Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-08

Pursuant to action taken on August %,
1896, the Executive Committee of the
Gloucester County Farmers Picnic Asso-
citation met at Washington Park on Satur-
day evening, July ), 1897, for reorganization
and definite action for the coming year.
w. Harrison Livermore respectfully de-
clined reelection as President. and NOM
mated John G. Whitall, of Woodbury., who
was unanimously elected. w. Harrison
Livermore was elected Secretary, John A.
Brown, LIST Vice President; Henry D.
Chew, Glassboro, End Vice. President; Hon.
Bowman S. Cox, Paulsboro, Sd Vice-Pres-
ident.
The Executive Committee was then
nominated and elected as follows:-
Dennis Blake, Thomas E. Budd, John
Fl. Redfield, Bowman S. Cox, John B Clay
ton, j. Wood Hannold, Christian Wolferth,
James Jessup, A. Lincoln Knight, Samuel
H. Kirby, Howard V. Locke, W. Harrison
Livermore, Harry Landers, Adon W.
Muller, Philip A. Mason, Scott Thompson,
Charles T. Molony Hiram James, Augustus
Prehl. Nathan Redrow, Frank B. Ridgway,
Clement Reeves. Samuel Reeves, Franklin
D. Springer, Thomas !. Stratton, Charles
STAIN, Joseph T. Sickler, Job Scott, David
o. Watkins, John G. Whitall, Wilson D
Gill, Walter S. Bassett, Winfield Sithehs,
James West, Samuel M. Parker, Harry W.
Jones.
Township Advisory Committees were
elected as follows:-
Woodbury-John B. Clayton, Augustus
Prehl, Charles Krimm.
Clayton Township-C Dubois, Isaac
Pancoast, Chris. Beck.
Deptford - William Eastlack, Jacob
Gunther, Charles Jones, Franklin P.
Haines
Elk-Samuel Ledden, Patrick Mitchell,
Peter Scott.
Franklin-Harry W. Jones, William Oil
plant, Charles Walker.
East Greenwich Elmer Bradshaw, Philip
Burkel, John Dawson.
Glassboro Wes Brown, Israel C. Sender,
J. Ellis Paulin.
Greenwich Harry Rambo, Michael Lay,
George Brammel.
Harrison-W Warren T. Atkinson. Ellison
K. Horner, George Hazleton.
Logan-Peter Burk Frank Dawson Frank
Locke.
Mantua -John Jessup, Aaron Somers,
Thomas C. Dilks.
Monros Edward Evans, William Tom
bleson.
Washington = Benjamin Epley, Charles
Doran, Albert Kandlee.
West Deptford-Joseph Taggart, Jesse
Mullen, Robert E. Gibbs.
acknowledgement Dilkes, Jos. Noblitt.
Woolwich-Walter Bassett, Howard v.
Locke, BENJAMIN Shoemaker, James J..
Davidson.
Advisory committee from townships in
Burlington, Camden, mberland, Salem,
same as last year.
After discussion, it was resolved to hold
the annual picnic this year on Wednesday,
August 25, and various committees to COM
plete arrangements were appointed.
Over 10000 farmers and sons and daugh-
tiers and friends attended in 1896, and with
the program now under consideration it is
expected the attendance will be made
larger this year.
Special railroad trains will run from
Cape May, Atlantic City, and from all
South Jersey points,also from points on line
of railroads in Camden and Burlington
counties, at special rates.
The large grove lying between Lake
Martha and Crown Point Road will be set
apart that day for free admission for farm
ers and their families, horses and carriages
All the amusements have been rendered
free to all farmers and their wives, children
and friends, during the day.
Special attractions at the magnificent
electric fountain, typical of agriculture and
its implements, will be exhibited afternoon
and evening.
There will be balloon assertions during
the afternoon.
Arrangements for the bicycle races are
now in progress, which features will be
especially in charge of A. S. Wilson, Wood
bury, N. j., details of which will be an
ounced and published hereafter. Beautiful
prizes will be offered.