Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-23
SCHOOL CHILDREN
!. AND TEACHERS co.
| SWELLING CROWDS
Figures Compiled by Fed,
eral Agent Collecting
War Tax.
NEARLY ALL ARE GIVING
AWAY SAMPLES OF WARES
Greatest Feature of Day Is Mu-
sic-Concert in Evening
Draws Throngs.
GOODS MADE IN RICHMOND
Officials Preparing Today for Big
gcst Attendance on Record for.
Any Previous Like Attraction.

More than $4,000 persons crowded
through the big doors OF the Grays'
Armory Yesterday and last night on
the second day of the Richmond Man
ufactmrers' Exposition. packing and
JamminS the great hall to capacity.
FOR practically every minute of the
day and night. one concern CAV.
away more than two wagon-loads of
blotters, which is an illustration of
the numbers which passed between
the time the doors were swung open
on the second day OF the exhibit,
and the time that the curtain was
rung down near midnight
Between 5000 and 1000 school
children from the Eastern section OF
the city including John Marshall
High School, attended yesterday af-
ternoon according to actual figures
compiled by the goYcrnments repre-
sentative who compiled this return
from the pennies collected as war
tax on the tickets presented during
the afternoon. Children were tho
dominant feature both afternoon and
night. many teachers attending as
well rs pupils. The attendance in
tho afternoon reached fully. 10000.
IL is estimated. and the evenings
figures We're approximately 1000.
Prac,icall. every. exhibitor was
giving away samples. or part of their
wares yesterday.
Features of tho day were many
but one of the chief oncs was the
music. which was excellent and which
was enjoyed by everyone. So thick
was the crowd when the concert OF
the evening WAS concluded that it
was almost impossible TO rope OF
the space reserved for dancing ana
the floor was crowded to capacity at
all times during the evening.
While every booth in the entire
seventy ranged about the hall dis
played Richmond- made product,
many of them were of exceptional
interest.
Occupying double space. having.
both booths ten and eleven, is tho
Department OF Public Utilities OF the
City OF Richmond, showing before
the eyes OF the public the uses and
misuses" Of gas. Director OF Public
Utilities T.. ". Tranord was preseu.
last night and said his only regret
was that the exhibit was not larger.
y number OF stoves were on dis
play. all Of them burning, and II mum :
her OF gas lights, with water heaters,
burning and supplying a constant
stream OF hot water. TO show VIVA
uses the city'S product could he put
1" advnniasiously The improve
IAents AT the City Gas Works we're
graphically set forth in series or
pictures, called by Mr.. Trafford an
illustration OF How we used to do
IL and how we do ii now" which
brought TO bear tne model meth DDS
being Instituted.
David VI. Lea " Co. occupy booth
No. /. which is rllsd to capacity
with designs of boxes and crates.
made oil wood and wire. and the ex-
hibit went SO far as TO illustrate the
use pf the boxes by showing them
in practical use. filed with potatoes,
etc. These boxes are used in rrac-
ticaily every section of the country
IN the second booth the Worten-
dyke Manufacturing Company has
an attractive display OF paper
articles. .wipeS made of paper, raw
material. showing the origin Of the
product IN iis mrs: shape, sacks ard
bags. an! other interesting samples.
Paints and Oil. demonstrated,
Paints and oils. watcrproohng. iron
roof paints and "a composition to
make cellars dampproot are exhibited
BY l.. u. Johnson in novel way.
10 illustrate the merit OF his prod
uct common basket has beon
w"torprcofsa, a!ieG with water ard
several small boats, ducks and other
articles placed within TO attract the
public's attention.
In booth four the James River Fur
niture and Mattress Company has
folding beds, mattresses and other
articles for the benefit of the public
education. and demonstrate it's prod
ucts constantly. y large crowd Is
generally congregated around this
booth TO see the novel exhibits.
DECORATED eiaborately with palms
and flowers the booth OF p I.orU-
lard Co, in which numerous samples
of tobaccos manufactured here are
exhibited. Cigars and .sheroots.
manufactured at whitlocil branch
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