Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
JUVENILES AT PLAY
Contestants in Athletics and
Variety of Games.
DISPLAY OF HANDIW0RK
Bakets and Other Articles Exhibited
by Girl Pupils.
FANCY DANCES ON THE GREEN
Thousand Children Assembled at
Three Of the District Play
grounds Yesterday.
FANCY DANCES ON THE GREEN

Fully Loco children enjoyed the games
and athletic events at three OF the city
Fairgrounds yesterday afternoon. 1t was
glorious weather, and parents as we'll as
the young folks entered heartily into the
spirit of the occasion. Visitors inspected
the new apparatus installed for the use of
the little ones, and were especially inter-
ested in the exhibition of the industrial
work of the children.
The Juvenile Court playground on E
street between 18th and 10Th streets was
the scene of the largest gathering, about
800 being present. The feature of the
event was the exhibition of handiwork by
the children. the girls being the most nu-
merous exhibitors. There were baskets of
all styles and sizes, made from willow and
woven with marked skill. In needlewOrk
there were doiies and crocheted bureau
covers and many other articles that, in
the opinion of critics. would have done
credit to older and more experienced
heads and hands. Miss Helen Garnett
had charge OF the exhibit.
In the boys events a base ball game
between the Western Buds and the Juve-
nile Court team was Won by the former
team by score of . TO Il. There were
no girls contests, because of the delay
In starting the events. \ watermelon
feast, however, fully compensated for the
abbreviated program.
Fancy Dances a Feature.
Fancy dances featured the opening of
the Rosedale playground program, the
girls appearing in many beautiful and in
tricate dances on the green. The Rhine
land dance was gracefully executed by
forty little girls and forty other little
ones gave the rollicking Brownie dance
The Norwegian mountain march was
given by twenty-seven girls, walking
three abreast. The Spanish dance was
ful movement. 1t was arranged by Miss
Edith L. Grosvenor, who is in charge of
the playground. and was executed by
eighteen of the older girls. Miss Edith
Alice accompanied the dancers on the
piano. The other events for the girls in
GUIDED relay race, in which the Yel-
lows, captained by Marie Brown, were
victors over the Blues. There were games
OF tether ball and basket ball. in which
the Fellows also defeated the Blues. In
the indoor base ball game the George
town girls defeated the Rosedale team
the score being n to Is.
In the events for boys the fifty-yard
dash for contestants under eleven years
Walter Goodman. second. Whitmire also
captured first hOnorS in the thirty-yard
dash. Joseph Sullivan second The
seventy five yard dash was won by Joseph
Griscom, Ray Whitnlire second. The
running high jump resulted in a tie be-
tween Carl Dreschler and Garrett Riley
The exercises were under the direction Of
Miss Edith L. Grosvenor and E. S. Gill
fillan.
At Howard Grounds.
A large crowd turned out at the How
ard Fairgrounds. 9Th and W streets
northwest, yesterday afternoon, to enjoy
the last field day exercises of the sea-
son. The events were in charge of Miss
Minnie Price, Thomas E. Johnson and w.
8. Duffaeld. For the girls there were folk
dances, ring games, tether ball, field and
track events. crOQuet and a relay race.
For the boys there were calisthenics,
parallel bar contests, field and track
events, dodge ball, basket ball, relay
races. acrobatics, pyramid building, base
ball and and pursuit race.
The Industrial work done by the chill
dren ELECTED much favorable comment.
the exhibition of reed, raffia, worsted.
lace and rope and Irvine work SURPRISING
all who inspected it.
Secretary James E. West Of the Play
grounds Association and Misses J. Davis
and S. Davis were among the visitors