The New York herald., 1920-01-18
Youngest Exhibitor Is Mark johnson,
Age Ten, of Georgia, Who Has Sent
Two Black Leghorn Roosten.

Canada and California, Texas and Maine.
the Middle West, New England, New
Jersey, Connecticut and New York, with
many entries from Manhattan business
and professional men who raise standard
bred fowls on their estates within motor
ing distance of the metropolis, are all
represented among those who will send
the New York Poultry and Pigeon AS
sociation. which opens at Madison Square
Garden, on Tuesday morning and will
continue until Saturday night.
The youngest exhibitor win be Mark
E. Johnson. age ten, of East Point, Ga,
sent on by express were the first birds to
be received at the Garden. He sent a
letter with them to d. Lincoln Orr. the
secretary. wishing his entries good luck
and stating his regret at not being able
tc see them Judged Junior poultry and
pigeon raisers. many OF whom are MEM
bers of junior poultry clubs, however, will
have entries in many classes.
There are 1900 more entries In the
classes thar any prior show has ever
attracted to the Garden. and when the
judging begins at ten o'clock on Tuesday
morning every inch of space available In
tho big arena will be utilized by an ex-
hioit In all there will be 1000 entries of
poultry, inclusive of single birds and
pens OF geese, ducks and turkeys; 2,00C
bantam varieties OF poultry, 1000 pigeons
800 rabbits and $50 caves on view. an
aggregate unrivalled In tho long history
Of "the worlds leading poultry show"
Thirty-one poultry judges nine pigeon
sharps and three stock experts will be
at work making the awards Every body
connected with the show Is a worker and
a poultry enthusiast, Theodore A. Have
meyer the president OF h. New York
Poultry and Pigeon Association, is the
senior amateur sancier OF white Wyan-
dottes and fantail pigeons: Robert sea-
man Of Jericho. L. l.. Is the practical
poultrymah who il president OF the
Qucens- Nassau Agricultural Society.
.hich holds the fair 1T Aineola: d Lin
colA Or, the Lew eecre tary- trtisur-r. has
been an exhibitor since ths first Garden
show and is = specialists OF naAonal repu-
tauon In poultry.
.tr Poultry Experts.
The director associated with these Off
GERS are Harr. M Iarnon senior poultry
man Of tn, United States Departmer.. uf
A gricutufo Leon> Howell Surr,.,e
Of Nassau count and who VIII Judge buff
Wya-- SOues Harvey c. Wood. secre14a y
Of the Light Brahma Club who exploited
tn hen Molly Wellington two years go
which has the light Brahms egg recurd
OF S25 In ten months: Charles D Cleve
ladd. the former secretary, who will jud ge
Columbian Wyandottes and William J.
Stanton. the oldest poultry and pigeon
exhibitor and judge in the East.
Each department has its chief. Arthur
Darlington the assistant secretary stages
the show: Barney w Mosher is in charge
of the cooping. James Glasgow OF the
pigeons and oantams John C Kriner. of
the waterfowl and turkeys. and wufred
NJ Anderson OF tbs pc, stock. Tho cat
SHOW OF Thursday and Friday will bo In
charge OF the Empire City Cat Club.
In sympathy with its objects, the man
ayers have given permission to the New
York Women's League for Animals to
distribute lrteratu relative TO its free
hospital and dispensary at $50 Lafayette
street. at the coming show The hospital
is absolutely free and there are separat te
wards for horses. dogs. cats and birds
and a free clinic every day with two
doctors in Charge. The workers for the
New York Womcn's League for Animals at
me Garden will include Mrs. James
Dpeyer. tho president, Miss Edith Ma
t..ilie Aims, Mis-. Helen Beeecher Nichols.
Mrs. Gudrun l.. Drewsen, Mrs Luis j.