Evening star., 1923-09-04
CLARENDON CARNIVAL
HAS BIG LABOR DAY
Athletic Games Feature Long Pro.
gram-Amusements Attract
Thousands From Many Points.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, September A.
Presenting a holiday program brim-
ming over with interesting and de-
lightful features, the committee in
charge of the third annual carnival
of the Clarendon Citizens Association
and fire department was greatly re-
warded for its efforts by the pleasure
accorded the thousands who wended
their way to the spacious grounds
for the athletic games yestenlay
afternoon and again last night for
what the evening had to offer
The field and athletic games were
arranged primarily for the youngsters
of the town, but many grown-ups
turned out to participate as well
as to look on. These events, which
were under the direction of j. Thomas
Manning, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, resulted as follows:
Winners of Events.
Fifty-yard dash, Paul Robinson.
first; Bernard Sasher. second: 5O-yard
dash for girls under sixteen, won by
! Ethel Van Riswick; 50-yard dash for
girls over sixteen, won by Elizabeth
Beuchert: 100-yard dash for bows
won by Elmer T. Potterton; 10O-yard
dash for girls over sixteen. won by
Elizabeth Beuchert; 100-yard dash
for girls under sixteen. won by Flor
won by Richard Tullis; slipper race
for boys, won by Ralph Stevens: slip
per race for girls. won by Ethel Van
Riswfck: sack race for boys, won by
Burton Snyder, with Clayton Shepard
second; three-legged race for bows
won by Stevens and Brown, with
Saunders and Snyder second: sack
race for girls. won by Don Beuchert,
1> Il
three-legged race for girls, won by
Elizabeth Beuchert with Florence
Kennedy egg race. won by Marie Neeb;
combination race, won by Cora Shepard
and Chester Shepard.
During the evening Miss Lorraine
Bunch (Miss Washington visited the
grounds and attracted unusual at
tention. She was escorted to the
stage on the dancing pavilion by
c.. r. Taylor, president of the Clar-
endon Citizens Association. and A.
Prank Snyder, general carniyal
chairman. She was introduced by
the former, following which she held
a reception. shaking the hand ot
nearly everybody present.
Nursery Attracts.
| Another place on the grounds of
particular interest to the patrons was
the nursery, being conducted by
, ladies of the Arlington Chapter.
taking advantage of the offer Of the
nursery. many of them having left
their little ones to the tender care
of the ladies in charge. Mrs. c. nj
Rogers is in charge of the nursery.
with the following as her assistants:
Mrs. Elmer Jacobs, Mrs. Earl But
1erfield. Mrs. A. J. Porter, Mrs Viola
Whallen, Mrs. w. C. Welburn. Mrs,
w. d. Topley and Mrs. T. James.
While dancing and many other
brilliant features are to be again
.offered tonight, the baby contest,
which Is to start at 1880 O'clock
sharp, is expected to be the out
standing event. The babies are to
be judged as to their beauty and
the little contestants must be under
three years of age.
Announcement is made that officers
of the Edward Douglas White Coun-
Gil. Knights of Columbus, are to be
officially installed at st. Charles
Schoo!house tomorrow night at
o'clock by District Deputy Samuel
DE Vaughn and his staff of Fitzger-
aid Council of Alexandria.