The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-24

finally awarded the first prize to Mr.
Fred Austin and wife. Mr.. Austin and
glass fruit stand respectively. and the
second couple were given a box of
cigars and a jardiniere and stand
After the dances had taken place the
shopmen and their wives and daugh-
tiers spent the afternoon to suit them
selves. Some went to visit the stock
yards and the packing houses which
were thrown open for the inspection of
the visitors and many others spent the
remainder of the afternoon in roaming
about the park and taking in the diff
ferent attractions. Lake Contrary is a
beautiful place and contains various In
teresting and novel attractions. Nat
urally the miniature railroad was the
favorite of the shopmen and 1t received
their liberal patronage The boats
were also in favor and many couples
spent the afternoon rowing on the
lake.
The success of the shipments picnic
was due largely to the hospitality of
the citizens of St. joe Hospitality is
a chara cteristic of st. Joe people Elk
act1y the same spirit predomlnated yes
terday among the people of that city
as did when they responded so quickly
and generously to Topeka's eau for aid
during the recent flood. On Saturday
the Santa Fe shopmen were their
guests and they considered them as
such Everything was thrown open to
the visitors and all that one hadato do
in order to receive prompt attention
was 10 say that he was a Santa Fe
shop man. The best park in the city
was thrown open to the excursionists
for their exclusive use on that day.
The street car company gave the best
of service, even going so far as to put
on service all the cars that were re-
quired between the city and the lake.
In fact the picnickers could not have
objected to their treatment at ST. Joe.
They received everything that was es-
sential to delightful time and that
was all that they expected.
This is the second time that the an
nual picnic of the shopmen has been
held at st. Joe. Those who attended
the first picnic at that place expressed
themselves afterwards as being we'll
pleased with the city as location for
an affair of that kind Consequently
when the members of the committee on
arrangements for this years picnic
came to select the city in which 1t
should be held they concluded to select
St. Joe. thinking. of course. that they
would receive as good treatment at the
hands of st. Joe people this time as
they did on the former occasion TheH
conclusions were correct.
The members of both the arrangement
and general committees are also to be
congratulated on the success of the pic
mic 1t is no easy matter to arrange
and conduct an affair like that of Sat
urdaX. but the men elected were SQusll
to the occasion. For several months
they have been working hard endeavor-
ing to give their attention to both their
work at the shops and that of arranging
for the picnic Several times they have
had to contend with circumstances
which were discourag ing in the extreme
and which nearly caused the abandon
ment of this years picnic. The first
arrangements which were made proNld-
ed for the excursion to be run on Sat
urday. June 20, but the flood prevented
this and the committees had all of their
work to do over again. They were not
daunted by this, however, and decided
that the picnic should be held this year
in spite all obstacles and on Saturday
thew received the fruits of their labors.
1t is not probable that any other set OF
men could possibly have brought an al
fair of this kind to more successful
ending.
The following gentlemen composed the
two committees:
Arrangement committee-Dan Lane
chairman, and Otis Thorpe, secretary
and treasurer.
General committee-Charles Cross,
chairman; Mark Reardon, secretary
Robert Wells, treasurer; George Etz%i'
Ed Mischke, Afford McKensie, A l.
Thorpe. George Elliott. Q. Montgomery
William Fargo. John Timer. John ASH
William Porter. A. S. Coyne, Clarence
Kistler and Claude Maze.