The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-29
FIRST NIGHT
COUNTRY FAIR
MAKES BIG HIT
900 Visitors lhrong Building
Success Indicates Per-
manent Fair Week.


And DdllOOnS-7l OAi hio"SH
the afr and out OF sight, followed by
a mob Of youngsters Not in a long
time have the children of juneau
been afforded such a treat as was
given them by the display. And
from discussions overheard, it is
Judged few hundred grown up
Youngsters" were as keenly delighted
as their offspring.
The remainder of the evening pro
gram was carried out within the
A. B. building AT 8 O'Clock the Dos
ton Joy Babies appeared in vaude-
VILE, song and dance numbers.
They are clever little entertainers
and made a big hit with the audi
ence. Little Andy Brown, in songs,
received a large applause and call
for encore The members OF the
"Joy Babies company are Andy
Brown, Doris Brown, Ethel Bride,
Lolita Tesswood and Beatrice Stan
lev. Mrs. V. r. Brown accompanied
the song and dance numbers on the
piano.
Fine Entertainment
The second number was Selec-
ton on the musical glasses by John
w. Dudley Mr.. Dudley's selection
was artistically rendered and he
was called for an encore. He was
accompanied by Miss Dorothy Hop
kins.
The B. NJ. Bchrends Fashion Show
was something entirely new to Jul
neau and was put on very well. Mrs.
Dorothy Bakko, buyer in the de-
partment store, was In charge and
Miss Majella Berry and Miss Hildl
Aalto, of the store, were models
The women of the audience crowded
close to the front row. but personal
observances were that the men
formed a close second line.
Dancing followed the Fashion Show
and everyone joined in The space
was crowded and dancers wera
jostled but nobody cared and the
spirit of revelry ran high until
o'clock in the morning.
Butterflies Dance
Interspersing the dancing numbers
three dainty little butterfly girls
with beautifully spotted wings, q
brilliance OF colors, sped through
the crowd and claimed the dance
floor. where they gave one of the
most artistic butterfly dances fairy
folk now The llttlo butterflies were
Misses Gray Walker, JaGet Brogea
and Renee Guerin. They are the
pupils of Miss Dorothy S:earns.
Miss Dorothy Steams, herself. be
loved to lovers of the artistic dance
OF Juneau, appeared in the Deleah's
Her dance was sol TO THE She.k,
played by brakes Orchestra The
orchestra adso accompanied the
dance of the Butterflies.
Later In the evening the dancing
was again mterspersed by the Ha
waiian maidens who appeared in the
Hull Hull dance. Thcy wcre Tho
Misses Cropley. and made big hi
with their clever Interpretation O
the dance.
The dancers who appeared yes
terday afternoon from Miss Stearn'i
studio were bevy OF dainty g!rli
In the Clown Dance. They were thu
Misses Gray Walker. Janet Borges
Renee Guerin, Lucille Brown, Jacque
line Higgins.
This Is the first appearance OF tn
pupils Of Miss Stearns and she i
highly commended for her ability II
teaching the dGnce.
Exhibits Draw Crowd
Throughout the entire evening tn
agricultural exhibits and the booth
were a source OF much attraction
and interest EXPLANATIONS Of dc
lighted surprise were heard on ever
eide as the visitors viewed tn
booths and talked over the artist
and original arrangements of tn
displays.
81 never would have believed |
possible" was the chief expression
In the agricultural display room
as the visitors examined each yep
etabie, fruit and flower marvelin
that IT'S really grown in Alaska
my dear!"
The needlawork and Alaska photo
graph display room drew much in
ferest and was crowded during tn
entire evening. Many beautiful work
OF art OF the needle were on displa
and especially fine photographs o
the Southeastern Alaska countr-
were shown.
The lunch room. in charge OF tn
Auxiliary, American Legion, wa
filed at AN times and the Auxiliar
served an excellent lunch to tn
guests.
An exhibit. not entered officiall
IN the Fair. but which drew a larg
crowd of visitors. were II Chess
rcake puppies, in the basement G
the A. B. building. The puppies ar
lstle balls of fluff with eyes nc
yet open. They were born recent
10 the Chesapeake setter. owned b
A. K. Wentworth. superintendent
the Territorial Fish Hatchery. an
who was the proud ballyhoo for tn
basement show.
Big Crowd Today
The Fair IL open with a bang agal
and In rpQ crowd