Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05
CELEBRATION
IS DELAYED
BY RAINFALL
(ContInued from First Page. }


Of the celebrations planned at the
Washington Heights and Soutbside
Fairgrounds. the other nine play
ground associations conducted their
flag raising exercises, games and
sports and children's parades ac-
cording to schedule.
John 3. Whitney chairman of the
tennis tournament. stated that the
players at the Rodney courts finish
ed yesterday, with r. G. Manchester
and Richard II. Thatcher as win
ners.
The players using the Hercules
courts were unable to finish. Mr..
Whitney said all the games and the
final matches between the winners
would be played off by Friday.
A round robin was arranged at
both the Hercules and the Rodney
courts, and made hit with the
players. This was the first occasion
on which round robins had been play
ed at these courts.
Many people journeyed to North
Brandywine Park early in the day
taking their lunches with them, in
tending TO stay for the evening SER
vices at Baynard Field. The rain
drove many of them home, but
others. intent on enjoying their pic
mic in spite of the weather. sought
shelter in the park pavilions. under
which the youngsters played games
and enjoyed themselves citing off
fireworks.
The celebration at the neighbor-
hood Fairgrounds were very inter-
esting and were attended by thou
sands of men. women and children
In the respective neighborhoods.
Clayton Playground
One of the most interesting neigh
borhood celebrations was held at the
Clayton Playground, where the fol-
lowing program was rendered:
Flag raising by Harold Smith, Boy
Scout and singing of America by
children. Short talk by Councilman
John ]. Murray. Singing, lead by
John p. Grant, president of the Clay
ton Neighborhood Association.
The games and sports program. of
which the pie-eating contest was
feature. were in charge of Miss
Essie Money playground teacher.
The program follows:
Dodge ball (boys and girls)-TIe
score. Girls 50-yard dash-Myrtle /
Pollitt, first; Virginia Smith, sec
ond. Girls baseball throw-Annie |
Haggee, first; Myrtle PolIitt, sec
ond. Girls volley ball throw
Myrtle Pollitt, first: Annie Hagger,
second. Boys pie eating contest
w. Massey, colored. first; Steve
Fordinoto. second. Boys 50-yard
DASH. Murray. first; w. Dean.
second. Boys high jump. Muir
ray, IT. in. first; W. Dean. u.
Z in. second. Boys relay Goo yards)
j. Murray and ]. Famite. firstl w.
Dean and II. Hall second. Boys
baseball throw. Murray. $50
feet. first; J. Glenn, 121 feet. sec
ond. Childrens games -" Muffin
Man" "Did You Ever See Las
sie?". Here Comes the Blueblrd."
Chkdren participating: Helen Chick
adel. Regina Grant. Marguerite
Grant. Mildred Lane, Virginia Smith,
Myrtle Smith, Myrtle Pollitt, Audrey
garet Nurnberg, Elizabeth Newman,
Alice Burns. Helen Haggee. Leona
Mildred Whitley, Rose
Mary Kelliher, Mary
Messick, Gertrude Moore. Mary
Beachem. Julia Freeman. Alice
Dunn and Viola Kleinstuber.
Pine NelghborhoOd.
Following the flag raising, and
pledge to the flag at Pine Neighbour
hood Association yesterday morning !
Gilbert Hayden gave a short talk,
that for American cit ,
zenship, born or Daturalized, there {
n only one flag. Mr.. Hayden closed
~ reading the poem, Caesar Rod
ley's Ride" - !
Pines celebration opened with
parade in which about fifty gayly
,ostumed children marched. James I
lark. aged four, won the blue rib
ION offered for the prettiest costume. |
lanes wore a clown suit. SO did
Doris Cobb aged two. who was given
/ red ribbon, for the most original
costume.
The children under 10 played
LOBBY Lou" THE Muffin Man" Il
See YOU" before the program OF
aces and other athletic contests be-
;an.
DIR. Norman J. Pyle, former direc-
or of the playground. assisted in
conducting the athletic contests.
The winners were: Baseball throw
or girls between 10 and II, Mary
quinn, and Elva Fitzsimmons. $
Baseball throw for girls between 10 =,
nd --Ampara Yglesios, and Lillian J.
,yan. {
Forty-yard dash for girls between +
nd l0-Ruth O'Neal and Eleanor No ,,
Fffty-yard dash for girls between 10
nd 12-Marcelna Nglesios and Irene
'arllss.
nd 17-Irma Taylor and Lillian Ryan. d
Two hundred twenty yard relay, girls \,
etween 10 and 17-Irma Taylor and :,
lillian Ryan.
iris between 10 and 12-Elva Fitz- 4
immOns and Elizabeth Taylor. u
Fifty-yard dash for boys between 10
nd 12-Shappy Colveski and Allen
baseball throw-victor Smith and >
happy ColveeH. 50
Forty-yard dash-Boys between h
nd 10. Joseph Horgan and Francis h
luinn.
,elaware's Celebration.
AT Delamore Fairgrounds the nag T.
fas raised by J. A. Zabilski, a form -
r service man. The pledge to the q,
ag was given, and the national
nthem sung. Peter Bienkowski
poke briefly on the meaning of the p
ag, and the day. =,
Nearly 500 children took part in =.
,elamore's parade, which was led ~
y four months old William Gin
acicz. whose bassinet was placed on ~
small float decorated with mink W