Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-05
LOCAL CELEBRATION Of
INDEPENDENCE DAY
That at Washington Heights,
Stopped by Rain, Will be
Finished Tonight.

While the rain yesterday DID not In
terfere with many OF tho ne:ghbor-
hood celebrations OF Independence
Day. tho wet condition Of the ground
and the occasional showers OF last
evening made II necessary to post
pone the big celebration scheduled for
Baynard Field, which was to bring to
a close tho days observance. The
major part OF the program. including
the band concert and fireworks dis
play Will be carried odt tonight un-
less tho weather again intcrferes.
The Washington Heights celebra-
ton started at noon yesterday, when
n splendid flag. a gift from the Lions
Club, was presented to the Park De-
partinent for Baynard Field. Tho
presentation address, was made by
President w. f. Fuller OF tho Lions
Club and the flag was received by Ed
ward Y. Mack. park superintendent.
President Samuel il. Baynard of the
Park Commission was assisted in
raising the flag by Boy Scouts.
Tho Washington Heights and South
side communities were tho only ones
which did not finish their schedule
celebrations. Tho players I'm the ten
mis- tournament at the Rodney courts
finished their contests. with u q.
Manchester and Richard Thatcher as
winners The players at the Hercules
courts were unable to finish. John Il.
Whitney. chairman of the tournament.
announced that nll contests will be
played OF by Friday,
Clayton Playground.
At the Clayton playground there
was a short address by Councilman
John ]. Murray and singing led by
John Z. Grant. president OF the as
sociation. A flag was raised by Harold
Smith. A pie-eating contest. ono OF
the features OF tho program. wns won
by w. Massey. colored. Steve
Tho other events which were in
charge OF Miss Essie Money. were as
follows:
Dodge ball (boys and girls)-Tit
score, Girls 50-yard dash-Myrtle
Pollitt. first: Virginia Smith. second
Girls baseball throw-Annie Haggee
first; Myrtle Pollitt second. Girls
volley ball throw-Myrtle Pollitt. first
Annie Hagger, second. Boys 60yart
DASH. Murray. first; w. Dean, sec
onds Boys high jump. Murray.
II in, first: w. Dean. 2 Il. IN. sec.
ond. Boys relay 100 yards)- y. Muir
ray and J. Famite first; w. Dean anC
IL Hall. second. Boys baseball throw
ii. Murray, $50 feet. first; J. Glenn
l21 feet. second. Children's games
Muffin Man" Did You Ever See I
I.assie?" Here Comes the Bluebird.
Children participating: Helen Chick
adel, Regina Grant. Marguerite
Grant. Mildred IAne. Virginia Smith
Myrtle Smith, Myrtle Pollitt, Audre,
Robinson. Margaret Desmond. Mar
garet Nurnbers, Elizabeth Newman
Alice Burns. Helen Hagxee, Lconi
Nurnberg. Mildred Whitley. Ros
Cofrancisoo. Mary Kelliher. Mar.
Messick. Gertrude Moore. Mar.
Beachem. Julia Freeman, Aic
Dunn and Viola Kleinstuber.
Pine Neighborhood.
Gilbert Hayden was the speake
at the Pine neighborhood celebration
There WAS a parade of costumed .hil
dren. James Clark. 4 years old, won
blue ribbon for having the pretues
costume. and Doris Cobb. aged 2, wol
the prize for the most original cos
tune. The winners in athletic event
We're:
Baseball throw for girls between I
and i. Mary Quinn, and Elva Fitz
simmons.
baseball throw for girls between !
and 12-Ampara Yglesios. and LAllia
Ryan
FOrty-yard dash for girls betwee
and I0-Ruth O'Neal and EIeauc
Nolan.
: FIfty-yard dash for girls between !
: and 12-Marcelina Yglesios and Jren
Carliss,
Fnty-ynrd dash for girls between J
and 17-Irrla Taylor and Lillian Ryal
Two hundred twenty-yard rela.
girls between IS and 17-IrIna TaJ
lor and Lillian Ryan.
Two hundred twenty yard relay (.
= girls between 10 and 12-Elva Fit
! simmons and Elizabeth Taylor.
: Fifty-yard dash for boys between
2 and y -Chappy Colveski and Ale
Taylor.
r Baseball throw-victor Smith al
5 Chappy Colveski.
Forty-yard dash-Boys between
. and 10. Joseph HOrgan and Franc
J Quinn.
Delamore.
Nearly 300 children took part in
pretty parade at Deia more playgroun
William Cinnacicz. months old. l.
the parade. his bassinet being place
on pink and white float. John We
, won prize for the prettiest and Ann
, Whalen for the most original Co
tune. A flag was raised by J. .
; ZabilslS1 an ex-service man. Pete
Bienkowski made a brief addres
Winners in athletic contests were:
one hundred-yard daeh for boys b,
! tween IL and IFS. BukOwsld ar
, John Horn.
Fifty yard dash-lB. Smulsld and
, Smulski