Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
MILK FAIRY PLAY
FEATURE or FAIR
Three Hundred Boys and Girls
in Pageant to Emphasize
Value Of Milk.

form. presented yeste sterday sfternooa
Mt the Deln ware state Fair at Els-
mere by children AFFILIATED with VIII
mington'r Fairgrounds proved the big
/ event of the days program. Fully
300 small girls and boys were IN the
cast. The Keynote 70 the MIX Fairy
Play was campaign for the health
Of the child, and through tho various
methods in the development Of this
campaign IL has become clear that
the program is one OF education and
not Of phllanthrophy This wEs
demonstrated 70 the thousands who
witnessed the performance yesterday.
The pageant was given by the Phila-
delpbia Inter- State Dairy Council
cooperating with the Wilmington
Park Board and the Wilmington Com
munity Service. Miss Ifilda Il. Kuch-
man. of the National Dairy Council
of Chicago, representing the philadei-
phia Interstate Dairy Council, who
came to Wilmington early last Feb
ruary at the opening Of the child
health campaign, personally super
vised the staging Of the Mix Fairy
Play.
Behearsals for the performance wese
n charge of Miss Pauline vrooman
and music was under the direction Of
Miss Edna Strong.
That The MIX Way Is the Health
Way" was demonstrated by the chill
dren Of the Wilmington Fairgrounds
The superiority Of the milk fed child.
and the happiness which came 10
little Johnny when he forsook the
candy counter FOR the milk wagon was
portrayed.
A cailsthenic exhibition under the
direction Of the Community Service
was an added feature 70 the ChiIdren's
Day program. Under the direction Of
Harry Wright of the Community Ser
vice. 100 small boys demonstrated the
value Of the various health exercises
Other. exercises on the vaudeville
stage Included flag shell racing, leap
frog racing and a voIley ball contest.
Commemorsting Marne- Lafayette
Day, the children entered the stage
% the tune Of the national anthem of
France, with leaders carrying the
French. as well as the American flag
The indispensable quality of milk as
vital food is being taught in every
Wilmington home. Since the staging
% the campaign In this city early in
February. every child connected with
the Wilmington Fairgrounds has been
taught the value Of milk They are
taught that milk gives protein for
building muscle and other body tis-
sues n also. gives calcium which is
needed for the bones and teeth, and
other body uses
Protein and lime are also important
III repairing the bones and muscles
and other body tissues which are used
and replaced 8s A result or normal
wear and tear on the body. quart of
milk a day for every child Is not too
much, and each should have a least
q pint. Wholesome, readily digested
and containing valuable nutritive ma
terlal. milk is greatly depended upon
in the diet OF the sick and the conva-
lescent.
Yesterday afternoon AZ the PhHa-
delphia Inter-State Dairy Council
Booth. out Of $50 children weighed
approximately so per cent we're class
ed underweight, either for their age
or height With one set Of triplets
weighed, each was found under
weight In that Of another family Of
four children. three were found 20
weigh correctly and one was under
weight.
Those taking part in the pageant
were:
Jnhnny-James Lee
Mother-Mary Adele Hortz.
Doctor-James Mckinney.
Queen Of Fairies-Mary Brown.
Boy Johnny might have been
/. Charles Carlin. -
Butterfat fairies-Children from
Madison Playground.
Vitamine fairies-Children from
Coyne playground.
Protein workers-Chileren from
Stapler playground.
Sugar fairies-Chiidren from Wood
ia.wr playground.
Mineral children from Cav
ton playground.