Evening star., 1922-07-05
.PETWORTH CITIZENS
CELEBRATE FOURTH
Senator Hef|in Speaker
Fireworks Delayed Un-
til Tonight.

Display of fireworks was the only
part Of the July 4 program of the Pet
worth Citizens Association Of which the
rain forced postponement yesterday
The fireworks will be set Off tonight if
the weather is clear, on the property
Of st. Gabriers Church, bordering on
Grant circle. II rain interferes again
tonight they will be fired on the first
clear night.
The patriotic exercises were held in
the Petworth NJ. e. Church, on account
Of the heavy dowhpour of rain, which
set in just before the exercises were to
begin Senator Heflin of Alabama de-
livered the oration Of the evening at
the exercises, which were presided over
by Rev. G. Ellis Williams. Patriotic
songs were sung by the assemblage,
The invocation was pronounced by Rev.
J. A. Campbell of the Wallace Me-
mortal. Unfted Presbyterian Church, and
the benediction by Rev. John M. Nc
Namara of st. Gabriel's Roman Catholic
Church.
Tie I'm Ball Game.
The base ball game between the mar
ried and the single men Of the COM
munity ended 4 to 4. Edward Albaught
caught the creased pig. Mrs. H. A.
Emery won the nail-driving contest and
C. G. Grier the fat mans race.
First. second and third in the other
contests follow:
Thirty-five yard dash for boys under
six-Len O'NeilI, 1859 Otis street; Fred
erick Church, $50 Varnum street; Phil
Martin. 419 Upshur street.
Thirty-hve-ya yard dash for boys six to
seven-Paul Ray. POI Upshur street.
Frank Baggett. 4o3 Upshur street; Phil
Martin, 419 Upshur street.
Thirty -five-yard dash for girls ten to
twelve-Iris Burroughs, Marjorie Walker,
Virginia Monk. Fifty-yard dash for
girls twelve to fourteen-Barbara Bur-
roughs. Laura Weike. Helen Cash Fif-
ty-yard dash for girls over fourteen
Mildred King. Lucille Brown, Alice
Monk Nail-driving contest for women
Nolan and Mrs. w. D. Goodman (tied),
Mrs. c. A. Metzler. Fat mems race for
men over 200 pounds-C. r. Grier. A. d.
Sartwell, G. C. Deetz.
Sack Race Winners.
Sack race for boys under eight-James
Mannakie, Harley Sullivan. Marvin
Chapman. Sack race for boys eight to
ten-Willie Wolf, John Perry, Marshall
Cuvillin. Sack race for boys ten to
twelve-Frederick Mason, Vernon Berg,
Frank Fry. Sack race for boys twelve
to fourteen-Weston Byng, George Price.
Lewis Carlner. Fifty-yard dash for
boys seven to eight-Le Roy Ralph. Rob-
ert Burroughs, c. A. ,Metzler. jr. Fifty
Nyard dash foE boys eight to ten-Willie
Wolf. Marshall Cuviller, Frank Dulaney.
Seventy-fve-yard dash for boys ten to
twelve-Don De Van, Homer Dissell,
Robert Bennett. Seventy five yard dash
for boys twelve to fourteen-Weston
Byng. Charles Cole. George Price. Sew
enty-five- yard dash for boys fourteen to
sixteen-Ear Clark, Reginald Pledger,
Gerald Homiller.
10O-yard dash for boys over six
teen-Dewitt Moore, Robert Wander
lip, Jack Vessel; 25-yard dash for
girls under six-Gertrude Nolan.
Sylvia Miller, Alice Smith; 35-yard
dash for girls six to eight-Dorothy
Barton. Ruth Lott. Helen Guerin
35-yard dash for girls to 10-Helen
Grindie, Mildred Morgan. Bessie Bu-
chanan; 220-yard dash for boys over
sixteen-Dewitt Moore. Robert Van
derlip, Morris Wasserner: egg race
for women--Miss Winifred Beeham.
Mrs. G. Gordon Bailey, Mrs. G. C.
Dietz.
Ia 5O-yard dash for married men--E.
Ter; legged race for boys
over fourteen-Jerome Richards and
Charles Miner. Benton Minnick and
John Richards, Lewis CarIiner and
Graft Buehn: mile relay, Petworth
churches, for boys under sixteen
Methodist Church. Ralph Lindsay,
Joseph Shartzer. Edwin Hunter and
Morris Parmele; mile relay between
Petworth Boys Club and Emanon
Club-Petworth. H. Dey. Robert Hall.
Dewitt Moore and Robert Vanderlip.