Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-29

part of the children matched by en- 1 thusiastie and approving interest on the part of the hundreds who watch l ed them on the Chelsea parade and the Academy campus Thursday after noon in the closing programme given l by the Norwich Fairgrounds associa- 1 ton were a fitting climax to crown l the seasons work which has been rec ognized to have been the best that the l Norwich association has conducted
 On the Chelsea parade at 245 o'clock the programme of folk dancing given by the girls began and at 1.30 Play grounds Director H. Wielt was in charge of the athletic programme on the Academy campus, in which boys from several playgrounds met in a series of competitive events. Te watch the folk dancing hundreds were gathered at the parade, where Miss Mary Mckay was in charge of of the teachers who have had charge of the training for the dancing. Near the north end of the parade a stand had been erected upon which was the piano which Mrs. Elizabeth Dan, { thy used in playing the spirited mu- sic for the dances and the audience was gathered in a square around a central plot on the grass where the May pole was erected Policeman Thomas Brock and Frank Henderson were 5dGla1f0Q to De pT0S0nI dnu were of much assistance in placing the crowd, which good -naturedly stayed within it's limits and did not eDcroach upon the space reserved for the danc- CTS.
 With this attractive spot for holding i the dances the scene was a pretty one and each of the well executed numbers won applause for the earnest parti- cipants which was as well tribute for the hard and successful work of the teachers who have given their time to this work. The little girls danced in groups of from 25 to 40 for the various numbers which begin with the dance called How Do You Do, followed by the dances called Dance of Greet ing, Reap the Flax, Playmate Dance and German Hopping Dance. As each line of girls tripped gaily off to the side after the graceful performance on the gTeensward, they were followed by spontaneous bursts of applause.
 The concluding number and one of the prettieSt was the May pole dance, performed by 24 girls who had been trained by Miss Elizabeth Beckley and Miss Mary OtConnen /The girls were dressed in rainbow colors and the streamers from the pole were in rain bow colors to complete the pretty scene. The girls in the May pole dance were Annie O'Brien, Gertrude Blanchette, Josephine Kiese, Gather inc Leahy, Adelaide Cyr, Alice Guil- beault, Mary Cyr, Mary Marks, Mary Pedace, Jennie Pedace Mary Shapiro, Dorothy Maynard, Della Collins, Stella Porter Charlotte Bellows Carrie Wal len. Dorothy Turner, Lulu Penfield, Inez MesseF, Ethel Goldberg, Loretto Clish, Alberta Newton. Yvonne Gag non, Stacia Lenkie.
 The teachers who have been assist were the Misses Martha Reynolds Jen- nie Congdon, Catherine Casey, May Shields, Jennie Grove and Nellie Bar ry.
 President J. B. Stanton and Score 1tary A. L. Peale and other officers of the pIaygrounds association were pres ent duringe the programme, as was also Mayor T. c. Murphy. al express ing their pleasure at the way the pro- gfanne was conducted.
 On Academy Campus.
 Tn the athletic events at the Acad- emy campus the rivalry was intense between the different fairgrounds to see who could win the most events as there was a silk banner to go to the playgrounds winning the most points by getting the largest count for first. second and third places, which counted 5. 3 and respectively.
 When the scores were figured up playgrounds boys had beaten their rivals, scoring 29 points to g for Ho- bart avenue, 22 for Pearl street and A for the Falls.
 The banner is to be presented to them at some time later when it is be arranged for the teachers and others who have participated in the work. Meanwhile it will be kept at the Y, N. c. A. rooms along with the cup which the baseball nine from the Lake street grounds won for taking the baseball c4aamDiOnShin
 After the programme of sports was over the champion Lake street nine met a picked team in ten inning game and defeated them 12 to Il. When the first inning of the game had been played the game was halted temporarily while Captain Dick Moran was called from the pitchers box and brought up before Mayor Murphy, who made the presentation of the cham pionship cup.
 Mayor Murphy said that he hoped the boys and girls would appreciate the benefit they received from the play ground association in years to come by adding strength to the permanancy of the organization by itheir active inter est He dweIt upon the value of the work from a moral and practical standpoint and expressed the wish that the association would grow in its power for good year by year.
 Capt Moran showed that besides be- Ing winning pllcIaoI nS d1SO IedG speech bottled up inside him and del1v- cred the following in a manly way MT. Mayor
 I never. made a speech in my life, and I can play ball much better
 In behalf of my team and all the boys and girls of the playground, wish to thank yon from the bottom of my heart
 We thank the r. M C. A for their many courtesies, Mr. Welt for his un- tiring efforts in our behalf Miss O'Con- nell and all of the teachers who have done much for our pleasure we return our heartfelt thanks
 Then he went back to pitch his team ca ten inning victory.
 Prizes at Bulletin Office.
 Individual prizes to the boys that won places in the track events are to be given and Director Welt has ar ranged to have these placed in en- velopes with the boys names on them and left at The Bulletin office, where the boys can get them Saturday morn ing.
 Baseball Team Lineup.
 The following were the lineups of the two teams:
 Lake Street-Y oung c, Moran B, Me Cauley 1b, Desmond 2B. Lengate 3b, Stanley ss, Pierce of. Levitsky If, May nard If
 Picked Team Mcknight ss, Poole c, Ludwig D, Graham 1b. Darbie If, Tracy Sb, Comsteck If. aocman Of. E. John son 2b.
 Track Events Results.
 The following were the results in the track events;
 Five Potato Race.