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Show Boys9 and Girls' Day H Affords Diversion H For Younger Folks Yesterday was boys' and girls' day. The second day of the community festival was given over to making the occasion pleasant for the youngsters and for several hours their laughter In Lester park seemed to Indicate that the day was a success. With the sun's rays juat warm prOUffh lo make play in the open inviting, in-viting, hundreds of boys and gh Is Nt lo the park at the appointed hour and proceeded to be entertained and to entertain themselves. LIKED Till: BE Mts The mot int. resting event of ihe day from the point of view of ihe children was the performance given on the platform by Rawllngs' four beara These animals seemed to have tho intelligence of humans and from all indications enjoyed performing for the children as much as the children enjoyed their performance. The bears drank red soda pop just like little boy and girls drink it and one bear ate an apple Just as a little, hoy would do. The bear who was most fond of the red pop said "Yes" very plainly when the trainer asked him If ho liked It. Then there was a hula dance by one of tho bears. This cau.-ed much joy to the many onlookers. And then Miss Mary Rich, with the assistance of the i.i i:.ie a brief scene from "Goldilocks." "Gold-ilocks." Even after the trainer ahnounced V,.. uh... rilur -mil 111., It..,, ru been placed in their box cages to be taken to Salt Lake, the children lingered lin-gered for a long time around the eagos of the pets. The truiner gave a short talk lo the boys and girls In which he urged that all animals l.- treated kindly and he said that his be ns were kept tame and affeCtlortate through kindness. Ho feeds them no flesh. Their diet consists con-sists principally of bread and grass. IK i HOW !OM I s The next exciting event on the program pro-gram was the arrival of Chow ChOW, the oircua clown who gives camou flaged health talks to children. The H jjol lessons In the prin-l. prin-l. while enjoying the antics and j..ks of the clown. There were games and story telling, H g.ilioe, and Miss Rosalind Rieman saw H I to t that nobody was left out. H The interesting program of the aft- H ! ernoon closed with a variety of ath- H letic events for the girls. There were entrant , H had a fair show. These events proved I I exciting. I Thlfl was the first time that special attention had be n paid to boys and girls in connection with fall festlvaJs jH and many persons commented favorf-' H ably upon the pleasant ay that was H the H oo H |