The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-15
DAY AT HAYSVILLE
. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PIONIOKERS
HAVE A BIG SPREAD.

Over Two Hundred of the Sir Knights
Rathbone Sisters and Friends Take
Rock Island Special and Seek y Day an,
lts Chfsgers in the Painless Woods a
the Little Town OF HaysvIlIe - Ear
Race Called Of-Grand PreIate AitoI
Addresses the Party.
The knights of Pythias of Wichita with
their wives and friends, took day of
yesterday, and filling their baskets with
delicious eatables, they boarded a Rock
Island special train of five coaches which
had been provided, and took a run down
to Haysvine, where delightful day was
spent picnscking in the beautiful grove al
tina. place
The nominal fee of 25 cents was charg-
ed for the round trip, and about 200 Sir
Knights. their ladies, Rathbone Sisters.
and 9th ers took advantage Of the OPP
portunity TO pass the day in the coun-
try.
Hamnocks innumerable were swung
among the trees, swings put up, and
everyone jumped into a rollick and jolly
time.
At 11:30 an improvised table was
erected. over 100 feet in length which the
ladies Immediately proceeded TO load
down with ali the delicacies dear TO ev-
ery picnickerS heart. Two huge earth
en- lars filed, one with lemonade, the
other with cherry phosphate, were Civ
en- over 10 the bender mercies of the pub
lie: Bob Kir1ard and w. E. Reeves
made the fluid extracts and everyone
attesred their excellence. Everything
was free and every one was invited TO
partake. 1t was "a real, old-fashioned, I'M
alleged picnic, which every one present
euioyed with all the heart and soul he
possessed.
The afternoon was given over to social
games and whist was the favorite with
the Knights and ladies, and some very
fine games were played. A fat mans
race, with George Walker, Bob Kin
naird, Bert Walden and McN!col as
starters; after running three ties the
race was declared off by the unanimous
consent of the spectators. A fortune
telling tent was erected and did a
thriving business until Earl Blake had
his fortune told. Now, everything was
going smooth, the clairvoyant was lay
Ing out brilliant future for the young
attorney; but N order 10 complete mis-
Demosthenian future, Earl was re-
quested to- remove his shoes and socks;
he did so, out the fortune-telling was
a. an end.
Everyone assembled in the seats. and
listened 10 several speeches, by j. W.
Alton of Kingmsn, Grand Prelate Of the
Grand Lodge; S. B. Amidon, Rev. Won
Herrlich, and others. Mr.. Alton is an
orator OF marked ability and was listen
I'd to with great interest while he re-
cited briefly the causes which call into
being such grand organizations as the
K OF P. lodge and the good results &C
cruing from them.
Lunch was served at D. m. Louie
Policemen looked wise but said nothing
about dumping a ladle full of salt into
his carteen Of coffee until one of the
ladies discovered the sack of briny and
gave Louie dead away, much to the
pleasure os the crowd.
At O'Clock the picnickers reluctantly
gathered Their picnicking machinery to-
gether and returned TO the city, yea,
There is a pleasure in the painless |
woods"
The following are the members of the !
party:
Geo. Walker and wife, L. S. Trotter. |
Bob kinnaird and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. |
or1 oil
W. A. Ayers. Miss Bertha Ayers, Miss |
May Ayers, Mrs. H. T Dedrick, Mr.. G.
II. Walker. Quincy, H.: Louie Policemen.
Rev. Won Herlfoh, Bruce Kenan and /
wife, Mamie Mccoy. Miss Schulz, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. We'll, Mrs. Meyer.
frankie Murphy, Edna Eckstein, Mrs.
VIM. Kramer, Chicago; Birdie Ford. OF
10 Eckstein, E. c. Wickersham. J. r. Eos
ter, j. L. McManaman, W. B. Grove.
Stella McNaghten, Bertha Shaw. DR..
Johnston. Nellie Poffenberger, Mrs. NJ.
Burt, j. F. Kirk, Wine Rarnes, Mr.. and
Mrs. P, S. Demaree. Ruth McCabe. A.
l. McKelvie, Mr.. and Mrs. y. Steffen
Maude Owen, Mrs. F. " Delamatre. Eu-
laia Wendle. Clydia Wendle, Mr.. and
Mrs McNicol, Miss Loura Dorsey, Mr.
anu vi y n IT, CnlpcndSe, Mr.. and Mrs. |
j. f. Bennett, T. and Mrs r. z. Turner
A. and Mrs. G. w. Willotts, Ruth Dor
sey. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buckley. Hon.
j. W. Alton Of Kingman, VIII f. Reeves.
j. {. Erich, John Farmer, Mrs s. L.
McNaghten, Mrs. L. J. McNaghten.
Judge Olinger, Miss Morris, Miss Nc
anamsn, Myrtle Foster. Carrie Foster
Mrs. J. r. Foster. Mrs. Wickersham. Mrs
Groves. Mrs. Denny, Mr.. and Mrs. I.
W. Gill and children, Mrs. Piper. w.
Ames. Miss Aletha Mckee. Miss Goldie
Willis, Dr. Bass. Anon Gross. Ida How
ara. Mr.. and Mrs. George Sewell, .. c.
Heron and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. L. R
kiEon. Pruzzie Timmons, Mamie Ms
han, Lucia Kirke. Bert Hereford. Miss
Lulu Hatton. Mrs. J. c. Trotter. Roy
Riley, j. y. Singer and wife. Mrs. W.
L. Gamble. Mrs. R. B. Clark. ]. T. Nc
Mlilen ana wife, Ray, Bob Slayden. J.
\. Delamater, George Farmer. Chas.
Wen, 5 NJ. Goldsmith, A ]. Musselman.
S. 3. Amidon