Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-19
PROGRAM READY
FOR ROMPER DAY
AT RESERVOIR
Annual Event to Be Held in
Park Thursday; Luncheon
Will Be Provided


for the annual Kunkel Day outing
for playground youngsters to be held
on Thursday at Reservoir Park.
ARRANGEMENTS for this annual
picnic for thousands of boys ana
girls of the city are being complet-
ed by ]. K. Staples, playground su-
pervisor and V. Grant Forrer, assist
ant superintendent of parks.
Luncheon for the thousands OF
boys and girls will be provided from
the fund arranged for by the late
Samuel Kunkel, who was host 10
the Youngsters from 1907 until his
death in 1917. Free ice cream
bricks will be provided by the Her
shey Creamery Company through
Eli n. Hershey, president; music
for the folk dancing will be FUR
nished by the Municipal Orchestra
through the courtesy of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Special Cars
Special cars will be sent to the
points nearest the various play
grounds on Thursday and in the
afternoon at 4 o'clock will be sent
to the park to take the children
home again.
The program for the outing fol-
lows:
Morning
Girls Long Ball: On Tennis
Court No. 1-9, Paxtang VS.. Hamil
ton, Mr.. Neck official; $50, Calder
VS.. Twelfth, Mr.. Meek official; 10,
Reilly VS.. Sycamore, Mr.. Neck Off
cial; 1890. Harris VS.. Boas, Mr..
Knuth official; IL, Maclay VS.. Reser-
voir, Mr.. Knuth official; 11.30,
Emerald VS.. Penn, Mr.. Knuth Off
cial.
Volley Ball: On Tennis Court No.
2-9, Boas VS.. Twelfth, junior boys,
Mr.. Lutz official; $50, Emerald VS..
Sycamore, junior boys, Mr.. Lutz Off
cial; 10, Penn VS.. Twelfth, girls, Mr..
Lutz official; 1890, Twelfth VS.. Res
ervoir, senior boys, Mr.. Phillips Off
cial; II, Emerald VS.. Reilly, senior
boys, Mr.. Phillips official; 11.30, Ma
clay vs. Sycamore, senior boys, Mr..
Phillips official.
Quot Tournaments: On Quot
Court, doubles for 15-year-old
boys; 10, doubles for 1S-year-old
boys; 1890, doubles for 16-year-old
girls; Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Nc
Bride. officials.
Tether Ball Tournaments: On
Tether Ball Court-9. girls, 15-year-
1890, girls. 13-year-old class; Mr..
Bucher and Mr.. Mcbride. officials.
Games For Children
On Playground Terrace-9, Misses
Beck and Shradley, Instructors $50,
Misses Johnson and Lane, instruc-
tors; 10, Miss Browne and Mrs.
Roberts, instructors; 1890, Misses
Burkholder and Hoffman. instruct
ors; II, Misses Keeney and Klavans,
instructors; 11.3O. Misses Garland
and Wingeard, instructors.
Samuel Kunkel Picnic Lunch.
IL o'clock: A free lunch for play
ground children provided for by a
trust fund left by the late Samuel
Kunkel.
Invocation by the Rev. Ellis N.
Kremer.
Two hundred and sixty-five pieces
of sewing. knitting and crocheting
are on exhibit in the large pavilion.
These were made this summer by
the children registered in the sew
ing classes.
Afternoon Program
1.1O-Assemble at play festival
grounds, north of bandstand.
Junior Boys Tnterplayground
Contests-1.2O potato. relay race
eight boys to a team; 1.25. leap frog
contest, two boys to a team; 1.3O,
rescue race, eight boys to a team:
1.S5, Dizzy Izzy, three heats, one
entry each heat; $50, flag race,
eight BOYS to a team.
Folk Dance Festival
200, Irish Lilt," Hamilton and
Harris on platform; 2.O4, Dance of
Greeting" twenty to fifty from each
playground; "Kinderpolka." twenty
TO fifty from each playground: 2.10,
Sailors Hornpipe," Boas, Maclay
and Penn on platform; 2.14. "I See
YOU" twenty to fifty girls from
each playground: "Chimes of Dun
kirk" twenty to fifty from each
playground; 2.20, "Kamarinskara. Z"
Emerald and Reservoir on platform:
2.24, Shoemaker Dance" twenty to
fifty from each Playground; Hop
Nor Annika," twenty to fifty from
each playground; 2.3O, Irish Lilt."
playground instructors on platform;
Ace of Diamonds" playground in
structors on platform; 2.36, Gus
tafs Skal," Calder and Twelfth on
platform; 2.40, "Nigave Polska." :"
twenty to fifty from each play
ground; Pop Goes the Weasel"
twenty to fifty from each play
ground; 246, Highland Schot-
tische," Hamilton, Reilly and Syca-
more, on playform.
250-"The Farmers in the DELL"
forty to seventy from each play
ground; 'Looty Loo" forty to
seventy from each playground;
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley
Grow" forty to seventy from each
playground; Did You Ever See q
Lassie," forty to seventy from each
playground: Here We Go Round
the Mulberry Bush" forty to seventy
from each playground.
3.05-Maypole dance by Emerald
(pink and blue), Maclay (blue and
gold), and Reservoir (green and
lavender).
Piano compliments of Steiff Piano
Company.
Victrola compliments of Steiff
Piano Company.
Municipal Orchestra, compliments
of Chamber of Commerce.
Senior Boys International Con-
test-3.15. potato relay race, eight
boys to team; $40, leap frog con-
test, two boys to a team; 3.25, res
cue race, eight boys to a team; 3.2O.
three standing broad jumps, eight
boys to a team; 3.35, Dizzy Izzy.
three heats, one entry each heat;
$40, flag relay race, eight boys to a
team.
o'clock-The special cars leave
for respective Fairgrounds.