The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13
MILITARY PICNIC.
Benchley Garrison
Entertains Many
Friends.
LOCAL MIuTIAMEN PRESENT.
Sports and Martial Cere-
monies We're Fea-
lures.
LOCAL MIIITIAMEN PRESENT

Lieut.. Edmund N. Benchley CARR
son, Army and Navy Union. held nov.
ell picnic yesterday at QuinsigamonG
park. The days festivities opened with
| the firing of a sunrise gun and the fly
ing of the national colors with all the
attendant ceremonies. Later the pref
/ test ceremony of military life was well
presented when, with the details from
three military companies and the mem
bers Of the garrison, the regulation
ceremony Of guard mount was per-
formed.
During the day fine list of sports
were held and @ baseball game played.
Dinner was served by John Holt, who
gave his usual excellent clambake.
Supper was also served, and the table
girls, the lady friends of the garrison,
presented picturesque appearance,
being decorated with old-fashioned
polk bonnets of the national colors and
aprons to match. Dancing was en-
joyed throughout the day, and Alto
gether the attending 300 had very en-
joyable time The days festivities
closed with an old-fashioned camp fire,
where the veterans of the civil and
Spanish wars snapped takes of con-
f1icts.
The firing of the sunrise gun and the
hoisting of the flag was under the di-
rection of the chaplain of the garrison,
Alberta S. Gould, with the following
squad, Privs. Octave Gardner, Charles
H. Pike and Robert O'Brien. Follow
ing the sunrise gun, came the sports on
the track, in which the different events
were hOtlY contested
The games opened with a 100-yard
three-legged rate, which was won by
Robert O'Brien and DR.. Joseph A.
Smith, who represented the regulars of
the garrison. Sergt. Albert Love and
George H. Allison, who represented the
volunteers, were a close second. The
40-yard dash was won by DIR. Joseph A.
Smith, with j. ]. Newcomb second and
Robert O'Brien third. The hop, step
and jump was won by DR.. ]. A. Smith,
and F. j. Fairbanks second and Henry
w. Baldwin third. The ladies' race of
80 yards was won by Miss E. A. Par
ker, with Miss Made Hayes a close
second. The games were in charge of
William Dennis, referee; M. A. Della
ney, starter and clerk of course; John
j. Cosgrove, scorer.
The ceremony of guard mount fol-
lowed the sports, and was under the SUI
the garrison, with Capt Charles e.
Pike officer of the day. Lieut. Matthew
Il. Hines of the Emmett Guards acted
as adjutant and Corp. p F. Fitzpat-
rick lieutenant of the guard. Sergt. C.
e. Smith of the Wellington Rifles was
sergeant-major of the guard. The
non-commissioned officers Of the guard
were Sergts. Of the Guard George H.
Allison and Charles f. Lamberton. The
relief were in charge Of Walter T. Ira
Yer and Lee Whitaker as corporals.
The following local military organiza-
tons We're represented: Emmett Guards,
Corp. M. F. Gully and Privs. Lawrence
J. Sullivan and II. w. Baldwin; City
Guards, Corp. George H. Allison, Corp.
Charles F. Lamberton, Privs. F. L.
Fairbanks, B. e, Wheeler, w. T. Ira
yer. David Gowans and George r. Bic
berbach; Wellington Rifles, First
Sergt. c. E. Smith, Acting Corp. Lee
Whitaker Privs. c. f. Burnett. Linus
Fellows, William Sears, E. w. Law
renee. Q. Z. Potter, John Nault and j.
d. Allen.
Following the guard mount dinner
was served, and then dancing was in
order. The music was furnished by
Marcy's orchestra, and William Sulli-
van was floor director. with the follow
Ing aids, Privs. Octave Gardner, z. T.