nn tractive, and represent practically
II SORTS OF farm products, frul's a
vegetables. grain and forage, pr
served goods, household goods on evt
nix sort. such as pies, cakes, needle wo
M Delaware, Harmony Rose II
]. | Hockessin and West Brandyw
Oranges are competing against ga
- other IN New Castle county. a
Trophy Grange. OF FELTON,, and NJ
ford Grange. Of Milford. are cOmpeti
against each other In Kent county.
Harmony Grange has an exceedir
ly splendid display. A small on
structure Is built principally Of co
stalks and woods from the farms. o
OF the features OF this exhibit are
man" and woman" made
pumpkins. corn and other fruits a
vegetables. giving a most cOmica
lue-ilke appearance. The bodies ,
or large pumpkins and the heads
smaller pumpkins. The ears are
whole lima beans: the ewes arc
III presented by onions with cranes
the center; the noses are half no,
The mans thighs are OF lone-sha'
. pumpkins, while his arms and /
below the knees are renresented
corn. The mans" dress Is OF IA
leaves, while the "woman'sr (
~ broom corn. giving a likeness Of
Z popular dresses Of The Hawa
dancers.
10 In Harmony's exhibit are shown
II varities OF wood grown IN Mil C.
10 hundred. and an excellent displa'
a Ii nnrelahlas and frlllis h nnaan In