Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-19

Denton c, Crowl, whose impersonation
OF Sam Jones, the great evangelist in
"A Melody OF Philosophy, Facts and
Fun" was one OF the best evenings OF
the whole week,
The Junior Chautauqua made a
splendid showing this year, with more
interest evidenced both by grown'ups
and children than was the case year
ago, The parade on Monday evening
through the principal streets OF the vii
lage was witnessed by a large crowd,
Miss Naomi Price, as the local play
leader, assisted Miss Brown OF the
Chautauqua company, in getting up
the parade in gay fashion The process
sion started out with riders in the lead,
Benjamin Parker, on a bronche circus
pony, and himself dressed in woolly.
western style, was marshal, Mrs, Basil
Kodjbanof carried the national colors
on horseback, and Miss Dorothy Grant,
OF Medford, Mass, accompanied her as
sailor lad. Ralph Ryder, in soldiers
uniform, Mary Fletcher as a sure-en-
ough Indian, and Cornelius Shackett in
khaki completed the little squadron OF
leaders.
Miss Evelyn Wright drove her car
decorated with big American flag and
the flags of our allies, concealing Rob
ert Calhoun, Jerry Trudo and Webster
Barter, who furnished the marching
music. Then came the float OF the
Camp Fire Girls, in an auto truck dona'
ted by Enrol Gorham, which, with its
evergreen boughs, tepee and the big
iron kettle hanging from a tripod, made
realistic background for the dusky
maidens, The participants were: Bea-
trice Mills, Ruth Eddy, Frances Bris-
toll, Rena Dumas, Martica Saunders,
who with their Guardian, Miss Warner
sat around the fire in true Indian fash
ion,
Master Richard Hubbard, in soldier
suit, proudly lead the infantry section
of the parade and though he seemed the
baby of the bunch, he ended up Just as
fresh, erect and soldier-like as when he
started out, 1t would be impossible to
enumerate all of the costumes in the
parade. There was Sally Thomas as
Betsy Ross, Raymond Mcfarland as
Uncle Sam, Marion Human as the
Goddess of Liberty, Elizabeth McFar-
land as France, Mary Crane, Agnes
Shambo, Sylvia Kodjbanoff and Dol las
Norton as Red Cross nurses, and there
were soldier and sailor boys galore,
Master John Thomas caused much mer-
riment as Charlie Chaplin.
Every day the boys and girls OF the
Junior Chautauqua met on the fair
grounds for their organized play, their
story hours, and other features which
impressed many with the need of a
community playground here, One step
was taken toward it by the organiza-
ton of the Junior Community Club
which will meet every week, the year
around. Ralph Ryder was elected pres
ident, Beatrice Hubbard vice-president,
Mary Fletcher, secretary, and John
Thomas, treasurer,
Miss Brown, the play leader spoke
further in favor OF the playground
movement. at means more than Just
good time for the children said she
at stands for the physical fitness, men
tai quickness and moral fairness, and
tries to put those ideals into play.
Give days is not very long time in
which to establish such spirit, but we
have made a good beginning and the
thing to do now is to keep it up. There
is no way in which to do this better
than in a playground. Immediately
some people will say that a playground
is an expense too great for this period
in which we now live, that it is one OF
the things which we can very well get
along without,
THAT is just where you are wrong
A playground is not an expensive pro-
position; it is a necessary asset to any
community. Your children are the hope
of the world, for it is upon their should
ers that the task of carrying on our
wonderful progress in recent years, will
rest. Is it not our duty to fit them as,
best we can for the future? There is
no better, happier way to develop our
future citizens than in a playground,
not necessarily an deliberately equipped
playground, but one in which there is
organized fair and square play. Such a
playground needs only very small
amount of money to back it, but it
needs the moral support of the COM
munity.
"You do not want your town to be
behind others in this wonderful work!
Stand behind the playground and make
it success. 1t is thoroughly serious
matter Think it over