The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-08
MACCABEES HAVE
PLEASANT OUTING
Knights From All Parts of State
Gather at Saltair
Tuesday.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME
OF ATHLETIC CONTESTS
Occasion Will Long Be Remem-
bered BY Those Who
Attended.

Maccabees from all parts Of Utah
gathered at Saltair Tuesday and made
their annual State outing day which
will long be remembered by the MEM
bers of the big order and their friends
and the EMPLOYEES of the resort as one
of the biggest and most successful out
ings in point of good time and at
tendance Of any so far this season.
Those who before were not wise as to
what kind of time the Macs fur.
nish when they arc at the head of
an outing learned that it is of a most
joyous nature, from all viewpoints,
The Maccabees excursions each year
have always been successful The num-
Der present at the resort yesterday was
in the near vicinity of 1000. They
came from all the principal ''hives"
and "tents" in Utah on special trains
as follows: Springville 400, Provo 200,
Richfield 100, Tintic 100, Manti 100,
Mammoth 100 and Bingham 200. This
number augmented by the hive and tent
Of Salt Lake brought the total to 1000.
Most Of the crowd of jolly brothers
went to the resort early and with the
exception of few, all stayed for the
last train. The programme arranged
for the affair consisted of sports of all
kinds for people of all kinds, feasting,
dancing, bathing and in general having
jolly good time.
The Athletic Contests.
The athletics consisted of foot races
and were pulled off on the platform to
the east Of the big pavilion. They were
all hotly contested as was expected, be-
cause OF the extra good prizes which
were offered the winners. The results
of the various events follow:
Boys under 12-Chester Danley.
Boys under 16-Alf Ison.
Girls under S-Vera Gardner.
Girls under 12-Mabel Hill.
Fat ladies race-Mrs. Lester.
Fat men IS race. Russell.
Thin Indies race-Mrs. Reeden.
Thin men s race-W. G.. Rowe.
The athletics disposed of the crowd
turned its attention to other amuse-
ments. Bathing was the chief pastime
INDUCED during the early evening
not only pleasant while it lasted, but
pants for the good time which followed
in the later evening After the salt
was washed off and the Macs finished
eating their big spreads, the fun began
and ran at top notch speed during the
rest of the evening.
Doings in the Evening.
A cool breeze set in from off the salt
lake and was great impetus to the
lively time. The big dancing floor
was crowded with the Macs and their
wives and sweethearts, the numerous
concessions were taxed to their capacity
and the refreshmont parlors received
rolled, the Old mill miiled, the
spielers on the big midway and at the
trained animal show spelled and the
crowds moved right in. Until IL
Q clock, when the last train departed
for the city, things at the resort were
kept lively. The final train was packed
to the guards with the jolly brothers
and all were fully convinced that there
is but one day in the year that fun
Of the genuine kinds can be had and
that is on Maccabees' day.
The committees which ruled the af-
fair of the excursion and to whom the
success Of the undertaking is due are
rs follows: Committee on sports-S.
W, Patterson, J. H. Hardy and w.
Acocks. Contest-Mrs. Metras, chair.
man; Mrs, Morgan, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs
Lester and Mrs. Kanine. Advertising
]. H. Hardy and Mrs. Metras.