Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
Pleasure Seekers Begin De-
scent on Exposition With
Opening Of Gates.
STATE AND CITY HEADS
AGAIN IN ATTENDANCE
5. x. O. Sign Hung Up at
Amphithcalcr, A Which Groans
Under Weigh, Of Humanity.
DA"E-nHvn.s THRILL ruors>>ns
oo'Wn Person. Pass TurnstiI~S BY ,
O'Clock In Afternoon, suy
show Ofnrisls.

show Officials.
Richmond Day yesterday at tho
Virginia state Fair was truly :,
Richmond day. for with a holida =
prevailing In all mercantile establisH-
ncniS and practically all industrics
III inc city. the employees took al
N"ntaE" of TN: opportunity to visit
~. lt22 exposition OF tho States re-
sources, amt 60 enjoy the thrills OF
The airplanc artists and tn. sensn-
u"hai acts pulled oil In front OF tn"
srandetand.
Every available stree, car WAS
ifcased into service al AN early hour
VIM" there waa "a continuous .triu.:
OF ant"nvaiirs carrying passenger,
to III" Irpnnds from carly ,nornlnl:
hours tl!lne tho grounds shortly
Sitcr 10 o'clocn rlth people ia ever
walk and -! every profcssiou No.
Only "as Richmond Represented. brc
tH"i" "cro large numbers ug DcopI.
'Toh all sections o! the Stat., ana
scattered through tn. crowds We're
soon members uf Ia. State senate
end o' the House Of Dclc.a;.s from
~" seaAh"re 20 the Valley ana from
IN" Northern Neck To ,ha grsa,
S0uihwost, II vas Virgir.,a crowd.
ana tho b-s; of order p:.y,il.d
throughout tho day.
G">crnor md Mayor There.
Governor and Mrs. r. I.,c Triukl.,
Mayor George A!nslie and various
and sunLry state and city oficial.
mingled With fr!"ada and saw n"
afternoon program from DvAes IL.
thc amphl,heater.
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a. the entrance . the graudStaud
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ATTRACTED I"re' rr"wn an "hy
l"HG inc )H"EeS '"hp!t'tI 'n"'r
work IA this de,aF'me"' sh'r'.H a'''r
O'clock ana announcements o'
awards VIII be mad" to-day
Senator .. OcouGog ';oolrirk. Of
Frederick shu-g. spent several houis
viewing the exhibits and seeing the
special attractions In front of the
grandstand. YOU have great
fair" he said 10 General Manager ".
Conway Saunders av n. ie;; the
grounds
y,o.yrr t. Commentaries.
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,bc ~, nn b.I .v,r soon ,t tho
sat- i.,,r ...rh.y rcrnc, credit upou
,hc men and the women Who gath
cred the products and arranged them
go artisticaiiy." he said
I, va. estimated al n.clori, ,ha,
thnrc YER, 40 o6o neo,lA within tho
enclosure. and eXperienc.d SHOW
men and followers OF the race track.
who are good Judges OF crowds. said
the day crowd would finally exceed
that figure
General Manager Saunders took
especial pains To look after the com
fort OF the immense crowd that
eurged into the grandstand Late
ce.ncrs were naturally disappoin; ed
when they found that every avail
able seat was filed and that tho
walkways and even the stairways
were crowded. hut they took their
disappointment phiI"Sophically and
1nadc the pest OF inc situaticn.
mas come 10 inc point said
ohe "i the vast crowd that double
oeck anph'thea'cr VIII nave TO be
pt"'' ne "aih"hS IN 'front.' OF the
sraho s'a"u Is ','te'ineu' on course
to' .n"se VINO nave seats IN IN"
si"hu S'"r'i W ,t'i Is" themselves
WIN "a'h. out 'hnS Immense crowd
VII no. eve" permit Vi ueceht
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