The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-10
MACCABEES' PICNIC.
A Large Crowd of knights and Ladie
from All Parts of the County.

A Large Crowd of Knights and Ladies
from All Parts of the County.
The picnic and rally of Shiawassee Mac
cabees which has been looked forward to for
weeks and even months, took place We'd
nesday at Waters Twin City Park.
The weather had threatening appear
ance in the morning which doubtless kept
away many. but in spite of this there was a
large crowd at the park showing conclus-
lively that a threatened shower can not keep
the tents Of the Maccabees away from pic
mic. The outskirts of the grove were filled
with carriages while extra service was pro-
vided by the street car company. A num-
Der of swings provided amusement for the
younger element, while during the noon
hour it was noticeable that tn picn S
which were placed about the grounds, had
a strong attraction for both young and old.
The program however seemed to have
suffered strange and unaccountable neg
lect-not from the committee having the
matter in charge but from the celebrities
whose names appeared on it for speeches
! and addresses. Out of the nine or ten
grand officers whose names appeared on the
bills announcing the picnic, d. p. Marley
Superior Grand Commander, was the only
one who seemed to find it possible to be
present.
A substantial platform had been erected
for the speakers; an organ was furnished
| for 1t and a large number of seats for the
| audience had been arranged in front of
| the stand. The crowd assembled here, w.
I'll. Bgelow acting as chairman of the meet
ing which was opened with prayer by Rev.
Frank Hoyt. Music was furnished by the
Corunna band. Mayors Dawes, of Owosso,
and Lowe, Of Corunna, who were to give
the addresses of welcome, were represented
respectively by Odel Chapman and
eX-Mayor Curtiss who gave the Maccabees
a warm welcome in the names of the two
cities. The addresses were responded to by
Rev. Frank Hoyt an old time Maccabee or.
| ganizer.
Music was furnished by the Corunns
quartette consisting Of Geo. ID. Mason, Geo
Jarvis, Mrs. Hoyer and Miss Mitchell. Thi:
was followed by a recitation by Miss Lens
Parker. The address of Mr.. Marley wa:
set off by pleasant illusions to the success:
of the Maccabees in getting picnic under
the auspices of the Owosso and COrunnf
tents. He spoke of the bravery and goot
looks of Maccabees everywhere and of The
good features of the body as an insurance
organization. 1t had proven itself more
stable than the banks and even in thest
times of financial difficulties, had met ever!
every obligation.
In the afternoon the uniformed rank from
Owosso. accompanied by the Owosso bant
appeared on the scene and the Afternoon
exercises were comm Jnced by number o
patriotic airs played by the combined bands
Other music was furnished by an Owoss'
quartet and recitation was given by LITTLE
Miss Wickham. Mr.. Streeter, of Vernon
who does considerable work as an actor
was in constant demand by the audienc,
and kept them in good humor by his conf,
selections. Rev. Hoyt gave an address il
which he spoke of the necessity of providing
life insurance for the benefit of a mans
family or any dependent on him. Instances
were cited of men who had been Maccabee'
and men who had carried no insurance
Besides the insurance, much was made o.
the fraternal features of the order.
After this address more music was fur
nshed by the bands and the work of com
peting an organization of the tents of The
county for the purpose of holding an annua
picnic was taken up and the Maccabee pic
mic was matter of history.