The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-05-23
DEDICATION SUNDAY

1u6r6 Will De uudl CeleDTdIlOu
Sunday afternoon on the Algiers
Playground, the occasion being the
official dedication of the handsome
| swimming tank made possible
through the untiring efforts of
Mayor Behrman and the citizens of
! Algiers; the raising of the service
| flag with Is stars and also the rails
ing of Old Glory.
Manager Benedetto and Miss Len
nox of the Fairgrounds have ar
ranged a neat program and Mayor
Behrman has promised to make the
| dedicatory address.
The service flag represents Is
young men who formerly visited the
Fairgrounds under Il years of age
who have volunteered.
Through the efforts of Officer
Williams, the citizens in the vicinity
OF the Playground have raised suffi-
clent funds to purchase a new flag
and have also heightened and
moved the Flag Pole from its origi-
nal position.
The Naval Station band will fur
nlsh the music, this having been Sc
cured through Mayor Behrman. 4
large platform will be erected to ac-
commodate the band and take care
OF many features of the large. pro-
gram.
children from the st. Roch Plav-
grounds Of the city will come over
ana give an exhibition folk dance
"niIe the Algiers Playground girls
VIII dance the May Pole under tho
supervision of Miss Grace Iennov
IN order that there be no favorit-
ISM IN the selection of the sponsor
Tor the flag raising, Miss Lennox
mas arranged that the little girl
orlhglng the most votes will he GO
lected sponsor. The votes AFRO
cent each and it is not with tho
Iuea or raising funds that the scbemo
was arrived at, but, merely to have
every one satisfied. There aro 60,
erai candidates hence there wouId
be hard feelings. "ouiu
The dedication of SWIMMING Tail
VIII be ushered in with three Suin,
ming and diving events Won swim
-" mas arranged for a 20
yaIGS uash for boys under IA. 40
yards dash for boys under 16 and q
fancy diving contest for all bows to
consist of plain front and back dives
and front and back jack-knife
Harry Fitzpatrick treasurer of the
fairgrounds Commission will de-
hVer a Patriotic address and a third
speaker will be selected by the end
of the week. '"e Gnu
Chlidren from McDonogh 5 school
VIII sing the Star Spangled Ranner
as Old Glory is hoisted on the new
p0le while Troop 80 Boy Scouts of
ayers VIII salute the flag.
Partial Programme is announced nv
Manager Benedetto as follows:
P. M.-Overture u. s Naval
Station Band.
4:3O P. M.-Folk Dance nv Ct
foch playground girls.
$40 P, M.-Fancy Dance, by Alice
McCloskey.
4;5O P. M.-May Pole by Algiers
Playground girls.
D T. M.-Swimming races. 90
yards dash boys under IA.
4O-yards dash boys under 1s.
DIVING for all boys plain front
and back dives, Front and Rack
Jack-knife.
$50 P. M.-Songs by Rosie Wei
ner' Irene Dorsey William Dom
ner, and Earl Vallette, accompaoied
by Miss Zelda Huckins piano. and
Lois Gravios violin.
5:45 P. M.-Flag-raising-S
Spangled Banner, music by U. S.
Naval Station band. sung by chill
dren OF McDonogh 5 school. Salute
OF Flag by Troop 80 Boy Scouts of
Algiers.
p. M.-Dedication of Swimming
Tank by Mayor Behrman.
6:15 P. M.-Patriotic Address. by
Hon. Harry W. Fitzpatrick.
$3.50 P. M-Address, by speaker
to be selected.
The following Algiers girls will
lake part in May Pole dance: Rosie
Weiner, Doris Aycock, Evelyn Cross
Glucksmann, Gertrude Han
sen, Gladys Meyer, Ruth Rhiner.
Elsie Hansen, Alice McCloskey.
Mamie Faith, Inez Wagner.
The following officials will handle
he swimming races: Jack Bowling.
public School supervisor Starter:
Harry Fitzpatrick, President South
I'm A. A. u. Judge; l.: Benedetto, II
Manager of Fairgrounds, timer; Of
icer Frank Williams, Algiers Play
Clerk of Course.
The st. Roch Playground children
I'LL be in charge of Miss Esfhar |