Evening star., 1922-08-13
MLEAN CIVIC DAY
NETS OVER $1,5DO
Largest Crowd in Years At.
tends .Community's
Major Event.
Special pispa tch to The Star.

MCLEAN, Va, August 1.-THE
eighth annual Mclean day. held last
Saturday, was a greater success this
year than ever before. When the
gates were closed that night more
than $500 net profit had been raised
for the benefit of the Mclean School,
fire department, roads and other civic
Improvements. The crowd in attend
lance was the largest on record, there
being 1920 paid admissions, of which
ss6 were children. the gate receipts
this year amounting to $40
Events crowded each other all day,
beginning with the base bali game,
between the junior teams. in the
morning and the athletic sports and
tion of Arthur Murray. with Clifton
Laughlin as Judge. Thirtythree red.
blue and white ribbons. each accom-
panied by a cash prize, were given
the winners. as follows: Fifty-yard
dash. boys four to six years..First,
Cravas: third. Lindsay Shears. 50-yard
dash, girls. four to- six years-First.
Lila Lee; second. Lillian Garland; i;
third, Marjorie Sweet. 50-yard dash.
girls, unlimited-First. Miriam Storm;
second. Suzanne Bradley; third. Eliza
beth Elgin. 50-yard dash, boys fouRieen
to eighteen years-First. Dut,on Stoy;
second. Don Gartlapd: third. Tom Har
rison. 100yard dash, unlimited
First. Ben Mackall; second, Irving
Gray; third. Dutton Stoy. Broad jump.
girls-First, Suzanne Bradley; second,
Miriam Storm: third. Elizabeth Elgin.
Broad jump boys-Ffrst, Frank Kane;
second, Don Garland; third, Tom
Harrison. Three-legged race. unlimit-
ed-First, Ben Mackall and John
Drr
Tom Harrison; third, Dutton stoy and
Irving Gray. Potato race. boys-First,
Don Garland; second. Tom Harrison;
| third, Ted Pease. Potato race. girls
First, Elizabeth Elgin: second. Mar
garet Garland; third, Sophy Snyder.
second. Edward Conover; third, Art
Murray.
Baby Show Held.
While the older boys and girls were
contesting for honors outdoors. the
baby show was in progress. and the
auditorium of the school was filled
with mothers and babies and inter-
ested spectators. Between thirty and
forty babies were entered in the con-
donated by Georgetown and Washing
ton merchants. The three judges. Dr.
William Cation of Alexandria,. health
| officer Of Fairfax county: his assist
ant, q Red Cross nurse. and DR.. Louis
Hoffman of Washington. were unani-
nous in their praise of the fine babies
in the exhibit. The prizes were given
as follows: Glass l. up to six months
Prettiest girl. Louise Stats Of
Vienna: prettiest boy, William L.
Beard of Vienna; healthiest looking
child, Louise Stats of Vienna. Glass
2, six months to one year-Prettiest
girl, Natille L. Triplett. Ingleside:
prettiest boy. Vernon Trammsl,
Forestville: healthiest looking child.
Edward NJ. Smith. Glass 3, one year
to two years-Prettiest girl, Virginia
| Thompson. Falls Church; prettiest
boy. James Beattie. Mclean: health
lest looking child. James Beattie, Nc
Lean. Glass 4. two years to three
years-Prettiest girl, Mary Louise
Sanders. Spring Hill; prettiest boy.
James oliver. healthiest looking
child, Homer Willie, Lewinsville.
Healthiest looking pair of twins un-
der one year-No entries. Healthiest
looking pair of twins one to two years