The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-29
EXCURSION
or OUTLET I
employees
Annual Reunion Yesterday Was
a Rad Letter and Most En-.
jyabIs EV9nt.

The annual outing OF the Outlet COM
panys employees IS always looked for
ward to with eager anticipation and yes
terdays reunion will certainly go down
as a red letter event on the list of en-
joyable functions. The usual line was
formed in front OF the building on Ney-
bosset street and fully 500 strong pro-
ceeded to the wharf OF the Providence.
Fan River and Newport Steamboat com
pany where the squantum was boarded
for Rocky Point.
The first number on the programme,
upon arriving at the Point shortly be-
fore IL O'Clock was a bail game between
the senior teams. No. / defeating No 2.
by a score OF ~ 10 s.
The lineup of the teams was as fol-
lows: No I, Cunningham. c. j. Samuels.
p. J Rich, III; McGinn. 2b.; Fraser
$ s. Potter. 80 Dehoney, !. T.. Cole
C. f.. and Smith, r. I.
No. 2 Gallagher G: Steiner, p; Walsh,
lb Weinberg. Oh; Daley, s. s; Get
tier 3b Kenney. l. f.; Kramer. p c. f.:
and Jencks, r. Z. The umpire was John
T. Hunt.
The ball game seemed 10 give every
one good appetite including the crowd
which held the bleachers down. and an
where Manager Harrington served a
chowder 10 the several hundred visitors.
The time before dinner. which was served
at . O'Clock. was spent in looking over
the grounds and visiting the various
places OF amusement which the spacious
place affords
At the sound Of the dinner bell the
500 excursionists turned their steps to-
ward the dining hall. where a special
shore dinner was partaken Of. The out
let employees had the dining hall 10 them
selves as we'll as the band, under the
leadership Of Bowen v. Church, and the
dinner was keenly relished. During the
course OF the dinner tho band played
several OF the latest selections and re-
celved rounds OF applause.
Just before the close Of the dinner
hour the rain began 10 fall, not In tor
rents. but hard enough to prevent sew
| eral OF the numbers on the outdoor pro
/ gram from being carried out. The ma
1 iorlty Of the people. however. went to the
/ bali grounds. whore the games were
( held and under the sheltered grand
stand they could watch the contestants
/ without fear Of getting wet.
/ Under the direction OF the committed
/ Of arrangements the games were carried
/ out and resulted az follows. Shoe race
for men won by Walter McGinn; 200
ward dash. BENJAMIN Muller. fat men
race, George Hearn. potato race, w Sex
ton: sack race. Archie Anderson In th'
tug-of-war the team captained by james
Rldgerson proved better than Dan SUN
/ vans aggregation. and the former lpa'
the latter on the go from the start. An
other highly interesting feature of tn
program was the fat mems race, and Mr.
Tearn surely worked for the victory
which fell 20 him after hard contest.
The Junior teams then had a seven
inning battle. and the frst team won bl
score of II 10 s. The lineup was as fol
lows: First team-W. Carter, c. E.
O Brien e. - Murray. IL. Greene. 20.
Russell. l. r.; Anderson 3h.; Ridge, r. &.
Leonard. c.. and Frank. y.
Second tcam-McKenna. c. T.. Alex
ander. =. g., Sexton, H.; Brennan. 2b.
O'Connor. l. f. Williams. NJ Mellow 7
T.: Fisher. g.. and Rosenburg. y.
At the conclusion OF the outdoor game
the party scattered about the ground
aud the places OF amusement wcr
we'll patronizcd until evening, when tn
, boat vas boarded Tor the return trip 1
, this city. which was reached about 90
. y. m.
The affair was In charge OF the fol
. lowing TO whom the success Of the oc
b Casion Il due:
Omicers-Presidcnt $. Steiner. vic
! president II. c. Sullivan: treasurer.
samuels. secretary. Joseph Sullivan; q
rcctors s. Flcischman l.. Samuels. ]. {
/ Ottenhurg. J NJ Hamberger Miss Hele
NJ Jencks. committee or arransementl
$ steiner chairman: W. 4 Clarke. J.
; Edeistein. J. c. Ottenberg, s Fleschmai
. II. C. Sullivan. J. " Hamberger, Josep
s. Gettler.