The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20

early morn till near the midnight hour the
beautiful pleasure resort was thronged
with merry makers.
The days programme included races OF
such a varied character as to include
every one who thought kindly of his or
her fleetness of foot. There were races for
boys and girls of tender years. for married
men and mothers with young babes, for
bachelors and spinsters, fat men and
women, people With no superfluous flesh
to speak Of boss butchers ano committee
men. For those who could not run races
bowling was provided, and for such as did
not care for either OF these two sports the
dancing pavilion was open. The little
children, and there were hundreds on
hand, found happiness in the swings or
merry go-round with its melancholy
music.
( Nearly everybody who is anybody
among the lourneymen butchers at
tended the outing. Auditor Broderick,
VINO in early days found the meat busi-
ness profitable, came arly and stayed
late. His Honor, Judge Campbell,
of an admiring throng as long as he
stayed. The Judge claims to have been
butcher in Oregon, but it was whispered
yesterday tha. his knowledge of butcher
ing is of the peanut order.
Several hundred people were gathe red
in the grand stand, when the committee on
games, consisting of Morris Marx, Ben
Barnett, George Hanna of San Francisco.
II. Audiffred, A. Hamilton and James
Stephens of Oakland, called for the first
race-an event for boys under L. Then
came another for young girls and then the
married ladies were given a chance. In
all twelve races were run, affording in
fA.&n
spectators. The races and winners are as
follows:
Race for boys under 12-Lewis Hassesslebach
first, Thurston Pierce second.
Race for girls under 16-Katy Logue first,
Katy Barry second.
Cash boys race-Joe Sullivan first William
Scribe second.
Married ladies-Mrs. Conroy first. Mrs.
Brown second
Young mems race-Charlie I've first C.
Ledgett second.
Single ladies' race-Annie Roach first, Katy
Gosland second.
For mem bers-Frank Barron first J. R Rich.
ardson second
For fat ladies-Mrs. Lynch first, Mrs. Kearny
second.
For fat men over 200 pounds-Tom Nolan
first, K. c. Kelly second.
For girls under 12-Emma Lohr first, Annie
McDonaugh second.
For married men-William Mitchell first M
Schweitzer second
For boss butchers-Monroe Schweitzer first.
a. Blum second.
The prizes were all valuable and suit
able to the particular event. For instance.
the first prize in the boys race was a fine
straw hat, while the winner of the fat
mems event received five gallon keg of
beer.
The picnic committee was as follows:
Charles Rusinger (chairman), Morris
Marx, R. G. Kelly, Henry T. Schwab
(secretary), George A.Shaoe, William Red
dick, G.. I. Lohr, ]. Rickford, Ben Bar
tels, t. Ford and Gus Roner,
The two dancing pavilions were crowded
to their utmost capacity throughout the
day. The following gentlemen were in
charge: Floor manager (for lower payil-
ion). Fred Kraft; assistant floor manager.
Ben Oswald; floor com mittee-A. von Orig.
linger, E. Ansell, G. Ohrne, J. Stutt.
Foor manager upper pavilion), Frank
krauer; floor committee-Fred Getz.
Ralph Asher, c. Welsheimer, Fred Meyer.
1t is estimated that 2000 people attended
the tenth annual picnic of the Journey
men Butchers Protective and Benevolent
Association, and not one of this vast
throng but was willing to vote the occa-
sion splendid success. 1t was quiet.
orderly affair except for the merry-mak-
ing. To Ben Davis is due much of the
success of the picnic.