The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-20
Four Thousand of Them Celebrate
at Saltair.
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS
FUN GALORE FOR ALL THE
VISITORS.
Committee In Charge Did Admirable
Work and the Huge Crowd Was
Thoroughly Pleased In Conse-
quence-ogden Day Draws 400
Ogden Excursionists to Logan.

A regular Fourth OF July crowd went
out to Saltair yesterday to celebrate
the grand state excursion given by the
Odd Fellows. Over 1000 people visited
the resort. More than half that num-
Der went into the water. The outing
was very great success, and TO the
committee having charge of the ar
rangements, much credit was given for
the delightful way in which everything
went Off
H. I. Evans acted as director of
amusements, as we'll as chairman of the
general committee Those who assist
ed him We're: c. J. Higson, r. Cahoon,
c. A. Walker, F. NJ. Ulmer, w. Grims-
dell. George Medium, B. D. Blackmar,
III. Brisacher. w. C. Greene, w. j.
Moore, j. Drinkwater, w. NJ. Elliott, c.
j. Higson, Miss Anna E. Miner, W. NJ
Owen, ]. F. Boes, Mrs. Carrie Coker
Mrs. Sarah Hepworth, Miss Annie
Plant and e. L. Campbell. Besides
these, all Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
acted as reception committee.
a special train brought 400 from Brig
ham City and neighborhood. About 600
came from Sandy and south of the city,
with perhaps $50 visitors from Ogden,
and the. same from Park City.
The literary numbers on the pro-
gramme were given in the afternoon.
L. E. Hubbard of Salt Lake made the
address of welcome, and W. l. Snyder
of Park City talked on the future
growth of Odd Fellowship in Utah
Several vocal selections followed.
Mrs. Edna K. Greene, Miss Selma
Youngberg and Miss Glendora Young
berg contributed numbers, which were
all enthusiastically received.
OF the sports, the Indian hunt Gre
ated the greatest excitement. sum
of money $3.50 was placed in a remote
part of the pavilion. The boys, blind
folded and on their hands and knees,
were sent TO hunt for it. For the girls.
the same amount was tied in a little
bag, and suspended from the roof. The
girl who touched it first was presented
with the money. The fortunate hunters
were Albert Rutherford and Elsie
Geary.
In the potato race there were twenty
entries. Maud Emsley won the first
prize, 81, and Sue Timer the second, 81.
There were two swimming races for
ladies and gentlemen. Miss Emily
Grimsdell and Miss Pearl Buckle won
the IS and So offered. while the sue
cessful men were James Leatham and
John Crofton. The winners of the boat
race were John Crofton and Fred Nc
Donald, who were presented with SO
and 50.
In the voting contest for the most
popular lady and gentleman at the re-
sort, Mrs. Carrie Coker received the S.
prize for receiving the greatest num-
Der of votes (250, while the So went to
L. n. Hurst, the most popular gentle
man, in the opinion of fifty of the visit
ors. Miss Glendora Youngberg received
seventeen votes.
There were two foot races, which
were entered into with great enthusi-
asm by both boys and girls. Seventy
two entries were made, the six Win
ners OF prizes being: Fred Shurtliff,
Joe Kelley, Earl Moore and EVELYN
Lader, Matte McLain and Alice Clos
ser.
The cakewalk was postponed until af-
ter the arrival of all the evening trains.
and was witnessed by a great throng
of people. The judges were Profess
sor Christensen. p. P. Christensen and
Mrs. Carrie Coker who awarded the
cake to j. E. Simpkins and Miss Ber-
tina Condie.
The drawing contest resulted in the
holders of numbers 1,32S, 949 and I72
winning the prizes, SIS, $3.50 and So
These amounts will be paid over today
to the fortunate holders of the num-
berS by H T. Evans, L. A Mcdaniel.
Mrs. George Howe of Provo and w. l.
Snyder of Park City were a committee
appointed to manage the drawing con-
test.
The dancing in the evening was made
quite a feature of the outing A num-
Der of the young people remained out
for late train at 1880. A number of
complaints were made by the commit
tee regarding the manner in which the
crowd on the 1915 train was handled.
1t was stated by several committeeman
that the management was notified be-
fore the $3.50 train left town chat all
the available cars would be needed to
convey the visitors 10 the city, and that
contrary to the warning, no extra pro-
visions were made.
1t was with great difficulty that the
crowds that insisted upon coming in at
L0:15 were accommodated at ALL Men
and boys hung on to every available
object, while the steps We're crowded
with women, who could not get into
the trains.