Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-30
FUN IN GARFIELD PARK
Children of All Ages Have a
Real Scrumptious Time.
ALL SORTS OF ATHLETICS
Winners Receive Red Taft Buttons
for Prizes.
PLAYGROUND A BIG SUCCESS
Is Example of Joint Work Of Dis
trict Authorities and the Play
grounds Association.
PLAYGROUND A BIG SUCCESS

When darkness fell on Garfield Park.
at I'd street and South Carolina avenue
southeast, last night il found several
hundred tired but happy children ranged
in circle on the grass. eagerly watching
the distribution OF prizes. All the after
noon the youngsters had striven in vari-
Gus games for it was athletic day at the
Garfield Fairgrounds and more than LOCO
children were there.
The fun began at 4 80 pm. and for the
rest of the afternoon hundreds of chill
dren. impervious 10 the sun which beat
down upon them in those sections Of the
park that are unshaded, romped and play
ed under the supervision of Mrs. Walter
s. Binley and Miss Jean Crawford. The
larger ones raced, played base ball, tether
ball. croquet, or whatever they chose. The
little ones INDUCED in ring games and
other quieter pastimes.
Mighty Good Time They Had.
Any one approaching the Fairgrounds
could hear the shril cries of the children
when fully half mile away. Enthusiasm
spread over the chattering throng and
enveioped them in a spirit of sheer de-
light. If darkness and the orders of MIS-
Binley had not stopped the games at :
O'Clock they would have been going yet.
Garfield Park has one of the best play
grounds in Washington. 1t Is an exam
pie of the joint work of the District au-
thorities and the Fairgrounds Associa-
ton The District has allowed the as
ISOLATION section of the park for play
grounds, and the association mas aDSo-
lutte charge there.
From the very outset ii has been
huge success and has been used chiefly
by the pupils from Dent, Brent, Lennox
and Van Ness public schools. The chill
tn SiS 6nxxr ~
a point where they have to he carried.
Some of those there yesterday were so
small that the grown people had to walk
gingerly for fear of stepping on them.
They were here there and everywhere all
over the grounds at once.
Taft Buttons for Prizes.
The prizes were Taft playground but
tons of the type that sold for 80 cents
apiece Button day, and, judging from
the promptness with which the winners
came forward as their names were called
out by Mrs. Binley, the prizes were val
ued highly.
The distribution of prizes came at 8
o'clock Seated on the ground, totally
surrounded and almost smothered by
children. Mrs. Binley called out the win
ners' names through megaphone and
they came to her and got their rewards
Every day the Garfield Fairgrounds
are open uf0er Inc QlfeCt supervision OF
Mrs. Binley, a woman of wide expert
ence in this work, and her assistant, Miss
Crawford.
Names of the Winners.
Here are the winners in the various
contests yesterday:
Base ball-John Hancocks team beat
Charles Davis team 20 to Is: Gertrude
Sullivans team beat Bernice Chambers
team,- 26 to II; the Thomas team beat the
Jarvis team, rs TO p.
Tether BILL girls over ten years-Win-
ners of buttons, Gertrude Sullivan, Ber-
nice Chandler and Marguerite Davis:
girls under ten, Alice Drasher Myna
White. Lorraine Davis, Genevieve Cam
man, Marie Griffin and Lillian Johnston.
Croquet, girls under ten-Elizaheth
Pugh, Lillian Johnston, Catherine Nolan.
Girls over ten-Gertrude Sullivan, Helen
Smith and Ruth st. Clair.
Yoiey bal-Won by John Hanceck's
team.
Ffftyyard dash, run in three sections:
First section-Clarence Halt, first; Ed
ward Metzei, second. Second section
James Healy and John Hancock. Third
section-Clifford Elliott and George Drash-
er. Small boys. JO-yard dash-Won by
Norman Holt; Ralph Fry, second. Girls
JO-yard dash-Won by S. Schaffer; M.
kean, second.
The girls relay race was won by Marie
Griffins team. John Hancock's team
won the boys relay.