North Park union., 1900-06-29
Last Sundays Picnic.

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The latest SOCIAL even. in the Park
was a picnic last Sunday held in a
grove of pine, alder and aspen near
the foot Of the Ute pass on the Medi-
cine Bow range. Miss Della David
son and Miss Ollie Snyder formulated
the plan, and the young folks of Wal
den and vicinity were invited to par
ticipate and lend their aid and
presence in helping to have q Coon
TINE. As this is the second picnic
that the Waldenites haye had the op-
portunity to enjoy I've believe there
Is rumor that the school children
enjoyed such social recreation once
upon time; but i: was so long ago
in Walden's 'Misty Past that it has
become legend) all invited guests
seemed anxious to attend.
Sunday morning dawned cool and
fair, just breeze enough 10 prevent
the nagging mosquitoes from pre-
septing their bills, but it grew warm
enough by noon for the picnicers to
relish the cool refreshments the good
ladies had prepared for dinner.
An early riser in Walden on Sun
day morning could have seen an un-
usual stir on its streets, Sprucely-
dressed young men (for all the boys
were men until they arrived at the
grove) leading horses, making prepar-
ations to attach them to covered
vehicles to carry the picnicers to the
grove This accomplished they
drove through the streets of Walden.
They seemed to be good at guessing
where the young ladies lived, for they
did not stop at single house unless
it YVES the home OF a young lady.
OF course the ladies were all ready
with hats on and closely packed lunch
baskets in hand, for the coming of
the conveyance which was to carry
them to the picnic They all declared
they had been up and ready a long
time-one girl said she got up Ut 2
o'clock a. IN. aud said she would not
go to bed again for fear she would
miss the picnic. After much talk
and laughing they got started a. 500
a. m. The heat not beng oppressive
they made good time, and arrived at
the grove about l1;15 4, m.
The ladies began at once to make
preparations for dinner, while the
gentlemen cared for the kind animals
which had conveyed them to their
destination without delay or accident
the good man is merciful to
his beast"
Dinner was served about IL m. Oh!
Such dinner! Such cakesl Such
delicious ice cream served with straw
berries sandwiches, pickles and
many other good things to appease
the appetite Of tourists-for they
were tourists for the day. And, oh,
yes! and ice.cold lemonade, and cold
water from the melting SHOWS not
mile away to quench the thirst. Such
fun, eating dinner off in the mountain
forest. All girls and boys, free and
happy.
After dinner the younger members
of the party took stroll over the
sand hills about mile away and re-
turned much exhausted; but dish Of
ice cream restored them TO normal
When dinner was ready Miss
Elodic Clark, the photographers
and Jean McCallum each
took a snap shot of the picnicers sit
ting around the refreshments which
were spread on the grass,
About 400 p. m they began pre-.
parations for returning home. They
we're good girls and boys, for they
arrived home before the sun was
down.
They all declared they had good
time, which includes all the pleasures
one can enjoy in one day--all free
dom from care, and complete social
The sight Of those passing carriages
filed with gaily-dressed pleasuse-
seekers, the sound of happy voices
and joyous laughter carried us back,
in memory, to the time when we par
ticipated in such pleasures, under the