Evening star., 1912-08-30
MARD| GRAS FESTIVITIES
END FROSTBURG FETE
Centennial Celebration For
maIly Closes Today-Fan-
tastic Parade to Be Held.
Specisl Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG. Nd, August 30. The
formal celebratio nof home coming week,
marking the centennial of Frostburg.
ends with Mardi Gras observance to-
day. although tomorrow has been set
aside for an all-day picnic. and the car
nival features will go on. This afternoon
Olympic games will be held in Junior Or
der Park. and special prizes will be
awarded.
The fantastic parade will be held to-
night Prizes aggregating several hun
dred dollars will be awarded for the best
costumes along various lines The CEN
tennial parade committee has borrowe ed
fifty mules from the Consolidation Coal
Company, and members of the COM
mittee will appear in the parade mule
back. The Bismarck BaZoo Band, a local
burlesque organization. will also appear
The formal centennial ball will he held
tonight at the Junior Order Park pavil-
ion. The committee in charge is COM
posed of Irving Prichard, William kight
Ralph CAN'T Oscar Crump. Harry f.
man and Mark Lines.
Frost Descendants.
The Frost heirs, defendants of Mesh
ack and Catherine Frost. founders of
Frostburg. who rode in the parade yes
terday. were Ellie Frost. Huntington. w.
Va: Miss Hazel Frost. Clarksburg, w
Va; William Frost. William Frost, jr.,
and Miss Haidee Frost, Kansas City
Mo-: Thomas Frost and Miss Mary Frost
Pittsburgh: Mrs. Wallace Frost and Miss
Mary Frost. Uniontown. Pa: Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Frost. Cumberland: kath-
I ~.
ion F. Broadwater. Ethel. Viola and Olin
Broadwater. Grantsville, Md; Mrs
Henry Turner and Charles Frost. Shades
Mills. Nd. and Miss Kate Bruce, Cum
berland. Thomas Humbertson. Frost
burgs Oldest resident, who is ninety-four
years old, having been born six years
after the city was founded, rode in the
parade.
The unusually attractive collection OF
relics continues to draw hundreds OF
people daily. \ feature added recently
is collection Of dolls 100 years old, by
S. Graft Haverstick.
Thousands See Tourney.
About 1000 people witnessed the tour
nament yesterday afternoon at Junior
Order Park The officers of the toLrna-
ment were: Chief marshal, Mr. J. c. Cobey
first aid. F. H. Schrieber: second aid, w.
u.
Owen l.. Porter. The riders and winners
were: First, silver loving cup, William
Evans, knight of Centennial: second, Eng
lish saddle Cecil Engle. Knight of Rock
wood: third, English bride. Alvin Race,
Knight of Red. White and Blue: fourth.
English crop. Clayton Wade. Knight of
White Wings. The other riders were
Louis Mccullough, Knight of Ormond;
Eugene Chambers. knight of Shamrock
Clayton Wade, knight of White Wings;
James Rankin. knight of Palo; Charles
Zimmerly, knight of reamland.
Mrs. Adolph Frey was crowned queen of
love and beauty: Miss Pearle Engle. first
maid of honor: Miss Hilda Race, second
maid of honor, and Miss Marion Rice,
third maid Of honor.
Folger McKinsey. the Bentztown bard.
recited two original poems before large
audience from the judges stand at Ju-
nior Order Park yesterday afternoon. He
was presented by Prof. Olin r. Rice. The
poems pertained to childhood days. Mr..
Mckinsey Roy L. McCardell, the humor-
ist. and Charles B. Ryan of New York.
homecomers, We're guests of honor at "A
Night OF "Reminiscences at the Elks'
Club last night. They were presented by
George Stern. toa stmaster. Mr.. McKin-
sey again gave a reading.