The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-06-27
UNION PICNIC.
Redwood Falls Sunday School pu
pills Have a Gala Time.

n
the Minnesota river, on the Glen
dale farm, given by all of the Sun.
day schools of Redwood Falls, on
Wednesday of last week, was the
most successful picnic party that
has ever gone out of Redwood Falls.
It was the first affair of it's kind,
and the success with which it met
will undoubtedly be the cause Of
the Sunday schools joining hands
each year hereafter in similar affairs.
I A procession was formed from the
Presbyterian church about $3.50
O'Clock Wednesday morning, and
this proceeded on it's way to the
picnic grounds. Prior to the form
ing Of the procession the pupils Of
each Sunday school had assembled
at their respective churches and
were gathered in wagons or car
riages. At about 10 o'clock Rev.
Franklin f. BaracKman, as marshal
of the day, from in front of the
Presbyterian church, gave the sig
nal to the drum corps, seated on a
wagon covered with hay rack, and
the drum corps struck up familiar
marching air, and the procession
commenced to move AS soon as
the Presbyterian pupils got started
from in front OF the church, wagon
or two came along with the pupils
of the Episcopal Sunday school, TAX
ing stations Immediately after the
Presbyterians. Then came the
Christian Sunday School pupils in
two or three wagons, and finally
the large membership from the
Methodist Sunday school, occupy
ing half dozen or more wagons.
Each Sunday school carried ban
ners and emblems, and as the pro-
cesesion drove down Fourth street
to Washington, up Washington to
Second, and out Second to the pic
mic grounds it made beautiful
moving picture. Following the
Methodist Sunday school, the last,
but greatest in numbers, of the pro-
cessi0n, came citizens in carriages,
numbering more than so vehicles.
The drive to the picnic grounds,
distance of five miles, was accom-
plished without a single accident,
and was made in about one hour.
Arriving at the grounds, where
platforms, swings, tables, games,
ETC., had been arranged, program
in which all of the Sunday schools
participated, was rendered, and
each selection was loudly applaud
ed, the singing of the young men
and the drill work of the pupils be-
ing exceptionally we'll received,
Then came dinner, served by each
Sunday school separately on long
tables prepared for the purpose, or
on robes spread over the grass car
peted floor.
After dinner there were six con-
tests, more being on the program,
but light rainfall preventing the
out of the programme. The
first was 100 yard dash, which
was won by Smith Tiffany, with
Give Aiken second. The second
card was a fifty yard dash between
David Lankard and John Mead,
with the former as winner. The
third event was a running high
Jump in which Give Aiken was
first. The running broad jump was
also won by Give Aiken, for the
class under fourteen and Ira Glib
son won in the same event for the
class under sixteen. The sack
race was won by Give Aiken. In
the running broad jump for the
class under twelve Carroll King
won. In the egg race Adell Race
won.
The rain started the party for
home shortly after three o clock, and
they arrived here from four to five
Q clock, disorganized crowd, the
programme calling for the return
home the same as the drive out, but
the rain had bad effect on the pro-
cession.
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT.