Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-06-03
SECOND STUT|S''MAIN :
COUNTY PLAY DAY ! Az
LARGELY ATTENDED !; ! !:

NOEneT O1 NOuuty ENJOY
Froic - Bu.ine.,s. Houses
and Individuals Assist.
Hundreds OF school children came
from all over stutsmap county to at
tend and take part in the events of
the second annual Stntsman County
Play Day, on Saturday, May 20.
Practically every district III the
county was represented. They start
ed to arrive about $3.50 and those
who were not taking part in the
physical tests scattered thru the
woods surrounding the fair grounds
where they ate their lunches.
The following made the tests and
will receive the National Athletic
badges Girls: Louise Pratt of
Corinne Consolidated, school, Rose
Remboldt Of Medina. and Ella Hart
OF Cleveland, qualified for the first
test. Boys for second test. Harold
Wellhausen, Harry Cook = Lloyd
Moug, Alfred Schneider, Walter
Kaisler, Robert Schneider, Philip
Gross of Medina school: Herbert
Brown of Cleveland, Clarence Posey
of Corinne, Fred .Enzmingerl and
Jacob schauer of streeter. Armond
Sonnek. Cleveland, and Wayne Ne
gus. Millarton, qualified for first
test. ,,ty.t, VA t,5s
At 1880 the band started to play
which was the signal for the floats
and cars to line up for the parade.
Many beautiful and unique .loa:c
were brot in from the country Mil
larton put on Health, Crusade
float. The auto was covered with
green boughs and the children dress
ed, in, their Health Crusade costumes
with their helmets and the Dragon.
Disease on the hood made, "a very
effective float. woodbury. had a
wagon with a mammoth shoe and
the children in and around it repre-
senting tho Old womaa 40 the Shoe.
Woodworth had . car reptssenting
the hot noon lunch and Q trailer be-
ind showing the old method Of serv-
ing cold iunches. This was ESPECIAL
ly good ss 1t represented an idea
which has been etnphasised for sew
eral years. There we're many other
beautiful, floats. Eldridge No. 2 with
a May pole. children In. costume ana
boy with. big butterfly wings on
the hood representing spring. Bloom
had = very nicely decorated car with
play house and other schsol work
Fried with ponies, Corinne with Un-
Gle Sam and Columbia, Peterson dis
trict with q decorated truck full Of
children, streeter's Boy Scouts, were
all very effective.'..!..3s, .r,s@ ~
Aside from the floats that were
entered from the county, the James
town public schools and st. Johns
academy had four beautiful floats.
The public schools had one float
representing the Music and Physi-
cal Education departments, a large
harp extended across the front Of
the truck and May pole In the back
with bevy of pretty girls around
it. 1t was one of the most beauti~
full floats that has ever been entered
in a parade in jamestown. The
other public school float represent
ed the Domestic Science department.
One st. Johns academy float was a
May festival representing the music
department. This was an especially,
pleasing float. st. Johns academy
orchestra also had an effective float.
The Better Farming men had u
silo built in front Of their car. The
kindergarten committee had dec.
GRATED car with placards Where is
our kindergarten" Miss Paddock
had . car in the interests Of rural
libraries. The Fair Association en-
tered some cars with fair streamers.
The county also. had . lloat with
banners and stleamers showing the
numberous activities Of the schools
Eof the county. A:detachment Of, the
American Legion entered the pa-
rade in the inteFsst:of the American
iGation program. HikH, rl+w hs;n = /. ~