The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-09
WILL Be AlBHB' DAY
Modern WOodmen's Picnic on Friday
viii Draw $4,000 People
to the City.
LA TOILETTE WILL SPEAK
Republican Nominee afor Governor Will
Make His First Speech After HIS Nom
ination at the Big Picnic.


ination at the Big Picnic.
| All arrangements are now complete
for the holding of the annual picnic OF
the Racine and Kenosha County Mod
ern Woodmen in this city on Friday
next J, The committee in charge of the
picnic announce that success is as
sured and Chairman Schulz announced
this morning that he had received let
tiers sta ting that great crowds were
coming from all directions and he es-
Inmates the crowd at no less than thirty
thousand people. The picnic will be
held on Washington Island and the
workmen are getting the Island ready
for the coming of the great throngs'
The official program for the day has
Just been issued and gives the follow
ing list of officers for the day:
/ Chairman-H. C. Schulz.
Secretary-C. H. Ernst.
Treasurer-Jos. A. Pitts.
Marshal-H. H. Timme.
Aids-Jake Ludwig, N. Terry. L
Limpert, E. Beyersdorfer, John Pirsch
SCHUYLER Van Ingen, Allen Cole, DR.
Hernsheim, Chester Allen.
Officers of the Racine and Kenosha
| Counties Picnic Association-Ed. E
Wills, President; w. L. Hack1ey, Vice
President; J. r. Simms, Secretary; F
H. Sherman, Treasurer.
Speakers Hon. r. M. La Toilette
| Lo4o n n Whe1an
Reception ommittee-W.W w. Strong
DR.. w. M. Pugh, DR.. w. H. Saunders
F. A. Truax, James Cavanagh, Geo
| McCarron, John Perkins, E. j. Huck
M. w. Deninger, M. Schn1itz, Fl. E
Tanner, F C Meiser, A. ]. Burg, A. E
Buckmaster, M. Bode, C. G. Schu1ze
Harry Skink1e, Milo M. Smith, w. T
Mar1att, H. c. Jay.
i One of the features of the day will
be the great parade of the Woodmen IL
the morning and it is thought that
several thousand men will be in-line
Bands of music have promised to come
from many surrounding cities and
many crack drill teams will take part
in the parade.
The arrangements for the parade
will be as follows:
Camps will form in line on Market
Square at 10 A. M.
Parade will start at 1920 as follows
Platoon of Police.
Officers in carriages.
City Council in carriages.
Guests and Speakers III carriages.
Under direction of Marshall of the
| day H. H, Timme and his aids.
Line of March
From Market.Square west on Market
to West Main.
Thence south to Prairie avenue.
Thence east to the park; around the
park to Main street and north on Main
street to picnic grounds.
The program to be rendered on the
grounds will be one of the drawing
Ecards of the day, as Robert NJ. LaFo1
1ette, the Republican candidate fol
governor will make his first speech Of
the campaign at that time. The full
program for the exercises at the
grounds is as follows:
Introduction-H. C. Schultz, chair
man of the day.
Address of :We1come-Hon. jaime:
German, Mayor of Kenosha.
/ Address-E. E Mills, President O.
the Racine and Kenosha County Picnic
Association.
i Grafton. "Woodcraft' Hon. R. M
LaFo11ette.
Grafton: "Patriotism and Fraterni
ty''-Hon. C. E. Whe1an.
Music by Compton's Band.
Another feature Of the day will b.
the distribution of prizes to the differ
ent Woodmen camps in attendance a
the picnic. The three prizes will b.
beautiful marching flags, and they
will be eagerly contested for. In thu
afternoon the picnic grounds will b'
given over to sport and the following
program Of events will be carried out
i Dancing al the dancing pavilion al
afternoon. Music by Compton's or
chestra.
| At 2:3O games will start; eight mus
enter in each race.
| Sack race, prize S1.oo, for boys undel
Is years.
Potato race, prize $1,000, for boys
under IS years.
Shoe race, prize s1.oo, for boys under
Is years.
Married women's race, prize $500
women under 80 years.
Married mems race, prize S1.00, fol
/ men over 40 wears
100 yards dash, prize S1.oo; nobody
barred.
Tug of war for Woodmen between
different camps, prize box cigars.
At3:3O prompt the different Foresters
teams will be called to compete fo1
/ prizes in competitive drill.
First prize, a silver pitcher engraved
with name of winning camp and place
of contest.
Second prize, "a silver cup likewise
engraved.
The judges will be: Col. w. w.