The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-09
City Turns Out in Force to
Celebrate Mayors Day.
Weather Man Cheats
Agriculture Board Out of
Rain Insurance.
MANY LEGISLATORS
FLOCK TO GROUNDS
Governor Jackson Has Busy
d Time - Gigantic Purdue
Bass Drum Proves Lure to
Kids Wicker Exhibit Is
Drawing Card.

Indianapolis, Legislators and
a mayorless Mayors day was
observed at the State Fair to-
day. Despite the absence Of
Mayor Shank on the day set
aside in his honor Indianapolis
turned out in force for the
event, and at times it looked
very much as if the General
Assembly Of Indiana was in
session again.
Special entertainment features
were arranged by the State board Of
agriculture for the Legislators, in
cluding luncheon served by girls
in the home economies class and a
trip of inspection about the grounds
Rain Cuts Crowds
Thundershowers Tuesday evening
kept down the night crowd and as q
result attendance figures for the day
fell to 1925 as against 2S,287 the
corresponding day of 1924. However,
total attendance for the first two
days Is 7,443 above~1924 figures and
fair officials. are confident that with
conditions all previous
4 ISecords for the week.
The windstorm accompanying the
rain played havoc with the scenery
used in the pageant Cleopatra"
but worlSmen were on the job early
today rebuilding them and they will
be in readiness for the performance
tonight.
BY throwing the big rain party at
night the weather man beat tbs
board of agriculture out Of a neat
bit of insurance money. The board
took out rain insurance this year,
but only for the house between 6
a. m. and 2 p. m.
Governor Attends
Governor Jackson was an honor
guest Tuesday and he spent the
entire afternoon about the grounds
accompanied by Mrs. Jackson and
their children. He put in a busy day
beginning with luncheon with mem
bers of the agriculture board at the
Administration Bldg. Accompanied
by Lin Wilson, secretary, he made
trip about the grounds, finally
winding up in a box in the grand
stand at the Grand Circuit races.
He completed the day with dinner
with POI boys Of the State Fair
Boys Club. In talk he urged them
to stick to the farm and resist the
lure of the city.
The grounds were crowded with
youngsters. Taking advantage Of
the free admission on, Children's
day they swarmed all over the place
gathering huge qantities of sou.
venirs with particular attention to
anything Of noise making variety.
"a Drum is Lure
The gigantic Purdue bass drum.
the pride Of the Purdue band, which
between concerts stood in the door
way of the Purdue building proved
irresistible. Not kid passed it but
gave 1t a few tentative taps usually
followed by a resounding whack for
good measure.
The wicker exhibit of the Indiana
State Farm proved fine, drawing
card. Superintendent Ralph How
ard and his assistant, Fred Gruen-
holtz, were kept busy explaining to
visitors that the baskets and vart-
Gus other willow articles were made
by prisoners at the farm and that
the four varieties of willows used
came from eighty acres of land
about the institution.
The crowd was thickest about the
race track, but there was a large
attendance all day long at the vari.
Gus live stock displays. The auto
modile and industrial show in the
Manufacturer building held its own
and tractors, great and small did
their stuff in the southeast corner
of the grounds before large crowds