The Washington times., 1919-09-05
FAIR
TO Be STAGED
HERE SEPT. IS
Athletic Carnival, Supper, and
Costume Dance Planned At
Central High School Stadium.

SeilHdl Htgt SGilOOi SlduIuIns
Warrington viii have a County
Fasr" at the Central Rieh school
stadium Saturday. September 1s, ac-
coFding 70 an announcement made
jointly today by Mss Cecil B. Norton,
secretary Of Community Center work
IL the public schools. and Archie Cole,
ot the Federal Employees Union.
Inc entire STADIUM will be con
ve1ted into SFair Grounds" and the
Community and Civic Center Depart
ment. with the Government Recreation
League OF the Federal Employees
Union cooperating, viii stage the
-Eair,7 which viii be open to all
TIE program begins at O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the second inter-
Departmental athletic meet wiz be
STAGED under the direction OF Col,
waite c. johnson, y. s. a, who han
2 dled the interAllied games At Paris
recently.
SpaldinE Brothers are offering as
prize TO the department scoring the
have intimated that they viii make
thsa gift annually.
Carnival to FOuow.
Following the meet, one OF the most
elaborate carniVals ever held IN wash
fngton viii begin. Following the meet
supper win be served in the stadium
by the Red Cross.
sever piclock marks the beginning
of fhs cohnEduhity dances. The dances
wIn include the Dan Tucker, Barn
Dance, English Country Dance. Vir-
Elnia Reel. and Grand March" in
which the public wiz take part,
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nival attractions on the stadium I
promenade. arranged By the local com /
munity ceuters.
costume dance viii be given in
the armory from $50 to 1850. Ad-
mission viii be free. but all save sol
diett must be in costume.
ne grand community carnival st
th general civic center at Central 1
Eh School is to be an annual event
in ashington life II viii be given
untr the auspices ofs TIE community /
an civic center department Of the
District Of Columith-
The Marine Band win furnish the
s1rsic for the occasion.
PerBonneI of Sponsors.
re COMMITTEES on community
aarces and carnival attractions is as
fol'tws: Miss Cecil 3. Norton, gem
eral secretary Of community centers,
chairman; z. j. ward. specialist In
coumunity organization United States
Bureau OF Education; Mrs. Isabelle
G. Smith. executive secretary, gen
eraf civic center; Miss Alice Pollock.
community center department; Mrs.
Ccrfnne Lockman, executive secre-
tarr. Government Recreation League; /
Archie Cole, Federal Employees Union, /
Ne q 1Irs. Ida =. KebleT, commun- i
fty secretary, Wilson normal center;
retary, Thomson center; Mrs. Ia w /
Hsrdy, community secretary, East
Washington center; Miss Frances S.
FsirIey, community secretary, Park
Vfepv center; Mrs. u. A Hunter, com I
u1anfty. Secretary, johnson Powell 4
center; Nrs. III. 3. Stone, community
secretary. Elizabeth v. Brown CEN
ter Chevy Chase; Mrs d. w. Davis,
community secretary, southeast cen
TEL Tyler School; Mrs- Agnes NOEL /
rot, communfty sscretary, Petworth
center, and Samuel Peak, Navy Yard. i
a. G. snyder, president Of the Wli-
son Normal Community Association,
Sc the chairman Of the advisory coun-
ell for the general civic center which |
eontrols all finances at the Central
High School and advises on all com /
munity programs.
Officials OF the athletic meet are:
Chief heid judge. Harry McClaire, |
Navy Yard; chief track judge, Bryan
lEorse, Washington Tines referee, Csl
A. MetzleF, Central High school;
starter, II. c. Byrd, Washington Star;
scerer, F. R. Fitzgerald, Census Bu-
reau; press steward, J. n Dugan,
WashfnEton Herald; grand marshal !
General Lord. War Department; an
nouncer, @. Dexter. Navy Yard; entry /
clerk a. Cole Federal Employees Un-
ion; timer, Jack Keller, Washington
Pest: assistant field judges, c. z.
Hagan. Navy Yard, J. v. Mulhgan, s. /
H Cooper, Interior Department
Frank Adams, Department Of Com
nerce, Captain Harden. War Depart
ment, and S. u. Falconer, jr- Com
neEce Department.
The following committee on ar
rangements has been meeting twice
= week: s. n. Cooper, Interior De-
partment: r. II. Starr, Department Of
labor; Eugene D. Carusi, Department
Of Justice: p. L. Letter. Navy Depart
ment; J. 3. Collins, Department Of
Commerce: Jack Hass. Treasury De-
partment; =. G. PsrlmRn. State De-
partment; ]. R Williams. Department
Of Agriculture; Louis Doyle. Inter-
state Commerce Commission: +. Ber-
RAM Shipping Board; ]. Peak, Navy
Yard; william Hendricks, Govern
ment Printing Office; Maj. ". W.
Griffin. War Department
The Navy Yard BranchNof the Gov
eminent Recreation will furnish eight
cen Uarshais. William Crowell will
supervise . corps Of twenty-five ush-
cFE, The stadium viii be arranged
20 seat the various departmental peo-
lie IN groups surrounding their Cabi-
nrt odicerE. Entries viii close Tues
Gay, September 8. a. 8 D. m. A gold,
silver or bronze medal viii be award
ed The winners of each event.
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