The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-20
VILLAGE PEOPLE
ENGAGE IN FUN
West Brattleboro'si First
Community Picnic
Success
MANY GAMES OF
ODD CHARACTER
Children's Amusements, Sporting Con-
tests, Picnic Lunches, Ghost Banquet,
Lantern Parade Features of Interest
ing Occasion.


Lantern Parade Features of Interest
| ing Occasion.
West Brattleboro had its first COM
munity picnic and outing yesterday and
large number of children and adults
were on hand to see and take part in
the fun The morning program, which
was prepared especially for the small
children, was given on the common,
while the afternoon and evening events
took place on the grounds in front of
Academy hall
In the morning some 30 children were
on hand in all sorts of costumes to play
games. Dodge ball was played and a
peanut hunt and toss were staged
During the games several of the larger
girls, costumed as gypsies, told stories to
the small children The morning pro-
gram closed with a parade by the chill
dren under the direction of Mrs. l.. w.
Jackman.
At o'clock in the afternoon activities
started again with game of volley ball
between teams captained by Frederic X.
Brown and w f. Bartlett. Mr.. Bart
lett's team emerged victorious after a
hard game.
The younger children meanwhile were
attempting to walk the balancing pole.
4 stripped limb was nailed on top of
post and parallel with the ground. The
trick was to walk the length to the
limb, which swayed under even the light
est weight. without being suddenly
thrown off to the ground. The winners
.E xarar SrEKr IN
kisses.
At 8 o'clock the sports started. Fol
lowing is the result of the races:
100-yard dash, medium boys-Won by
John Gallup; Derrill Pratt, second
Laurence Brown. third
10O-yard dash. girls-Won by Carol
woodwortls; Olive Chase, second; Irene
Martin, third.
1OO-yard dash. free for all-Won by
Lindlcy Hartwell; Carlton Stacy, sec
ond; Paul Bishop, third.
100-yard dash, married men-Won by
Rev. G. Walter Bishop: Harold White.
second: John Mckay, third.
60-yard dash, girls-Won by Olive
Chase; Carol Woodworth, second; Irene
Martin, third.
High Jump. medium boys-Wcn by
John Gallup; Kenneth Streeter. second
Laurence Brown, third Height, ft.
in.
High jump. free for all-won by
Hartwell; Donald Allen. second; Paul
Bishop, third. Height, fit: IL in.
Running broad jump, medium boys
Won by Streeter Gallup, second; Brown,
third Distance. 13 feet.
Running broad jump, free for all
Won by Hartwell; White, second; Stacy,
third Distance, ] ft. g in.
25-yard dash. free for all-Won by
Hartwell; Allen, second; Stacy, third.
Pole vault, medium boys-Won by
Brown; Edward Mckay. second; Ken
meth Harris, third. Height, it. 6 in.
: Pole vault. free for all-Won by |
Allen; Brown, second; Stacy, third.
Height, 1T. in.
440-yard run, medium boys-Won by
Gallup; Brown, second: Pratt, third.
440-yard run, free for all-Won by
Hartwell; Stacy. second Bishop, third. |
Standing broad jump, medium boys
Won by Harris: Streeter, second: Fos- |
ter Roberts, third Distance, ft. in.
Standing broad jump, free for all
Won by Bishop; Gallup, second; Stacy, |
third. Distance, G ft. 6 in.
a large number of persons gathered at
6 o'clock and enjoyed their picnic lunches.
With the coming of night 100 japanese
lanterns were hung about the grounds,
furnishing a pleasing lighting effect.
balloon blowing contest started the
fun. Two men were given large debated
balloons and instructed to blow them up
until one of them burst. John Mckay
came through in noble style. as his bal |
loon was the first to burst under the |
straineof the hot air.
At this point several of the ladies |
present were persuaded to play that |
harmless game known as crossing the |
Delaware" Each contestant was given |
two pieces of paper called cakes of ice |
and instructed to race to n given spot |
stepping only on the ''cakes of ice" This |
race was a thriller and had the crowd on |
edge every second
Next, paper bags were given the chill |
dren, on which they drew faces, then |
wore the bags as masks. At the insti- ]
CATION of bystanders the masked children |
were given newspaper swatterS, and with |
these as weapons the hooded warriors en-
gagged in several jousts, much TO the |
amusement of the older people.
The next stunt was the feature event |
of the evening and was known as a ghost |
banquet Two dimes were buried deep
in pans of -four and two boy volunteers
We're allowed to root with their faces |
until they could locate the dimes and !
pick them up in their mouths. When |
the boys gave up the hunt they had '.all /
kinds of dough- except the dimes.
The closing feature was a lantern pa
rade. The Japanese lanterns were given /
brightly Illuminated line wound in and /
out through the trees on the grounds, |
making beautiful spectacle
The affair was in charge of the West |
BrattleborO Community Service commit /
tee, of which Mrs. J. l.. Stoclxwell is |
chairman. Mrs. L. w. Jackman was
in charge of the morning program and |
John Mckay of the sports in the after
noon. The programs were under the |
general supervision of Community Ser
vice Director Frederic X. Brown