The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-04-23
LINCOLN COUNTY'S FIELD DAY.
II Was a Successful Event. Greatly Enjoyed in
Common BY Both Town and COun-
try People.

beside the immense quantities Of
salad sent in, together with the
/ 500 pies, hundreds of biscuit
etc., it would seem to anybody not
there in the flesh, that those who
were there had just successfully
passed through a famine and reach
| ed Brookhaven's generous board to
renew life and strength. The barbe-
cued meat was superb and on every
side the committee was praised.
Messrs. Mat Smith. w. G. Mason.
Aaron Hurst, Tom Crawford and
j. L. Lane sat up all night with
their self-imposed Job and were
still among the jolliest on Field
Day. taking delight, as did all our
people who helped. in the pleasure
they gave our welcome guests.
The ''roast beef of England" was
nowhere compared to barbecued
Brookhaven beef. To add very
much to both pleasure and comfort
Of all. the Arrangement Committee
had ice water in abundance, the
Street Commission had the street
sprinkIed every foot Of the way
from Heuck's Opera House to the
grounds; the water hose was ex-
tended thousand feet from Month
cello Street so that water, like
food, was free and abundant.
Aside from this our Fire Depart
ment added an air of festivity and
unlimited scope of diversity. by
offering for a shekel delicious
lemonade, that was lemonade, soda
pop, peanuts. popcorn, etc.. from
which town and county will be glad
to know they cleared 500. Thanks
to every patron for this, say our
local peanut venders. Walter Prize
batsch and Willie Berger. who
sacrificed their usual dignity for
the good of the cause.
Surely no citizen of Lincoln coun-
ty could view the contests of yes
terday without thrill of pride and
joy in the splendid achievement Of
the whole, regardless of personal
preference in the matter of con-
testants. The picture presented by
the charming, daintily gowned
young girls and the splendid young
men was one which will linger
pleasantly in the memories of all
who saw them. wnlle their efforts
in elocution, in music and in decla-
nation called forth words of com-
mendation.
In the institution of Field Day.
our county possesses an educational
factor whose possibilities for the
development Of the abundant abil-
ity of her young people are practi-
cally unlimited. In it we have
truly "a rich possession, but yet
greater promise. When one who
knows. reflects upon the interest
that has grown and centered about
Field Day." as it has been later
named, through the ten years since
its inception, he can but see still
greater and more glorious achieve
ment ahead.
An interest in this regard was
invoked by Superintendent Edgar
Green and the first attempted gath
ering OF the educational clans was
a decade Of years ago at Union
Hall, when about forty visitors at
tended and half of the entire NUM-
ber were entertained at the home
of Mr.. Wiley G. Maxwell. With
the loneliness of leadership chill
upon his heart and brain, Mr..
Green scanned the field and moved
forward undaunted in purpose and
effort. Yesterdays triumph was
but the fruition of all the years in
tervenin9 since that long-gone time
when the seed was planted for the
rich harvest that has come. We
must here speak word of praise,
even in our rush. for our splendid
corps Of teachers. All honor is due
them for the upIift and onward
movement of our children educa-
tionally.
There is no doubt in the minds
of any who so vaIiantly and faith
fully worked and gave for its sue
cess, that Field Day will in the fu-
ture be also Brookhaven's Feast
Day, and that, profitlng by ex-
perience, gathered and garnered.
each Day will be better than the
last.
Miss Ruth Jones. Of Brookhaven,
was awarded the Elocution Medal,
offered by the Merchants and Plant
lers Bank.
Miss Ialeen Tedford received the
Music Medal by the Commercial
Bank.
Walter Smith. Heuck's Retreat.
was awarded the Defamation
Medal BY the Brookhaven Bank Z
Trust Co.
Dinner over the afternoon waG
given up BY most of the vast CROWD
witnessing the field sports and ath-
lletic contests IN Base Ball Park.
ATHLETIC PRIZES,
100 yard Dash 1st, Prentis|