Show Telegram Wagon Contest Praised By Fete Director Will Be Given Prominent Place on Program Marcus Announces I and One of oC the really interesting worthwhile projects of the Covered Wagon Days celebration Such was the enthusiastic tic comment of Louis Marcus director general of oC the celebration celebration cele cele- bration on The Telegrams Telegram's Covered Covered Cov Coy ered cred Wagon model contest announced an an- flounced this week The contest Is one in which boys or girls 16 years of oC age or under will construct small models of the old- old time covered wagons for prizes of offered offered offered of- of by The Telegram The miniature miniature miniature minia minia- ture wagons arc to be working models models mod mod- els eis complete in every detail and true truel replicas of the vehicles which played such an important part in the de development de dc- of the west The contest is now open and will wUl close dose July 15 15 at which time all models entered willbe will wm willbe be on display until the closing of the celebration on July 26 While the celebration is not exclusively ex cx- x- x ely an affair for the children but rather a homecoming homecoming- event ent one designed to memorialize the pioneer days of the state the contest will have ha an Important place on the thc program program pro pro- gram Mr Marcus said It U is the hope of the committees in charge to make the thc celebration an annual affair There is no better way of oC attaining this object than interestIng interesting interesting interest interest- ing the children securing their co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation Interesting them in a study of the history of our great creat state and giving them a place on the pro program The Telegram Is 15 to be congratulated congratulated congratulated upon its enterprise in adopting adopting adopting adopt adopt- ing this means of interesting the children The committee is also thankful to Miss Charlotte Stewart Continued on Pare Pue Sixteen 1 Telegram Wagon Contest Praised By Fete Director Continued from Pare Pase Pae Eleven Deven and nd the playgrounds department for making the modeling of oC covered wagons wagon the project In the woodcraft section for the first frt two weeks of July thus adding to the interest in inthe inthe inthe the event All Al children 16 years of ot age ae or under under un un- un der are invited to make models of the old covered wagons and ad to submit submit sub sub- mit them then's In the contest contest The Thc models models models mod mod- els should be under two and one half feet teet In height perfectly proportioned toned accurate in detail and the work of the entrant CLOSES JULY 15 They must must be received at The Te Telegram office 15 South Main street before 4 p p. p m. m July 15 They will 1 be Judged and placed d upon dIsplay display dis dIs- clis- clis play until July 26 when they will wi be returned to their owners Three prizes prize will wi be awarded for forthe forthe forthe the best models model The first prize is 15 second 10 and third thIr 5 In ad addition addition additon ad- ad I diton the winning contestants wit will wl I receive recognition for their work I during the celebration Contestants may receive aid and advice from the woodcraft classes claes of the playgrounds between July 1 and 15 Those not having the necessary nece- nece sary tools may make their models model at the playgrounds during the two weeks week In which covered wagons will willbe wU be a project of the classes |