The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-12
new YORK STORE PICNIC
ANNUAL OUTING OF EMPLOYEES AT
BROAD RIPPLE PARk.
The Athletic Programme and the
Prize Winuers-A BountifuI Dinner
Served i'm the Pavilion.

The third annual field day and picnic for
the New York store employees was held
yesterday at Broad Ripple Park. After the
store closed at noon six special cars took
the employees and their families to the
park. The cars were gay with banners and
flags, and buglers added to the merriment
of the passengers. Immediately upon ar
rival at the park dinner was served. the
SAP people being easily and Systematically
handled, so that all were bountifully
served. After dinner the attention of all
was turned to the field sports which had
been arranged for the afternoon The
events and the first and second prize win
ners were as follows
Guessing contest for adults: Number Of
shot In a jar. 3. SS2 winner, Wesley Mckin-
ley; guess, 5,S76.
Junior girls race: Misses Walsh and
Hornaday.
Junior bows race: Messre. Harris and
Jackson.
Senior girls. race: Misses Murphy and
Grund.
Senior boys race: Messrs. Taylor and
Ayres.
Young ladies' race: Misses Jaeger and
Steady.
Mems ree-foy-all: Messrs. Ferguson and
Ladies egg race: Miss Martin.
Junior boys three-legged race: Messrs.
Jackson and Harro O'Reiliy and Belford.
Senior boys thres-legged race: Messrs.
McCullom and Ayres. Taylor and Trout.
Ladies blind-fold race: Misses Hays and
Robinson.
Mems thres-legsed race: Messrs. Fergu-
son and Eagle, Short and Grove.
Boys sack race: Messrs. Taylor and Bar
nett.
Buyers and floor walkers race: Messrs.
Card and McCulloch.
Hurdle race: Messrs. sohaub and How
Mems blind-fold race: Messrs. Grove and
Privett.
Porters' race: Major Davis and Willis
Children's race (dve years.: Misses Nc
Knight and Feasey.
Girls handicap: Myls Pettis and Della
Boys handicap: Ernest Mcknight and
Russell Eagle
Married ladies' race: Mrs. Pierce and
Heavy weight race: Messrs. Harry Eagle
| and QueisSer.
Broad jump: Messrs. Ferguson and
Jenkins.
Running hop. skip and jump: Messrs.
| Ferguson and Williams.
Putting shot: Messrs. Quesser and How
ard.
Tug of war between the basement ana
| first floor and the upper floors, won by the
latter.
After 4:30 there was dancing i'm the pa
| vilion. and the contests for the prize waltz
and two-step were won by Miss Emma
| Meyer and Edward Howard, and Miss
| Vieling and Mr.. III. Potter. A special prize
| was offered for the best cakewalk. which
| was won by Miss Mamie Bell and Charles
| Grove. The prizes, many Of which were
very handsome, will be given TO the win
| ners this morning, Many OF the partici-
| pants came i'm OF the early cars, but many
| stayed to enjoy the dancing in the pavilion
| and the boating and other attractions al
| the park during the evening.
The committees for the day were as fol-
| lows:
! Executive Committee. y. Feasey. W
| l.. Smith. f. f. Gay. G. II. Peck, J. X
| Robson.
| Programme-G Loudon. chairman; r. y
| Card. H. Eagle, h. Nestal, +. Queisser.
| Transportation-W. l.. Smith. chairman
| r. Petts. F. d. Van Houten. a. Lloyd, l.
| y. Nelson.
DecOration-E. l.. Booth. chairman: +
| Earl, e Howard. G. Howard. a. McNeight
| Lunch-E. F. Gay, chairman; Miss Rob
| bins. A. Walker. L. r. Ryan, NJ. G. Ware.
| Music-P. j. Shaw, chairman; r. l.. Al
| den J. Coutts. ]. X. Keller. Hugh Kerr
Printing and Badges. Mccullough
| chairman; u. Mckay, William sutherland
| ]. Kerr. ID. " Smythe.
| Red Cross Committee-pr. Sattler. chair
man; j. ID. Jackson, Fl. Ford. e. Whitsett