Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-08-30
Six Thousand or More Peo
pie at Woodman Picnic.
NAMES OF PRIZE WINNERS,
Parade One Of the Finest Ever
Witnessed in the Town
Competition Sharp and Sports Some OF the
Best Seen Here Rain Interfered with
Speaking and Balloon Ascension.

Woodman day, last week Thursday,
equalled If IL did not surpass the ex-
pectation OF the members Of the order
who planned il. The day dawned
pleasant and cool but not too cool and
these agreeable conditions continued
until toward evening except for a
little shower which nicely laid the
| dust for the sports The air was the
/ balmest, the flowers the brightest,
the fields the greenest and the crowd
the happiest we have ever seen as
sembled in August. Good cheer and
good feeling prevailed, there was al.
most no rowdyism.
So earnestly had the local commit
tees labored that everything was in
readiness. Jesse Fuller, as president
/ OF the day, Fred Brown as secretary,
Will Vann, Will Wysel and lot OF
others were everywhere present, while
Or. Harry Parrish and John Wright
made two OF the best marshalS Of the
day who ever held that position.
At an early hour they began TO
come, They came on foot, on horse
back, on bicycles in buggieS, in wag-
ons, they came any old way until by
10 O'Clock the streets were thronged
from door to curb ard still they came.
About 1890 the parade formed on
Center street headed by the Ithaca
band followed by the carriages con-
tanning distinguished guests and
speakers and the Ithaca NJ. W. y de-
gree team. TtTen came a float OF Ith-
;sca NJ. w. A, camp, decorated with
Ehe NJ. w. A, colors, carrying, besides
members OF the lodge, a victim for
initiation, and the goat TO aid in tor
turing the candidate. The f. y. A.
came next with float, decorated in
their coloTs, containing members OF
their organization, and, like the
Woodmen, they had their goat. with
them but we could not recognize g
candidate to take the leading role
with the goat in initiation. TheG
came the Alma band, fdNowed by the
NJ. w, 4. Of Alma, st. JShns NJ. w. l..
degree teams Greenvlte band, Green
vile NJ. w 4 and carriage decor
ated for the ithaca L o. T. NJ. Eel
lowing these were Dugand City Band
and huge log on drGy, Ithaca HTye
l.. O T. W Royal Canton, Ithaca,
and EurekG band followed by Middle
ton NJ. W A. float representing a Cog
cabin, Middleton VI. W. A., Middleton
band, Ithaca Havana cigar factoryGie-
livery wagon decorated in the coiors
OF the day followed by float OF She
cigar company with their employees
making cigars as in the factory.
Next came j. b. * f NJ. Scott's float
representing parlor with rugs, lace
curtains. chairs, arranged In tasty or.
der; f. N. HamiltOn's delivery wagon
decorated with the populir Tors and
advertising crackers ard other gro
ceries by having them hurled among
the crowd as the wagon pissed along
the streets. while the Ithacl Fire De
partment 30 e wagon closed the pro
cesSiOr.
At the conclusion az the parade a
picnic dinaer vas ihald IN Win'On4s
pr we which was t0hsve been Z, llowsS
nv sp 'aking Dat shower com pg uC
Eadjpur, e1 tn G. inter- street v n. re q
.ser es OF interesting events I, ok place.
The following are 6he winners ia
one ports which flowed:
Thr e lpged Iac'. Geo. Wells ard
Clarence Hi Is; Clyde Daniels 81 d
Roy DesErmia, 2ad.
Pole vault, Geo Wells. est; Fowler,
OF Greenville, 2nd, weilS' vault being
eight S0et and six ioches.
Bike race, E. Smith, OF Collins, 1st:
johnson, OF GreenvIle, 2nd.
Potato race, Wells, lst; Johnson,
md.
Sack racs. johnson, 1st: Wells. 2ud.
Wheelh4rfcw race, Smith and Eeus.
baum, LIST. Fouts and Hoxie, 2nd.
Barrel ADD bike race, johnson, Sat:
Smith, End.
Pie eating contest, Daymon, 1st: J.
Drew, 2nd
Water melon eating contest, Fisher.
ist: DaymoD, End.
The wedding fail Il % material q,
probably becaI So ~ the shnr 81 Ui
time for preparation after the event
was advertised and nee auSe the les.
tion twas so sudden"
Although the balloon a .censi0n q d
not come of rs exp ctod. yet he hal
loon was ready but. at the time Or the
) scension, 10 Was raining So hard that
IL was useless 81 attempt H. and cOul !
not have teen appreciated il IT. could
have teen nade.
TIE state and county drills were the