The commonwealth., 1922-09-01


few physical deficiencies being rap
idly mendcd, is said to be one Of the
finest Of its kind jn this section Of
the country.
The week Of Labor bay WAS cho
sen by the management of the fair
this year, as last year, as the date
for the exhibition because experience
has taught that this season Of the
year is generally the most propitious
so far as weather is concerned.
Weather. be ii said. is one of the
most important factors in the sue
cess Of an enterprise Of this char
actcr. BE it 100 hot or too cool.
the effect, 10 a great extent, is lost.
Personal comfort is ii great control
ling element in its success.
Foremost among the achievements
Of this young fair, which has almost
out utgrown its youthful clothes. is in
the fact that the management this
year has been able to offer S2O. 900
i'll cool cash for prizes and prcmi-
umS They have been enabled to
establish Il department for practical
!y every sort of exhibit known to
fair m&nagemeDt-froln the tiniest
bit Of needleWork--over which mi
lady has labored teudelly aud tedi-
ouSly-to thoroughbred cattle. and
horses, and other dcnizeEs of the
farm.
The livestock exhibits. IS Il mat
ter of fact, have been largely dcvel-
opcd-not only for the purpose OF
rounding out the program of the
fair, but to encourage the breeding
of better horses and cattle ant
sheep and hogs in this locality whicl
hitherto has been given over almos
exclusively to the culture of other
things.
The visitor to the Norfolk EaiI
| this year Will be struck with the cx
| panded proportions of the cXhibi
| ton. 1t will be tcen,iEg with lif,
and excitement Exhibit tents ap
pear to ill every available foot o
space. and the concessions" thos
: rare halDingers Of il thousand de
! lights, skirt the race track 5 edge il
mtittitudinous profusion, and Will fiji
The air with Il myriad Of coIors an
plays its component part in the gen
eraI scheme Of things
The 'mid"ay.' that ~tven;le Of CT
tertanment which never fails t
prove an unlimited attraction. is t
be stocked this year as never befor
in the history of the fair. Their
will be fakirs Of varied rank an
stage of deveiopment-e everythin
from the man with tie toy balloon
to the man who lets you take ii loo
at the stars for a dime. and tn;
L other Individual who shows yo
through Il microscope, the Lord
|, Prayer written on the head Of d pi
1. They are all there. The hot-d.
sandwich man; candy wheels of 70
tune spinning, spinning. spinniu
with the cndIess chant of the III;
81 behind tn" counter: shri"kS Of d
q light as the winner takes his pri
4 from multi colored booth: groa
I of dismaV as some ardent sport
q man strives i'm vain to show Il
prowess with amy cne Of the cour
n less devices which line the midw;
4 from beginning to end
i The grantIstand viii be packe
eXDectailt!y. as the races are call
from the Judges stand high
above the crowds. In frcnt Of t
Fix grandstapd. too, the free acts W
OF be in progress, while there is a bla
on dot in the SKY above, where Il ida
ed deviI' balIooiist is melting out
on daily measure of thrills for tho
who stand, wide eyed and ope
he mouthed, below.
1t It is all the Fair. There is not
Oh Ing that can replace it ia the Ifte
tons of the American people. a
# unless all signs fail, and fail mise
81 ably, the third annual Norfolk +;
go. is going to establish Il most en-
er- able record among exhibitions of
OF character.
.ch Among tue interesting features
l.u the exhibition will be the feat
vas Rita Riley, girl balloonist, VINO is /:
ing to jump from her balloon at
,p- height of 5000 feet, and come
eet earth on the wings of three sep;
= ate parachutes, each Of which {
ems, consecutively, at 1000 feet