The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-07
The PICNIC OF THE SEASON.
CHANGERS HELD TT AT Ora
HAMS GROVE.
Thousands Gather From City anu
County and Spend the Day
Most Pleasantly.

When the day dawned gray anu
cloudy yesterday morning many hear's
were a little sad at the weather pros
poet, fearing a rainy day, winch wouiu
dampen the pleasure of those VINO hao
reckoned on making it red letter DAY
in their calendar of the year.
They had looked forward to an en-
ioyable outing, for was it not the day
set for the Changers picnic, and is not
that the picnic par excellence Oh all
the season? There are plcnlcs ana
picnics. Some are those OF various
fraternal orders, some of other organ
iZations or clubs, and some OF churcheS
and Sunday schools but the Changers
picnic is more cosmopolitan than all
the rest, for it is the picnic OF the
whole people The county at large
claims it, and ON that day the Judge
doffs his ermine, the lawyer forsakes
his office, the banker his desk, and last,
but not least, the politician hes mm-
self out to the country to meet MS
friends of agricultural and hortl-
cultural pursuits and keep himself
green in their memory.
At no other time or place do people
meet so many old friends and ac-
Quaintances. AT no other time does
the farmer, always hospitable and glad
to see his friends from the city, so
replenish the harder and start out with
such a determination that nothing
shall be lacking to demonstrate the
warmth of his welcome and the pro-
fusion of his hospitality. The city man
who has not sat down by invitation at
the bountiful spread of his country
friend at the Changers picnic has one
pleasure in store that no professional
caterer can supply to him.
But the clerk of the weather was
suspicious yesterday, and Jupiter
Pluvius withheld his hand until the
picnic was over, and then only shed
enough rain to partly lay the dust
The fog banks rolled away early, and
the sun came out in his splendor, tenn
pering the cool atmosphere to just the
right temperature A long line of ve-
hicles stretched along the road from
the city to Graham's Grove, their oc-
cupants intent upon a pleasant outing.
Everybody was there with his best
girl, and often his best girl was his
wife Two carloads left the city by
train also, on pleasure intent and car
rying baskets that looked as if there
was no danger of famine in their COM
pany.
Never, perhaps has the country look
ed more beautiful or full of promise to
the husbandman and fruit grower than
at present. All along the road were
waving fields of wheat, oats and bar
ley, their rich, healthy color giving
promise of a plenteous yield, while the
vineyards and orchards showed that
they were in the finest of condition and
would bring ample returns to their
owners. The spacious grove, nearly
half a mile long, was soon filled with
teams and vehicles of all descriptions,
for the residents of all parts of the
county poured along the roads in
steady stream, their common objective
point being the picnic grove and Fol-
som, Costumes, Calf, Walnut Grove,
CORTLAND and Antelope all had their
representatives on the ground. Neigh
Dor met neighbor and friends who had
not seen each other for several years
clasped hands as they met. All wore
smiling faces, for they realized that
prosperity was abroad in the land and
all the forebodings of the past winter
We're forgotten in the prospects of a
bounteous harvest and fruit crop.
Right on until well into the afternoon
they came, swelling the numbers until it
was estimated that nearly 1000 had
assembled. When lunch time arrived
abundance of chicken pie, roast chicken,
meats Strawberries cake in great vari-
ETY. and other tempting viands We're
spread on tablecloths under the trees,
and it was rare to find a granger who
was not dispensing profuse hospitality
to from one to half a dozen of his city
friends, and it is drawing it mild to
say that the delicious cuisine of the
farmers wives was done full justice to-
Morning and afternoon the band dis
coursed inspiring music, and the dane
ing platform was kept in constant use
by hundreds of willing feet, nor did
they cease until the sun began to
descend in the West
After lunch the ball game was played,
the Florin team beating the Perkins
team by a score of 10 to II in holly
contested game.
Then followed the football game be-
tween the Oak Park and Sacramento
teams, and the players from the sub
urbs wiped up the ground with the city
team to the tune of to O.
Then followed the games and the
bicycle races, there being many entries
and some warm contests
Following were the prizes awarded:
Girls race, under II years-First.
Margfe Lambert; second, Pearl Holmes.
Boys race, under II years-First,
Frank Phillips; second, George Hanlon
Girls race under 16 years First.
BERTHE Straight; second, Pearl Fowler.
Boys race under rs years-First
]. Dufour; second, Oscar Gould
Married ladies' race-First. Mrs. Liz
zie Thomas; second, Mrs. Minnie Myer:
third, Mrs. Emma Guessing
Old mems race, over 40 years-First.
Ross Davis; second, Thomas Lewis;
third, Frank Straight.
Married ladies' race-FNrst, Mrs. D. S.
Buell.; second, Mrs. Lassner; third, Mrs
Cox; fourth, Mrs. Baker
Three-legged race-F'irst, Gould and
Lowell; second, Christensen and Chris
Hanson
Cake walk-First, Walter Howard
and lady; second, =. Brady and lady;
third, c. Waekman and lady.
Changers race. married men-Fmst.
Thomas Lewis: second, Joseph Holmes;
third, Thomas Waite.