Evening journal., 1908-08-21
GR0CERS HAD Big
DAY AT SHELLPOT
Immense Crowd Took Part
in the Outing in Park
Yesterday

Wilmington went groceryless yester
day The annual outing of the Retail Gro
GERS Exchange at shellpot Park. was re-
sponsible
But 1t really did not matter. For at
least 10000 housewives and bubbles and
babies were with the picnicing merchants
and the remaining population lived com
fortably on the foodstuns bought on
Wednesday.
The growers and their friends began 10
swarm into the park in the afternoon and
from then on the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company was hustled in its endeavor
to handle the big chunk of Wilmington s
population moving to the popular resort.
1t is estimated that at least 5000 per-
sons participated in the outing and 1t
was necessary TO run cars every minute
Baseball, sports and an OK roast we're
only a few of the attractions of the cutting.
The sports started at / o'clock with a
baseball game between the Riverview
and Parkside baseball teams, which re.
suited in a score of to in favor of
Riverview. A silver loving cup from the
Retail Grocers' Exchange was the trophy
Vaudeville and other amusements were
enjoyed late in the afternoon and then
came the OK roast as a climax to the 10Y
Of thousands of hungry picnicers.
The sporting events and the winners
were as follows:
10 yards egg race, prize, box Of cigars
donated by Elmer Grason, William
Swayne; fat mans race, prize, smoking
set. Richard Lowell: potato race, rrize
pair Of opera glasses, donated by James
e. Henry, Ferris Taylor; wheelbarrow
race, prize. silver pitcher. donated by
James L. Henry, Robert Mace: three-leg
ged race. prize. two boxes of cigars. do.
mated by Firing Brothers. Ray Elliott art
Edward Paradee; pie-eating contest. pi izt
boys catching glove. donated by z. x
Thompson; barrel boxing contest, prize
stein, William Schellenger; boat race
prize briar pipe, donated by S. o. Crit
nth, James Lodd; cake walk, Harry Clay,
ton and Miss Ida Simmons. James Lode
won the chance for the barrel Of flour.
The committee having the affair IL
charge comprised e. X. Thompson. chair
man; James L. Mcveigh, secretary; Fred
erick Reilly, treasurer; Elmer Grason
Asa S. Taylor and George H. Cowgirl.
The committee having the affair II
charge expects to reap quite a fnancia
harvest, and the returns they expect vii
be such as to assure a similar occasion
each year.
The officers and members Of the Ex
change are as follows:
President, James c. ONeal; vice -presi
dent, ]. c. Bryan; recording secretary
James L. McVeigh; frGncial secretary
Harry G. Terrell; treasurer, Fred Reilly
manager, William E. Skelleneer. Board o
directors, W. J. Robinson. Z. F. Denny
r. Z. Lowell. Z. X. Thompson, Elme
Grason. A. S. Taylor. II. B. Boyer, S
Slaughter.
Members. William Ward, r. e. Lowell
Elmer Grason, Fergus Kelly. ]. c. Bryan
]. c. o'Neal, E. R. Ewing. Joseph 4
Buck. J. H. Wolhar, W. W. White, j.
Mundorf. J. p. Conaway and Brother
Victor Beggs. Adam Grubb. Thomas Leon
ard, W. J. Stats, J. W. Lank. +. "
Queripel, II. G. Terrell. d. p. DuRos
George II. Cowgirl, A. A. Casey. williaI
p. Ratledge, A. s. Taylor. T.. Hayes Tay
lor, w. T. Sillitoe. Fred Reilly, James /
McVeigh, Charles T. Wolhar, Jane
Grant. Boyer Brothers. A. II. Fnerty.
V. Scott, II. NJ. Lofiand William i. Bou
zart, r. Mcclure and Son. NJ. A. Tier
ney, i. l.. Cousinean A. l.. Carey, ". /
Jennings ]. p. Montgomery. S. o. Grit
nth, e. L. Denny, w. J. Robinson, {
Slaughter. John f. Beckett, f. X ThomT
son, Cam and Reed, f. Fl. Alexander, {
r. Denny. S. NJ. Jones, Charles p MIno
W. Forrest and Son, William B. Smitl
Jr., Nathaniel Mckinney.