The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

With exhibitions of work in rafia and
reed basketry, chair Gaming, lace max
Ing. embroidery and crocheting. and
with elaborate programmes, including
athletic contests and folk dances, the
colored school Fairgrounds closed a most
successful year last week.
The athletic games were interesting
and full of excitement At the Phillips
playground the game of net ball was
won by the Reds, while the Blues cap
tured the captain-ball game. The Senior
Reds won the voiley-ball and longball
games, while the Senior Blues defeated
their opponents at soccer football. The
Reds won the championship for the sea-
son, with a total score of 522 points,
against 466 points for the Blues.
At the LangstOn Fairgrounds the op-
posing teams organized late in the sea-
son, but a few interesting games were
played in which the Blues were victo-
rious, defeating their opponents in near
ly every event. The folk dancing and
dramatization OF simple childish stories
were the features of the lengthy pro-
gramme.
Win CrochetinG HOnOrs.
greatest attention. Ruth Weatherless.
Anna Brown, and Henrietta Blackston
won first honors In crocheting. The
athletic spirit at the scnool ground was
somewhat deadened by the absence of
Raleigh Ellis, one of the leaders, who
was drowned early in the week.
Little Ruth Sparks was the stellar at
traction at the Giddings School celebra-
tiOn taking the role or leading lady In
the dramatization of Little Red Riding
Hood In the athletic contests the
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Industrial work, which was said by
many to have been the best display at
any of the grounds. WIS the feature at
the Stevens School CrOquet matches
were held at the Magruder grounds,
where an exhibition or vegetables grown
by the children on the grounds attracted
universal attention.
Many baseball games were played at
the different grounds during the week.
The most important was held Friday,
when the "Athletics' defeated the I'll
gers in a stirring game. Supervisor
of School Fairgrounds Murch and As
sistant Supervisor A. ]. Turner were en-
tirely satisfied with the results of the
years work.
Summary of Events.
Following is the summary of events:
Phillips School Grulnd-Industrial work. for gen.
era excellence. First. Lucille Lee. Blue, and Teresa
Woodward. Red; second. Lucy Brown. Red third
Gladys Duncan. First hnnOrs for: Lace work. Ger
trIde Turner. Blue: raffa basketry. Bertha Bowman
Blue: reed hasketry. Irene Woodward Blue; en-
broidery, Marian Dishman. Blue Team games:
Captain hnll-Score. Blues. z; Reds, g; winning
players. Marguerite Matthews. Mabel Bruce. GOldie
Wright Lucille Lee. Edna Robinson. Louise Russell
Carrie Russell Virinia Alexandria. Grace Harris
Pearl Phoenix. Senior relay ncc-Won by Reds;
winning team. Gladys Duncan, Rosa Hankirs, Helen
Alien. Lille Fillmore Harriet Keyes, Maize Locke
Teresa Woodward. Bertha Bowman. Long ball
Senior Reds won; Carl Bell, Lewis Hail. Raymond
Harrod Crawford Duncan. Marshall Owens, Lewis
Perry Clarence Brown. William Jackson. Soccer
football-Blue- won: score, Blues. ); Reds. . Vol
ley hall-Score. Reds. Il; Blues 10; winning team,
Marshall Owens. Conrad Morris, Neville Waters.
Robert Hankins, Crawford Duncan. William Jackson.
Baseball Score. Reds E; Blues. b. Seasons score:
Red Camp, 81 points; Blue Camp. 4s6 points.
Langston School Gruund-Industrial work; first
Gaming Ruth McLendon and Ralph McKenny; GRO
cheting. Irene Colbert; raffia basketry. Mary
Tinsey. embroidery and afia work, Alice Lewis.
Team games: Captain ball-Blues, 10; Whites. >.
score to 5. stradde ball relay nce-Whites won.
; to /. The best players the competing teams
were: Blues. Leroy Barhcr (captanl. Geraldine An
derson Mary Smith Ralph Barber. Hetty Carroth-
ers Raymond Lindsay. Lummy Campbell. Emily
Kenny John Thomas Whites. Alice Lewis leap
tainl Joseph Peasants RhOds Colston. Rebecca
Carter Mabel Gallinger, Ralph Mchenny. Harr1es
Bell Rachel Carrothers Eddie Merritt Characters
Rucker. prince: Dorothy Cunningham. princess
Helen Cobb wicked fairy; Eloise Rucker. Catherine
STriggs Elnora Barber, E1eanora Thomas, Viola
Young and Katy DickersOn, COurtieTs.
Birney School Gruund-Industrial work; first hon
ors for: Chair Gaming. Arthur Tinney; basketry.
Beatrice Wilkinson: crocheting Ruth Weatherless,
Anna Brown, Henrietta Black; embroidery Ethel
Grant Team games: Net ball-Won by Susie
Lucas LOuise Colbert, Helen Walker. Chester Hop
kins Sadie Bradley. Basehall-Won by Leo White.
Archie Thomas. Roscoe Taylor Matthew Taylor,
Oliver Green John Wilkinson, Howard Thomas.
Oliver Monroe, and Levi Brown. VOlley ball-Won
by Roscoe Taylor William Wilkinson. RAYMOND
Russell Leo White, Raymond Smith. looyard dash
Won by Levi Brown; second. James Evans
GiddinCs School PIavxruund-Industrial work; for
general excellence. First honors to girls, Ruby
EuelI: second, Edna Dade; third. Bertha Chase
First honors to boys, Edward Gibson; second. Joe
seph Warren: third George Ford. Team games :
Long ball-Reds won; Madeline Simms captain.
Rasetall-Blues won William Barnes. captain. Vol
ley ball-Reds won; Joseph Stewart, captain