Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-01
ORANGE CHILDREN
WIN PIAUDITS IN
. PLAYGROUND FETE
Please Large Crowd of Speota-
tors in Exhibition of Sports
and HandiWork.

Children of the Oranges appeared
n a program of athletic sports, folk
dancing and drills and gave an ex-
aibition of handiwork on the Orange
Central Playground. Lincoln and Cen
raj avenues, yesterday. The great
ield presented a beautiful picture as
hey performed in the various events
Attired in boomers and blouses. tho
girls displayed their skill in dancing
md athletics, showing remarkable
proficiency in the difficult program
that had been laid down for them
by Fred Wright, supervisor of the
grounds, and his assistants The
boys, too. acquitted themselves we'll
IN long series of athletic events.
Miss Marie McCauley. of Yale ter
race, West Orange, was Queen of
Play Her coronation was a pretty
ceremony She was chosen queen
above competitors from the other
three Fairgrounds of the city in a
voting.
Miss McCauley was gracious
sovereign and nodded her pleasure to
her little play-partners and quondam
subjects until after the games. when
she discarded the garments of State
and mingled with her companions as
they gathered at the various points
Of interest
Dances Win Applause
The children of Forest street. Cen
trial field. Cleveland street and Park
avenue executed the va Gus dance
figures and games of childhood with
charming Grace and simD' CITY that
evoked enthusiastic applai-, from
the big crowd of spectators.
One of the features of the athletic
gains. while not identified with the
playground work, of course, was the
morning baseball game between the
Essex County Park police and the
Orange Finest" To the disappoint-
ment of the youngsters. their home
police were sadly defeated by the
county Cops" to the tune of to 1.
"City Commissioner Frank J. Muir
ray. head of the playground WAS an
interested spectator and was warmly
greeted by the youngsters. Tax As
SCISSOR william Dalton, Town Clerk
George w. Foster, of West Orange,
and other officials were among the
visitors.
Prizes were awarded for the best
embroidery. sewing, rat'ia work.
weaving and steneiling. The follow
ing were the successful competitors;
Sewing, first prize, Miss Carrie
Schneickert; second. Miss Cecilia
Noe: honorable mention. Miss Mile
Blasko, Miss Margaret Stanzioli, Miss
Agnes Dunn, Miss Maggie landoli,
Miss Martha Sharp and Miss Cecilia
O'Brien.
Embroidery. first prize, Miss Edith
bedford; honorable mention, Miss
Angela Marucci; stenciling, first
prize, Miss Rose Winkley; second,
Miss Florence. Scott. Miss Margaret
de Mora; honorable mention, Miss
Margaret Slauvioli; worsted work,
first prize. Miss Margaret Del Guidico;
second, Miss Ella Bernado; third
Miss Atilia Alino honorable men
ton, Miss BEDFORD Miss Iandoii and
Miss Ida Lyons: ratiia work, first
, prize Leon Willis, second, Miss
Blasko; third, Miss Edith SerVia;
honorable mention. Miss Ruth Lee,
Miss Helen Helms and Miss Threasa
Cassanula.
Those who made the awards were
Mrs George p. Eastman. Mrs. Frank
Jones and Mrs. Austin Thompson.
Prizes Awarded.
Late in the afternoon Commits
sioner Frank j. Murray mounted to
prominent place in the grandstand
and awarded two silver loving cups
and shield TO the captains of win
ming teams in various playground
events Winners f the junior base
ball series, members of the Central
Avenue Playground team, were
awarded the cup cffered by Henry A.
Ippolito. 1T was accepted by Sere-
fine Federico, acting for Henry FULLY,
captain who was unavoidably alb,
sent. To the team which represent
ed Orange in the intercity baseball
series, winners, w +, the other cup,
which was accepted by Captain John
Beirnes. The Orange aggregation de-
feated teams from West Orange, East
Orange and South Orange to win the
cup.
Central Playground also won the
Indian BALI series for girls, and to
Miss Helen Wolf captain, was pre-
scented a shield bearing the names of
her fellow players. Those who made
up the winning team were the Misses
Florence Fischer, Gertrude Coen,
Margaret MacFarland. Mile Monica
and Angelina Manucc. The medals
for winners of the various track and
field events were later awarded by
Mr. Wright.
The latter contests were won easily
by representatives of the Central ave-
nue. grounds. who cored a total of 66
points, just doubling the tallies of TIE
Cleveland street ground athletes, who
finished second with 33 points. Park
avenue and Forest street furnished a
merry battle for third place, finishing
with % and p points, respectively.
while lakewood avenue brought up in
the rear with II points.
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