The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-19
ROCKVILLE FAIR
IS IN FULL
SWING J
Several thousand Children
Are society's Guests on
Opening Day

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Aug. 19.-Sev-
eral thousand children from the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Montgomery,
Prince Georges and Howard coun-
ties attended the Rockville fair to-
day as guests Of the society on the
opening day.
The household department, which
Is In charge Of a committee Of
county club women. OF which Mrs.
George M. Hunter. OF Rockville, Is
chairman, is especially attractive.
Growing plants, cut. flowers, fancy
work. works of art, homemade rugs
and quilts. antiques, bread. rolls,
cakes, candies, preserves. jellies,
canned fruits and vegetables and
virtually everything else produced
in the home are on exhibition. The
cattle and poultry sections show the
finest to be found anywhere, while
the exhibition Of quick draft and
heavy draft horses and teams has
never been surpassed at Rockville.
The pony show attracts much at.
tentior. The automobile show il
also an attractive feature. all makes
of autos, trucks and tractors being
on exhibition.
Some Of the exhibitors of horses
and ponies are Albert Alleman, Miss
Madeline Akeshire. d. H. Athey.
IT. III. Athey, M. Nelson Bond,
James w. Brown, s. Buck, ]. s.
Bolton, Donald Bradley. Mrs. An.
drew ]. Cummings. c. II. Carrico,
Mrs. Herbert L. Diamond, Doctor
M. A. English, Miss NJ. A. Ellie,
Thomas M. Garrett, Emory Rick.
etts, E. l.. Graeves, r.. H. Gray,
r A Heitmiller, Frank J.. Hollis,
Reuben P. Hines, A. Heinrich, Cliff
ton Laughlin, Carl Morgan, Leroy
Morgan, Brockett Muir, Miss Ruth
Miles, George B. Mullen. James M.
Mount, Mr.. Mclean, F. j. McKenna,
r. H. Norton, Leonard L. Nichol.
son, John T. Oden, Captain Bar
bour Peyton, G. p. Plummer, w. L.
Plummer. Teddy Pimper, J. p Phil.
bert, Emory Galleher, Ward Saw.
age, Francis Sommers. Miss Matte
M. Stevens, c. C. Smith, n. C.
Styles, Carl T. Thorner, McKendree
Walker, Wittig and Drew.
1t was announced today by Mrs.
Andrew j. Cummings, who, with
! h
Josiah W. Jones, compose the COM
mittee in charge, that Melvin D.
Hazen, Of Washington; Bonsal
White, of Baltimore, and James
Tyson. Of this county, will act as
judges at the horse show to be
held Friday. According to Mrs.
Cummings, more than a hundred of
the best show horses owned in the
District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia win compete in the fifteen
| classes to be shown. The show
will start at 10 o'clock.
The judging Of exhibits In some
OF the departments began TODAY
and by tomorrow evening all
premium winners probably will be
announced. The midway is, az
usual, lined with attractions OF
various kinds, and sideshows are
much in evidence.
The men who are running the
fair this year are: President, Clar-
ence L. Gilpin; vice president, John
B. Diamond, jr.; secretary treasurer,
John e. Muncaster: directors,
Messrs. Gilpin and Diamond, VIII.
liam A. Waters. Emory. Ricketts,,
Thomas l. Fulks. James c.
Christopher, Charles O. Holland,
William J. Thomas, Luther A.
Hoellman, Henry White, James r.
King, James D. King, Harry j.
Hunt, Perrie e. Waters and J. p.
Fitzgerald. All but Messrs. Hoellman
and Fitzgerald, who live in Wash.
ington, are residents Of this
county.
Tomorrow will be one of the big
days of the fair and a large attend.
ance is looked for. Some Of the
features Of the days program are
riding exhibitions by a troop Of
United States Cavalry from Fort
Myer, Va, a parade of horses.
teams and cattle around the race
track. the judging OF quick draft,
heavy draft and saddle horses and
teams, and three races-2:14 trot,
2:25 pace and four.furlong run.