The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-01
A MAGNIFICENT
old TIME PICNIC
Mayyiew Modern WOOdmen
Put On Their An.
nuaI Feast.
DINNER WAS DELICIOUS
All the Features of a Country Picnic
Were Carried Out, Including Races
Speaking and Log Rolling

The Mayview picnic each year draws
/ larger crowd than the year before.
Everyone who attends knows why. |
After going to one of these functions
and partaking of the unsurpassable |
of the good people of May
view and vicinity anyone of gregari-
ous temperament and healthy appe-
lite will let his crops, work or bust
ness engagements go to get to the
next one.
Last Saturday was the day of the
biggest picnic yet of the Mayview
Woodmen,
The roads were terribly dusty and
the sun was excruciatingly hot; but
that placed everyone on the same
footing, made all feel alike and per-
vaded the atmosphere with a demo-
cratic spirit. Everybody was dust-cov-
cred and happy.
The first of the picnic attenders
came in rigs shortly after sun-up and
all morning a stream OF vehicles pour
ed into the little town. The trains,
too, from both ways brought expect
ant crowds. Until about llo'clock the
center of activity was in town and
then it shifted to the picnic grounds
These we're in the grove of T. NJ,
Chinn, some two miles from town.
This grove is more capacious than
the one formerly used and better ad-
apted to a festivity on account of its
topography.
The band played few pieces and
then dinner was announced. If you
have never been to Mayview you can
not fully appreciate the significance
OF this. In case you are acquainted in
that vicinity you will be besieged
with invitations, If you are not ac-
quainted, all you have to dois to wan
der around with a hungry look. You
will not get very far before some
good Samaritan will take you in tow.
And such feeding you will get! Fried
chicken, pickles, olives, lam, deviled
eggs, apple tarts, chocolate pie, pota-
toes and then some more chicken and
ham are some of tie many items on
the bill of fare. 1t is all put up in the
very best form and there is plenty of
it. If anyone goes hungry at May
view picnic it is his own fault.
After dinner the band footed lit
tie more and then the speaking was
started. T. M. Chiun acted as master
of ceremonies and gracefully intro
duced the speakers. The first was
Rev. Talbot of Mayview, who in a
well worded and appropriate address
set forth some of the cardinal princi-
pies of Woodcraft. He was followed
by Hon. Seward A. Haseltine of
Springfield, who has a desire to be
the next congressman. The writer did
not pay much attention to Mr.. Has.
eltine's speech and was unable to find
anyone who did. 1t is safe, however,
to say it was impassioned.
Then came the athletic contests
the tug-of-war, the log rolling, the
pipe lighting race, the fat mems race
lwon by Bert Taubman) and the pota-
to race. There we're many contes-
tants and all the results we're close.
In town the church ladies served
supper to the large crowd in vacant
building and then followed the band
concert. The nam street was famed
like Kansas City street car at
p. m. Confetti was there in plenty
and the crowd enjoyed itself immense
ly, but there was no unseemly conduct
at all.
A big display Of fireworks complet-
ed the days festivities and the happy,
but disheveled thronp went home.