The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-08
THOUSANDS OF HAPPY
CHILDREN AT PLAY DAY
Celebration at Chilnborazo Park
Brings Out Enthusiastic
Gathering.
FAST TINE MADE IN RACES
FIFTY Gallons OF Ice Cream Dlsap-
pears as Quickly as II H. Had Been
Spread Out I'm Sunshine OH Hot
Summer Day.

Nearly 2.noo children and 500 v,si
tors swurmed over Chimborazo Hill
yesterday afternoon In celebration of
this FIRST gala day to be held In the
Richmond pla: grounds. and the great
festival passed or without - hitch
The exercises continued from ,.3J
o'clock 10 shutdown. and hundreds Of
children took part IN the events ar
ranged for them
When tho program began nearly
700 children. regular attendants At tho
Chinbornzo Fairgrounds. lined up in
front OF the flag staff and sang Amer
ica kessnichE band played tho ma
tional anthem from the heights OF the
park as the children raised their
voices In aong. When the singing
ccarcd tho Stars aud STRIPES were
raised by Master Dobbins. tho band
PLAYING tho star SpanEled Banner"
and the children on the grounds way
ing snoll American flags nnd Yelling
forth their fervor The band brok .
'uto spirited march. and two lines Of
children. boys and girls, marched 10
tho top ar Tho hill and took their
places or two circ,es OF the park.
Soon ,hr boys and girls from Ieffcr-
son and Fulton Fairgrounds appeared.
marching two "brr-st and carrying
banners with TIE playground name
upon them
Bo,h girls and BOYS had lively md
icyons ti-nc upon the green sward for
the next half hour, in games and folk
dances OF all description Especial
costumes aud decorations added 10 the
beauty and charm of TIA. folk dances
\ flag drill by the Cbimhorazo girls
was also feature Of the program.
During I'll the play Ii.sanich's band
turned out catchy tunes and the usiI:,
number of small boys waa crowded
around 'be musicians. The band. II is
said. has proved an Indispensable part
- III, play days,
Foot races for both boys aud girls
VAS the ncNt number on the program.
,nd lively time cnsued Crowds
we're eager TO get into the races. and
many heats had Ia be run. rho girls
mad" splendid time N their events
Ire cream and cake were served
after the races, and nftv vaiions dts
appeared as rapidly as II /, had been
Frread out in July sun.
FAST TIME - MADE
~ rLAYtUoU>D RACES.
The races were run OF - follows
For,y-yard ,iasn"ten years cld-nrst.
Ipshur Blackwell Ginc. ! = seconds,
second. Ashley Alien: th,Iri. Earl Brad
lcy second heat; rrst Robert critten
den Ctim", 3-5 seconds, second Mol
ton Thomson; thlrd. william Hopkins
Fifiy-y YARD dash. eleven years Oil
frst heat iirst, Morris Meyer tirnc
s 10 seconds second. Philip Dunford
third. Clyde Wilton. second heat: rrs,
second. Harold Ro,hschild Third heat
nrst.. Ashton Chopper 'tiine. - see.
ocnds); second, Suipc Lewis; third
Whitfield Adams.
SiHtyyard dash-twelve Years old
tirst neat: first, Eugene CoM ,tin,o
~ sceonds!: second, sam Swann.
t;oode. third. Garland Roviati
Eishty-ysrd dash-twelve fourteen
secondsl. second. Joseph McCuc; third.
one hundred yard dash-four,e.n 10
dcrson 'tiric. IN IS sccouds). second
Arthur Mills, third. William Alexander.
Two hundred and ten varh dasli. =
Robe r,son. third Charles Terry.
Six hundred and sixty yard relay
'ifty boys--won by Little Chmborazos
F"-ty-yard dash-teu years old
:, as scconds>; second. Lucille Hughes
second heat. first. Catherine Gordon
time, see9ndsl second. .,Julia Ray-
, ns, ,hlrd Edi N,a, May THIRD heat
onda), second, Theina Ferguson
Forty-yard dash eleven years old
secondso: second. Catherine Burlcy;
third Margaret Sord. Second heat:
'irst. Louise Britton (tim", s seconds:
Beulah Clayton
Forty-yard dash--t7elvc years old
;lrst heat: hrst, Mamie cobb tirne. 6
Saconds): second, Annie Wetzel; third.
Marie Ferguson. Second neat: first
Ruth BRADLEY second. tuez Foster
third Violet HALL and ,Is bel Moran
Third heat. first, Lillian Freeman
time. 81, seconds second, Theresa
Clay. third. Agnes Buchanan.
Forty yard dasn--fourtce years old
first, Matte Cherry Ctimc. . 81 Soc
unds). second. Pearl Mays: third, Nlr-
Slnia. Sayrcs.