Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-23
MANY PRIZES ARE
AWARDED DURING
MARDI GRAS FETE
Athletic Contests and Vaude-
vile Performance Only
Part of Program

It's an assured fact now that the
I-ummers will have their usual
celebration on January l. Yester-
.,'4y's Mummers Mardi Gras at Pax
ing was taken as an indication
Sat the public was entirely in IA
vor of the Mummers, as the crowd
more than exceeded the expecta-
ions of those in charge.
--ntst evening was the big time OF
rne uay, when the Mardi Gras
proper took place, and from the
jump off it was a riot. Everyone
40 could get there was all dress
@u up and prepared to make night
of it, and the costumes were numer-
Gus and varied. Confetti flew about
in clouds and anyone who didn't get
at least mouth or neckful of the
stuff thought they were having a
rotten time.
The baby contest excited great in
terest and the judges had the hard
est time of their lives deciding who
was to get the prizes. The results
were as follows:
Winners in the youngest class:
First, Blanche Larue Schreffler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Schreff1er, S022 North Fifth street
second, Russell I. Moss, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. Moss, 1892 Hunter
street; third, William ]. Irwin, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Irwin, 1925
Hunter street.
Middle class winners were: First,
G. Luther Mumma, son of Mrs.
L. D. Mumma, Pembroke; second,
David Maugans, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Maugans. 201S North Sixth
street; third Lucille Hazlett, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hazlett, 1926
Derry street.
Eldest class winners: First, Jane
Glassmeyer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russ Glassmeyer. 1902 North
Sixth street; second, Donald Russell
Harper, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Harper, 419 Harris street; third,
Richard Bower, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Bower, 101S South Cameron
street.
Valuable Prizes
The prizes in each class were:
First, diamond ring; second, signet
ring, and third, a baby blanket.
Browns photograph studio, 40S
Market street, gave photograph to
the first prizewinner.
Leopold Worth Won the prize for
the oldest man. Mr.. Worth regis
tered his age as 81 years and three
months.
The Moorhead Knitting Com
pany gave its performance in the
theater in the early evening.
The program was as follows:
Selection. orchestra; Moorhead
Chorus, Blowing Bubbles" verses
by Misses Lillian Goodyear. Grace
Staudt and chorus; Maggie and Jiggs
land Mr.. Mac A. Roney," I'm Fun, -
Misses Sadie Stewart, Ruth Murlatt,
naCC nnnniCs snIn
shine of Your Smile" Ellsworth
Swymellar; Irish Tilt, Misses Helen
Lutz, Alice Thompson; sketch, The
Gossipers, Miss Margaret Farmer
and Mrs. Katherine Stewart; solo,
Many O'Mine," Miss Lillian Good
year; Gypsy scene, violin and girls,
violin solo by John Long. scene by
Elizabeth Lott, Romaine Wallace,
Mabel Atland, Catherine Folk and
Mabel Wilmer; Double Skit, "Oh
Gee, Be Sweet to Me, Kid" Helen
Beatty, Grace Sheesley; trio. when
You Look in the Heart of a Rose"
Misses Goodyear, Farmer and
Staudt; "Topsy and Her Pal" Misses
Fannie McClain and Helen Wallace;
Patriotic Tableau, Miss Sadie Stew
art, Goddess of Liberty; Romaine
Wallace, sailor; Ruth Murlatt, SOL
dier; Shirley Knepper, Salvation
Army Girl; Dess Dennis, Red
Cross Nurse; Moorhead Chorus,
(a) Till We Meet Again; (b)
Star Spangled Banner"
Prize Awards
The contests were held in the af-
ternoon as the crowd had not gath
cred in sufficient numbers in the
morning so that they might be run
off as scheduled. The prizewinners
in the different events with the
prizes awarded were as follows:
50-yard dash for girls: first. Pau
line E. Murphy; second, Margaret
Emmanuel; third, Frances Witler.
Prizes, cushion top, box of candy,
box of candy.
5O-yard dash for boys: first, A.
Michelovitz; second, William Quaid
third, Charles Alexander. Prizes
fashlight, running shoes, pocket
knife.
Obstacle race for boys: first, Harry