The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-27
SALESMAN HAVE AN OUTING
CITY CLERKS DISPORT THEM
SELVES BY THE COOL WAVES
OF WHITE BEAR
Picnic a Grand Success From Almost
Every Point of View A Pro-
gramme of Sports to Make Ones
Eyes Stand Out.

The only disorderly scene at the first
annual picnic of the City Salesmen's as
ISOLATION, held yesterday at Wildwood
was that oCcasIoned by James Kennedy,
John Lux, Edward Lucas and William
Dunnell. all grave and reverend seigniors
who, attired in becoming robes OF black
trimmed with green and yellow, took an
early opportunity of disporting them.
selves in the cool green waves of the
lake. Whether it was the Scotch sim
plicity of their dress or the simple dig
nifty with which each climbed over the
stern of his rakish craft at the head of
the water toboggan and with a long
drawn out whoop, flashed into space and
wetness, they were the principal attrac-
ton of the afternoon and gave rise to
merry bursts of laughter.
The picnic was a success. Early In the
day the statesmen began to arrive and be-
fore in the afternoon, more than 500
with their friends and sisters, were at
the lake. An amusing sports programme
under the direction OF MeSsrs. H. Lutz,
M. H. Sherrod, James DAILY, Frank
Hanft and Henry Hall, opened the after
noon. A ball game was the first event
between the Sons of Rest and Never
Sweats. Three innings were played and
victory seemed almost within the grasp
of the antiSweats, when their opponents
demanded two more innings, and won
out. The Sons of Rest went down to de-
feat at the hands of battery composed
of M. H. Sherrod and Oils Mason. The
Antis changed batteries twice in each
inning and the official scorekeeper was
unable to keep track. Fred Mason UNI
pired the game. HE looks just like
Haskell with his back turned" was the
comment Of young lady with two braids
and a pink frock, who watched the bat
tie The other events were as follows:
Contest, throwing base balls into a bar
rel-Won by Miss Frances Mcdonald.
Fifty-yard dash for girls under fifteen
Miss Nellie F. Murnane.
Hundred-yard dash for boys under fif-
teen-Arthur Thomas.
Ladies nail driving contestants. James
j. TenVOorde.
Fat mans race, weight minimum 240
pounds. E. Moffatt.
Ladies egg race-Mrs. Hidden. Miss E.
Carnes.
Fifty-yard dash for lades-Miss Gale.
Grocers shooting contest-O. A. Gudim,
Charles Rappe.
Contest, throwing cent pieces into a
wash bowl-Harry Moore.
Bean jar and guessing conteSt-No de-
cision.
Waiting contest-Harry Chapman and
Miss Clara Mayors, Edward Moran and
Mrs. James Daily
The sport programme closed with a
cake walk in the pavilion, which was post
poned until evening. Twenty couples en-
tered and the fun was fast and furious.
Mrs. James DAILY and Fred Mason won,
though honors were very evenly divided
until the last found. The evening was
spent on the lake, at the pavilion and
enjoying the light opera attractions at
the amusement hall, and q large num-
Der of st. Paul and Minneapolis people
who were unable to go out earlier, were
on the grounds. The cool weather and
absence Of wind made the lake favorite
pleasure spot and almost every available
boat was in use. At 10 o'clock a number
of cars were in waiting and the sales
men and their friends returned to the
city. The trip in was enlivened with
nusic and in the car reserved for those
who had especially distinguished them
selves, Edward McCafterty, Peter Nc
Weigh and George Gilke, each possessing
an excellent voice, lead a chorus which
awoke the echoes with Annie Laurie"
Dixie 1.-The Old Cabin Homo" ard
other old fashioned songs.
Though the number at the lake in the
evening was unusually large, no acct
dents occurred and the crowds were cared
for with almost none of the usual picnic
Inconvenience. The city statesmen will
make outings of this character an annual
event hereafter.