The Penn's Grove record., 1923-10-26
Grove, NJ j., Friday, October 2e, 1923
Elaborate Nardi
GraS Ends Fair
Costume Dance In Elaborate
Decorations On Saturday
Evening

Evening
The Saturday evening Mardi Gras
certainly marked grand finale to the
three day Community Fair at the Y.
NJ. Z. A. Most attending the dance in
fine costumes, clever costumes, and
beautiful costumes. Five received
awards after the prize dance late in
the evening.
The auditorium was beautifully and
most completely decorated by having
low ceiling of branches bearing the
vari-colored autumn leaves. Hanging
from this were fine japanese lanterns.
The Mardi Gras director, H. B. Hunt,
and his assistants, Mr.. Shirley, r.
Pierce, Byron Soders, and Phares
Shoffner, deserve the fullest of credit
for the completeness and fineness of
this affair. 1t was a good days work
for all the men who obtained, by the
use of truck, the branches from the
trees along the road at the site of old
Plant No. 3 and then decorated with
them.
Both ladies and men were in all
sorts of costumes and were marked.
The prizes were presented by A. J.
Dunn and w. l.. Duncan in the form
of large boxes of candy to the leading
ladies, Mrs. Ralph Willis, Mrs. Fred
Coomer, Mrs John Croft, and Miss
Alleen Mattson, and box of cigars
to the one prize man, Joseph Gentieu.
Mrs. Willis wore a complete costume
and mask of a cat. 1t was of dark
crimson velvet. Mrs. Coomer was not
only "Sir Hopkins" in costume but
also in the acting Mrs. Croft wore a
fine dress of the style of high class
Chinese lady. Miss Mattson showed
an exceptionally clever adaptation in
making samples of dyed yarns into
her costume. Mr.. Gentieu as fine a
general on parade as could have been
wished for in the days of fancy re-
gala.
Musical Program
Thursday and Friday evenings the
musical numbers in the japanese tea
garden were under the direction of
F. ". Wanderer, who gave the violin
solos. The following gave solos and
duets: Mrs. F. C. McVaugh, Miss
Lillian Meiskey, Mrs William P. SUIT
ton, Mrs. Merlin E. Tice, Mrs. William
Stevens, Mrs Edward Cheney, Mr..
Cheney, and w. L. Duncan. Mr.. A. K.
Seton was the accompanist.
Friday evening the choir of the
Presbyterian Church gave a full pro-
gram of songs directed by NJ. H. Rems-
burg and accompanied by Fletcher W.
Twombly This was the same pro-
gram of a concert in the Church last
spring and there had been numerous
requests for its being repeated.
Program
Hail to Our Native Land, Verdi's Aida
Violin Solo-Choir F. w. Wanderer
Owl and Pussy -deKoven
Male Octette
Tale of Moon and Star ........-------- Uancy
Choir
Medley From the South,
Adapted by Pilse
Fourteen Women Voices
Violin Solo .-....-Mr Wanderer
Come Back Sweet Dreams. Wilson
Choir and Obligatoes
Soprano-Mrs. F. C. McVaugh.
Tenor-Dr. William Kirk.
The Baby Show
Wednesday and Thursday after
moons sixty babies under two years of
age were brought to the Y. M. c. A
for examination, by DIR. ]. c. Dyer
that the best may be ranked accord
ing to standards under the U. S. De-
partment of Labor. The FIVE best
boys and five best girls were an
nounced Saturday afternoon. DIR
Dyer upon completing computations
of all babies entered, upon request OF
a parent, is giving the reasons of any
of the children to score higher. From
this it may be learned the means to
improve the health of the child.
The prize winners of the Baby
Show contest were announced Satur-
day afternoon. The girl and boy win
ming first were awarded silver cup;
each second, a silver knife; third, neck
chain and locket; fourth, spoon and
fork, spoon and food pusher; fifth
a dress and sack.
The leaders were:
Boys (name and age). Points
First-Ray Johnson, 13 months9 g
2nd-Paul Boardman, II months, 98.7
1st-Ray Johnson, 13 months...9S.9
/ 3rd-Franklin E. Holm, % months, 9S.4
I 4th-George NJ. Day, 6 minths 9S. 5
5th-Chas. L. Robinson, 8 months, 9S1
Girls. Points
1st-F. f. Nick, 10 weeks 900
2nd-Doris Keisel, 3 months .----.-9S.S
3rd-Ethel T. Castor, Is months9S 6
4th-Ruth Bennett, 12 months. .9S.5
! 5th-Edyth Davis, IL months.
These prizes were obtained by con-
tribution given by Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, Herman A. Day,