Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-16
DIDNOTL0SE MONEY
Kent County Fair Closes With
Entire Satisfaction
Big DAY FOR CHILDREN
Yestersfsg's fFexrxm . sacee-- IN
Esery ftr-pect---w inn~rs An shs
terioos EFenss

az hsld unesr rather unfzsorabls
cirrnnzf4ncss. bat nesertheless IL has
not bee1 monsy ,oser - the sooieiy.
fEo Ct The foaF days during Which II
Ess 0psn we're not what they we're en-.
pscted 10 DO and the attendance wss
considerably cut down. The attendance
on Wednesday Vas below the average
on aerount q the rain and yesterdays
program uss aiso greatly damaged by
rain. Which set in about o'clock. Presl.
dont Aaron Clark add Secretary James
Cox said Iast sssning after the gates
had closed en- thu bix crowd that At
tsnded yesterday. the society Will not
bose mnnsy this year. The receipts
Uero not 30 lafge a. expected. but the
offiesrs are sell satisfied with tho out
eors al have no fault % ind With en-.
hiblfors and patrons Yesterday was
sst apart ~ ehildren's dsy. aud the
schools u The city and country we're in
g.ted . attend A special pro
gram had been prepared for
the Entertainment u fhs children
aud 10 sas carried out mostly a. adver-
tised- The schools did not turn out -
expected. but the visitors at yesterdays
exhibition numbered about 1900. 10
bogan % rain late IN the afternoon. and
the crowd Wa considerably decreased
store The program vas completed The
G<D2sement spared no pains IN seeur-
I'D the Assistance % experss % plan and
a1.si q IN the execution II the sports and
10 addition 10 the large number Of
gxznes arranged for their amusemt a. a
kln<lsru srten school Vas IN full opera
fion ia IA open tent for all 20 SEQ the
practical working Of this wonderful
method q child training under the aus
pieces of tbs Grand Rapids Free Kinder.
gartsn association
Happy kindsrgsrtBers-
The class consisting Of twenty five
bright eyed little tots we're taken 20 the
fair grounds By Rzdcha a Holt with a
double team IN one OF their hadsora-
est moving vans aud the work done by
them In the tent Was the object Of much
interest and much admiration by those
Interested Ia school woTk. Mrs y. A.
Fletcher did mut a 10 make this depart
msnt a success. as the idea Of kinder
gartsn exhibition originated with her.
" heu rain vas threatened by the over
hanging clouds the apparatus and chill
drea sere gathered into the van and
taken 10 the city.
Bat tuo schools entered the contest
For the prizes offered for the rural
school furnishing the largest and most
attractive delegation OF children % fJrm
a procession az 80 p IN within the
grounds They were the schools from
<o. > Paris AID No. q Paris and Wyom-
ing. Miss Nettie Bogardua is teacher
% No and rlade eredlfable display
with - pupils Il :. &. Whitheck Of
district No. 5 went into the contest with
- 40 kfssfk asstT
riesl llags and a banner They were
neatly dressed and marched in good
order. The prizes consisted II a twelve
inch globe valued az so. aud Johnson's
wall maps In case valued az sic The
third prize was an international diction-
AIRY worth ell. Whitbeck's school was
awarded first prize. Miss Bogardus
taking second prize and pre'errlng the
dictionary 70 the wall maps. Sas given
the object q her selection.
Games and sport<
NJ n. SorFick. Amos =. Musselmar
and NJ T. Alden took charer OF these
festivities and judged the sports. Mr..
Sorrick Was tbs busiest man on the
grounds aud appeared 70 be pleased 10
taink - vas assisting % make the chill
dren happy.
The first contest called was an exhi-
bitiou u movements OF bicycle by
10y under T. Years. frat prize e. secoDd
e. Tho epn-e5 we're Harry Dnder,ionk.
Edward C0eDei and q. G. Williams
TIE exhibition Eas given on the race
course f.ontibg ne and stsnd. The
trst prize was gwen g. % G. Williams.
years old anu the scco~d vas div .ded
between ODderdouk and Ssosbe..
The nsxt event was tie riding 70 a
bicycle By a giri un.4er u years cd.
sk and drcs 20 rule rather than speed
Little Margaret A Looms. years old
was the only contestant in tlis event.
wss giv~u frst prize.
The next event vas Tor quickest time
taee ~ boy under Is years in run
Mag once around the race tract. one
mile. FIRST prize. Is. second prize. q,
There wsrs sixhteen satries IN this con.
test The wif1ers we're Willie Harper
first. Henry 5ailivan second. and Sc
phen ChamTiin thiri. time. minutes
and - s@eouds.
Ia The coBtest FOR the largest space
spaan-d Ia hop step and Jump sith
fun sinK start. By boy under i6 Years.
ahsrs Wtse fourteen nfries TIE first
trise - w. awardeu % EDDIE Wait.
sprd snd ~, - ond. Of. - r ,,id,s
IennlsoD.
The uje bicycle race - special by
fhs society for boys is.sr Is years oil.
Zoe gile heat Nss won - stephen u.
Chsmplin IN Sd WITH Leon Meyers a.
secosd
Ciidori Rouse. tss Haynes. ana
Ffans Smith entered in the twenty
Toods dash IN q foot face By boys under
= years. Ter prixss e e. and 81 Rouse
wcn and Smith came IA second
Forty Ro<'s Foot Rsce
The fastv rolls loot race For boys und-r
Is gsars for e. AMI o. prikes va con.
t.sfe1 By Vii.ie Harper p whiiford
lohn Van Dam. and fhomss Van Vert
Harper wsn the race and Wh.iford cane
a. second
A sirz'e lump with running start by
tcys aader IL gears Tor prires % a. and
81 ~as contested b. seventeen toys
Jchn Grifia zoo ~ "a FEET inches
sna Psal list@on seok -scond ~ 10 feet
. t1thea
lhere r-re several entries Tor the
disfanr- q cassisg 4 bass hsll foF prise-
~ FL and q ernss Thess prizcs wers
vcn - Pam Gfbs.on and Willie Da-
denis.
The pitching .s,sif contest A forty
feet for rnys und~r Is years sas soa ~
JAMS No5n~y sri thsrles Dudems
iB tia wbeeia.sT-ew rs-e q foffy
rcd- iof teys uudrf Is ~~sF- there