Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-07
SHADY SIDE CARNIVAL.
SHOWED PROGRESSIVE
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Arrangement And Execution of Excel
lent Holiday Programs Was A
Great Success

That community 0I the size 81
Shady Side could successfully arrange
and carry out such biz programs as
those of the recent carnival has becn a
subject of much favorable comment
lby All Of those who visited there DUR
ling the celebrations Everything WAS
undertaken on big scale and the
promoters made arrangements Tor 4
large crowd III visitors without fear
THAT the visitors would fail To anpeag
Nor we're they disappointed. Tor all Of
their preparation was found to be
needed to accommodate the crowds
that fiocked to the little resort ID Wit
ness the races and enjoy the many
other forms OF entertainment
CIfeF among tile attractions were
the track events. fn which number
of well-known runners took part. Tha
distance of the race was changed to
three miles instead Of the longer one
that had been planned. because many
III the Baltimore runners were entered
in events at washington The nexl day.
and because of the high temperature.
Edwin Schmidt, state champion dis
tance runner. finished first III the race
IN the good time Of is III He is of I he.
Gross Country club, Of Baltimore. The
times of the other finishers we're
John O'Callahan. 1871
Earl Byrd, 1913
e. r.. Harper. IS:A5.
ID II, Younger. 1900.
Alex w Andrews. 10: 10
Joseph ii. Montague. 20:l5
six Of the thirteen starters failed Is
finish. They we're Michael j Blum
Frank Blam. Frank Webher, n If
Iserry. s. w Montague. Frank Brown
Many other attractions We're Offered
far The entertainment of the thousands
whn entered The carnival grounds Mr.
IA. w Andrews, known az EIondini
second performed d good act IN re-
leasing himself from ropes after he
had been tied by two men. Mr.. VIII
,liard Howard performed All of the
tricks of the regulation cont0rtionist
Two baseball games were played
The flrst. hetween Owings Station and
Cedar Grove, was won ~ tie f8Fnex
team with 4 score Of s to I Cedar
Grove won tho second game from
F.lgewafer. This score Was to 3
Some good playing was displayed
One of the most interesting features
of the day was baby show, IN which
there were s5 entries, The show was
snperintended BY Mrs u. c Stutler
Prizes Of shoes were given by Brooks
and Barton TO the babies which were
chosen as healthiest. nrettiest. and
'cutast. BY the judges. Cutest' is
not to be taken literally here, of
course. The responsibility of judging
the baby show fell upon DR. Fl g.
Howard. Miss Cornelia Holmead, Of
washington. and Miss Murphy. a
graduate nurse of Mercy Hospital,
baltimore The division of prizes was
made exactly as 1t should be; girls
won the prettiest and cutest contests,
and 4 boy won the healthiest The last
mentioned was toss-up between
Franklin Moreland and David Wallace,
md the coin fell III favor of the More
lana aDaUN4 HE WAtitte4 HI ~ A-AltsJttttAsss
old and weighs 10 pounds Pardon rs
Tor not mentioning the ladies first
Lucille Kirtchner vas selected as the
prettiest baby present, and the eutest
was Winifred stallings.
Displays Of fireworks given II the
evening were beautiful, and they form
cd the proper finish to the day which
is somehow associated with fireworks
and noise
Mr.. 81 G. Stntler and MT A W An
sirews, who gave their time and eff
forts to the success Of the undertake
ing. were complimented highly for the
result obtained
Receipts we're well ever three thotis-
and dollars. and the net proceeds viii
be large The progress OF the COM
munity Is well spoken BY SIS carnival.
and 1t IS hoped that the big celebration
may be made an annual event