Evening journal., 1921-09-06
KIDS CROWD
STATE FAIR
Second DAY
tcontInued From rIrst page.l

selves without hindrance.
Miss Caroline Robelen is the nurse
in charge at the Red Cross station
for the entire week. Yesterday her
chief assistant was Miss Vera Davis.
Other attendants yesterday we're DR..
william French, of the Child Wei
fare Commission; DIT. A. J. Bertram
and Misses Ruth Stengle, Anna Fitz-
harris and Beatrice Ewing, recent
home nurse graduates Of the VIII
mington High School.
Today physicians and nurses are
provided by the Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital. Tomorrow the
Delaware Hospital. and on Thurs
day the Homeopathic Hospital will
furnish attendants.
Womcn's Department.
Hundreds Of pieces Of fancy goods
are on display in the women's de-
partment, including all kinds Of
centerpieces. practical ideas in plain
sewing. knitted and crocheted ar
ticles In silk and cotton, quilts,
counterpanes and rugs. Mrs. Grace
Matson Of Ashtabula. Ohio, who was
a big winner last year. has more
than hundred specimens on display
this year. and OF this number she
has won 30 prizes.
There is on display a crochet
eounterpiece made by John Moore
Jr.. Of Harrington. The centerpieoe
has attracted much attention and
shows that the male competitor has
much skill with the crochet needle
Charles Pratt, OF Philadelphia, dis
played a quilt which won him a RIB
bon.
Nellie f. Atwell. Of Lowell, Mass.
was a winner in needlework ane
knitting. as was Matte Hail. OF Bal
umore. Mrs Gilbert W. Anderson
Of this city, is exhibiting NAM
pretty specimens Of handwork dom
On a loom.
In the exhibit OF needlework AM
crocheting the displays Of Ruu
Daily Of Hartley. and Eleanor Sny
der. OF this city, are especial.
praiseworthy Each OF these Misse
won several prizes. Margaret street
Of this city. has a novel display o
paper dolls.
In the display OF manual work !
wood. the making OF engines an
tractors. the display OF Richard G
Street. 1901 Greenhill avenue, calle
forth the praise OF Miss Sarah Mes
erou of New York city. a judge o
this kind Of work. It Is seldom. MIS-
Mesereii said. that such skill is dis
played by a boy as the Wilmingto
youth shows in his work.
Tomorrow will be known as Ker
county day. and the boys and girl
OF the center section OF the state wi
display vegetables and livestock the
have grown. and the girls will hav
on exhibit sewing and preserve
which they have made.
A feature which attracts much ir
terest is a new booth opened by N
Wholesale Section OF the Chambs
OF Commerce. and designed TO illui
trate Wilmington's diversity OF II
dustrial products. The booth is a
tractiveiy decorated and contain
displays Of varied nature. 1
Finkolstein is chairman OF the ac
vertising committee Of the Whole
sale Section. and Henry T. Bush
IN immediate charge Of the booth.
Some member OF the advertisin
booth throughout the week, read
10 answer inquiries and explain a
details Of the campaign conten
plated by which IL is expected WI
mington's wholesale trade will
greatly expanded.
Almost anything from a knittir
needle to a sea-going steamship ms
be procured from Wilmington, ar
II is this ability TO supply the entii
Delmarvia Peninsula, the Easter
Shore OF Maryland, southern tier
counties Of Pennsylvania and Ne
Jersey which the wholesale sectiC
booth Is planned TO emphasize.
Incidentally Il may be al
nouncod, that the booth Of Il
wholesale section OF the Chamber
Commerce at the Fair Is the begi
ming OF the campaign or moveme
planned by the advertising, or pu
licity. committee.
The Horse Show divides homo
with the exhibition OF motor vel
cles. which Is being given under q
grand stand. A fine display, sent
the State Highway Departmnt W
set up today. Among the novelti
is a wrecked racing car, placed
exhibition by the Delaware Safe
Counci. as a warning against da
gers Of speeding.
Cattle and poultry exhibits eas
outshine those OF prvious fairs.
interesting feature OF the poult
show is a freak family, composed
a guinea father and chicken moth
with a curious lot of cross-bred d
scndants Of the first and second &c
eratlons. Thre are more than 3
entries in the poultry show alone.
In the Womens' Building MI
Marie Ballet is being kept bu
judging a varlously colored assoi
ment OF knitted sweaters crochet
bed-spreads, cross stitched d
dresses and other articles Of fan
work representing the work Of
number OF exhibitors consideral
larger than that of last years fai
Mrs. A. b. Golden. well-kno'
china painter OF Philadelphia,
enthusiastic over this years con,
tion of china. declaring It to be d
usually valuable and artistic.
The cattle show includes ma
fine specimens Of Hereford, Jers
and Guernsey Holstein stock. Sw
and sheep exhibits are large. I
only display showing a falling
IS the fruit. However while q
years yield has been small owing
severe frosts, the quality produS
is said TO be OF unusual excellence
with the unloading OF the C.