The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-30
Three Thousand Persons At
tend the Event Arranged for
The Employees of the Rich
mond Division of the Road.
PLACE SELECTED WAS
TOWN OF SOMERVILLE.
The Only Disappointment of
the Day Grew Out of a Rain
fall That Prevented the Ball
Game---AthIetic Events.

| About one mile south OF the quaint
4 little town of Somerville, O., nestled
meath the shady hills and along the
slow, turbid, but famous Sevenmile
creek, three thousand Pennsylvania,
Richmond division employees picnicked
all day Saturday. Save for the short
rain which fell about 8 o'clock in the
afternoon and which drove the hun
dreds of happy people to the train, the
day was an ideal one. The rain was
the one dark blot on the days pleas
ure but even this did not in the east
detract from the enjoyment of the
thousands of men, women and chill
dren
The crowd at Saturdays event was
decidedly the largest ever attending
similar railroad gathering. Italian la
borers, high officials, the daughters
of section men, the daughters of the
high salaried railroaders and the wives
of all mingled together to make the
event an epoch in the social life of the
employees of the Richmond division.
Never before was the crowd so order
ly 1t was out for a good time. how
ever. and the proper results were
forthcoming.
Two Special Trains.
Saturday morning at 9:10 special
train bearing eleven coaches left Rich
mond for Somerville. The coaches
were packed. At 1890 still another
special left for the picnic grounds,
loaded mostly with men joining their
wives and children who had left on the
earlier train. Not one accident was
encountered bv either train going.
The train returning to this city Satur-
day evening was composed of exactly
thirty-two coaches, the longest pas
senger train ever run over the Rich
mond division. Two powerful engines
we're required to hault it from Somer-
VILE The train was jammed with
a mass of humanity.
The men serving on the committee
performed their work well, and they
received the congratulations of ali.
Chelsea Haseltine, chairman of the
general committee, who labored for
the success of the picnic for several
the entire day, caring for the needs
of others. He managed the entire pic
mic in professional manner and re-
ceived commendation.
The varied list of amusements
pleased immensely. Dancing and card
playing and the various athletic events
proved attractions worthy to the full
extent and meaning of the word.
One Disappointment. -.
There was some disappointment.
as the base ball game scheduled be-
tween the officemen and roadmen was
not played, owing to the heavy rain
which fell. The roadmen were thirst
ing for the scalps of the officemen. as
the latter proceeded to trim the for
mer at the division picnic last year,
and this years game had been the
source of conversation from last year
to this. The roadmen are saying that
they would have cleaned up on the
offcemen. while the latter claim the
same honor. The postponement and
possibilities of the game which was
to have been. promise to afford an
other years food for thought and dis
cussion.
OF the athletic events the fat mems
race caused considerable excitement,
for when Trainmaster Porter and Con-
ductor Meagan. both guaranteed to
tip the beam at 200 pounds, enter
such an event, interest is at once par
amount. Neither man won the race.
Porter took a severe chill in his feet
lust as the "busTers7 started, but
Meagen remained game and the way
in which he actually paved the air
while running. brought forth the re-
mark that had he been running on lis
hands he would have won the race.
AS it was he finished second, mass
of overheated avoirdupois and good
nature.
Climbing Creased Pole. Il
OF the funny sights at the picnic,
the creased pole event caused mirth
a strong rival to that which reigned
when Meagen made his fight FOR life.
event, as two large dollars rested on
top and they looked mighty good to
Tony Rose and Angelo Corsi. Both
men were dressed in their Sunday
best. but this did not keep them from
loking longingsy at the money on top
of the pole. Angelo. with a sunny Ital- /.
ian smile on his face. declared that |
he would not remove his coat. and |
the reason for this was apparent when /
a few seconds later he began to apply /
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