The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-07-16
AUGUST FIRST
NEXT HOLIDAY
County NJ. w. A. Here For
Big Picnic

The Nj. w. A. of Lynden are work
ing hard preparing for the ibig pic
mic to be held two weeks from Satur
day.
All the committees met at Attorn
cy Bixby's office Tuesday evening fol
general consultation and to outlin,
the work. The local camp expects tt
have unique float with proper ban
ners for the parade.
The Royal Neighbors, the woman.
adjunct to the order, will have &
beautiful homelike float.
Captain John Edwards reports that
he has his tug-of-war team well in
hand and will commence active prac-
tice in a few days.
Warren E. Hawley is rapidly fill
ling his NJ. w. A. nine for the base
ball contest, while H. o. Wampler is
peering anxiously through the camps
terial.
Attorney Martin, Of Bellingham,
phoned up that the B. B. and B. c.
road had given round trip rate from
Bellingham of IS cents on an excur-
train which would leave there at
$3.50 a. m. The Bellingham camps will
bring band from that place.
Just at present the auspices are so
favorable that Attorney Bixby who
organized the association four years
ago, and who is now its president,
says that his former estimate of 2O00
attendance is probably too low.
The following is the program as
advertised.
PROGRAM
MORNING
1000 Parade, led bv band.
l0:30 Speaking, Attorney w. A
Martin lat groundsl.
ll:15 Seven Inning Baseball Game
between Lynden Camp Nj.
w. A. and any aggregation
of NJ. w. A. in the county:
prize SO, points 80.
AFTERNOON
1890 Picnic Dinner on the Grounds.
Ills Competitive Foresters' Team
Drill: lst prize $40, I'd IS:
l:45 Athletic Sports.
XOO yard foot race: 1st prize
81 so, ID l, points 25 Stand I
ing Broad Jump. with or with
out weights: 1st prize $l.t0, I'd !
81. points rs Running Broad
Jump, 1st prize 81 50, I'd ST.:
points 25. Old Mems Foot
race 80 years and over, 1st |
n q
In addition to the above the follow
ing events will take place: Standing
hop, skip and jump. 1st prize so, I'd |
81, points 25 l00-Yard heavyweight |
foot race, each contestant weighing not
less 200 pounds: lst 81 81, I'd 81, points
Is. Potato race, lst 50, I'd 81 points 80 |
Standing high kick. lst 81 so, I'd 81.
points 25. Putting the shot, lst $50 |
End 81, points 25. Saving contest, lst
So SO I'd 81, points 40 Chopping con.
test. lst 81 SO. I'd 81, points 25 Tug OF
war. Lynden NJ. w a. team of ten
men VS. any aggregation of ten NJ. w.
4. in the county: prize box OF cigars,
points 100. Wrestling match: tirrt two
applicants 10 agree to be matched
Applicants write the president at once,
prize so, points 100.
All contestants must be NJ. w. A.
whose camps belong to the association.
Prizes to go to the successful contest
ants, and points won to go to the credit
of the respective camps in which the
individual contestants belong. The
camp scoring the highest number OF
points takes the "Victor Banner"
Business NEE ing OF the delegates at
the NJ. W. A. Hall Immediately at the
close of the above program.
Band music will be interspers ID TIN u
out the day and grand ball at Fra
'ernal hall in the evening will finish
the celebration.
FRANK BIXBY. Lynden, Pres.
GRANT ANGEL, Goshen, lst Vice-P.
w. l.. MARTIN. Sumas, Cd Vice-P.
WILL DANIEL, Lvnden, Secretary.
&C. SIEGEL. Bellingham. Treas.
F. d. WHITE, Ten Mile, Sd Vice-P.