Smyrna times., 1924-04-02
CONTINUANCE OF DELAWARE
STATE FAIR IS NOW ASSURED
CHARLES NJ. BANKS, ELECTED
THE NEW HEAD OF ENTERPRISE
Plan To Keep Up the Organization
By Means OF the Stock Selling
Campaign. - New Directors

Charles M. Banks, one of Whining
tons foremost and aggressive busi-
ness men and a 'fhustler," was Fri
day elected president of the Delaware
State Fair Association, succeeding
Frederick Brady, of Middletown, re-
signed. The selection of Mr.. Banks
was made unanimous at a meeting of
the board of directors, which body
itself experienced some changes.
Francis V. DUPONT and r. R. H. Car
penter resigned and their positions
on the board of directors were taken
by c. D. Garretson, president of the
Electric Hose and Rubber Company,
and Nathan Miller, president of Miller
Brothers Company.
The designations came about
through the desire of the former Of
ficials to boost the Fair Association
and give some of the aggressive new
blood an opportunity to try and sell
the Fair Association and the annual
exhibit to a larger number of citi-
zens. President Banks was authoriz-
ed to name three honorary chairmen
for the three counties of the State
in order to increase the interest and
activity of the farming sections of
the Fair. To Boost the Fair Com
mittee, of which Colonel George A.
Elliott has been the chairman, was
authorized to proceed to arrange i'm
mediately for a campaign to bring
about the sale of the 100000 of ad-
ditiOnal stock, which project meets
with the approval of the directors.
The Reading Fair Association has
more than 5000 stockholders, whereas,
the Delaware Association has only a
few hundred shareholders. 1t is hop
ed by this committee to sell the Fair
stock to thousands of Delawareans
eventually so that the greatest inter
est possible may be obtained through
getting persons now, engaged in
booming the exhibit. The committee
as now comprised, embraces Mr.. Gar
retson and Frank Coke for the manu-
facturers, Robert P. Robinson and
Newton L. Grubb, for the rural sec
tions; Nathan Miller and E. P. Grif-
fenberg for the merchants, with Mr..
Banks and David Snellenburg, both
of whom have been elected directors
of the Fair Association at a prior
meeting.
Select Fair Dates
In addition to the election of Mr.
Banks as president, and the new di-
rectors, the next most important ac-
ton looking forward to another an
nual Fair was the selection of the
Fair dates for this year, which
amounts to an announcement that the
Fair will continue this year. The
dates selected were September 9, 10
II, II, 13. September 9 is a Tuesday
and the Fair will continue as has
been the custom for many years ex-
cept last year for five days, giving ex-
hibitors, the opportunity to set uT
their exhibits on Monday of that
week.
Lewis M. Randall, who directed the
Fair last year, was engaged for thi!
year and has already begun ACTIVE
preparations for the exhibit. Randall
left last week for Allentown, Pa.
where he is attending a meeting O
racing men, who are arranging for I
circuit that promises to provide SOM
of the fastest racing cards in the east
Upon his return to Wilmington thi
week, Mr.. Randall will proceed witt
making up the budget of expenses fO
this year and other of the many o
details involved in porducing a Fair.