St. Paul daily globe., 1892-08-21
HIbERNIAN HILARlTY.
A Gay Day at the Lake En-
joyed by the Ancient
Order.
Thousands Cut OF by the
Stoppage Of the East Sew
enth Cable.
The Games Holly Contested
and Prizes Earned by
the Best.
Committees in Charge and
Names Of Some Who Par
ticipated.

Despite the circumstances that the
gods of the weather and those who pre-
side over the forces of the fire king
tried their best to upset all the plans of
the arrangement committee of the
fourth annual picnic of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians at Wildwood, the
affair was enjoyable in the highest de-
gree. The shutting down of the East
Seventh Street Cable line during
the early hours of the afternoon de-
tered at least 1000 people from attend
ing, who had made all arrangements to
that end. some even getting as far as
the cable line, bag and baggage. Dur
ing the forenoon the weather was all
that could be desired, the rays of the
sun being slightly broken by the
banks of fieecy white clouds which
drifted across the sky. BY three
o'clock fully fifteen hundred people
were scattered about the Wildwood
| grounds enjoying themselves in every
| conceivable manner. kieist'S orchestra
was in attendance, and many a merry
measure of the dance was trod during
| the afternoon. Shortly after three
o'clock the programme of the days
sports was commenced and continued
without interruption for several hours.
1t was essentially a family day, the
grounds being completely dotted with
little family groups gathered around the
hitherto mysterious baskets. Young
men with their sweetheartS wandered
lovingly about the grounds, evidently
looking for that spot mentioned by
Mr.. Geraghty at the letter carriers pic
mic as being the place where doves
should dwell that do attend OH Cupid's
to love.'
The toboggan slide proved a never
failing source of amusement for both
the bathers and the spectators. Boating
parties were not as numerous as is usual
with SO large crowd, doubtless owing
to the natural antipathy of the sons of
''oud Ireland'' for water. They
patronized the rifle gallery, threw
balls at the niger in the
fence, fed the bear cobblestones, and
had jolly good time in their usual
light-hearted way. The sports were the
chief features of the day, and passed off
without a hitch, Notwithstanding the
number of events and the extremely
large number of entries. The contests
resulted as follows:
The Srorts.
Base ball-Neil Kelllher's team. 10 to =.
y
Fat woman race-Mrs. Degenan.
Boys race-Willie Kacakrosky.
Sack race-A. b. Batten.
Boat race-Neil Kelliher.
Double scull-McCormick and Conroy
10 yard dash-Neil Kelllher; second B Nc
DonneiI.
Young ladies' race-Miss OBrien.
Ladies' race-Miss Nippolt
Throwing base ball (for ladies' Kate
OBrien.
Donkey race-Thomas Conroy.
Three-legged race-Batten and Casey.
Running Broad Jump-First, Tom Calvin;
Hop, Step and Jump-First, Neil Kelliher
High Jump-First, j. E. Splaine; second,
L. Carey.
OLD Ladies' Race-Mrs. Degenan.
Throwing the Hammer-First J. F.
O'Brien.
Standing Broad Jump-Flrst, L. Carey;
second, J. Monahan.
Boys Race (under ten years)-Willie Pow
Girls Race (under ten years)-Mena Pew
ters.
Oldest Hibernian on the Grounds-John
Cunnif.
Most Popular officer \. o. Fl. in County-
j. II. Burns.
Hardest Working Member for the Picnic
Il. F. kelliher.
Taliest Man on Grounds-James Silk.
Tallest Lady on the GrOunds-Miss Anne
Delaney.
A great deal of the days success was
due to the conscientious work of the diff
ferent committees, whose personnel
was as follows:
The Committees.
Committee of Arrangements-T. T. Kelle-
her, chairman; John Cunnitf, NJ. j. Lang,
William Dowlan, j. Ii. Gallager, D. j. Nc
Carthy. Thomas Quinn, j. c. Cantwell, P. j.
Hogan.
Reception Committee-J. H. Burns, NJ. j.
Bell. Judge j. Twohey. j. j. Kennedy. James
Slavn.
Committee on Speakers-James Manahan,
John Leyden, j. j. Ward.
Committee Oh Press and Invitations--J. II.
Burns, John Is. Pewters P. II. McManus,
Lawrence Fahey, f. S. Bailey, I. +. .Kelleher.
Committee on Sports-T. F. Conroy. An
drew Watyua, II. F. Kelleher j. W. Enrieht,
j. b. Pewters John +. o Brien, Neil KelIiher,
j. Furlong, M. A. Conroy Frank A. Ken
nedy.
Committee on Music-T. ". Mccoy. j. c.
Hanley, j. 2. Regan, James Thompson. j. j.
Twohey, J. P. Gallagher, Thomas Foley, NJ.
j. o. Rourke, Ed White.
Committee on Refreshments - Patrick
Egan, c. j. Mcbride. c. j. Nc Dermott John
b. Pewters, 7. j. Doyle, William Powers, j.
7. Brady, John Doyle.
F. S. Battley, d. j. Mccarthy, John F,
O'Brien. X. Mccormick, NJ. Hogan.
Among tlae Participants.
Among the families noticed on the
grounds were those of Messrs. Barney Ryan,
Patrick Egan. Joseph Kummickan. P. R.
Mcdonnell, j. II. Burns Patrick Dawson, NJ.
ley. Sergeant Lyons. Michael Mulane, c.
keley MsDfe T. = ScGoeg n aeg eTR0' v hdSaya baiy
j. l. Farricay, Andy Hoban, P. q. McManus,
G. B. Mcbride, Joseph Conway, John Gal
lagher William Ryan, F. S. Battiey, NJ. f.
Misgen, r. A. Walsh, Thomas Twohy, James
Flynn, George Anderson, D. F. Mccarthy,
George P: Thompson. J. N. Snow, j. F.
Neil Silk. Edward Fitzgerald Timothy Cole
man, NJ. Lamb j. F. Mccormick, p. j. Glea-
son.
The younger contingent was made up,
among Others, of Misses Leo, Murtagh, Daw-
son, Duffy, Nelson, Connolly o. Hara, Con-
ley, Gibbons, Brennan, Quincy, Neil
son, Magraw. Fahey: Tracey. Gala
cher hanlsH Geary Anderson Rooney
O'Keefe, Shaughnessy, and Messrs Jack.
Campbell, Tom Martin, NJ. Conroy, Jordan,
Calvin, Moriarity, McAllister, Lee. Egan,
iher, Geary, Tobin, Muldoon, Mccarthy,
Asche Abern. Johns and Cheever.
Picked Up in the Crowd.
Henry Johns and Darius Reese Illuminated
the grounds with the light of their intellects.
Judge Cory and Jim Ahern spent most of
their time tobogganing. jim says that the
judge is not in it because he is too feshy.
III the young ladies' foot race Kate O'Brien
and Mary Roam ran two dead heats that
wrought their respective hackers to pitch
of enthusiasm seldom equalled at the race
track.
John Foos, John Harris and Charlie Chapel
were on the grounds, but they never spoke
as they passed by.
Judge Twohy and Pierce Butler became
jealous of the applause showered upon Judge
Cory and Jim Ahern and donned their bath
ing suits and waded in. Pat Egan danced
the breakdown with the vigor of twenty
year-old lad just from the sod.
A. o. Ii. State Secretary O'Schaughnessy
was present. wearing q large smile-in addi-
ton TO his other decorations.
In making a supreme effort in the standing
high jump Tom Calvin fell and broke his