Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-04-08
Sponsored By Lions Club
With Merchants Helping
Over SIS Exh i bi t
Spaces Already Sold;
Amusements of High
Order and Expected
TO Be Feature; Large
Attendance Expected
FOR Week

Sponsored by the Henderson Lions
club and with an interesting program
of entertainment for every night, the
Greater Henderson Exposition will
open Monday evening at o'clock at
the High Price Warehouse. Sponsors
anticipate a large attendance for the
week. and promise abundant amuse-
ment of a high order throughout the
week.
Sam Afford, general chairman of
the exposition committee, said TODAY
that more than SIS exhibit spaces had
been sold, and all are expected to be
in place by the hour of the opening.
Those who have visited the ware
house during the week have declared
the decorations of the warehouse in
general and of the booths in particu-
lar exceed in beauty anything that
has ever been offered before in Hen
derSon.
Some formal exercises will be held
Monday evening for the opening of
the exposition. H. c. Hester, of
Raleigh, prominent in Lions club af-
fairs, has been engaged to speak
briefly at the opening exercises.
Many interesting features have
been provided for individual even
ings. so that there will be something
new for every day of the exposition.
Merchants have lent their coopera-
ton in the undertaking, and each ex-
hbitor will show things pertaining
to his business. The transportation
division will have on display many
new models of commercial and pleas
ure cars. There will be a farm i'm
pement display, showing modern
means of crop cultivation as a CEN
ter of attraction. The displays are
being designed with an idea of max
ing them both educational and en-
tertaining Merchants are expected
to offer the finest displays in the his
tory Of the exposition enterprise in
Henderson.
A style show has been arranged
for Wednesday night This is in
charge of H. T. Webb. Many mer-
chants will enter models to display
the latest styles and designs in wear
ing apparel from the morning wear
to the evening gown. Special music
has been arranged, and Mr.. Webb
says this will really be one of the
eXposition's high lights.
A. j. Gray is in charge of the book
ingS, and he said today the enter
tainment feature was of guaranteed
quality as an amusement program.
He said the Lions club positively as
Surred the appearance of Miss Pearl
Hanes and her Polly AIMS. This or
ganization of talented artists will APP
pear each night as floor show in
presentation of musical reverie long
to be remembered by those in at
tendance. Miss Haines, in her charm
ing manner, will offer instrumental
and vocal numbers and dance fea-
lures. The chorus of girls will dis
pay many routines of dancing effects,
adorned with spectacular and CLAM
orous wardrobe.
Inc weeks program includes, af-
ter the opening formalities and
speeches Monday evening, an anna
teur night on Tuesday, at which time
cash prizes will be given for those
9;dludged best The style show, with
local models, will be given Wednes-
cay night. On Thursday night fid-
Oilers convention will be the fea-
lure, with cash prizes offered. The
exposition dance is offered for Fri
cay night A pet parade has been
arranged for Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock, and all sorts of pets are
eligible for entry.
The advance ticket sale is announc-
60 TO have been satisfactory so far