The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
Over Three Thousand Gath
cred at SchuetZen
Park.
Dancing, Games and Lunch Under
the Trees Were the At.
fractions.
Everything Procseitd Without a
Hitch, Although the Day Was
Unpleasantly Warm.

The picnic given by the Retail Grocers'
Association at Schuetzen Park yesterday
was success, not only in point OF num-
bers, but in every feature introduced. The
intense heat somewhat interlered, and q
number of cases of exhaustion and sun
stroke were reported.
About 5000 of the grocers and their
friends assembled at the park, and the
day was passed in dancing, sports and
picnicking.
The committees in charge OF the affair
were:
Arrangements-John C. Nobman, chairman !;
Joseph A. Stulz, E A. Flieger, D. Becker, John
Lackmann, J. H. Harrje. j.; J: Moran, John
Schioen, John E. A. Helms, B. A. Sem ldt, J.
]. Hayes, Fr ed W. Myer, H. Rave, A. irvine, 4.
II. Hanjes, l. Hoffman,, A. W. Lehrke, J. d.
Witte, John Scnulken, A. +. Bear
Reception-John E. A. Helms, chairman /;
John Schulken, Thomas Rivers, David Hughes,
A. F. Bear. T. Solomon, n. Solomon, A. W..
Lehrke, Charles Meier, J. J. Hayes, John
F!oor-Louis Hoffman,, chairman; J: H.
Harrje, J. II. Witte, F. c. Kaufman, J. 81.
Claussen, J. E. Thorn, H. A. Won der Nlenburg,
F. H Never.
Games-Joseph A. stulz. chairman; P j.
Kennedy, judge; Joseph Handmann, starter;
William Ring J. J. Moran, Walter Hewitt,
Charles P. L. Leichter. Charles Meier, J. J..
Hayes, Harry A. Roesler Jr., James Mershon.
Shooting gallery-John 6. Nobmann, chair
man; E. l. Flieger, J. h. Harrje, D. Becker, III.
Schlichtmann, William Warnke, A W.
Lehrke.
Ladies' shooting gallery, short range-B. A.
Schmidt, chairman; Joseph A. Stulz. j. j. Mo-
ran, ]. J. Hayes, Charles Meier, Henry kohn,
John Lackmann, John Scnulken.
Bowling alley-H. Rave, chairman; Charles
A. Zwick, cashier; John Schroeder, L. ID. Hau-
jes, John SchIoen, c. Claussen, Il. Sturke, J. G.
Stammer.
Wheel of fortune-J. J. Moran, chairman; J.
E A. Helms, E. l. Flieger ]. J. Hayes, Joseph
a. Stulz, A. W. Lehrke, J. II. Hnrrie.
In the tug -of-wa between the married
men and the single men the married
men won in about thirty seconds, but
q dispute arose and the tug was pulled
again. The single men pulled with Nigh t
and main and after five minutes managed
to win. The teams were captained by
James r. T. Mershon for the married men
and Henry A. Roesler Jr. for the single
men.
At 3:9o o'clock all the children on the
grounds were presented with candy. Po-
lice Judge Campbell and Justice of the
Peace Carroll were In the judges box and
superintended the races.
The following are winners of the prin-
cipal prizes:
Boys race, from to IL years of age-First.
William Sampy; second, F. Carroll.
Boys race, II to Is years OF age-First, G.
W. Amson; second, Eddie Hanjen.
Girls race, 9 10 II years of age-First, Hattie
Smith; second, Mary Charleston.
Girls race, IL to l5 years of age-First. I.
Lille Hanna; second, Retia Hughes:
Young ladies' race-First, Maggie Moore
second, Maggie Clancy.
Young mems race (heats)-Winner, Arthur
johnson; second, David Cashmere.
Race Tor retail grocers' clerKs-First, Frank
Creed; second, J. NJ. Wyckoff.
Porters' race-First, Richard Lewis; second,
II. Shellenberg.
Married ladies' .race-First, Mrs. w. Conroy !;
second, Mrs. Fannie Erickson.
Fat ladies' rsce-First Mrs. P. Connors; sec
ond, Mrs. B. II. Wieners.
Fat mems race-First, II. A. Roeslen "a con-
tinuous winner of fat men S races); second, c..
II. Walls.
The 2O0-yard race between Con Grau of
the Com mercial Travellers Association
and Alexander McVicker of the Olym mi c
Club was announced. but in consequence
OF McVic6er having sustained sprained
limb on the previous day it did not come
of. Grau, however, spfinted against
time. and in doing so made the distance
IN 21L seconds, which was declared by
Judges Campbell and Carroll TO beat the
record on this coast. He was declared the
winner of Nobmann's gold medal.
The vote on the most popular grocer in
San Francisco, according to the mum Der
of votes cast up to o'clock. stood: Joseph
A. Stulz 1925 A. B. Knox 45lS.
Ihe mbers target-shootlng contest
was carried on under the direction of Cap
tain John E. Klein, late of Company G.,
Nationals, with the following scores; E
J. Fleiger 81 (out of a possible 75l, Chris
Bruce A, J. Christensen Al, j. II. Witte 40,
&. Golden 81, D. J. Ryan SO. J. G. Mob
mann 81.
In the bowling matches, under the su-
pervision of E. H. Hanies, for cash prizes,
ranging from 81 to $50, the results were
I kn III
"a; third, c. Clausen, "a; fourth, John
Heir htman 22. fifth Il Krurer 90