The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-06-25
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FLOWER PARADE AND GAMES A
DECIDED SUCCESS.

The first festival held at the Algiers
Fairgrounds, in OpelOusas avenue, was
Ia decided success, more than a thou
sand persons turning out Sunday 10
witness the events on the evenings
program, which comprised a flower pa
rade, a miuuet dance. May-pOle dance
land a game of NewcOmb ball. Among
the interested spectators were Mayor
Behrman, Mrs \. J. Stallings and l..
interested in the Fairgrounds of the
city AS playground manager, Mr.. di
Benedetto directed affairs generally.
Mrs. J. r. Huckins, president of the
Filth District Civic League, was active
in the execution of details in COnnec-
ton with the event. while Mesdames
Charles Abbott, W. F. Short, F. C. Hy-
mel and f. StatzkOwski. members of
the league, ably assisted. Mrs. Statz-
konwski was in charge of the refresh
ments.
At ) o'clock the parade formed at
the Fairgrounds and traversed both
sides of OpelousaS avenue in the Vi
entity. The Holy Name drum corps
led the line, Raymond Curren being
Header. Then followed the girls and
tboys taking part in the various events
| of the program, the eCOrated wagons,
ltricycles, etc, bringing up the rear.
About a dozen of the little folks figured
in this feature, and the display was
interesting.
Mrs. A. Amuedo of the Mothers
Club of Algiers, Robert Duncan of the
lClay Fairgrounds, A. Weibelt of the
Taylor Fairgrounds, and Sam Bonart
of the Poydras Fairgrounds, officiated
as judges of the flower parade and
awarded the prizes as follows: c. y
lTerrebonne, first, decorated goat anC
wagon; Emily Gisch drawn by JOSEPH
KoenigJ, second, decorated chariot
Myrtle McCloskey, third, in tricycle.
Representing a daisy; Alicia Gravois
POPPY; Margaret Hymel, buttercup
Vivian Smith, American flag. The frs
three will receive silver medals, which
are TO be presented later, after beini
lengraved Ribbons will be given t.
the other three.
Pupils of McDonogh No. 5 school
under the direction of Miss Edwini
Thorning, gave the minuet, the follow
, ling taking part: Mildred Thorning
Thelma Clasen, Josephine Lala, Zit
Hotard, Ruth Gordon, Marguerite Be
cher, Aline Olsen, Rosalie Lala, Len
. Tripolini, Lena Sansone, Cornelia Cieu
tat. Thelma Stonacher. They wer
costumed in the styles of long ago an,
executed the movements of the dane
in a graceful manner.
Pupils of the Belleville school, III
der the direction of Miss Lillian SpricI
gave the May-pole dance, those takin
part being: Zelda Huckins, Frederick
Stansbury, Anna D. Sadler, Mary Cas-
trogiovanni, Norita Fernandez, Gladly
Butcher, Thelma Hoffman, Gertrud
: Finley, Rita Ramos, Verna Hau:
knecht, Elma Vallette. Hazel st. Gel
, main, Alma Pujol, Mabel COmeau!
Verna Amuedo, Maggie May Garland
, Mary Nichols, Hazel AycoCk, Kati
, Schabel and Address Gallagher.
The game of Newcomb ball prove
exciting. st. Roch opposed Algier
the former winning by score of g.
I33. Mrs Ada Hart Arlitt, physiC;
director of the city Fairgrounds, otfic
Iated as umpire. The st. Roch team
o captained by Miss Mary Danton, con
, prised the following boys and girls
= Alice, Arthur and May Claiborne, j
seph and Rita Murray, Della Arat
Helen Parker, Leah Leininger, JOSEF
lOberling, Warren Holley. The A
/, Igiers team, captained by Miss Eola A
bolt, included: Mamie Frost, EuniC
y Muntz, Gustave, Charlie and Harol
: Brown, Clifford Jordan, Roy Niklar
f and Herman Klink.