The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-01
CLOSING DAYS
/. ATBENN|NGTON
PLAYGROUND
Fcrty-One Automobiles in
Riddles Annual Ride
PROGRAM ON LABOR DAY
Usual Athletic Tournament, Parade
and Other Exercises Have Been
Arranged.
PROGRAM ON LABOR DAY

Many a spectator who stood by the
curb and saw the forty-one automo-
bile loads Of happy laughing children
as they passed down Main street yes
terday, felt a pang of regret that he
was not fortunate enough to own a
car so that ne could afford so much
Joy at one time to the children of his
community. And very joyous oc-
casion it surely was. At least three
hundred and fifty children assembled
long before 2 o'clock and formed
line nearly across the playground,
awaiting their turn Forty-one cars
waited in line to receive their loads
and they were loaded to capacity The
children were taken around the village
up to Center Bennington, around the
monument, through the Country club
grounds over, to North Bennington
and Shaftsbury and back to be un.
loaded at the playground.
Those who so generously contribut-
ed cars of which grateful acknow-
ltuHtllitil ~ Htlt Audut dIt us lOl-
lows e. B. Huling, Louis X. Graves.
Edward Riley, Miss Anne Shields,
Mrs. Kenneth Chisholm, Leroy Pad
dock, Guy b. johnson. F. Haviland
Sibley, Richard kellogg, Mrs. George
Stoddard, Howard Shields. Mrs. w. G.
Meagher, Miss Lou Barber, Collins
Graves, Charles Maurer, Miss Clare
Bonynge, William Myers, Mrs. T. S.
Hoyt l. Il. Gibson, ]. c. Colgate, II.
d. Fillmore, W. L. Gokay, T.. H.
Everett, Mrs. Wattles, Earle Will
Jams, Ernest Griswold, Charles Burt,
A. j. Holden, Mrs t. F. Turner. Hans
Kelson Miss Ruth Eddy, Frank
Shaw, Mrs. c. E. Welles, F, B. Jen,
nings, A. W. Braisted. A. ]. Cooper,
Miss Mabe! Cooper, Miss Martha
Dewey, Miss Isabelle Tudor, Geo.
Parker.
The young ladies who assisted in
| soliciting the cars and to whose
credit great measure of the success
of the occasion is due, were the Miss
es Katherine Huling. Martha Dewey,
Anne Shields and Isabelle Tudor.
The afternoon &; labor day will be
the formal closing of the playground
for this season. All the exercises are
free OF course being in the nature of
an exhibition of the activities car
ried on during the summer. Parents
and all those who are interested in
watching the children play and in
contests are invited. This will be
the best possible opportunity to see
what the playground is doing for the
Youngsters.
First of all there will be little
folk dancing. necessarily very infor.
NAL, because of the difficulty Of per.
forming out of doors in the midst OF
crowd. The program for this will
follow along these lines; beginning at
o'clock.
Grand march fer all who wish to
enter. Hats and ags will be distri
buted to all the children.
Singing of the Star Spangled Ban
nef.
Danlsh dance or greeting.
Shoemakers dance by little tots.
Swedish Klapdans. Gathering
peapods by older girls.
Highland fling by Valda Lyons ant
Marion Williams.
At 2:3O the various sports will star
simultaneously. At the tennis court
Girls finals; boys finals; awardinl
, of loving cups.
Thomas ]. Healy will act as um
> pre.
At the yolley ball court a tourna
/ ment between four champion teams
3 will be played. The teams represen
different war departments and II vii
| be interesting to not the superiorit,
. OF these divisions.
r Trench diggers, Edith toilette
5 Capt. Submarine Chasers, Lucia
Cutler Capt, Aviators, Olga Kelsor
r Capt. Ammunition Haulers, Hele
G Thomas, Capt.
. At the base ball diamond two O
( the playground teams viii cross bat
:. to determine final championship
These teams are wellmntched ant
n promise a good game
a All over the grounds all the appal
4 atus will be in full swing.
At o'clock there will be a stor
z session by Miss Anna Leahey for a
y the younger children Several youn
l. ladies will then play games and 81
Z pervise all the activities.
A splendid good time is assured I
all. A big crowd is anticipated, r,
member the program starts at
o'clock sharp
Al 1.-The fun isn't over, howeve
Il when the afternoon events are ondel
o The entire town is invited to enio
n the evening program, to which taller
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