The Washington times., 1919-09-14

2O,OOOATD.C.
COUNTY FAIR
Secretary of War Baker and
Array of Army Officers Help
Make Affair a Success.

With General Pershing, his stan.
and secretary of War Baker as guests
of honor, and more than 20, 900 Wash
ingtonians as spectators. the first
county fair ever held in Washing
ton took place at the Central High
School yesterday afternoon and even
ing, under the direction of Miss Cecil
Norton, OF the Civic Community Cen
ter. and Archie Cole, of the Govern.
ment Recreation League.
The fair" began at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. when $500 Government
employees took part in the second an
nual Governmental athletic meet on
the stadium. The athletics lasted un-
til o'clock.
At this hour the various commun-
ity centers in the District presented
spectacles, while huge searchlights
constantly sprayed the stadium, The
Boy Scout Band, representing the
East Washington Community Center,
was the firstsOn the program.
All Countries Represented.
The next and probably most elab-
orate event was the presentation
made by the Little Friends Club of
the Wilson Normal Community Cen
ter. Eighteen young girls entertained
the crowd in the stadium, with q
varied program. for more than twenty
minutes. Every country Of any i'm
portanee was represented by this
group.
With the Marine Band as an ac-
compartment, girls dressed in thE
costume Of Britishers danced. They
were followed by a group from the
Thomson Community Center which
danced jigs and sang Irish songs. A
Dutch group was next on the pro-
gram and gave several demonstFa-
tions. This group was from the
Elizabeth v. Brown Community Cen
ter.
Playing ukelelees and steel guitars
girls from the JOhnson-Powell Com
munity Center sang Hawaiian songs.
Probably the most realistic spectacle
vas the presentation of the Park
View School Girls dressed in In
dian costumes, secured from the In
dian Bureau, danced. Each costume
was formerly. owned by an Indian
and hanging on the side were scslps.
The Tyler Community COater Of
Southeast presented a barn dance and
ended by throwing apples INTO the
crowd on the stadium seats.
Bag Pipe Band.
With huge red lights turned on
following the spectacle, the Scotch
bag pipe band, a newly organized
band, played for about one-half hour.
The public was then invited down
into the stadium and hundreds Joined
in old-fashioned dances. Popular
among the dances was the Virginia
reel, with the barn dance coming a
close second in popularity. The Dan
Tucker" was also danced. The gen
eral old-fashioned dancing ended
with a grand march about $40.
The county fair ended with a cos
tune bail given in the cadet armory
Of the high school More than 100
couples attended this dance, which be-
gan at $50, ending at IL 80. Admis-
sion to the dance was by costume only
and only men in uniform were allowed
to attend the dance without costume.
Girls from the Mt Pleasant play
ground, under the direction OF Miss
Elizabeth Fisher and Miss Ruth New
man, presented clownStte danceG
Miss Newman is Official eloWnette Of
the municipal playground department
and assisting her in the dances were
Valeria Paldauf, Louis Hoeke, Kath-
crime Poindexter. and Agnes Peacock.
The Red Cross and the Community
Center served a hot supepr during the
athletic meet and for more than one
hour following it. Candy, cake, ice
cream, and other good things to eat
were sold on the stadium. Various
coIored lights, hags of every nation,
and the throwing OF confetti added to
the elaborateness Of the Fair"
Miss Alice Pollock and Mrs. Isabelle
G. Smith were on the executive COM
mittee for last evenings program, as
sisted by the various Community Cen
ter secretaries.
Two hundred and fifty men from St |
Hospital, all shell shocked, |
were entertained and given supepr |
yesterday.
List Of Committees
Here is one OF the most active ]
Mrs. Corinne LOckman, executive |
Government Recreation /
League; Mrs. Ida E. Kebler, commu- |
nifty secretary, Wilson Normal Cen |
ter; Mrs. A Q. DriscoIl, community |
secretary, Thomson Center: Mrs. L. |
W. Hardy, community secretary, East |
Center; Miss Frances s. /
Farley, community secretary, Park /
View Center; Mrs. E A. Hunter, COM |
munity secretary, Johnson-Powell !
Center; Mrs. NJ. 3. Stone, community /
secretary, Elizabeth V. Brown Center,
Chevy Chase; Mrs. NJ. w. Davis. com |
mUnity secretary, Southeast Center,
Tyler School; Mrs. Agnes McEIroy,
secretary, Petworth Gem