The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-06-22
PICNIC is A BIG SUCCESS
Members of The Friday Club Enter
tain Their Husbands and Number
of Invited Guests.


of Invited Guests.
The mem bers of the Friday club.
their families and invited guests, to
the numb Der of about seventy-five gath.
cred at the Woolston farm in the south
part of the city last Friday afternoon
to enjoy their annual picnic. The day
could not have been finer and as merry
crowd of picnicers as ever gathered
together passed the afternoon on the
shady lawn of the Woolston home.
The ladies beat their own record for
the good things which were prepared
for the palates OF the picnicers but the
gentlemen were equal to the occasion
and for .he time being laid aside creeds
and religion and turned Epicureans.
Mrs. Woolston surprised the club by
supplementing the excellent menu
with straw berries grown on the Wool
ston farm.
| After ali but the servers had eaten
number of the gentlemen created much
hilarity by DOMINIC aprons and paper
bins AMI serving them. Many jokes
aud pranks were played during the
afternoon and Prof Van Ness succeeded
10 catchrn u numSer of comic views
With his camera.
A committee of three gentlemen was
appointed to draw up resolutions on
oebalf of the guests present and the
following platform was presented and
sdopted:
Be it resolved by the men of the Friday
Club in annual picnic assembled
That we extend to the ladies who have
entertained us in such hospitable man
ner our hearts (pressed as they are from
their places by over filled stomachs) best
expressions Of thankfulness.
/ And be it further resolved that we ur-
gently urge continuance of these gather
ings and would further urge that they be
made about II times as frequent.
We would also extend our hands, but
not our. pocketbooks to our genial host
and his most estimable young wife for the
way in which they have handled this large
gathering.
We would also compliment the club on
the fact that as we numbered but seventy
four last year this time we have now in.
creased to seventy-hve, and bespeak for il
a continued increase in numbers.
Resp submitted,
U. G. JOHNSON.
1t is the sense of this committee tina
Frank Woolston's heroic services as Z
waitress be recognized by placing him or
the honorary retired list on full stomach
RESOLVED That collection be taken ur
to reimburse Prof. Van Ness for the los:
sustained in the breaking of his Gamer:
under Charley Kemming's smiles.
RESOLVED That the excellent committee
on refreshments have won the hearts ane
hands-if they want them-of all the mem
beers of the club, and that they be chose,
to sit first in front Of the picture machin,
at the next picnic.
Resolved That as the Woolston ground
} are proof against rain on picnic days, tn,
J Friday club recommends the place a
more lucky for its picnics than Boynton' s
i 1t is the sense Of the minority Of thi
! committee that visitors or guests be mad,
1 a permanent feature of these annual pic
< MICS, as guarantee tfat there shall be nj
x surplus of good things to eat to be carrie,
4 back home.
4 G. L. CAswELL.
: RESOLVED That the Friday Club look
: younger than it did eight years ago-an
, cooks better.
. That we are glad the city limits were ex
: tended to include the Woolston's.
D That U. G. Johnson should cultivate
: taste for onions.
8 That the city council should be censur
) ed for fixing the road just before the pic
: mic.
: That Prof. Van Ness is the basest fiat
: terer on earth. and lucky for him tina
} Friday is not unluckv.
D That we are in favor of Womens club :
D picnics.
D That it will take another picnic thi
D year to eface the memory of all the col
D lunches served throughout the year becaus
D the women were at club.
D That being but men we feel the made
D qaacy of words. but point with pride t
D our recent gastronomic feats.
D F. w. MEYERS.