Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
WooDMEN NAVE A BIG DAY.

WooDMEN HAVE A BIG DAY.
the Third Annual Picnic Of Ksndiyo hi
County woodmsn Complete
Success.
Last Saturday was a gala day for
Woodmen, their families and friends,
and Green Lake was visited by hun
dreds of people from the surrounding
country. The day was an ideal one
for a picnic, and what little rain fell
in the afternoon, was only welcome
relief to cool off the warm atmosphere.
The special train left here in the
morning at nine O'Clock and had on
board a large number of excursionists,
about 400 tickets being sold. The
crowd was greatly increased by other
arrivals on the regular afternoon
train. Besides the Willmar delega-
tion there were delegations from Kerk-
hoven, Pennock, Atwater, Kandiyohi,
New London, and other points. At
tached to the morning train was the
private car containing the New Eng
land Bloomer Girls, who were secured
by the management for a game of ball
while en- route to St. Cloud to fill an
engagement. The Citizens Band was
also on board the train and there was
no lack of music during the day.
At Spicer the local Woodmen had
made provisions for entertaining their
guests in royal manner and the visi-
tors were escorted to the grounds,
where refreshment stands and all the
requirements for feeding the inner
man were not lacking.
The days festivities opened with a
ball game between the Bloomer Girls
and a picked nine from Willmar, re-
sulting in a score of 4 to 3, in favor
OF Willmar. Only seven innings were
played. Upon the arrival of the AFTER
noon train from Willmar, a parade
was formed at the depot. In the pro
cession were the Citizens band from
Willmar, FOresters in uniform from
different Woodmen Camps, members
OF the M. W. A. and Royal Neigh
bors, and a float gotten up by the
Spicer Camp, known as the Green
Lake Camp of Woodmen. It was a
log mounted with the emblems of the
order, a beetle, axe and wedge. A
satin banner also added to the mount
ing, and altogether it was a very cred
liable and attractive display. Wind
ing up at the Mardin pavilion, the ex.
ercises there commenced with an ad.
dress by Judge Nordin, who was
speaker of the day. While in the
midst of his address, and while he was
expounding the merits of the grand
order of Woodcraft, an amusing in
cident occurre d that was not on tn
program. The%crowd all al once for
sock the speaker, their attention be-
ing attracted to the water near by.
LO and behold, there was the genial
Great Northern agent at Willmar,
Mr.. Sanford, sitting in boat full OF
water, as the result of overwhelming.
1t was very amusing for the crowd,
and rather cold bath for one who
had planned on starting on a fishing
expedition.
Music, races, games and dancing
occupied the balance of the program.
A ladies' egg race was won by Mrs.
Milton Courtright, Of Spicer. The
prize was q silk umbrella. In the
girls foot race little Ethel Peterson,
of Willmar, carried off the honors,
being awarded a bottle of perfume.
Geo. Weedall, of Willmar, took the
prize in the mems foot race, which
was a jointed fish pole. A hat was
awarded to the successful contestant
in the boys foot race, whose name
we were unable to learn. A tug OF
war was entered into which created
considerable amusement. The oppos-
ing teams we're Spicer vs.. Willmar
represented on each side by IL men.
The honors were twice c0nte ted for,
each side gaining victory, and the
prize, box of cigars, was equally
distributed.
A ball game was the next attraction
and the lovers of the sport repaired to
the ball grounds. This was perhaps
the most talented performance ever
seen ip those parts, in fact it required
considerable talent to be able TO dis
cover the brilliant plays. The Citi'
zens' Band team was pitted against
the stalwart men of Kandiyohi and
was yictimized to the tune of 10 to g.
Booth and Noodle were the battery
for Willmar and Harrison and Holm
berg for Kandiyohi. Without any re-
Elections upon the ability of the city
editor of the Gazette as q ball player
Noodles backstop work was q
"peach" ard was voted feature o.
the game. The umpire escaped seri'
Gus injury, and the whole was not the
least interesting amusement feature o1