Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-02
BOYS AND GIRLS
STAGE SPORTS At
WASHINGTON PARK
Have Picnic Dinner and Then
Engage in Contests of Vari-
GUS Kinds HebenStreit and
Conway Make Speeches.

After the Labor day parade dis
banded yesterday and Boys and Girls
club members who participated
therein marched to Washington park
where, after enjoying a well-earned
rest, picnic dinner was served Each
BOY and girl had been asked to bring
basket of lunch, and they all com
piled. The result was a bountiful meal
served in the shade of the wide
spreading branches of the park trees.
In the afternoon the youngsters
played games for a while, after which
they were called together by their
leader, j. l.. Phillips. Mr. Phillips, af-
ter a few appropriate remarks in
which he told the boys and girls how
glad he was to see so many of them
present, introduced City Manager He
benstreit,
Mr.. Hebenstreit spoke on the value
Of club work to boys and girls, as they
are learning something that will be
OF use to them in the years to come.
| The boys are being taught how, to farm
and the value of choosing and rails
| ing pure bred cattle, hogs, chickens
and rabbits. while the girls are being
instructed in sewing, cooking and 9TH
er household duties.
w. T. Conway, the next speaker,
who is club leader for the state, said
the picnic was the biggest one he had
attended for a long time. The boys
and girls who make good club mem
beTs, he said, are the ones who will
grow up to be useful men and women.
Not only are the members learning
how TO cook, sew, farm and raise live
stock, but by keeping the records in
connection Herewith they are getting
the rudiments of a business training.
There are over one million boys and
girls enrolled as club members in the
United States, he said, of which 5000
are in New Mexico. Bernalillo county
has 600 members.
Following the speaking came the
games which were participated in by
both boys and girls. The following
shows the contests, the winners ad
the prizes awarded:
Bicyc,e race for boys--First prize,
flashlight, Paul Montoya. Second
prize, neektie, Louis Pinter.
bicycle race for boys-First prize,
necktie Garnett Burks
Sack race for boys-First prize, SO
in merchandise, Babe Koury. Second
prize, James Ryan.
Sack race for girls-First prize, bot
tie of perfume, Rose Hoch. Second
prize, can of talcum powder, Rather
me Green.
Watermelon race for girls-First
prize, SO bank account at Citizens
National bank, Julia BudaS Second
prize, 81 bank account at the same
bank, Marie Hoch.
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fountain pen, Jesus Navaretto and a
watch, Celso Salazar, Second prize,
80 cents each, A bert Ryan and AL
fred Cimno.
Three-lcgged race for boys-First
pri4e, 81 each TO Eugene Tomei and
Andres Romero Second prize, 80
cents each, to Felipe Martinez and Ma
riuno Nofas2o.
Bottle game for girls and boys
The vim rg sioe received as prize
he privilege Ct finding IS in nickels
ana dimes hidden in a haystack.
70, rate fur Doys-First prize, set
Of cuff links Bruno Nayarete. Sec
ond prize, tie clasp, Joe Romero.
T1ird prize, low and arrow, Eugene
Tomei
Foot race for glrls--FIrst prize.
kewpie doll, Lois lie Suer.
Three legged race for girls-First
prize, mesh bag Dorothy Cheney and
a box Of stationery, Grace Ryan. Sec
ond prize, so cents each, olga Dineili
and Lena Dal2adelli.
Shoe race for boys--First prize, pair
Of shCes, George Tafoya. Second prize,
neCktie, William Rose.
Shoe race fer girls-First prize, box
Of candy, Olga Dinelh. Second prize,
bo~ If correspondent cards, Lena Dali
zadeli.
Rabbit or crab race-First prize,
knife, Calvin Clayton. Second prize,
so cents, Conrad Abreo.
Santa Barbara won the baseball
game from the city team, IL to 4.
only six innings were played. The
winners received IS.
Practically every merchant in the
city contributed something toward the
prizes and thus aided in making the
sports a success.
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