The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10
SOME BIG EVENTS
FOR The KIDDIES
Playground Work Will End
With Mammoth Exhibition.
Biggest Meet of Kind in West at
the City Park.
FUN FOR EVERY BOY And GIRL
Several Picnics and TOurna-
ments Will Be Held.
Play Under Supervision Is Ex-
tremely Popular Here.
FUN FOR EVERY BOY AND GIRL

The directors of Topeka play
grounds announce some big events
for the children of Topeka. which
will take place in July and August and
which will include: A mammoth doll
parade on the state house grounds
Friday, July 16; lantern parade
Friday, July so; big playground pic
mic at Gage park, August 5; volleyball
tournament at Chesney park, Thurs
day, July %, for older boys and girls.
croquet tournament at the City park
Tuesday, July 13; horseshoe tourna-
ment at Polk school grounds, Monday,
August 2; tctherban tournament at
East Side park, Monday, August ";
tennis tournament at Potwin school,
Tuesday, August IT; pushmObile
races at the corner of Ninth and Har-
rison streets. Friday, August 20; big
playground exhibition of all play
ground activities at the City park,
Friday, September 3.
That Doll Parade.
The doll parade, which will start
on the state house grounds at 5
o'clock Friday evening, July &c, will
be open to all boys and girls who en-
roll for playground work.
First, second and third prizes will
be given for the prettiest doll, oldest
doll, best homemade doll, lest
dressed doll and the best turn out,
bears and other toys of like nature
will be admitted to the contest and
every little girl and boy in town
should enroll with the play-directors
for this contest.
First second and third prizes will
be given for prettiest lantern, and the
oldest lantern. Members of the best
appearing Fairgrounds group in the
parade will get free ice cream cones.
The lantern parade at 1880 o'clock
the evening of July 80 will start out
from the high school building.
Special Tournaments.
The volleyball tournament ut Ches-
ney park Thursday, July %, will be
divided into classes according to
weight-under IS pounds, between 50
and 100 pounds, between 100 and 120
pounds, and unlimited.
The girls: Under So pounds, between
IS and 100 pounds, and unlimited.
Medals will be awarded members of
the winning teams.
The classes in the croquet tourna-
ment at City park, July IS, will be
the same as in volleyball The mem
bers of the winning teams will also
be awarded medals. The classes and
the awards in horseshoe and other
tournaments will be the same The
former will be held beginning at 2:30
o'clock Monday, August 2, at the Polk
street grounds, and the latter at ESQ
o'clock, August 8, at the East Side
park. The classes and prizes will be
the same, also, in the tennis tourna-
ment at the Potwin school Tuesday,
August IT, at $3.50 o'clock.
Every boy in town who owns a
wagon should see the playground di-
rectorS about the pushmobile races
which will be held at Ninth and Har-
rison streets, August 2O.'' said w. p.
MacLean, director of physical educa-
ton, today. Prizes Will be given for
each race"
Big Picnic at Gage Park.
The big playground picnic ut Gage
park, Thursday, August 5. will be an
all-day affair and lunch will he eaten
at the park. A program OF games,
stunts and water sports will be ar
ranged, including swimming and div
ing contests, raft races, water tug-Of-
war etc The executive committee
of the Fairgrounds association will
make an effort TO have automobiles,
trucks, etc, provided 70 get all chill
dren to the grounds and back.
Biggest of All.
The playground exhibition of all
activities at City park,
Friday, Sept 3, will be the biggest
thing of its kind ever pulled off in
the west and will close the playground
season
The first bicycle hike will start
from City park next Wednesday at
a. m. The ride will be northeast
through Oakland. Every boy in the
city who rides a bike is urged to at
during the seasons bike hikes will
get hike medals"
Playground Notes.
The Chesney girls defeated the East
side girls in a fast game of bali
The Y w c. A. girls had a picnic
in East side park Friday evening Thav