Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-23
WOODSTOCK PULL
TOGETHER DAY.

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| Pull Together Day, October Is
dawned gray and dreary and only the
indomnitable spirit of pulling together
turned what promised to be disma
failure into an unexpectedly success
full occasion.
| In the first place, Governor Stuart
had wired late the evening before that
he had found it impossible at the last
minute to come. Captain Whitside
and Professor Reese of Front Royal
had sent word that owing to the rain
it was unwise to risk the health of the
Government horses by the long trip
to Woodstock.
| About 9 O'Clock in the morning the
sun broke through the clouds and the
Government fire fighters from the
Massanutten and Potomac Areas be-
gan to arrive. 1t was not long before
the blus badged men from Page,
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Counties were mingling with the men
from Hardy and western Shenandoah,
decorated with the red Potomac
badges AS soon as the Mount Olive
| Band, which came in full force, start
| ed to play at the Rink every visitor
| and resident of town realized that
Pull Together Day had actually ar.
rived. the capacious Rink which
had been beautifully decorated with
autumn leaves bv the Committee and
the ladies of the town, furnished room
for games in which grown men forgot
their grey hairs and became boys
again. Around the sides of the build
ing had been arranged many displays
of especial interest. Postmaster Cal
vert's parcel post display attracted
the most attention. Besides showing
many kinds of packing cases and con-
tainers suitable for parcel post ship
ments, there were exhibited Forest|
Fire Companies exhibits of country
products including fruit. jellies, vege
tables, butter and dressed chickens,
which had been sent in from all over
the Massanutten and Potomac Areas
The prize banDer for the best Potomac
Exhibit was awarded to the Thorn
Bottom Company of Ha, dy County,
West Virginia, of which James Barbe
is Captain. The blue banner for the
best Massanutten Exhibit was award
ed to the Ruffner Ferry Company of
Page County, of which Jacob W.
Ruffner is Captain. Visitors from
Washington were enthusiastic over
the display and said that although
not large it was more interest and
in better taste than many exhibits
seen at large fairs. A So endid pho
tograph of this exhibit by Mr.. Nor
risOr has been sent 10 the Depart
ment at Washington.
Mr.. Rogers of the Department of
Plant Industry, who is making ex-
animation of the spread OF chestnut
blight in this section. h4d an inter
esting exhibit of infected specimens
of chestnut.
Exhibits and booths showed alsoi
the work of the Forest Service, the
State Health Department, the Y. NJ
&c. A, besides which many of the
merchants had interesting trade ex-
hibits.
At noon the business men of the
town personally served a luncheon
which they had contributed consist
ing of bread and butter and beef
sandwiches, Boston baked beans, po-
tato salad, cake and coffee.
At l O'Clock tine wardens held a
COME renee at the Forest Service Of
fee. The men were congratulated
that only few small fires had oc-
Cured and means were discussed for
securing greater protection in the
coming fire season.
At2 O'Clock the parade headed by
the band left for Magruder's field
where the Tug of War between the
Massanutten and Potomac Areas was
held. After three strenuous pulls,
one of which was declared foul, the
Massanutten team of ten men was
Judged by Referee Philip Williams to
be the winner of the 1914 champion
ship. The makeup of the teams was
as follows Massanutten-J. d.
Ward, Will Bowman, C. I. Hottie
Jack Peer, Grover Helsley. Oliver
Munich, John Cave, Floyd Sweeney,
Lewis Baker. and r. G. Clinedinst
Potomac-Lester Hottie, VIM. Hottie,
Frank lew, Oscar Heishman, Lewis
Whetzel, - Brewster, Robert Phil
lips, James Barb, Lester Orndorff
and Clarence Barr.
Directly after the Tug of War Mayor
Pence made short address of welcome
after which Judge Ta venner introduced
DR.. j. Brown, Jr., CT New York, who
spoke upon the necessity of recrea-
Ition for country peor 9 and country
lchildren. Mr.. j. B. Gordon, Sup
erintendent of Finance in the Wash
Iington Post Office next presented an
instructive paper on the pos sibility of
delivering country prodLce to the
town and city consumer. fIis chief
| plea was that the farmer should be
satisfied to divide the pi oft with the
consumer and not to expect TO get the
ltop retail price. The next speaker
was Mr.. F. S. Farrar who spoke in
lpiace OF MIR. T. o. Sandy o! the Farm
| Demon stration work. Mr.. Farrar's
address was short but enthusiastic