The Portland daily press., 1893-08-18
THE FIRST FIELD DAY
Of the Carpet, Furniture and Wall Paper
Dealers.

In accordance with a custom UhaU is
becoming very popular among sne sari-
GUS trades, that of having day set
apart each year for an OUTING "nere
proprietors and employees meet togetner
to enjoy themselves and gain a h1ele re-
taxation from the cares OF business, the
dealers in carpets. furniture ana paper
hangings yesterday held their hfst annu-
al field day at Cushing's Pavilion, Long
Island.
Although this was the first attempt at
an affair of this kind, the efficient COM
mittee of arrangements were so success
full in their labors, and the whole pro
gramme was so pleasing to all concerned
that yearly field day is an assured fact
for the future.
The committee was delighted, and all
were surprised to see the number who
were at the wharf to take the boat Tor
Long Island. Although no tickets were
sold outside of the I people connected
with the above named occupations, fully
$50 people were present.
The weather was very satisfactory, and
once at thelHisland no time was lost in
starting the ball game between team
from the Atkinson Furnishing
Company and team composed OF the
clerks from some of the other stores.
The umpire was satisfactory, as all Of
his decisions were wrong, and SO both
teams were treated alike. The official
score was. Atkinsons, II; Picked Nine,
7. The feature of the game was the as
sistant umpire, with the high silk hat,
who was conceded to be the Atkinson
mascot
Another game of ball was participated
in by some of the older heads, and was
umpired by Mr.. Walter Corey, whose
work was study for all. The score
was unaccountable.
desired, both as to quality and quantity,
and was partaken of with degree of
speed and thoroughness that gave evil
dence to it's merit. During the dinner
hourithe guests were entertained by vo-
cal selections by male glee club, led by
Treasurer F. N. Deane.
After dinner the races were in order,
and they were holly contested. The 100
yards dash, the leading feature, for
which prize. Of valuable pair of por-
there's was offered, was won clearly by
MI. Frank A. Reardon, from the house
of Fl. J. Bailey & Co.
The other contests resulted as follows:
Potato race-Prize two pairs lace curtains;
won by r. w. Dunbar from Palmer Y Morgan's
Hop, step and leap and the standing broad
jump were won bylR. Gilmore, OF the Atkinson
Furnishing Company. The prizes were che
mile table cover and towel rack.
Sack race-PriZe, gilt hat rack; won by j. W..
Cannon, from David Hooper's.
Three legged race-won by Devine and Cusk-
ley, of Atkinson Furnishing Company; prize
I'll Throwing row n base taI-Won BY P. Ney, of A.
F. Co.; prize towel fAck.
Shooting match-Won by Mr.. Merrill, from
the Atkinson f. Co.. after shooting OFF seven
draws with Mr.. Harrigan, from c. H. Batchel-
der& Co.'s.
Among the guests from out OF the city
was noticed Mr. Hill. from A. L. Haskell
& Co., and Mr.. Johnson, from the house
of Thomas O'Callaghan d Co., OF Bos-
ton.
A very noticeable feature was that SO
many of the heads of the various houses
interested were present, and took an ac-
tive part in thseevefts of the day. 1t is
only just to say that the committee of
arrangements, Messrs. Brooks, of the
Walter Corey Company; Oliver, of the
firm of II. J. Bailey & Co.; and Adams,
of W. T. Kilborn & Co., are entitled to
unstinted praise for the hard work they
put in to make the affair such grand
success. Everybody was satisfied, and
will look forward with pleasant anticipa-
ton for the coming of the next annual
field day.