Evening star., 1923-09-02
MOOSE HOLD GALA.
DAYAT CLARENDON
Tournament and Ball Game
Feature Festival Of I
Nearby Lodges.
Special Dispatch TO The Star,

Special Dispatch TO The Star, s.sit..,
CLARENDON. Va, Septehmber41-
The Loyal Order of Moose from the
District Of Columbia. Virgins a, Mary
land and other nearby states yester-
day staged an all-day program Of
sports and festivities in celebration
OF Moose day =
Foaturing the events were; an old
fashioned fitting tournament and a
base ball game between teams repre-
senting the Department of Labor and
the Moose.
The tournament, staged on spe-
ctaily arranged field in Lyon; village,
was won by Sir knight }. +. Love
or Prince Georges county, Nd. who
later placed the crown of beauty
upon Miss Edith Langley at the ball
IN the evening. Love was awarded
cash prize OF S25 for his skill Her
bert McConkey. "Sir Knight of Center
Market" was second; w l.. EIarron,
Sir Knight Washington Boy" was
third. and Gordon Hobbs. sir knight
OF Rocky Glen" was fourth
Tilting Contest.
The charge to the Snigtsts was
made by j. A. Harron OF Prince
Dick Langley of Arlington county,
Va. was starter. The Judges were:
E. VI. Palmer. Wade Bali and Howard
Flelds, all OF Arlington county. and
r. w. Hungerford of Marshall Hall,
MIR. bugler of the Fort Myer cav
airy was herald and two cavalrymen
from the same post acted as guard
OF honor. The Clarendon Band fur
nished music
The base ball game was played on
the Cherrydale diamond. The De-
partment of Labor won by a 6-to-O
score.
Throughout the morning and early
afternoon the children held sway, taxi
ing part in stunt contests. including
creased pig scramble, potato, sack,
chicken and egg races and a pie
eating contest. Mothers also Joined
in the spirit of the occasion by en-
tering thread the needle" fat
womcn's. egg and potato races.
Six clowns added to the Joys of the
little ones.
Frequent concerts by the Moose
Band. basket picnic on improvised
tables. luncheons and refreshments
were other auxiliary attractions
Hold Prize Waltz.
Night events were a tug-of-war be-
tween Moose teams. motion pictures
OF Mooseheart and a midnight prize
waltz. Miss Grace Butler and Eugene
Rucker won the waltz contest:
The program was under auspices OF
the Old Virginia Lodge. Alexandria. the
Greater Washington Lodge OF WASH
ington, and the Clarendon Lodge. Loyal
Order of Moose, in conjunction with
the Clarendon Citizens Association and
fire department.
More than fifty prizes were donated
by merchants of Washington, Alexan-
dria and Clarendon. They were award
ed amid much ceremony by David 7.
Davies, secretary of the Greater WASH
ington Lodge; c. E. Ailstock. dictator
Of the Old Virginia Lodge, and II. w.
Porter Of the Clarendon Lodge.
Winners follow:
Potato race-William Feeney, first;
Gilbert Brown, second: Benjamin
Sack race-Bernard sasher. first:
Richard Decatur. second; William
9.fic Chicken .H,fo' race-Bernard sasher.
first. Vernon Clapp. second; Charles
Taylor. third; William Rothery.
fourth.
Creased pig contest-Spenson sauls.
first; Florence Kennedy. second: Elsie
Stefanick. third.
Women's egg race-Elsie Stefanick,
first; Marie Neeb. second: Louise But
Thread-the-needI race: Elsie stefa-
nick: first: May Hollins. seconds; Mrs.
Reed. third.
Fat women's race: Evelyn Schwalen-
berg. first: Nancy Harrell, second; Mrs.
Maggie. third.
Womens potato race: Lena Fusco.
first; Elsie Stefanick, second; Marie
Neeb, third.
Boys pie-eating contest: Raymond
Burrows. first: Orlando Krigbaum. sec
ond: Gilbert Brown. third.
Girls all-day sucker contest. Marion
Snyder, first; Florence Kennedy. Sec
ond; Virginia Furr. third.