Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-03
GREAT CROWD
Will be Entertained.
Employees the Guests Of
Their Employers.
Free Tickets Furnished
$500 People.
Cash Prizes offered Winners
of Events.
On Program Of Sporis--Committses
In Charge.

The 10th annual picnic OF the B. Il.
Goodrich and American Hard Rubber
companies employees will be held at
Silver laKe, Saturday.
Mr.. B. G. Work, general superintend-
ent of the Goodrich company, informs
the Democrat that more than $500
tickets have been given out to en-
ployes. They are the guests of two
companies. All employees, the families
of married employees, and former en-
ployes laid off in good standing during
the current year, will be furnished
with u free ticket, emitting the hold
or to transportation TO and from the
lake, admission to the grounds, ad-
mission to the dancing pavilion and Il
ride on the steamboat. The Goodrich
band and Stickles' orchestra will fur
nish music for the day, Free lemon
ade will be served from IL to 2 o.
clock.
The committee in charge are as fol-
lows:
ortation-Charles Eddy, chair
man; George Comey, Frank Smith.
Music--A. G. Light.
Entertainments. G. Goodrich, chair
man; Harry Raymond, W. G. Ray
mond, Walter Lyman, Charles Wolf,
j. III. Lowman.
Sp9rts-,J. +. McGuire, master; A. p.
Lohman, starter; j. w. Dunn.
Jndges-H. A. Barnhardt, John
Cass. I. r. Keplcr.
The program of sports follows:
EVENTS.
10 a.m.--Base ball game % innings)
B. II. G., VS.. A. III. Il. Prize $40. Otis
Smith, captain b. +. G. team. William
Neal. captain a. ii. Il. team.
Two mile scratch bicycle race. First
prize, one pair Palmer tires; second
prize, one pair Goodrich tires; third
prize, 81,
30 p.m.-Men's tug of war. Ten
men of B. Il. G. Co. VS.. 10 men of A.
II. II. Co. II. A. Koken, captain b. f..
G.. team. A. Armstrong, captain A.
IL. II. team. Best two out of three
pulls of two minutes each. Prize $40.
Hurdle race. First prize -; second
prize 81.
100 yards dash. First prize So; sec
ond prize 81; third prize SOC.
100 yards dash for messenger boys,
First prize 81: second prize T5c; third
prize SOC.
100 yards dash for fat men, 100
pounds or over First prize 81; second
prize 81; third prize zoe
a. yards dash for girls. First prize
So; second prize 81; third prize 5oc.
| mile scratch bicycle race (under
is years of age). First prize SO; second
prize 50; third prize 81.
Girls tug of war, the b. F. G. Co.
10 girls from speciality department VS..
10 girls from other departments. Miss
Lizzie Lewis, captain of speciality
team. Miss Bertha Fasig, captain of
other departments team. Best two
ont of three pulls of one minute each.
Prize $40.
Three.legged race, 100 ynrds. First
prize So; second prize Sl.50; third
prize 81.
Trap shooting. Ten target event
First prize So; second prize So; third
prize 50. Blue rocks thrown from SIN
gle trap.
7.3O p.m.--ln the dancing pavilion.
Waiting competition. First prize 80;
second prize 50.
Cake walk. First prize $40; second
prize So.
REGULATIONS:
All contestants must be employees OF
The B. +, Goodrich %. or The Amer
lean Hard Rubber Co.
Entries must be handed to tlmekeep-
er at gate house by IL m, Thursday,
August =.
There must be three to make an
event No persons allowed to receive
more than three prizes,
There must be four to start to draw
three prizes, and three TO start to
draw two prizes.