The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-24
ARCANUM DAY
IS OBSERVED
AN ENJOYABLE OUTING AT
NAY AUG PARK.
Members Of Nine Councils from
Scranton, Dunmore, Honesdale,
Carbondale, Archibald and Moosic
After Having Parade Assemble
at the Park and Enjoy Games and
Various Other Amusements--A
Large Crowd in Attendance De-
spite the Rain.

Members of the Royal Arcanum
throughout the whole county, assem-
bled, yesterday, in central localities t
celebrate the twenty-f1fth anniversar!
Of the founding Of the organization.
The nine councils OF Scranton, Dun
more, Carbondale, Archibald, Honesdal'
and Moosic celebrated together will
an outing at Nay Aug park. Rain in
terfered considerably with the attend
ance, but as it was. there were more
than 1000 persons at the park.
The visiting Arcanumites were me
at the railroad stations by members o.
the local council and all paraded to thu
park at o'clock. Bauer's band lee
the procession, and Clarence Hale act
ed as chief marshal. In carriages a
the head Of the marchers were prom.
inent members of the organization. in.
Guiding Recorder w. l.. Connell, Direc'
tor of Public Safety F. L. Wormser, r
w. Luce, Herman Levy, Cornelius
Comegys f. w. Thayer, Recorder OF
Deeds Emil Bonn, Prothonotary Johr
Copeland, Judge A. A. Vosburg. L. F.
Altemose, w. B. Duggan and P. ]. Nc.
Caffery.
ADDRESSES OMITTED.
1t was intended to have addresses al
the park by A. j. Colborn, jr., and
Cornelius Comegys, but on account OF
the rain and the want of covered
pavilion large enough to accommodate
the assemblage, this feature of the
celebration was eliminated.
Between showers the programme OF
field sports was carried out with much
resultant amusement. The several
events were spiritedly contested and
enthusiastically applauded.
In tugs-of-war Scranton council OF
the central city defeated Lackawanna
council of West Scranton, and Electric
City council of South Scranton defeat
ed Dunmore council. Of Dunmore. In
an egg race for members of the or
ganization, Roger Evans took first
prize, gold Arcanum charm, and
Clarence Hale won second prize, a
pair Of trousers.
Ex-County Detective Thomas Ley
shon won first place and briar pipe
and Letter Carrier Victor Lauer, Sec
ond place and a pair of slippers, in
the sack race. ]. L. Mccarthy won
the broad jump. for which the prize
was a gold stick pin. At quoits, L. F.
Atemose won the first prize silver
cup. and Charles La Bar, the second
prize, Il bottle Of cologne.
THREE LEGGED RACE.
Charles Moore and Michael Tighe. OF
Bauer's band, received an umbrella
apiece for winning the three-legged
race. EX-County Detective Leyshon
was a victor again in a second egg
race, receiving as a prize, a pair OF
hair brushes.
There was contest at croauet for
ladies, in which Mrs N. S. Young was
first, and Miss Grace Marshall, of Dun
more, second.
r. r. Brooks and Clarence Shryer
We're judges of the games. and Frank
Martin, announcer and starter. Bau-
er's band gave ii concert during the
afternoon.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consisted of E. w. Thayer
chairman: w. B. Duggan, p. j. Me-
Caffery, Herman Levy, Charles f. Oh
Yer, r. W. Luce and L. r. Altemose.
1t Is proposed to make the outing an
annual affair.