The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-07
SPECIAL AMUSEMENT
FEATURES ARRANGED
FOR BY COUNTY FAIR

win amusement concessions
all parts of the country signed up for
the Wayne county fair, and space for
trade displays and similar concessions
oversubscribed, Elmer Eggeneyer.
chairman of the concessions and
grounds for the fair, reports bright
prospects for attractions, even aside
from the livestock displays, thai will
prove drawing card for crowds that
will tax the accommodations Of the
Glen.
"a total of 10000 square feet under
canvas i provided for the far ex-
hibits," said Mr.. Eggemeyer, and in
addition, the trades displays will &C.
cupy enough space to make a to- al of
over 100000 square feet of space I'M
der cover One implement company
will put up tent so by $50 feet The
auto show will take $1,000 square feet.
Tents On Ground
The tents were on the grounds
Thursday morning and the larger ones
will be erected by Saturday noon, it
was stated, so that Saturday visitors
to Richmond will be able to get an
idea of the layout of the grounds.
A decorating firm, Gasthoff and Son
from oanville, Ill, where the l. and l.
fair one of the largest county fairs in
the Middle West, has just been con-
cluded, arrived in Richmond Thursday
and established headquarters at 1911
North Ninth street in the fair head
quarters building.
G. F. Gasthoff and his son, Earl,
have had extensive experience in dec
Grating and expect, with their organ
ization, to complete the task of dec
Grating the business section of Main
street Thursday evening
To oversee the operation of the
Il amusement concessions, and to keep
n watch for undesirable characters, E.
= c. Wright also of Danville, H., has
been engaged and is spending his full
time at the grounds supervising the
placing of the concessions. He knows
by sight a number of the criminals
who have been working the county
fairs, and promises them a hearty re-
ception If any appear in Richmond.
First Concession Here
The first of the amusement conces-
sions, the huge dance pavilion, owned
by Davis brothers. of Connersville. ar
rived on the grounds Wednesday.
Besides the horse diving act. anoth-
er will be provided by local talent by
courtesy of an offer of W. H. Costing,
who has volunteered the services of
his monkey, which will make dives
from the same scaffold
Further arrangements for the baby
show were completed by Miss Rather
inc Daub, county Red Cross nurse in
charge of the show, on Wednesday
and Thursday. A committee with one
member in each township has agreed
to cooperate in the management OF
the show. The committee is headed
by Mrs. Carl Kaufman, of Pershing
who is graduate nurse.
Committee Members
The committee members are: Alb
gton, Mrs. Lawrence Wissler; Bos-
ton, Mrs. Clark Grove; Center, Mrs
Ora Dunbar, Centerville; Clay, Mrs
Walter Hunnicutt, Green's Fork; Dali
ton, Mrs. Walter Beeson, Losantville;
Whitewater; Greene, Mrs. George
Davis, Williamsburg; Harrison, Mrs
Carl Kaufman; Jackson, Mrs. Carl
Kaufman, Cambridge City; Jefferson
Mrs. A R. Jones, Hagerstown; New
Garden, Mrs. o. N. Huff, Fountain
City; Perry, Mrs. Emma Hiatt, Econ
omy; Washington, Mrs. Ed Jones, Mil
ton; Wayne, Social Service Bureau
0telephones 2050 and 1884; Webster
Mrs. Walter Beeson, Webster; Mrs
Burton Carr, Richmond, Mrs. William
Bond, Richmond. Drs. F. w. Kruger
and L. NJ Gentle of Richmond and g
c. Denny of Milton also will serve OF
the baby show committee.
The county's committee will hold {
meeting in Red Cross headquarters a
Ill North Eighth street at O'Clock
standard time, 4 O'Clock Richmond
time, to make final arrangements fol
the show.
It is announced that registration!
for the show will be accepted by an,
of the committee or at Red Cross head
quarters, telephone 2050, until Monda,
noon. Because of the difficulty of es
tablishing standards for judging
babies will not be entered in beaut.
contest, but all will be judged OF
physical standards. Glasses will b,
provided for babies under a year ant
from one to two years, and in addition
for the best sets of twins. First ant
second premiums in each class will b.
awarded
Charles Hodge, fair secretary, vii
keep open house" at fair headQual
tiers, 1917 North Ninth street all da
Saturday to receive entries in tn
stock, grain, vegetable, and women
exhibit classes. He may be reache
by telephone over No 2S17.
A booster expedition" to advertis
the fair was organized by Williar
Bailey and Lauer Froelich on Thurs
day, with autos, manned by bugler
from the high school, and numerou
school boys as bill distributors Tn
cars were to cover all icties within
radius of Is miles.
The lea pue of nations conducts a,