The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-27
A GREAT DAY
FOR LITTLE ONES
Lincoln Park Resembled q
Bee Hive.
ALL CONTESTS WERE SPIRITED
Handsome Prizes for the
Winners.
II was Impossible TO Award Some of
the Prizes and These VIII he Held
for Award In the Events of the Sec
ond Play Day, This Fan.

Play Day at Lincoln park Thurs
day was success in every particu-
lar. A day of genuine enjoyment for
the little folks of the city and a de
lightful outing for their mothers and
sisters who were in charge of them
was this play day and this year in
many respects the day surpassed that
of last in its many interesting fea-
lures arranged for the entertainment
of the little ones.
At Lincoln park Thursday after
noon and evening the crowd of small
children accompanied by their moth
ers. who were exercising every effort
for the entertainment OF the little
ones, was a beautiful sight. Lincoln
park was slightly damp during the
forenoon hours but In the afternoon
all was fresh and cool and here the
little ones spent many happy hours
while the rest of humanity suffered
in the intense heat of the day in the
business districts.
The affair of yesterday proved so
successful that IL Is planned by
some 10 hold another such day at the
park for the benefit OF the children.
Addison Balm, superintendent of the
parks, was in charge of the doings
of the day and II was largely through
his efforts that the affair proved so
wholesome and beneficial. A part of
the day was given to contests OF a
most interesting nature and the re-
mainder of the day was given TO va
rlous outdoor amusemonts and diver
sions.
The various contests which were
held during the day were interesting
in the extreme and the young people
were overwhelmed with interest in
each of the various forms of enter
tainments afforded for their pleas
ure. The first contest of the day was
the replacing of the donkey's tail.
a huge picture of q donkey was
placed on canvas and the small boys
and girls made many futile attempts
to place the Jail in position. After
much struggling the first contest was
won by Mable Geyton for the girls
and Guy Layman for the boys. The
prize won by Miss Geyton was a hand
some parasol given by Warner and
Edwards and j. NJ. Schneider gave
the boy a handsome pair of oxfords.
In the ring race which followed
Claude Mathers won the prize,
pair of gold cuff buttons from the
Manhattan and Eva Huntsman won
the prize for the girls, a bottle of
perfume from Strayer Bros.
In an oratorical contest Dorthy
Walker won the prize and received
handsome ribbon from Mrs Jennie
Thomas
After a roller skating contest in
which Nina Price won the prize
bontanical search was conducted,
which proved one of the most in
teresting features of the day. There
were over one hundred contestants
and all of the children sought to find
certain plants. Evelyn Honefanger
won the honors and Clifford Swisher
won the second honors. Each sought
branches of snake root, which had
been placed about the park.
In a singing contest conducted
from an especially arranged stage
Miss Grace Brokaw won the prize,
handsome signet ring
A ball game under the supervision
of j. Howard Oatey was one of the
interesting features of the day and
two teams were lined up and the in
terest reached high stage during
the progress of the game. The fin
al score was two to one In favor of
the side doing the best work and
sides were not strictly kept during
the game. The best work In the ball
game was done by Claude Jones and
he helped the winning side in eating
a luscious watermelon furnished by
r. It. Lewis.
In climbing the pole, which was
not creased, and in a one hundred
yard run and return Charles Seitz
made a record. He covered the one
hundred yards in twenty-nine sec
onds.
Perhaps the most interesting thing
conducted during the day on the part
of the parents was the contest to find
the prettiest boy on the grounds. 1t
developed that Cameron Rhu jolly
was the prettiest and he was given
the prize. Mr.. Jolly received a hand
some quarter sawed rocker from the
Hover Rowlands comapny. Velma
Chunk, of Flies avenue, took the prize
for beauty among the girls and she
won a pretty TEDDY Cat" from j. p.
Ludwig. lIr LlIIe
The foot race, which was to have
been conducted was unsatisfactory
and no award was made here.
In a second oratorical contest
Rhea Thompson won the prize and
in second singing contest Charity
I I,ederer of Vine srteet won honors.