The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02
GARRETT COUNTY FIELD
AND HEALTH DAY
Held Under Auspices of Local
Boards of Education and Health


feature during the closing days of the
grammar and high schools of the
county in recent years, was given add
ed interest by participation of many
of the little folk of less than school
age in the parade and May Day festi-
vities conducted at the Garrett Coun-
ty Fair grounds under the auspices
Of the local Board of Health and di-
rected by Miss Rhesa King, County
Health Nurse, assisted by members Of
the Oakland Civic Club, and others
who are interested in better health
conditions for the growing boys and
girls of the county.
Garrett countians who absented
themselves from Oakland on Tues
day and thus missed seeing the pa
rade, and the happy faces of the child
rem composing the crowd of marchers,
many of them accompanied by their
public school teachers, certainly re-
GREETED that fact when their friends
and neighbors carried home the re-
port of what had transpired in the
county town that day.
Oakland never had better, hap
pier or more picturesque crowd of
children, nor did such a crowd of
youngsters ever have a happier day,
even though showers interfered to
some extent with the program of
events, but this was forgotten as
soon as the sun shone out after be-
ing oblterated for a few minutes at
a time.
The parade was marshaled by form
err mayor II. W. McComas, who is al
so a member of the Board of Health
of Garrett county, and was headed
by the combined Crellin and Oakland
bands, which organization rendered
excellent service throughout the day,
both on the streets and at the Fair
grounds.
The parade formed at the grammar
school building and covered a number
of the streets of town, ending at the
Fair grounds.
With Dr. McComas and Sheriff.
Casteel leading the formation was as
follows:
Crellin and Oakland band combined;
the Board of County Health and Miss
King, County Health Nurse; heralds
on ponies preceding the float bearing
the king and queen of May and their
court composed of ten or more pre-
school children; pre-school group of
children in automobiles and on floats
representing health and other phases
of good living, followed by the Child
Welfare float arranged by J. E. Harm
eds Sunday School class; Maryland
tuberculosis Association, followed in
turn by school groups from all sec
tions of the county either on foot or
on floats.
Prizes for the most striking floats
had been offered by organizations of
Oakland and these were awarded by
the judges to the following:
Child Welfare float, NJ E. Sunday
School, $500; st. Peters Parochial
school, $500; Charles Shilke, pre-
school child, $1,000.
The judges were Mrs. A. M. Lichen-
stein, of Cumberland, a graduate
nurse and former superintendent of
Western Maryland Hospital; Mrs.
C. C. Mccullough, wife of DIR. Nc
Cullough, State Deputy of the Health
Department, and Mr. Harvey Weiss,
health officer of Cumberland.
At the fair grounds the queen of
the May, little Lois Sincell, was
crowned by her consort, John Darby,
and then a May-pole dance was par
ticipated in by the members of the
royal party. Field and athletic sports,
under direction of the State Depart
ment, were then held, the events be-
ing as follows:
TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS.
50-Yard Dash-80 lb. Class
1, j. Burrell, Kitzmiller Grammar,
60; 2, R. Lewis, Fairsweep; 3, Jos.
Glotfelty, Fairsweep; A, John Steven
son, Oakland High.
60-Yard Dash, 96-lb. Class.
1, N. Sharpless, Kitzmiller Gram
mar, rs; 2, D. Sanders, 0. H. S.; J..
Taylor, Fairsweep; A, Earl Harvey,
Accident High.
70-Yard Dash, 115-lb. Class
1, A. Harvey, Mt. Lake, SIS; 2, John
Blocher, Grantsville High; 3, Chas.
Paul, Grantsville Grammar; A, Lewis
Lawton, Oakland Grammar.
44O Relay, so ID. Class.
1, Oakland Grammar Ct. Peddicord,
Gene Nordeck, C. Davis, W. KahD; 2,
Kitzmiller Grammar; 3, Kitzmiller
Grammar; a, Grantsville Grammar.
44O-Yard Relay, 95-lb. Class $50
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