Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-01
CHILDREN ENJOY
HOLIDAY GAMES
East Orange Oval and Lincoln
Avenue Playground Filled
With Competitors.

Playground festivities are the
principal features of Labor Day in
the Oranges and the East Orange
Oval and the Orange playfield in
Lincoln avenue are crowded with en-
thusiastie folk There was a brief
march of labor men en- route to New
ark and the business places and
homes of residents are a1utter with
flags in honor of Labor's holiday OBJ
servance AT the East Orange field
the crowd gathered early.
The grand stand was quickly filled
and the amateur cyclists, under the
eye of Frank Kramer. Jackie Clark.
Alfred Goullet. Alfred Grenda and
Donald McDougall, sprinted about the
oval track. The noted bicycle riders
were officials o. the amateur con-
tests. Mr.. Kramer as referee, and
the others as judges. There was
an early mishap when Henry Wal
berg, of South Twelfth street, this
city, tried TO cross the track as
some youngsters were practising. He
was thrown and suffered broken
leg. The ambulance from the Me-
mortal Hospital had not arrived and
the police sent in a hurry call for
a rig.
The program will continue all this
afternoon and the girls drills VIII De
features Specimens of handlWork
shown by the children of the Varl-
GUS school Fairgrounds greeted visit
ors at the main entrance and in the
school manual training classes the
girls and boys took pardonable pride
in the extensive exhibit which
proved one OF the best patronlzed
features of the festival.
Orphans Enjoy Sport.
Mayor Julian A. Gregory, who is
inca nacitated with a broken leg. was
given the honorary title of referee
and host of city officials and police
were busy keeping the various events
moving in order A delegation OF
children from the Orange Orphans
Home enjoyed the sports and this
afternoon a band concert added TO the
delights of the day
The athletic contests include ten-
mis- tournament. girls on the ap-
paratus. German bat ball. running
and wrestling and the usual field day
contests for the lads
The lists of officials included
Field Judges-W. \. Knapp, r. K.
Bomeisler, E. E. Reed. G.. \. Hart.
Track Judges-F. \. Lord, John A.
Scott George S. Hutchings, H. A.
Bonnell
Wrestling Judges-James I. Rush.
F. A. Reimer.
.Jndges of Girls F,vents-Mrs E E.
Reed, Mrs. w. H Ragsdale, Thomas
r. Creole. E. S. Grain, c. T. Adams.
Scorers-A T. Heating, Claude Lam
terman.
Timers-w. H. Crosby, Harry
Leigh. ]. B. Breckenridge.
Clerk of Course-Horace Butter
worth.
Announcer-A. y. Messer.
Assistants-w. spelmeyer. Fergus
Mckenzie. H. Butterworth;, jr., r Syl-
vester. Philip Roy. Arthur Little,
Charles Fitzsimmons. Henry Shanks.
Children in Competition.
Athletic events at the Orange play
ground were managed by the ply
steal director. Fred S. Wright The
events included pupils from Oakwood;
Forest street Cleveland street and
Lincoln avenue schools. The finals
will be run off late this afternoon.
The industrial exhibit done by the
girls in the different schools was dis
played on the grounds. and showed
what had been accomplished during
the summer months in sewing, rama,
stenciling basketry and card sewing.
Mrs Edgar S. Lethbridge is the gen
eral chairman of the exhibit. as
sisted DN MIS-. Laurence l. It eli. ~ D
George Mittlesdorf and Mrs. James
N Muir, who are the judges. Gold
silver and bronze medals will be
awarded Miss Ella Mann has been
the Instructor in Forest street school.
Miss Constance Knowles in Cleveland
street and Miss Clair Allen in Oak
wood avenue and Miss DexheiIner
and Miss Doolittle in Lincoln avenue,
with Miss Mary Lee as assistant.
Remarkable work in sewing has
been done by Florence Bennett. OF
Cleveland street school, IS years old.
One of the features of the events is
a baseball game late this afternoon.
when the Orange Valley A. c. and the
Orange A. C. will cross bats. The
teams have on their roster some OF
the best ball players in Orange. In
addition to the usual athletic events
there will re an exhibition of dancing,
Irish tilt and Tarantella for boys. and
shoemakers dance for girls.