Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 235, 13 August 1921 — Page 11

THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM WEEKLY SECTION OF RICHMOND PALLADIUM

RIik In the thousand year of peace! - TennyPeace bath her victories. No less renow n'd than war. Mlltdn

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Idealists Always Precede Development.

LETTER TO BAXTER PUPILS GOMES FROM GIRLS IN CREMONA Girls of the fourth grade of a school of Via Palestro, Cremona, Italy, have -written a letter to the boys and girls of the fifth grade of Baxter school, Miss Dorothy McAlpln's room. The letter was forwarded to the Junior Palladium of fice by Miss Paine, supervisor of the Richmond elementary schools, who began this splendid train of traveling letters. AH letters re oelved for boys and girls in the Richmond schools during the summer will be published, as announced earlier, In the Junior Palladium. The letter follows: Nice pupils: The 20 little pupils of the school for girls at Centro Palestro send you with very much affection their greetings, and also some news about their school. -Are you happy? Oh, if you could see how beauti ful our town is. It is on a bill near the Po river which is the largest river in Italy. The town is very, very old and has very many antique monuments, beautiful palaces and there is also a bridge that is nearly a mile long! ! ! The Cathedral that Is a real work of art Is known for its paintings and for its tower that Is 117 meters high. We would be delighted to have you here to see the large streets, the fields all around, to see also how our farms work patiently and nicely. If you would come in the winter we could offer you some of, our specialties as hard candies, mustard, sauces and all sorts of things like this that are really very good. I don't think you would miss eggs, milk and cheese because our good farms have a lot of rows, chickens; rabbits and all ani-j nials like this. You could admire! some factories that give work to hundreds of women; moulding fac tories, manure factories, that employ thousands of men and boys. Oh! How we would like to have you down here also only for one week. We have a very nice and patient mistress In our school that teaches us different things ' with very much affection and interest. Nearly each day the girls of the high school come to us with their teachers and give us very interesting lessons. We have different teachers for accountings, design or drawings, gymnastics. Now that it is spring and that the stoves are no more of use, you know where our dear mistress brings us to study? She brings us right in the garden, under some tree, in the green grass! And there, in the open air, we study with much more interest and much more love. We now finish this letter, sending you all our affectionate and sincere wishes. The Pupils of the Fourth Elementary Class of the Elementary School of Via Palestro at Cremona, Italy. CHILDREN AT CIRCUS PLAYGROUND GUESTS Two hundred children who frequent the city's playgrounds enjoyed the circus on Friday, Aug. 15 Howe's and Van, Amburg's as guests of the Community Service organization of Richmond. Alt the children who went, met at their own playground and then marched in a body to the circus grounds and then straight to the big tent where they were met by Mr. Braden, manager of the circus, and were ushered to a special sec tion reserved for them. Performers in the circus never forgot this particular group of children. All afternoon they did "stunts" right in front of them (instead of at the other end of the tent) and the policeman clown never left them, much tol their delight. In return, the children thowed their appreciation by keen attention and, at times, by vigorous applause and cheering. During the afternoon, they were trealed to ice cream cones.

RICHMOND,

PERSONALS John Dland left Monday with relatives for Washington, D. C., where he will make his borne. John will attend the Cathedral school in that city next winter. Kathleen Comstock returned to her home Wednesday alter spending the summer with members of her family in Nantucket. GOOD BALL PLAYED AT REID MONDAY One of the best games of junior baseball, according to some of the onlookers,- played In this city, was reported of the game played Mon day morning, August 8, when sixty of the "Y" boys held a special play day on Reid Field at Earlham col lege. The game, which was a nine inning one, played with an indoor ball, resulted in a final score of 11 to 9. Rhubarb was a feature of the game, making its appearance (and disappearance) just after the game ended. Tracy Evans on first base and Lester Baldwin as short stop, played especially good ball for the victors; and Dudley Cartwright and Daniel Fitzpatrick of the opposing team, forced the first team to fight hard for victory. Players on the first team were: Cleo HomrlKhouH, c; Harold Latta, p.; Lester Baldwin, s. s. ; Tracy Kvans, lb.; Krnest Kuasell, 2b.; Ferry Botkin, 3b.; Flnley Bond, r.f.; Merrltt Swalls, 1. f.; and Krnest Moore, c. f. Players on the other team were: Roland Lane, c; Harold Vore, p.; Lewis Wilson, a. 8.; Dudley Cartwright, lb. J "John Evans, 2b.; Daniel Fitzpatrick, 3b.; John Bonn, r. f. ; David Benn, c. f.; and Ather Ueegr, 1. f. CARTWRIGHT WINS IN QUARTER MILE RUN From 8 o'clock Monday morning Reid Field was a lively place. Fifteen boys took a special coaching in the high jump and broad jump with Coach Mowe. Many prac ticed polo vaulting and hurdle running, while some tried to throw a javelin. Races around the cinder path were directed by Harold Latta. Many boys tried the half-mile run. A regular race was run in the quarter mile , in which , Dudley Cartwright took first place. Tennis also was played early in the morning on the Earlham courts. The day was a splendid play day and immediately, the boys who were there, began clamoring tor a second such play day soon. STAUNEGER'S CLASS DEFEATS BALDWIN'S IN SATURDAY'S GAME Bud Stauneger's team and Wal ter Baldwin's team played ball Sat urday, Aug. 6, at Thistlethwaite's Falls. The score was 25 to 10 in Bud's favor. The line-up of Bud's team was as follows: Carl Schneidewind, c; Emmett Swallow, p.; Bud Eubanks, ss; Earl Weaver, lb; Rhudolph Bittner, 3b. The line-up of Walter Baldwin's team was as follows: Edgar Baldwin, c; Ralph Servcnce, p; William Swallow, ss; William Lance, lb; Emery Bittner, 2b; Shorty Apt, 3b; Guy Gable, rf. Both teams are from the Third M. E. church. ' STORIES OF GIANTS TOLD IN LIBRARY Stories of giants were told by Mrs. Glrty in the children's hour at the library at 9:30 o'clock, Saturday morning, Aug. 6. The children who were present also told Borne stories of giants. On Saturday morning, Aug. 13, Mrs. Brandon Griffis planned to tell some of the fairy stories written by Maude LIndsey in The Story Teller. FINLEY DEFEATS 22ND Finley trounced the Twenty-second Street nine Wednesday afternoon on the Atlas grounds. The resulting score was 18 to 8. Schneider pitched and Bloemke caught for the winning team.

INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST

GRAB-BOX IS FUN WHEN CHILDREN OF 22ND HAVE PICNIC The most exciting feature of the picnic which the children of the South Twenty-second street playground held Tuesday at Thlstlethwaite's Falls was the grab-box. Everyone brought a mysteriously wrapped something, which cost about 10 cents and gave it to Miss Isabel Crabb who put it in a box. Immediately after dinner was eaten, the box was brought forth and everybody pulled. Great fun was had as each one unwrapped his present which proved to be a top or a ball, a doll or perhaps a bundle of "all-day suckers." Thirty-four boys and girls enjoyed the picnic. A camp fire was built at noonover which wieners and marsh mallows were roasted. Wading in the water and chasing minnows proved to engrossing that 5 o'clock, the hour to go home, came quickly, and then there was nothing else to do but to go home and hope that the city's playgrounds would be opened again next year. LOGAN KEELOR IN CHARGE OFJY' CLASSES Logan Keelor will have charge of all swimming classes in the "Y" pool during the time that Mr. Thomas Wilson is away on vacation, which will be during the month of August. Keelor will instruct the boys in the beginning swimmers class, which by the way, he says is doing some very good work, and will be In charge of all other junior swimming classes. PLAYGROUNDS OF CITY v CLOSE NEXT SATURDAY At least six of the city's playgrounds will close on Saturday, August 6. Members of the Community Service group in charge of the grounds, are considering leaving the Starr Park playground open indefinitely.

MR. BARNES, WHO NOW OWNS A CIRCUS, BEGAN CAREER BY TRAINING A PET DOG

Mr. Barnes who Was in Richmond Friday, Aug. 12, with his splendid wild animal circus said, In speaking with the Junior editor, that evening, that he had always liked to train animals from the time he was a boy, eight years old. He now supervises all the animal train ing In his immense circus with its great number of performing animals. After training animals for 45 years, he is proud to say that he has trained and likes to train all kinds of animals. Barnes Children Ride. Mr. Barnes is a very kindly, fatherly sort of person with gray hair, and a twinkling merry expression on his face and he walks alert and briskly. He has two little girls named Virginia and Rosemary, besides a wee little son, not yet a year old. Both Virginia and Rosemary have their very own pedigreed ponies, and they think it is fun to ride. Rosemary who is just three years old with dark hair and eyes, calls her pony Bob Trinket. Friday morning in Richmond as Rosemary was riding the pony threw her off, but though the fall scratched her up a little, she was still as eager to ride as before her mishap. Virginia who is four and one-half; years old, with light brown curls, calls here pony Buck. Often both these little girls are put lip on a camel s or a horse s back, "Just to see how it feels." Dog Enjoyed Coasting. When Mr. Barnes was a boy eight years old, he had a little dog whose name was Beaver. Now Mr. Barnes (nobody called him "Mister," then, though) and his parents and Beaver lived in London, Ontario in Canada. Beaver was an active little fellow, part pug and part bull terrier. Now Canada as you may have guessed is a wonderful country for sledding and sleighing In the winter time and the little Barnes boy liked to coast. He didn't like to pull the sled back up hill, though,;

13. 1921

SOCIETY

In honor of Catherine Haworth and Mary Davenport, on the occasion of their eleventh and tenth birthdays, respectively, Mrs. C. M. Haworth entertained with a party at their home on North Seventeenth street. Games and contests were the features of the afternoon. Later refreshments were served on the lawn, the color scheme of yellow and white being carried out in all the- decorations. The guests were : Constance Leach, Ma sine Leach, Mary Fossenkemper, Mary Kstel, Mary llockett, Cladys Buhl, Mila William, In i Blsh, Keba Thomas, Mary Cowles, Mary Margaret Tillson, Esther Street, Lillian Klnsella; Serry Shaffer, and I,amar Shaffer, of Mlamlsburg, O. ; Mary Davenport, Louise, Martha Ruth and Catherine Hams and Harold Davenport. Naomi Harris entertained a number of ber friends with a dinner at her home on Richmond avenue, Sunday, in honor of ber seventh birthday anniversary. A color scheme of pink and white was artistically carried out in the appointments. A large pink and white birthday cake, lighted with candles, formed the centerpiece of the table. During the afternoon, a program of recitations and piano solos was given by Katherlne and Jane Barton, Juanlta Klein and Naomi Harris. The guests were: Katherlne and Jane Barton, Naomi Harris, Juanlta Klein, Janet Htinson, Martha Price, Maude InKrain, liuth Harris and Mr. and Airs. 8. O. Curtis. WOMAN TRAVELS IN STRANGE PLACES TO PAINT Inaccessible Australia, the swampy jungles of New Guinea, the plains and mountains of India and the little known parts of North and South America have been traveled by an Australian, Mrs. Ellis Rowan, who paints beautiful pictures of the birds and butterflies in those districts. Her collection includes 600 pictures of Australian flowers and 300 of New Guinea butterflies. and he always had a bard time getting started to coast down. So he called on Beaver to help him out. Beaver was taught to pull the sled with Barnes junior on it, to the top of the hill, far enough, just barely far enough to give it a start and then he would leap joyously into his master's arms and coast down hill. At the bottom of the hill Beaver would take hold of the sled and pull it up bill. Oh, what fun they had! Beaver also learned to sneeze a very intelligent "yes" and to growl an "I won't" that was as easily understood. Never Daunted a3 Boy By Bucking Horse As Barnes to be a boy about 14 years old, he had added ponies and horses to his list of animals which he had trained to do tricks. No horse, broken or unbroken, could resist him. He rode them all all the horses he could get a hold of when a boy. Later his father. Mr. Barnes said, offered a prize of $100 to anyone who would bring a horse to his home which his son could not ride. No one ever received the $100, for Barnes rode all of them. After this time, Mr. Barnes se cured a trained mule, named Maud, the same one that was pictured in the "funny paper" and traveled around a little with the mule, some ponies, and some dogs. Monkeys soon were added to his menagerie, and thus, it has slowly grown to the large circus exhibiting anaimals of all kinds which we saw here Friday. Mr. Barnes Enjoys a Circus As a Child A lion was the first real wild animal Mr. Barnes ever trained, but now it is difficult to find a wild animal that he has not secured and trained. Terhaps you think that folks who go to see a circus especially Junior folks are the only ones that enjoy circuses, but here Is a man who owns a great big circus and enjoys it thoroughly all the time.

Iook (or and Believe In Possibil itics.

CITY FIELD MEET OF PLAYGROUNDS FRIDAY AT 22ND Friday, Aug. 19, beginning at 2 o'clock the Richmond Playgrounds championship athletic meet will be held on the South Twenty-second street playground. All of the boys and girls who have been playing on any of the seven city playgrounds are eligible to enter teams in this meet. At this time banners will be presented to the winning playground. That Is, the ground scoring the largest total number of points will be awarded the championship of the Richmond Playgrounds, until defeated in a championship meet. Ribbon prizes will be given to the winners of first, second, third and fourth places. First place will count five points; second, three; third, two, and fourth, one. Prizes will also be awarded to those children who exhibit the best pieces of handiwork made on the playground this summer. No points, however, will be given in this ae-' tlvlty towards the grand total of die athletic meet. The baseball championship ribbons will be given out on this day. All teams must be on the grounds by 1:30 o'clock and ready to enter the first event by 2 o'clock. If possible, the events will be run off slightly before the sched uled time but all events will be announced five minutes before the starting time. All juniors entered in the meet should line themselves up with their playground supervisors as soon as they reach the Twenty-second street playground. This meet will be under capable and fair officials and the general rules observed in all track meets will be used in this meet. The list of events follows: 100-yard dash Boys 13 to 15 years. 60-yard dash Girls 13 to 15 years. 50-yard years. 40-yard dash Boys under 13 dash Girls under 13 years. Relay race Eight team; 13 to 15 years. boys to a Relay race Boys under 13 years. Girl's basketball throw Girls under 16. Boys' chinning the bar All under 16 years. Skate-o-mobile race. Hornet For distance only, girls. Sack race Boys under 13. Sack race Boys under 16. Pole vault Boys under 16. High jump Boys under 16. Roller skate race Open to boys and git Is under .16. Tug-of-war All boys under 16 eight boys to a team. Egg and spoon race for girls under 16. Egg and spoon race for girls under 13. SCOUTS TAKE 'BIKE' RIDE TO FORMER CAMP SITE ON FARM One way of breaking up a watermelon is to drop it, and that was how Maurice Mentendick broke bis watermelon in a grocery store in Centerville Tuesday afternoon as a group of boy scouts stopped there on their bicycle ride to McConaha's farm. The boys picked up the pieces and said it tasted just as good as if it had been cut. Twelve scouts took this "bike , hike" as it was called, starting at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and returning late that evening. All went well except with Leonard Baldwin, who attempted to ride in a ditch. He was extricated all right and the cyclists continued their journey. Everybody who went on the hike ate a half of watermelon. After, this feast the boys proceeded to their old camping site on south of Centerville where they went swimming. A cross-country run was taken later in the afternoon. A camp fire was built and corn! was roasted in the fire thus thej boys added one of We very best! things on the camp fire menu to! their afternoon's fcasL