The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-21
TU0LUMNE RESIDENTS.
TWenty-fOurth Annual Picnic of
Their Society.

Perfect weather and the fact that a con-
siderable proportion OF those present knew
each other we'll in early times combined to
make the twenty-fOurth annual TuoIumue
reunion at Shell Mound Park yesterday an
unqualified success. The old residents of
the county turned out in force, and among
those who received the heartieSt welcome
and the warmest handShakes was General
Dolby, who. although one of the earliest
settlers, attended the county picnic for the
first time.
The majority Of the picnickers reached
the park about noon, and soon after the
lunch-baskets were unpacked and their con-
tent S spread out in the well-shaded hooks
about the grounds. Prominent among the
lunch parties was the one that gathered in
he tent adjoining the pavilion. Here Mrs.
Keser. assisted by Henry Harter, President
Sharp and Z. MoOThouse, dispensed liberal
hospitality to the old TuOlumne residents
and many "reminiscences were recalled of
the times when placer mining was paying
industry and the hills were alive with min
ing camps.
The managers who had the arrangements
in charge had provided plenty of amuse-
ment. For those wishing to dance Blum's
and short programme of races. in which
the children were given every chance, was
quickly carried out. Interesting literary ex-
errises were held under the trees early In
the afternoon. The Grafton of the day was
delivered by +. ID. NichOl of Stockton, who
spoke of the gaps which time Is making in
the ranks of the former residents, and men-
toned among those who had died during
the year Prentice milford, Judge o. p
Gale of Sonora, Judge {. Ii. Chamberlain
and c. L. McCIusker
In view of the facts that the old settlers
are fast passing away and no reliable his
tory Of the county existed, Mr.. Nichols sug-
gested that each of the old residents should
write their recollectiOns of the old mining
days. President A. Sharp followed with a
brief and humorous speech, and the Secre-
tary, George w. Macpherson, gave Il favor
able report of the soeiety'S finances
Later IN the afternoon the ballots cast by
the ladies' were counted and the results an
nounced from the Pavilion stage by Presi-
dent Sharp. Ben f. Free was decided
the uglieSt man present, President Sharp be-
ing a close second. II. 2. Macpherson won
the medal given for the handSOmest man
hands down. his nearest competitor being
Henry Harter, while George w. Macpherson
received an enormous majority of the votes
cast for the most popular man. Aleck
Stair carried eff the silver souvenir given
the oldest settler in the county, his connec-
ton with Iuolumne dating from June, 1919.
A similar prize to be awarded to the first
child born in the county was adjudged to
Mrs. Annie L. Callahan, who was born on
May r. 1862.
During the day an election for Trustees
81 the society for the ensuing year was held
and resulted in the unaDimous election OF
the following named: Edward Lunsted,
John Sampson, William Callahan, w. q.
Dinsmore, George W. Mcpherson, G. Ii. Ar
mold, G. b. Rutherford, Z. G. Jones, j. Il.
Bacon, +. II. Haskell and A. Sharp.
The programme of races and the names of
the winners of race prizes follow:
Handicap race for girls under 10 years GertIe
Williams first, Edua Funcke second, Sadie
Younaoye third, Marion SLOW fourth, Mabel
Hafydge ffb
Handicap race for boys under 10 years
George Devers first Robbie Priest second John
Shay third Harry Pennington fourth, Richie
Werner fifth
Handicap race for girls under IA years-MIss
Addle White first, Miss Grace Keser second
Miss Florence YOunglOve third.
Handicap race for boys under 4 years-LeO
Vincent first, Bert Hemming second, John Shay
third.
Egg race for married ladies - Mrs. Grace
Funcke first, Mrs Lulu Bennett second, Mrs.
Lizzie RlOton third.
Egg race for young ladies over 15-Mlss Dell
Sewell first, Miss Della Faust second Miss Grace
Keser Third.
Heel aud toe race for Directors-J L. Homer
Ladies' race-Miss Belle Dufau first, Miss
Edith Day second, Miss Dot Sewell third.