Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-03
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BlCPLAYDAY
GREAT SUCCESS
Athletic Events and Histor.
ical Pageant Feature Lar
more Program.

An historical pageant, telling in
five episodes the history Of Grand
Forks county. was the chief feature
Of the program for. the annual county
Play day at Larimore on Wednesday.
More than five thousand persons wit
messed the big spectacle and partici-
Dated in the general activities OF. the
day.
The morning was given over tt a
program of voileyball games and field
events, these taking place on the
school grounds. The Larimore. and
Holmes bands were on the grounds
and gave concerts during the morn
ing, n they, with the boys band Of
Grand Forks, furnished special music
for the pageant. ~
Grand, Forks county is the first to
present a pageant on its Play day pro-
gram and the success of the first VEN
ture probably a that something
Eof this kind will be included in each
annual program hereafteE The pa
geant told In five episodes and a pro-
logue and tableau. the history of the
county. Excellent costuming marked
all of the scenes and no details were
overlooked in making the various cpl
sodes historically correct and real
istic. 81.
Thirty Communities.
Thirty communities. were repre-
scented in1the spectacle, and until the
scenes, dances and choruses were
grouped together on Wednesday, there
was no general rehearsal. When this
TACT Is considered, the pageant may be
considered remarkable in many re-
couraged to put its own ideas into the
episode or interlude which 1t was to
present, and the result was hat many
persons in the county were responsible
for. the detail and for the excellence
of the performance. .
The pageant was prepared under
the direction of Miss Beatrice john
stone. county superintendent. with
members Of her office forte, Miss Car
Burr and Miss Marguerite Fox. They
devoted much time and effort to prep
arations for the spectacle, and their
work is deserving of much praise.
They had the cooperation of edu-
Gators and citizens Of the county in
their work and this was important in
bringing the venture to such a sue
the agricultural college at Fargo, who
has done excellent work along this
line in h state, was at Larimore for
several days supervising the final
preparations for the pageant and his
work, with that of Don v. Moore of
Sioux City, Iowa. who assisted in the
presentation of the spectacle on We'd
nesday. contributed 20 the success of
the performance.
A special feature of the pageant
h singing byya chorus of several
hundred girls under the direction OF
A. G.. Englehardt of THOMPSON. Mrs.
A. G. Leonard OF Grand Forks and
Miss Marjorie Iceberg Of the agricul-
tural college looked after the costum-
ing and making up of the charac-
tiers. |
Athletic Events.
C.. c. Carpenter and Clarence E. !.
of Grand Forks, N. B.. Knapp
of Fergus and l.. T.. Holland of Gilby
were in charge of the program Of
athletic events for the day. Mr.. Hol-
land was chairman of the committee,
and with Mr.. Knapp was actively in
e&targe isof the field events. Mr..
Carpenter and Mr.. link were in
charge 9f the volley ball games, for !
Mhich ten teams were entered.
I In Glass for girls. Larimore carr
ried off the honors, Winning from
Gilby, Niagara and Emegado. In
Class G. for girls, Niagara first