The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-05
RAIN PUTNO CHECK
ON ENTHUSIASM
Of CHILDREN
Annual Playground Tournament
Carried Out in Full Detail
WEATHER CUTDOWN ATTENDANCE
Contests and Field Sports in Afternoon
Big Bonfire at Night Closed
Days Program.

Disagreeable weather was respOn-
sible for light attendance at the an
nual playground tournament Tuesday
afternoon and evening and the driz.
zlng rain which began about O'Clock
drove to shelter portion Of the spec
tators who were courageous enough to
visit the grounds under a threatening
sky. While the moist atmosphere dis
couraged the grownups it could not de
press the enthusiasm Of the partici-
pants, especially the girls. who threw
themselves into the spirit of the occas-
ion with that same energy that has
characterized all previous playground
tournaments.
There were two races for girls
and two contests. yolley ball and bas-
ket ball. In the potato race three
heats were runand first and second
places were secured by Helen Mcbride
and Mary Mahar.
Three heats were also required TO
decide the cracker race. first and sec
ond going to Philomene Stoppellio and
Rose Mcclure.
In the basket ball tournament, the
winning team was composed of Bar
bara Robinson, Alice Brown, Frances
Carver, Elsa Wahlquist, Elizabeth
Mackey; I'd team, Philomene STOPPED
lio, Sunda Stoppelio. Mary Natter,
Margaret Kearns, Hazel LaFlamme,
Mary Mahar.
In the volley ball tournament the
winning team was composed of Philo.
meme Stoppellio, Sunda Stoppellio
Mary Natter, Margaret Kearns, Hazel
LaFlsmme, Mary Mahar, Veronica
O'Connell.
In the track and field events for boys
the results were as follows: Sixty
pound classic yd dash, 1st, Oatman
Running broad jump. 1st. Vogler; I'd
Oatman.
Ninety-pound class-Running broad
jump, 1st.. Weichman; ID, Stein Run
ming high jump. lst, Stein; Cd. Ireland
One hundred yard dash 1st, WEIGH.
man: ID, Stein. Obstacle race, 1st.
Weichman: 2d, Drysdale.
one hundred and ifteen-pound
class Running broad jump, LIST, vii
liam Graves; ID, Bruso. One hundred
yard dash, 1st., William Graves; I'd.
Bruso. Running high jump, lst., vii
liam Graves; ID, Bruso.
Unlimited class-One hundred yard
dash, 1st, Howe; ID, Madigan. Run
ming broad jump. lst, c. Graves; ID.
fIarwood Running high jump, lst.
c. Graves. 2d., iiarwood.
At the close of the exercises the
ribbons. blue to iirsts and red to sec
ond, were awarded TO the contestants
at the pavilion. The banner won by
the st. Francis de Sales Stars at the
indoor meet during the winter was al
so awarded to the captain of the team
There was a much larger attendance
at the playground in the evening thar
in the afternoon. a crowd estimated al
between three and four hundred. Tn,
Maypole dance in which l6 young girl.
took part, was carried out accordin.
to the program. The dance was an eX
oeptionally pretty feature with its rib
bons OF red. whitc and blue.
Six of the boys had MANUFACTURED
balloons Of different colored paper tC
be sent up during the evening. TIL,
balloons were arlstically constructed
but the boys must have failed to stol
the leaks for the balloons failed tC
rise.
Edgar Holt of Everett. Mass, VIII,
has a summer home on Carpenter hill
provided an especially enjoyable fea
ture in the form OF quantity of fire
works which were used on the ground
| The closing number OF the day
program was the firing of the larg
stack of packing cases and dry woo
just west of the pavilion The chi
dren were provided with sparders L
assist in the illumination.
| This years Observance at the PLAY
ground was planned for the benefit q
the children with a general myitatio
to the public to be present, The prC
gram was not arranged with view q
appealing to the popular taste and ne
such large attendance as was pre-
ent last year was expected In vie'
of the mfavorahle weather that pre-
vailed during the afternoon and even
, ing the welfare association feel the
the interest manifested was large
than could have been hoped Tor.
Several young men who are at hon
from school and college assisted as o
flcials and the arrangements We're ca
, ried out as planned. The commlttC
!, wishes to express It's appreciation ,
the assistance that was voluntarily an
SO generously extended by all WI