The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-13
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IS BEST EVER.
AS Described BY One VINO is
There and Who Contributes
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You should have been at the gym
Hast night. We had the best time.
III laughed until didn't have any
| laugh left in me. and am sure any
/ one passing a block away could hear
US. Yes. 1t was the track meet
that we have been planning. All the
girls wear their gym suirS. and there
A is something about q gym suit that
makes you feel happy whenever YOU
iput it on; thinking Of the good time
you are going to have. guess. The
| Honey Moon Express was the first
thing we had. The girls each had a
suit case with a coat and hat and
skirt lit. They had to race down TO
one end Of the rom and open the suit
cases. put on the clothes and run or
land take them of and put them in
the suit case. Then we had one
legged and two-leEged races. and j
back to back relay, where two girls
thooked each others elbows and they
stood back to back You see that
made one girl run forward and the
tother backward, and it sure required
team work to win. And the high
hurdles. well we put UP two benches
and#had two girls to jump over them.
Then we biudfolded them and took
the benches away without them
knowing it and made them jump.
nearly died laughing seeing them
trying to jump over imaginary
benches. And the Wheelbarrow race
one girls hands were the wheels.
and her feet the handles. and another
girl ran her I was in that one, and
got first prize. too. oh yes. we had
prizes. blue ribbons for first place
and red ribbons for second place.
Then came the biggest eaters race
and after that the highest jumpers.
In the biggest eaters" each girl who
took part was blindfolded and seated
opposite her partner Each one had
bowl OF corn fakes a spoon, then
the partners had 10 feed each other,
and the girls who ate their fakes up
down their mtddies instead Of their
mouths And the way they went af-
ter each others spoon and missed It
was worth the prize OF two movie
tickets.
N. ia never knew girls could jump 10
high as they did last night. Why.
some Of them could jump over
stick held as high as their waist
Then we had a twenty-five yard dash
each girl holding q cup Of water filed
to the brlnl: she couldn't spill q drop
Of it. either.
Do you lTnow what the Charlie
Chaplin glide is2 VI OH roll a pea
nut along the floor with a toothpick.
we finished up with the first basket
ball game OF the year between the r
A. c. and the Felicia Clubs The
girls have already learned to play in.
the gymnasium this year, and have
only been practicing for about five
weeks, but they sure can play and
throw baskets.
Then after all we had punch. OF
course you are sorry you missed it.
wouldn't have missed it for
heaps" Now Join the gym right
away, and then you wont have to.
miss any Of the good time we hace
up there. They are the finest bunch
Of girls, and everyone q real sport
for playing. Well must run along.
I never thought could. until | got
to5running races in the gym, and now
it is just as if u had never forgotten.
to run for about ten years. Why
sure. will take you down to the
Young Woman's Christian Associa-
ton; you can sign UP right away.