Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-01
FINE PROGRAM
FOR PLAYDAYI'
Field Events and Historical
Pageant Feature Play
Day at. Larimore.

With high hopes that the weather
man will be In good humor on We'd
nesday. preparations are going on to-
day for the annual county play-day
[program at Larimore tomorrow.
The recent rains have Q been
traffic, persons returning from Lari-
more a today, and. provided there
Is no further rain it is thought that
the program as originally planned
will take place tomorrow.
The boys band, under the direction
of E. A. Moses. will go to Larimore
about noon tomorrow to furnish spe-
gram, and a large number of local
people will make the trip by train and
automobile to attend thu
The pageant is drawing the atten-
ton of persons from all sections OF
the state, particularly those inter-
ested in educational activities. 1t is
planned to have a pageant in every
county next spring, and Grand Forks
county having set the pace, by giving
the first a number of educators
Will be at Larimorel to view the spec
tacle. Roy Corbett of the agricul-.
tural college is here today on his way
to Larimore to take moving pictures
of the pageant and other events on
the program.
iSSpoA 10 1koII III various CCnLeTS OF
the county, which are to participate
in the program, received today at the
Office of Miss Beatrice tombstone,
county superintendent, indicate that
interest in the event is running high,
and hat all preparations have been
made for making the play-day the
biggest thing OF it's kind that has
been held in the history of the lcoun-3,
ty. SHs.
Field Events, RE
The historical pageant which. is to
be a big feature of the program, and
is something entirely new in the way
deep interest in all sections of the
county, and very elaborate prepara-
lions have been made for the spec
tacle. Interest in the pageant has
not overshadowed that evidenced in
regard to the. field events. however,
and entries for the various events
have been larger than ever before,
Miss tombstone says. Several hum
dred boys and girls have registered
for the various athletic contests, and
ten volley ball teams will contest for
honors.
Big Pageant.
The pageant is to tell in five
episodes the, history Of Grand Forks
county. 1t has been worked out on a
tremendous scale, and some w
thousand school children and citizens
will participate in the spectacle. Spe-
cial scenic effects have been arrang-
ed. particularly appropriate costumes
will be worn, and no details have
been overlooked to make the pageant
historically correct and picturesque.
Miss Marjorie Iceberg of the Agri-
cultural college is here, and will ac-
company Mrs. A. G. Leonard to Lari-
more to assist in costuming and
"making-up" the persons in the
pageant.
Don V. Moore of Sioux City,
Iowa, who arrived here ON Sunday
night will supervise the presentation
of the pageant, and Prof. A. G. Ar
void of the Fargo Agricultural col
lege, under whose direction the
pageant has been prepared. has been
at Larimore since last Saturday, get
ting things in readiness for the spec
tacle.
The pageant is to begin at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon. The field events and
contests will take place during the
morning, and there is to be a picnic
lunch served at noon.