The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-11
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 The Eighth Annual Fair of the Southeastern Alaska Fair Associa- tion opened it's doors in the Fair Building, near the ball park, at 1:30 o'clock this afternon. Gov. George A. Parks will officiate at the formal opening which is scheduled for 8 o'clock this evening.
 The artistic arrangement of the exhibit booths, and the tasteful combinations of color schemes used in the decorating of the concession and advertising booths give dash ing. holiday air and carnival spirit to the Fair. Bids on almost any thing from doll with fluffy dress es to a stately dignified looking automobile may be made, and one may buy anything to eat from the popular hot dog to baked ice cream pie which is a new edible in Alaska.
 Floral Display
 Lovers of flowers will marvel at the beautiful dahlias, the large pansies, the pastel shades of the snapdragons, the pure white of the lilies, the varicolored tints of the sweet peas, the sweet odor of the roses, and the sturdiness of the plants on display in the north end of the Fair building.
 Parents of children of school age who have their art drawings on exhibit will be surprised and de- lighted at the art exhibit of the school children which will be found in the area way between the flow CT and vegetable exhibit and the home cooking and culinary ex- hibits.
 Needlework Exhibit
 Devotees of em broidery and needlework will find numerous sug- gestions for making lovely Christ mas gifts in the Art and Needle work Exhibits which may be found in the north end of the Fair Build ing.
 Housewives will more than appre- ciate the delicious looking cakes, pies, breads, canned goods, and canned fruit juices which are to be seen in the Home Cooking Depart ment. There is also an interesting exhibit of noodle and tasty rolls made of noodle dough containing Fairbanks whole wheat flour, Doug las strawberry jelly, and Douglas fresh eggs. A shelf of jellies found in the canning exhibit contain car rot marmalade which was soft golden yellow, jar of velvety green mint, another jar of lemon yellow crabapple jelly, jar of deep purple blueberry jelly, sparkling red jar of lagoonberry jelly-all of which is only few of the colors that delight the eye on this shelf.
 Vegetable Display
 The vegetable display is most interesting in regards to the size and healthy appearance of the vegetables grown in this part of Alaska. A vegetable display of the Experimental Station at Sitka also contains sturdy samples of yeche, oats, mint and timothy.
 The livestock consists of rabbits, three-week old bunnies, chickens, a huge SOW and six little pigs, goats, etc.
 Minnie Fields, well known in Juneau for her delicious cooking, has a booth at the Fair and was the first one of the numerous con- cessionaires to start business. Many of the workers about the Fair Building were able to buy their lunches at her stand and thus save time in putting the final touches to their booths and exhibits. Miss Fields chose a happy looking gold en yellow color when she decorated her booth and it is decidedly cheerful color. She sells aromatic ISchilling coffee and delicious home made doughnuts, sandwiches, cake and pie Her pleasant smile and jovial good humor helped to dispel the rainy-day atmosphere which Juneau chanced to find outside the Fair Building this morning. The exhibit from Hanlon, oi Sitka, did not arrive but one from Continued on Page Two)