The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-12
HAVE A BIG TIME.

HAVE A BIG TIME.
Picnic Given BY LaL.cs Aid Society
of the Scenic Congregational
Church Well Attended.
dime weather ana jolly crowd
helped make the first annual picnic
of the Ladies Aid Society Of the
Scenic Congregational church, at
Frank Hart's grove last Saturday a
big success and incidentally the
church building fund was mater
tally increased by the proceeds.
Many of the settlers from the sur
rounding country made the trip to
Hart table and spent the day on the
picnic grounds. A good sized dele
cation from Rapid City, headed by
the band from the Indian school
went out on the morning passenger,
reaching the grounds shortly after
one o'dlock. The party included
many Of the candidates for county
and legislative offices, who made use
of the opportunity to meet the vot-
ers in the vicinity of Scenic. Among
the excursionists from this city, was
Hon. j. F. Schrader, who made an
address at the request of the Seen
ic ladies.
An exvellent dinner was served
to those who had not provided them
selves with basket lunches, and three
tables were patronized by the crowd.
In one corner of the grounds an
ice cream and lemonade stand did a
thriving business during the after
noon hours. The napkins furnished
the diners were something of an in
novation, having printed upon them,
the cards, and in some instances,
the pictures of a number of candf-
dates.
The fancy goods auction con-
Quoted by Will Cox of this city
caused all sorts of amusement for
the picnickers, who took part in the
bidding with zrst that brought
gratified smiles to the members of
the ladies aid society, who for some
months have been preparing the ar
ticles for sale. A fine silk comfort
was disposed of for ten dollars and
others were disposed of at prices
close to the five dollar mark. When
the fun was all over, some of the
men found themselves in possession
of aprons, doilies and other articles
highly useful to bachelors, but they
wereall game and took their spoils
home with them. j. P. McElroy,
Jr., was the star performer for the
Rapid City Contingent, for he OBJ
tained miscellaneous collection
that appeared large enough to stock
a small notion shop.
When at length the energetic auc-
tioneer had disposed of everything
on sale and the receipts from the
various enterprises conducted in
connection with the picnic had been
totaled, the promoters of the affair
| were delighted to find that nearly
three hundred dollars was taken in,
as reward for their efforts.
AS climax to the days enjoy.
ment game Of baseball between
Farmingdale and Scenic was to have
been played but the contest had not
got far, when the passenger trair
whdstled in the distance and caused
a scattering for bundles and wraps
bringing the battle to an untimely
end, with the home team still plug.
ging away at the ball.
Each stop on the outgoing triI
was a signal for all the candidates
to unload nd interview any subject
that had the appearance ot
a voter about him. The same rule
applied on the homeward journe,
especially at Farmingdale. where al
exceptionally long stop gave all those
who desired a chance to purchase
eatables for lunch an opportunit,
taken by many, for the indication!
seemed good for a late arrival IL
Rapid, but soon the kinks were
strightened out and the train hustled
into town ahead of the eastbount
passenger.
| Commercial Agent G. B. Wiser
Of the Milwaukee line accompanied
the Rapid City delegation and foun1
the excursion idea such a good on,
that some time in the future, whel
the roadbed is in first-class shape
to try another on much larger seal
and so arrange the schedule that tn
picnickers will have most of tn,
day in which to enjoy themselves