The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-10-29
LEGION CARNIVAL
ENDS SUCCESSFULLY
PROFITS FROM FAIR
MORE THAN $1,000
Medina Girl Wins Diamond Ring, and
Grafanola Was Drawn by Seville
Man-Much Money Spent in Gam
ing, But Concessionnaires Go Broke

Last Saturday night marked the
close of the street fair that had con-
tinued from the previous Monday and
contained all the elements necessary
to fulfill predictions that the last night
would be humdinger.
The weather was perfect, the crowd
immense, and the natural gambling in
stinct prevailed in both old and young.
1t was simply irresistible. Those
blankets, kewpie dolls, baskets of GRO
ceries, hams, ETC., that could and could
not be obtained by the expenditure of
a dime, proved overwhelming to most
OF us, and pocket books on Sunday
morning presented about the same for
lorn appearance as the park.
AS no public function in Medina is
complete without it, Sam Ingham's
martial band was impressed into SER
vice Saturday night, and, together
with the clarion tones of the merry
go-round orchestrion, the demoniacal
catermauls of the little folk and Doc
wise, and the incessant and deafening
invitations of the concessionaires. the
combined pandemonium of last Satur-
day night will prove memorable in the
village annals.
The fair, which was under the aus
plces Of the Courtney Lawrence Post.
American Legion, has been successful,
and the Post is to be congratulated.
The fair was given for the purpose of
raising money with which to Increase
the fund for Community building.
which has already assumed an apprec-
liable size Profits from the street
fair, as reported by officials of the
American Legion Post, approximate
$1,000.
Throughout the week the general be-
lief was that the concessionaires were
reaping financial harvest. Since
the fair is over, however, it is reported
by those apparently in a position to
know, that most of them had conduct
ed their stands at loss, few coming
through without actual loss, but with
no gain worth mentioning. This may
be SO, as there were SO many conduct
ing the same kind of a game. It is
stated that at one of the stands where
blankets were the prizes, $3.50 was
taken in one evening, but the total cost
of the blankets won there that night
totaled considerable over 5000.
Even the merry -go-round is reported
to have operated with but little profit,
and the Chiquita attraction, while well
patronized showed but small gain at
the close of the fair.
Regardless of these reports, how
ever, it is fact that the visitors at
the fair. were liberal spenders, and
seemingly enjoyed the weeks carnival
to the. fullest.
C. L. Campbell and wife of Eaton, o.,
employed by the Legion Post to put on
and superintend the carnival, worked
in harmony with the Legion members,
and their work here has been indorsed,
as evidenced by letter of appreciation
and recommendation rendered Mr..
Campbell by Post official following
the close of the fair.
The diamond ring offered by the
Legion to the young lady selling the
greatest number of tickets in the
drawing for a grafonola, was awarded
to Miss Gladys Griffin, clerk in the
Savings Deposit Bank, and who by vir-
tue of her good fortune was also NAM
ed as "Queen of the Carnival.
The grafonola was drawn by D. w.
Shepard of Seville.