The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-04

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gled in athletic contests and ran po.
tato races, sack races, etc, while the
ladies' followed their example by try.
ing for prizes in the ball throwing
contests, wheelbarrow contests. needle
threading and the nail driving contest.
The golf contest was of interest.
Others left the contest grounds for the
ball diamond, where fast game was
played between the Elks and the trav.
elers ending in score of 10 to IL in
the Elks' favor. The first and only
accident of the day occurred at this
game. Pitcher Arthur Koenigstein for
the Elks, was at bat in the third in
ming. He struck at ball, which
glanced from the bat and struck him
over the eye, cutting deep cash. He
was taken care of, and 1t was soon
reported that the injury was not Sc
rious.
The entire mornings program was
given over to addresses and singing,
in which many of the travellers and
their ladies proved to be genuinely
talented.
c. l.. Chaffee's address of welcome
was heartily applauded and the ladies'
quartet of the U. c. T. sang several
selections Immediately after Mr. Chat
fee welcomed the travellers to the
grounds. Miss Shirley Engle gave a
recitation and was followed by an ad-
dress by Frank H. Beels. After Sc
lection by Mrs. and Ruth Beebe, Mrs.
S. F. Erskine pleased the audience
with an original poem Of interest to
travellers. Miss Carrie Thompson's
piano solo was greatly appreciated
and a few minutes talk by Frank Con-
nelly jollied the auditors.
Dewitt Dunhaver gave piano solo
and was followed by a duet by Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Erskine. A. w. Haw-
kins addressed the audience briefly
and as umpire of the ball game de-
clared he was always for "a square
deal" The piano and violin duet by
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lou T. Smith was hear
tily applauded and the musical pro-
| gram was ended with a whistling song
by Miss Leona Scott.
A short recess for luncheon was an
nounced and after this the contests
! were on in earnest.
Winners OF Prizes.
| The winners of the days events fol-
low:
Little girls foot race e to 10 years.
First prize, Helen Chaffee; second,
Irma Spear; third, Atalina Chambers.
Little boys race 90 years or under)
First prize, Royal Chaffee. Every
contestant won good baseball.
| Ladies' foot race (free-for-all) -
] First prize, Mrs. c. F. Flenis; second
prize, Ruth Shaw; third prize, Mrs. c.
L. Chaffee; fourth prize, Mrs. Fred
Gettinger.
Mems potato race-First prize, Phe-
mis-; second, L. c. Erskine; third,
Schee; fourth, Oxner.
Cracker eating contest (free-for-alD
|-Bernice Doughty won first prize !;
second, Doris Tappert; third, Helen
Hudson.
| Boys sack race-First prize, Blain
Smith; second prize, NJ. Dunhaver.
Ladies' nail driving contest-First
prize, Mrs. Randklev; second, Mrs.
Smith; third, Mrs. Collins; fourth,
Dorothy Rudat; fifth, Mrs. Doughty.
Little girls foot race &C years and
under) Every contestant received a
handsome doll.
Larger girls foot race 90 years
and over)-First prize, Miss Florence
Smith; Clara Borowiak, second; Mrs.
L. Gutzmer, third; Shirley Engle,
fourth.
Sand pile race for children-$3OO in
pennies were buried and every child
was winner, one getting sixty-five
pennies in the race.
Mems foot race (free-for-alD First
prize, Shields; second, A. L. Smith (;
third, Fred Gettinger.
Needle threading contest - First
prize, Eva Collins; second, Mrs. L. o.
Lizer; third, Mrs. Schultz; fourth,
Mrs. OXner.
Cup race Oor mem - Merl Scott
won first prize; Chambers, second /;
Freshman, third; Neil, fourth.
Ladies' ball throwing contest-First
prize, Mrs. Beebe; second, Mrs. Shea
third Mrs. Engle; fourth, Mrs. Chat
| fee.
Fat mems race-First prize, F. H.
Beels; second, Frank Carlisle; third
Freshman; fourth White.
Boys potato race-Lorin Tappert
won first prize; Lawrence Hyde, sec
ond; Gorham Lizer, third.
Ladies' tug of war (marrIed versus
ingles)-Singles won, each getting
bottles of prize olives. Among the
winners were Ricka Gettinger, Doro
thy Rudat, May Johnson, Ruth Beebe
Mary Odiorne, Leila Scott, Carrie
Thompson, Dora Palm, Emma Heck
man, Adelia Buchholz.
Ladies' wheelbarrow contest - Mrs
L. w. Greer won first prize, May John
son second, Mrs. o. L. Hyde third
Mrs. Hudson fourth.
Fungo hitting contest (free-for-alD
Frank Neal won first prize, LizeI
second, E. E. Miller third, Pattor
fourth.
Mems golf contest-E. F. Huse won
first prize, score of 40. George H
Spear was second, score So. There
were four prizes given.
The Ball Game.
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