Evening journal., 1921-09-08

Der OF the famous Hudson racing
state is practically strong in Guern-
seys. Heaviest Guernsey prize win
ners are Pierre s. dupont. Breidablik
Farms and IL. j. Haskelrs Hillgert
Farms. J. II. Mitchell and Sons
took the largest number of prizes for
Jersey cattle. First prize for
beeves was taken by the fine herd
OF Herefords, owned by the Delaware
Land and Development Company.
Stanley Short. JIG years old. OF
Georgetown, took number OF
swine prizes. The Berkshire swine Of
Pierre s. dupont were also important
winners.
Horse Show and races were more
popular than ever yesterday, the
rain having freshened the green,
and settled the dust on the course.
Frank Merriken, of Chester. Penn
sylvania, whose spectacular ride.
standing on two horses. was a feature
of the races, cut down the quarter
mile record from thirty to twenty
seven seconds.
/
ing the day, although a number of
persons suffering from slight cuts
or bruises applied for treatment at
the First Aid station. George May
land, a jockey. Of 1912 South Ninth
St., Camden, n. j., who was thrown
from his horse Tuesday night and
traeted at the First Aid Station. is
recovering from his injury. May
land was thrown under his horses
feet, sustaining a badly lacerated
arm.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Regan, who.
II was stated yesterday. won second
prize for apple pie, was winner OF
the first prize.
Again yesterday, as on Monday
and Tuesday. the booth established
at the Fair by the wholesale section
OF the Chamber of Commerce was
visited constantly by men and wo-
men interested in the display OF
wares which may be bought in Will
. mington.
Numbers OF merchants from down
State stopped, and after viewing the
lexhibit. signed the register, some
one signer OF which will be awarded
the handsome automatic shower
bath which has been donated by a
leading local manufacturer and
dealer in plumbers supplies for that
purpose.
Members Of the Wholesale section
have been taking MS at the booth,
greeting merchants ana buyers from
the Delmarvia Peninsula, discussing
trade conditions and the ability Of
Wilmington to meet demands for a
great variety Of goods.
The fact that there are 113 known
and listed wholesale firms in VIII
mington. and probably a number
more who are doing business in a
OF let manner. astonished most OF the
visitors to the booth. And when the
ramifcations and extent OF their
trade was told their astonishment
was even greater.
Among the members OF the
Wholesale section who have been
helping at the booth are William d.
= Mullen, chairman of the section;
? William A. Hannigan. chairman OF
E the finance committee; 1. b. Finkel-
stein, chairman OF the advertising
r committee; William A. Mode, II. +
D Bush. Walter Bush, John Booker
and william A. Casey.
3 Today Il Is expected the wholesale
booth will be visited by the largest
g number OF men and women of any
j. day in the week, because "Big
u Thursday" is a pet day at the FAN
: with many merchants on the Pen
e insula and the Eastern Shore o.
Maryland.
Study i'm Health.
II you want to know what healtl
means visit the Child Welfare Com
Missions section in the women
~ building. It's as active and live.y
m place as any on the entire grounds
8 All day long mother present thei
10 babies for examination by experts
n II the child "passes" the rigid test,
s. II is presented with a blue ribbor
IS Yesterday something like 100 infant
el and young children were examined
~ out OF which number 10 were blu
~ ribbon winners.
n. But the arrangements OF the Chill
IL Welfare Commission cover muc
IS moro than mere examination an
issue OF a certificate or ribbon. Dt
iu piicate copies Of each ehild's healt
record are made. One OF these is r.
tanned by the commissions officer
y The other is sent TO the nurse
r. charge Of the district in which N
N. child lives. Then. il the child hS
ed any particular defects, the distri'
m, nurse looks it up and assists II
il parents in correcting them.
n Thus the state Fair. through n
Ter Child Welfare Commission, is doin
Mt. big public service for the comm
iNy generations.
les DR.. William J. French. medic'
es director for the commission MAKE
- the examinations OF the children pc
"a sonally. He is assisted by Miss Eli
NJ abeth Grimes, in charge OF n
ea health station at $40 Kirkwoo
Ter street Miss Lucy Connell. who h,
the station at Ninth and Unic
is streets; and Miss Marguerite Binle
.hs district nurse statinnAd az Smxrn