Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
MAYOR A|NsL|E AWARDS
Prizes IN PONY CONTEST
Yearly 5000 Children Gather at
broad Street Park to Witness
Presentation.
OCCASION is MERRY
, ONE

OCCASION is MERRY ONE
1, light Shetlands and Forty-Two
Other Much-Sought-After Trophies
z Arc Given Away BY Fleischmann
Yeast Company.
Nearly 5000 children packed the
-Fand stands at Broad Street Park
yesterday afternoon to enjoy the en-
'.r'ainment and watch the awarding
~ prizes given by the Fleischmann
east Company. II marked the end Of
mronths. has kept the little ones OF
r iIicnmond busy collecting labels from
dread made with this yeast.
Eight ponies were given away. four
I'm harness and carts and four with.
''d!e and saddle. No King or Queen
EYER donned the crmine robes nor
biaced 3eweled crown upon their
neads with more pride than those chill
nren erinced in their every move when
icy accepted the prizes at the hands
,,,a. ;nasor George Ainslie. and then
pphen. In their carts or astride their
nds. TO have their pictures taken.
'" nile the performance was not
.Sheduled to begin until 2:30 o'clock.
ne stands began to fill an hour before.
ana when Captain Jack Irwin started
O.
front OF the stands with his six
zen trained dogs. the long tiers Of
seats were banked two deep with chat
.er''g and laughing children. The lit
re girls stuck pretty we'll to their
sta's. but the boys crowded out upon
mo baseball field several hundred
'Fons. and the police gave up in de-
,ha'r Every time they would chase n
'lu IN one gate, two would come out
I, The entertainment was hearth, ap-
,piauded. Captain Twins dogs. train
"a mules and educated horse Butter
tcotch." pleased the little ones greatly
Al Shrader and Thomas Teefey sang.
"dfn and ORourke gave comedy
dcr0batic sketch.
After ALL though. while greatly en-
Joy'ng the fun. the children were on
ehse 10 see the ponies and other prizes
ahd II was the one period of silence
>oi the afternoon when Mayor Aims
ne walked out. hat In hand. and mount
." the platform After a few words Of
concentration in which he told of the
Nalue OF industry. integrity and stick
o-N-iNeness. which he said was shown
~ the prize winners. and words oil
coincidence for those who were not for
innate enough TO win n prize. Mayor
Ainsiie called out the winners
one By one the children came down
- they were called. swelling with the
bride OF ownership and speechless from
s,aSe-fright and general excitement.
and received their prizes as follows:
!. Donald Seamans 2333 West Grace
street. Major" harness and cart
Ethel NJ. Beebe, Montross and Le-
huEnam Avenue. Glnter Park. Brownie"
harness and cart.
J. Frank Burley. 2slo East Main
street. Prince" harness and cart
1. william ellis. l7l7 Park Avenue.
Duke" saddle and bride
5 Willie Frick. 1901 West Main
street, Buster" saddle and bfsdle
s. Helen Underwater. 7ls West Cary
street. Beauty" saddle and bride.
:. Joseph Cohn. 221 Governor Street.
Punch" saddle and bride
Special prize leader In Petersburg,
"era Williamson. Petersburg. pony.
prize.
8. Milton seigel, 5o2 North rea,h
street. Indian motorcycle.
6. Carl SpragEins. 500 Aiosby Street.
l1dinn motorcycle.
20. Edward Berths. Ell North TWEEN
10th Street, Victroa with records.
IL Evelyn Schaaf. 1924 Floyd
Avenue, Victrola
-. sabina Pratall. 7o7 Yves, Clay
Street. Victrola with records.
ia Leslie Garbett, 1903 West Clay
street. Victrola.
~ Floyd Walker. HOS Brook Road.
l,.seball team outfit
s. Willie Jordon. 4os Denny Street.
''!umb;a bicycle.
l6 Charles NJ. DeCarr. 2617 Kensing-
,on Avenue. Columbia bicycle
L. Roland Ryan. 220i1-2 West Cary
Street. tennis outfit. four players.
IS. Frank Campodonica. 1925 North
|, T~enty-si1th Street. Eastman Kodak
"a.
ls. Ralph Hawkins. 1901 West Hin
Ton Street. Petersburg. Eastman kodak
"a. with anastigmatic lens.
!. 20 L Polk. l6l? East Franklin
street. Eastman kodak. ga.
h 2l Henry Heppert. 1907 Beverly
y street. Victrola with records
% Roland Belcher. 1924 Hull Street
solid gold watch.
20. Virgil Panton. 7o1 Brook Avenue.
solid gold watch.
"a Frank Laushon. sos Lamb Ave-
nue., y!ctrola.
Is Robert Harrison. ss5 West Grace
Street. Victrola
&c Ernest Wise. 3l1o West Marshall
Street, complete tennis outfit. four
players.
81 James Bowser, 513 North Adams
street. liver johnson Boy Scout bicycle.
+ 2s Gertrude Beirne. 4o7 South Har-
rison Street. liver Johnson Camp Fire
y:!.!s Bicycle.
: 80 Raymond Taylor. r. F. D. No. 3.
Victrola VI.
90 Edwin Lotsey, r. F. D. No. 8,
Highland Springs Victrola.
81 Louise Donati. 3104 Nine Mile