The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-01
Closing Program of Summer
Fairgrounds Association.
Contests, Games and Pageants
at City Park.

Arrangements for the closing pro-
gram of the summer. of the Topeka
| been completed. The closing affair
will be in the form of picture history
| in pageants to be given Friday after
noon and evening at City park Con-
be the order of the Friday morning
program.
Tomorrow 415 pretty girls from the
| high school and Washburn college will
appear on all streets of the city and
sell tickets for the big event. The
girls will be divided in district teams
as announced in Saturday evenings
State Journal. A tag will be given
with every purchase tomorrow
| Following is Fridays program:
Travelling ring contest for all classes
of boys and girls; pole climbing races,
boys; ladder climbing races, girls:
| ladder climbing races, boys; trapeze
stunt contest, boys; flying ring contest,
boys; giant stride jumping contest,
girls; first aid to the injured, by teams
from various Fairgrounds; first aid
contests by girls teams; wrestling
tournament, boys; wall scaling .our-
nament, boys and girls.
Then there will be be an exhibition
of playground games by children from
the various Fairgrounds.
The evening program will be as fol-
lows:
ture Myth by Quincy Fairgrounds.
Tumbling stunts by Chesney boys.
Folk dances by the East side girls.
Pageant-"Fhe Ten Virgins" from
the foolish virgins, by Washington
Fairgrounds.
Pyramids, by the City park boys.
Folk dances. by the Potwin girls.
Pageant-"The Pied Piper of Ham
lin" by Chesney park Fairgrounds
Folk dances, by Quincy girls
Exhibition by champion first aid
team.
Papeant- "Friends Erono No+bar
Goose City park Fairgrounds.
Russian music on Russian instru-
ments, by Mrs. Left and some of her
pupils. One of the instruments will
Highland fling-A Royal High
lander.
observation-disclosures of games
showing the games of the ancient
of Bible times, early Europe, middle
ages, Revolutionary days and the
present-West1awn Fairgrounds.
Folk dances. by Washington play
grounds.
Exhibition of wall scaling, by cham
pion boys team.
Pageant-Historical pictures, show
ing Pilgrim days, The Minute Men,
Spirit of rs, Barbara Fritchie-Pot-
win Fairgrounds
Exhibition of wall scaling, by cham
piOn girls team.
Folk dances, by City park girls.
Old fashioned square dance, by Ma
tive Daughters of Kansas.
Pageant = Introducing characters
from Shakespeare-Pol Fairgrounds
Folk dances, by Quincy girls.
Pageant-The breaking up of the
Five Nations, taken from IAN Indian
Lodge" dealing with the historic
breaking up of the five nations of In
dams. The costumes and scenery
used in this pageant were made by
the children on the playgrounds-by
Lincoln Fairgrounds.
Folk dances-.The Italian Taran-
tella,' by the Polk girls. This dance
is the one made famous by its place in
IbsenS "a Dolls House." in which it
is danced by the heroine.
Mexican games and dances, by To-
peka Mexican children.
Pageant-The history of transport
of Indian transportation on the trails,
the prairie schooners, stage coaches,
first railroad and the present model
steam locomotive and palace cars. The
model locomotive used in this pageant
was sent from the San Francisco fair,
where it has been on exhibition since
the fair opened.-Presented by the
East Side Fairgrounds, assisted by the
Santa F'e Railroad company.
Presentation of the Fullerton cup to
the most successful playground and
the awarding of the gold medals given
by the Fairgrounds association to the
ost efficient men and women direc-
tors. The awards will be made by w.
L. Porter, commissioner of parks.