The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-13

games. That is the day when he
takes his big Commoner family on its
annual outing On these occasions
he enthusiastically enters Into these
pastimes with the old-tlme youthful
spirit and always leads in the pro
gram Of sports provided for enter
tainment
The date for the picnic is always
chosen by the employees Of the office.
but Is moyeable IN order TO accommo
date Mr. Bryans business engage.
l,ments. A different site is selected
each year but It Is always some at.
tractiye nook near the city easy OF
access. This year Crete, a pretty su.
burban village twenty miles west of
Lincoln, was chosen
The Official force Of the Commonef
varies from forty-five to sixty-five
people who once year are given an
opportunity to enjoy real play day
Mr. Bryan provides for the transpor.
tation and furnishes the dessert for
the dinner. which always includes
mammoth freezer of ice cream. The
girls in the office arrange the menu
and apportion the amount each one is
| to provide
After the party reached Crete on.
the occasion OF its seventh annual
outing, three launches were provided
to convey the company to the picinc
grounds some distance up the river
At noon a table was formed by
spreading several .ong cloths togeth.
er on the grass AS the ladies were
arranging the oatables. MIR Bryan
4 looked over the table and with dis
appointed tone exclaimed:
Say, Mrs. b, where's the rad-
| ishes?'
q don't know; didn't yea put them
in?"
NO, ! thought you packed them r
'Well. didn't; why didn't you buy
some at that fruit staud?'
Wei, ! didn't know We had for,
gotten them. | stopped there for a
sack of oranges"
We'll, it seems to me II is a pretty
good joke when any one as fond OF
radishes as you are, forgets TO see
lif they are in the lunch basket"
By this time Mr. and Mrs Bryan
we're surrounded by the entire group
of sixty people who hugely enjoyed
the incident relating Go the radishes,
as Mr.. Bryan's fondness for the early
vegetables 1t wen known among his
intimate associates. He has many
varieties planted in his garden. some
of which are maturing for winter
use Frequently visitors at Farview
who are being shown over the farm
byMr. Bryan are a little surprised
to see aim extract from his coat pock
ct little red morsel which he imme
ldiately eats. When he notices he is
observed, he is not at all embarrass-
cd but reaches for another and in
variably says to the visitor: "Havt
a radsh?" There is more than one
friend who has not broken bread
with Mr.. Bryan but can say he has
eaten radish with him.
Before partaking of the good things
to eat this great Commoner family
stand while Mr. Bryan asks the
blessing, after which all join in sing
ing. Nearer My God to Thee" The
dinner menu includes generous
supply of all the seasons dainties
including an abundaqce of spring
frys" To augment the supply MS
Bryan always brings a large platter
filled with delicious fried Plymouth
Rocks, from the tairview chicken
yard. for Mr. Bryan's fondness fol
fried chicken is second only to his alb
normal appetite for iadishes. During
the dinner Mr. Bryans ability as q
story teller is called into play for OF
these occasions he has many rivals
as during the year each one endeav
ors to find an anecdote to relate al
the picnic which shall exceed in in
terest that told by the host. Mrs
Bryan frequently proyokes the great
lanohfnr hx fatlinU
joke on Mr.. Bryan.
After dinner there is an hour fo
resting, the baskets are repacked
and the afternoons sports take place
The most interesting feature is th'
apnual ball game. The contestinl
nine are chosen from the editoria
and business forces. Mr.. Bryan Il
captain OF the former nine while hi
brother Charles Bryan is manager 0
the opposing team. The game ol
this occasion was particularly note,
for tho remarkaOle fielding OF NJ
Bryan. Charles Bryan was at the ba
and made strike that sent the bal
flying out to left field. BY SOM
very swift running and jumping
yard high Mr.. Bryan managed t
catch IL. Later he proved 70 be al
expert ~ udLliiib, hHeh III lht iHltl
inning he made a two-base hit A
soon as ne took his place on second
he became ambitious 10 steal third
Two young ladies were playing o
both bases and We're eXceptionall
good pitchers, catchers and runners
Mr.. Bryan started for third but foun
he could not make il and tried &
return to second, He now found ihi
impossible aud started again TO thir
and was within a foot of the bas
when he slipped and fell Everybod
had a good laugh in whlch MIR. Bryal
Joined as he lay Eat on his bach
II was some minutes before he couh
get up and when he did. he was s.
much exhausted he did not recoye
bis breath IN time to "roast' the un
pire who called him "out" Mr. Brs
ans record for the game was AS FOL
lows: Times at bat two; hits two
put outs, two; one assist and no 81
rors.
A brief resting spell followed IN
ball game, after which eyerybodI
Jumped the H9pe Mr. Bryan mad
a wager he could run in" and jun
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