The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-12
FIELD DAY SUCCESS
DESPITE THE RAIN
, rs,DoD CROWD OF PEOPLE HERE
... UNABLE TO HOLD ATHLE-
Tic EVENTS ACCOUNT RAIN

The Third Annual Field Day for
EAbbeville County was held in Able
Sszas last Friday and in spite of the
most Indictment weather, was a sue
>, cess in every way. The day dawned
sisek and cloudy but it seemed all
morning that the clouds would lift
and the day would be fair in the af-
kernoon. People interested in the
= schools of the county begun to come
+ante town early and by eleven O'Clock
she streets were lined with bright
happy children and interested par
--rants-
The parade which was the main
8eature of the morning started
nrnmptly at twelve o'clock from the
Graded School Building. DR.. c. c;
.s3anobrell, mayor of the city, and
.Prnf. J. L. Grier, of Due West, Pres
adent of the Association, led the pa
xade followed by the band from
Greenwood. The children marched
from the school building to the pub
.sic square breaking ranks at Phllson
and Henry's corner. There We're
:FuHy fifteen hundred children In the
parade and they stepped out IN a
lively manner nothing daunted oy
.xhe drizzling rain which had Degun
,sn fall by this time. The parade
xaas followed by the floats. all OF
1, which were beautiful in design, eacn
idea being carried out in excellent
~ 1nanner.
MANY of the floats were prevented
Scun coming on account OF the wea-
.. ttb..r hut those in the parade were
F,osn the shoots at Warrenton, Pros
-;oxyity. Lebanon, Due West, Fiat
s~sspeSs. Lethe, Cold Springs, Abbe-
,xiIle and Sharon.
The Warrenton School had float
s-decorated in red, white and blue'
= with miss Alvys Henry as the God
..ixss of Liberty, holding aloft the
= zaurch of light. Curtis Wilson, rep
=. .resented "Uncle SAM, while Frank
TNNeill and Paul Wilson were the
=, neunant bearers and marched at the
Se;ad of the two handsome horses
.,iTawiny the float. Miss Florence
Rr,S3ford is teacher of the Warren
ilIm school.
1,Mxy Epting, teacher, float was de-
8 <1srated in yellow and red and SET
.{afth in attractive manner the tnlngs
tThzt make for prosperity: In the
center of the float was high pedes-
Sal on which was seated little boy
"a King Corn and little girl as
,Sueen Cotton. At each corner OF
she float was young girl with a
aanner bearing the words, Farming,
. Peace, Education, Votes for Women.
The Young girls on the float We're
-siressed in white MILDLY blouse suits
.g7Sith caps and looked charming. .
The Lefne School had a float OF
u. -,ed. white and blue with the words
.S.tPreparedness" on each side. The
,a1oat REPRESENTED the three vocatlons
. spnDhasized by Lethe, the workshop,
She school and the home, which Is tne
-rnrenaredness for life's battle which
one gains at Lethe. -,
Sharons float was In white ano
green, and represented Basket OF
TiJ]ies. In the center of the tioat
zyas a large basket in which nine lit
%,e girls were standing, each with a
a,ouauet of lilies in her hand. AT
.sach corner of the float was large
naSestal draped in white and the
aoat was drawn by four white horses
led by four boys dressed IN WniIe.
Iebanon's float was in white and
..n,rn1e and represented Iris Bridge,
with Miss Annie Reed Evans as lrls'
;;:he winged messenger OF the Gous'
with her rainbow bridge reachlhs
from earth to sky. This was a peau-
vSfas float and carried out the STORY
ryen. ,,o5
Flstwoods presented Wooalaho
:, scene and was a lovely float,
.Cola Springs emphasized the 70
!; ,;-uwsac Science being taught IN tne
schools now and had large nTa'
I bearing the banner of the Girls 10
.rmatn t,iub." on one side and the
:,1iSIrvs Corn Club" on the other. On
.ezf. Aoat was a complete cooking ano
.r.ranning outfit with several pretty
u;rls b1sily engaged in cooking;
The Bold Branch school had tne
=. ssEsn11imaux Hut, which sxciteo
., ynuch favorable comment. Inc n9'
1yas made of cotton and the little
Esm,imaux ir their peaked caps ano
with their big dog was a pleasing
s5sght- ., ao.+ &C
was beftting the city of colleges
=. The goddess of knowledge occupied
,sbe center of the float, while arouno
her were grouped muses. Representing
art, science, music and literature ra
The float was in white and gilt ano
~was lovely. H. ,,;r;,
-,bpeyn.e's represented tne spI;ii ;a,
.of preparedness and carrisd TSJass m,oi 81
y;hertv. Lewis Lawson as Presloen,
Wilson and James Mars as Uncle
sam Four boys as sailors and foul
.ss .ssn loIdiers were on each side of the
aoat and four little girls as an ne.
Cross nurses made the picture per.
feet. The float was followed by the
boys of the High School sa as m1ah'iS MA s.
soldiers. The boys steppeo out =. -
military manner and added much 1e
1.-The picture. ~,
r1e twenty dollar prize for the
'a,est float for two teacher schoo
was awarded to Sharon and the bes'