Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08
The County Play Festival.

| - "N"i"S wv niSStS dHu nay laws,
one at Woodstock for the northern
section and the other at Springfield
for the southern section. as in prev
ious years the most extensive prep
arations are permitted for the Meet
and Play Festival this yeag which
will go far to make it the most sue
cessrul event of this kind that has
ever been held in the county, if not
in the state.
The days program opens at 8 81
in the morning with a public school
demonstration of organized play
nnder the leadership of Miss Rachel
French, of DR. Arnold's School Of
Gymnastics, in New Haven. Conn.
AT the same time the County Vol
Icy Ball Tournament for high school
girls will be played; six high schools
having already decided to enter a
team of twelve girls. 1t is expected
that teams will play from Ludlow,
Springfield, Hartford. Windsor,
Woodstock and South Royalton.
During good part of the day the
County Trap Shooters Tournament
will be pulled off Various clubs
are entering teams, together with a
number of individuals for the county
championship.
An especially interesting contest
will result when the Springfield and
Woodstock Gun Clubs meet. This
tournaments also has some special
trophy and medal awards which are
attracting attention. Anyone in the
county over sixteen years of age
may enter on the grounds beginning
at $50.
One of the newest features of the
Play Day program this year will be
the tournaments in fly and bait cast
lug. Gold and silver medals and
fine fishing rod are offered as
wards.
The best feature of the Play Fest
ival program this year will be the
drills and dances TO be given in the
Children's Fete, together with the
Folk Dancing in which the Camp
Fire Girls of Springfield, VT, win
appear in special costumes, giving
the following dances: Highland
Fling, Danish Dance, Shoemake ers
Dance, Swedish Clap Dance, Nor
wegian Mountain Dance, | See You
{ a singing dance). A number OF
Woodstock children and young ladies
are III preparation at tho present
time for this fete. A special or
chestra is drilling, and extensive de-
corations are being arranged for, all
of which will help to make~this the
best open-air festival yet to be held
in the state.
There will be special music by
band throughout the day. Every body
is being urged to bring basket lun-
ches for the Public School Basket
Picnic, and for those who come un-
prepared the w. @ L. u. ladies' will
serve dinner at their building on the
grounds.
IL IS expected that some very in
teresiing flights Of model aeroplanes
will be made during the morning in
the County Contest that is to be
held, for which special prize has
been offered. Any boy under 18
years can enter the contest with
model not over SO inches long.
The track and field events which
take place in the, ,afternoon this year
hnve been 80 arranged that they are
sure TO be exciting. with contest
ants from ut least six high schools,
which will go to make it the best
high school athletic meet yet to be
held in connection with the county
event A large number Of entries
are being received from high schools.
The special novelty Harvesting
contest which was held last year for
ladies and gentlemen is being arr
ranged for again this year Anyone
over eighteen may enter at the track
Light driving buggy or carriage
with horse fully harnessed. using no
snaps. A special cup will be award
cd for this harnessing contest
There viii be admission to the
grounds only, no charge being made
for grand stand seats. carriages.