The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-10
new YORK STORE PICNIC
SIX HUNDRED EMPLOYEES WILL BE
GIVEN OUTING TO-DAY.
The Annual Affair at Broad Ripple
Park Il Always Anticipated as
q FestaI Day.

The 500 employees Of the New York store
will put their troubles under the counters
this afternoon and go "a picnickin'." 1t is
the fourth annual outing of those connected
with the store and is an event that out
classes all other holidays. patriotic or other
wise, TO those involved. AS one little boy
In the wrapping department expressed it.
why. shucks, Fourth of July's a marked
ace in a cold deck compared TO the picnic. :"
II IS looked forward to by old well as
young. the married clerks as well as the
fair shop maids: and to the cash boys and
delivery boys IL Is the one day of all the
year.
Seven cars have been chartered for the
occasion. which will carry the party out
to Broad Ripple, where the picnic will be
held. Including the families of the mar
ried employees there will be over 100 in the
crowd. The cars will leave the corner of
Meridian and Washington streets promptly
at 12:45. Each person will wear a colored
ribbon bearing a letter and will be seated
in the cars accordingly. When the park
is reached dinner will be served on the
sward Immediately. OF course the dinner
will be a matter of no little significance in
the days proceedings. but after that will
Il
a varied nature has been arranged, the
winner of every feature to be re-
warded with a handsome prize. There are
events that will include all-from the small
boy to the fat man, from the damsel to the
married woman. The tweuty-fifth event
will mark the climax Of the fun. II Is the
pie-eating contest for the cash and wrapper
boys. An abundant supply OF large pies.
1.-The kind mother used TO make have
Another event of interest will be the
dance in the evening. at which the most
graceful lady and gentleman will be picked
and awarded prize. The clerks Will be
admitted to the amusements Of the park at
THE PROGRAMME.
The annual picnic OF the New York store
is entirely under the auspices of the man
ayers OF the store. All expenses are paid
by them so that 1t costs the employees no.
thing.
The programme Of events is as follows:
Guessing contest for adults. junior girls
race. junior boys race. senior girls race,
senior boys race. young ladies' free-for-all
race. mems free-for-all race, baseball
throw for ladies. junior boys three-legged
race. senior boys three-legged race. mems
three-legged race, boys sack race, buyers
and foorwalkers' race. hurdle race. high
jump. ladies' tug of war, mems heavy
weight race.
Employees family events: (a) Children
race. (b) Girls handicap. Co Boys handi-
cap. Cd Married ladies' race. Broad Jump.
running. hop. step and jump. putting shot.
tug Of war, porters race, porters tug OF
war. pie-eating contest for cash and wrap
per boys.
The committees in charge are as follows:
Executive Committee. ~. Feasey, c. II.
Peck. W. l.. Smith. ]. X. Robson, E. F.
Gay.
Programmed. Loudon. chairman. r. n.
Card. Il. Vestal II. Eagle. r. Queisser.
Transportation-W. l.. Smith. chairman.
+. Pettis. w. d. Sanford. Z. A. Lambeth.
L. b. Nelson.
Decoration-E. L. Booth. chairman. E. II.
Allen. c. Howard, w. H Lippert, A Nc
height.
Lunch-E. F. Gay. chairman. Miss Rob-
bins. j. Laatz. A. Walker NJ. McKittrick.
Music-P- ]. Shaw, chairman. III. l.. Al
den. j. h. Keller. j. Coutts, Hugh Kerr.
Printing and Badges-J. Mccullough.
chairman. ID. Mckay, ]. Ker, William
Sutherland. Dom V. Smythe.
Red Cross Committee-Dr. Sattler. chair
man. J. ID. jackson. II. Ford, z. whitsett,
c. A. Butler, w. II. Gadd.