The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-04
"A REO-LETTER DAY.
Odd Fellows Field
Day Furnished
Amusement.
HAPPY OUTING AT JORDAN POND
An Impromptu Program Of
Sports and a Regal
Feast.
HAPPY OUTING AT JORDAN POND

The Odd Fellows are good fellows
When they set out for enjoyment, they
do the thing up brown. Wachusett
and Mt. Vernon encampments united
in a field day at Jordon pond yesterday
and the event will go down in local Ode
Fellow history as what Charles Lamb
would call A red letter day."
To begin with, there was a parade
The line started from Odd Fellows hal
on Pleasant street at $50 o'clock in the
forenoon, with the Worcester brass
band leading off with martial music
The route was up Pleasant to Chestnut
down Elm, across Main to Foster. Here
special cars for Jordan pond were ia
ken.
Theodore H. Day was in supreme
command of the parade, With c. w
James, captain of the Wachusetts, and
|C. w Flint Of the Mt. Vernon en-
eampment
Jordan pond is an ideal place for an
outing. 1t is quite distance off the
Shrewsbury road. in secluded spot in
the woods far from the maddening, in
quisitive crowd.
On reaching the pond. a light lunch
was spread by Daniel Moulton Then
came the sports. A big program had
been mapped out. but circumstances
prevented following it closely, and as
events shaped themselves, the sports
took on more or less of the impromptu
character
The sports led off with a ball game.
Mines were picked from the two en-
campments. Fred Pollard was captain
of the Wachusetts and Edward G..
Morse of the Mt. Vernons. There was
f,s,1 4 ~
and it afforded all the more pleasure
because Of that Both teams were
about evenly matched. The full nine
innings were not played and when the
score stood Is to 16. honors We're de-
clared even. and all hands quit. 1t
was remarked that 16 to 16 was better
than IS to /.
Foot ball next had the attention of
the merrymakers. This, too was not ae-
cording to the set rules of the game 1t
was every man for himself and proved
source of unlimited fun. The after
noon air had the nip of the Arctic in it,
and the exercise served to put the blood
in motion and "countract any incipient
attacks of pneumonia or old monio," as
Henry F. Dodge told The Spy reporter.
There was to have been a fat mans
race and lean mans race, but these
events did not take place. The sports
concluded with a novel game that made
more fun and caused more uproarous
laughter than minstrel troupe. This
was that famous old game called Twist
the blind" 1t consists in swinging a
rope from tree to tree with a tin can
suspended in the center. Those wishing
to take part are blindfolded and armed
with base ball club. They are then
forced to turn around rapidly three
times. take ten PAGES to the rear, then
five PAGES to the front. The order to ad-
vance Is given and every one that sue
ceeds In hitting the can at the first blow
is given a good cigar. Among those that
won were George Davis and Samuel
Hayward.
Following the sports there was a glor-
ious elambake,- served by Daniel Moul-
ton, that brought back recollections of
"Our old Rhode Islano home"
The party returned to the city shortly
after o'clock and paraded the streets.
The route was up Front. up Main to
Piedmont, countermarching to Lincoln
square and thence back to the hall
The committees follow:
Arrangements-E. c. Morse, chair
man: c. s. Robbins. secretary; F. A.
Pollard, treasurer; Roland Libbey, w.
B. Richardson, H. F. Dodge, F. b. Fay,
E. H Wheelock, ]. II. Hardwell, w. H.
Whiting, G. w. Dickinson, A. X. Sto-
well, N. ]. Stone.
Dinner-E. G. Morse, H. f. Dodge, A.
X Stoweh.
Sports-G. w Dickinson, A. H. Carr,
e. G. Morse